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Hey guys!

A couple of months ago we reached a quarter of million dollars in ARR without any fundings ๐ŸŽ‰

I decided to write a super long article about our story without any bullshit - detailing what worked well for us and also what didn't.

I hope it will help some of you get i

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    Congratulation man!

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      Thanks Cyril ๐Ÿ™Œโค๏ธ

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    What was the product?

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      Lemlist.com - The idea is really clever !

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        Cool! How so?

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          You can embed images or video of your user's website in your communication campaign, which gives a more realist feel!

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      @alchemist It's lemlist - You have the detailed article linked ;-)

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        ๐Ÿ˜Š
        I asked because I wasn't sure if I wanted to leave the comfort of IH for the onslaught of pop-ups, notification requests and hostile UX that is Medium of 2019.

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    Great read , can u tell which smtp provider you are using?

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      What do you mean? Our users use their own email provider to send emails - most often they use GSuite or Outlook for the best deliverability possible ;-)

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        it means that i was sure that you are handling the email sending also
        which from your answer i understand you dont

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    Man, this is epic

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      Thanks bro โค๏ธ

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    This was great, @guillaume_lemlist! Thanks for sharing. Congrats on the success!

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      Thanks a lot โค๏ธ There's still a long road ahead full of new learnings ๐Ÿ˜Š

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    Excellent write-up.

    I particularly liked you covering your AppSumo and affiliate experience - super rare for early-stage to share insights on those areas.

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      Thanks Matt! I always try to be super transparent! I think we learn 10 times more from failures and I believe that people don't often share theirs and it's too bad...

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    Thanks Guillaume for all the useful information and tips!
    To think that you did it with a team of 3 is very impressive and inspiring.
    I wish you and your growing team even more success in the future.
    Hope to meet you guys someday in Paris!

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      Thansk a lot for your kind words ๐Ÿ™Œโค๏ธ Happy to meet in person in Paris!

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    That is absolutely unbelievable. To think a year ago before you launched you were at the same point as me with https://trackmylift.app that's incredible!!!!!

    Congrats!

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      โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ

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    Great! keep it going man!

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      Thanks man โค๏ธ

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    Congratulations. What does Lem mean?

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      Lunar excursion module --> all our projects will take your company to the moon ๐Ÿš€

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      โค๏ธ

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    wow ๐Ÿ˜

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      โค๏ธ

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      โค๏ธ

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    LOVE IT!!!!!!!!

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      Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it โค๏ธ

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    ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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      Thanks bro ๐Ÿ™Œโค๏ธ

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    This comment was deleted 4 years ago.

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      see my question , looks like they dont handle the email sending part

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