Dustin McCaffrey

Everything Dustin McCaffrey said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Supported

Copy.ai reached $1M+ ARR using a hacked-together Webflow front-end

“The back end, like single messy long file. The front end is a hacked together work web flow site that's made into a web app. Literally like it's rock bottom as far as product can get. So it's only up from here. So what we're working on right now, no offense to…”

Dustin McCaffrey May 1, 2021 ▶ 17:00 Building in Public, He Sold Side Project for $10k, Then Launched Jolt, Now at CopyAI

TOP FOUNDERS Insight

Raising small angel checks prevents investors from gaining leverage over founders

“Really the goal and part of what Chris and Paul have done from the beginning is like, let's raise a little bit from a lot of people. We're getting so off topic, but I think that's really smart, right? Cause everybody has a little bit of skin in the game, but n…”

Dustin McCaffrey May 1, 2021 ▶ 15:53 Building in Public, He Sold Side Project for $10k, Then Launched Jolt, Now at CopyAI

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Copy.ai hosts lunch-and-learns teaching its employees how to angel invest

“We're having lunch and learns on like how to be a good angel investor.”

Dustin McCaffrey May 1, 2021 ▶ 11:08 Building in Public, He Sold Side Project for $10k, Then Launched Jolt, Now at CopyAI

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Rocket Note reached 3,000 signups but had low activity before sale

“Total signups was around 3000 by the time that I sold it, but the activity rate was pretty low on that.”

Dustin McCaffrey May 1, 2021 ▶ 2:58 Building in Public, He Sold Side Project for $10k, Then Launched Jolt, Now at CopyAI

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

McCaffrey listed Rocket Note for $3,000, selling for $10,000 after bidding

“Originally, I was asking 3000. I had no idea, like, that I had something that was worth more than that. I hadn't done my research really well. And then it was just bidding war up to my 10,000 that I ended up selling it for.”

Dustin McCaffrey May 1, 2021 ▶ 4:18 Building in Public, He Sold Side Project for $10k, Then Launched Jolt, Now at CopyAI

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Copy.ai grew to two co-founders and eight employees by May 2021

“I think we're like two co-founders and maybe like eight, eight team members, something like that. I got hired number three and then we've been hiring pretty quick after that.”

Dustin McCaffrey May 1, 2021 ▶ 12:53 Building in Public, He Sold Side Project for $10k, Then Launched Jolt, Now at CopyAI

The other half of the tape: Dustin McCaffrey's own voice is left out of every number here. Other people bring the name up 1 time in 1 episode across the shows. every mention, with the transcript →

Who brings them up most Spencer Jones 1

Every mention by year

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Dustin's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
TOP FOUNDERSLEDGER	Founder, mis.click	1	6	100% 1/1	full record on Top Founders →