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May 25, 2020

Growing a B2B Startup to +1,000 Customers, with Zal Dastur of Lucep

Zal Dastur
Zal Dastur
Founder of VenueMirror & Lucep

This episode is sponsored by Acadium, a tool that connects startups & entrepreneurs with marketing students for a 3-month internship. It costs $299/3 months, though they are offering a $50 discount for Failory users. Here's an article we've written about our experience using the tool.

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Show Notes

  • Moving to India and running a startup.
  • Common challenges while running an online startup.
  • Tricking Google by owning over eighty domains.
  • Zal gives his past self some advice.

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