MarkitUp
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Ishan Sharma plans to transition from bootstrapping to venture-backed products
“So that's why I'm getting into per product, right? I love just this idea of like building something with a team and then launching that, trying to get more users, trying to get it to the next level by raising funding and all that. That game is fascinating to m…”
Ishan Sharma: I take zero salary from MarkitUp
“I am not doing that. My co-founder is getting salary because of course he doesn't have any other source of income, so it makes sense for him to draw a salary.”
Ishan Sharma: MarkitUp hires editors through weekly design contests
“So basically we do contests every single weekend in which we give them a video to edit or a thumbnail to create. And whoever creates a great thumbnail or great video, we try to offer them some sort of a collaboration, a way we can work together.”
MarkitUp's inbound sales funnel is 100% organic through Sharma's content
“So it's completely organic, right? I make videos on my YouTube channel. I talk about what I'm doing on LinkedIn, and people just DM me saying that, hey, Shahan, I looked at what you're doing, and I'm working in this company, or I sell my own company, and then …”
Sharma converted channel sponsorship inquiries into agency clients for MarkitUp
“The trick that worked with the marketer was that because I was getting a lot of brands on my own YouTube channel, I used to divert them and offer them another deal saying that, yes, I'll integrate you on my, in my videos, but we can also help you grow your own…”
Sharma's agency MarkitUp generated 12 lakh INR in May 2022
“MarketUp made, like, around 12 lakhs in the last month”
Sharma's agency MarkitUp has 14 clients and 25 remote employees
“We have 14 clients, and we have 25 people working remotely”
Ishan Sharma: Showing proven channel growth eliminates sales friction for agencies
“My learning from all of that was that if you have the results, if you can actually show that, hey, here is a list of
channels that we've grown, then it's a lot easier to convince the person in front of you. They're already convinced. They just want to see how…”