Spencer Jones

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

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Jones: Being your product's primary user risks building solely for yourself

“The danger is that you are facing a problem and either you're the only one who faces that problem or the solution that you build. You're the only one who wants a solution like that. So you really have to balance building something for yourself with validation …”

Spencer Jones May 20, 2021 ▶ 10:48 Developer side project gets first 80 customers, $6k in ARR, how'd he do it?

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Jones: Developers are not the ideal persona for frequent tweeting

“Developers aren't necessarily the persona that you would attach to tweeting a lot.”

Spencer Jones May 20, 2021 ▶ 2:32 Developer side project gets first 80 customers, $6k in ARR, how'd he do it?

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Jones needs $15,000 MRR before taking his side project full-time

“I think it's going to be a while. We live in a fairly expensive area. I've got a wife and two kids. So Yeah, I mean, in the 15,000 MRR range.”

Spencer Jones May 20, 2021 ▶ 13:23 Developer side project gets first 80 customers, $6k in ARR, how'd he do it?

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Jones spent 18 months building a prior product that made zero revenue

“My last product, I spent 18 months building, like I said, zero revenue.”

Spencer Jones May 20, 2021 ▶ 1:56 Developer side project gets first 80 customers, $6k in ARR, how'd he do it?

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Jones confirms he is a solo founder running Chime Social

“I do everything. Yeah.”

Spencer Jones May 20, 2021 ▶ 3:50 Developer side project gets first 80 customers, $6k in ARR, how'd he do it?

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Jones: Chime Social has 70 to 80 paying customers

“Last I checked, it's somewhere around 70 or 80.”

Spencer Jones May 20, 2021 ▶ 3:59 Developer side project gets first 80 customers, $6k in ARR, how'd he do it?

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Jones: Chime Social generates just under $500 in MRR

“It's just under 500, so.”

Spencer Jones May 20, 2021 ▶ 5:49 Developer side project gets first 80 customers, $6k in ARR, how'd he do it?

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated

Jones: Twitter is Chime Social's only customer acquisition channel

“Twitter right now is my only channel, which kind of makes sense because it's a Twitter scheduling and analytics tool, so I want to find people on Twitter.”

Spencer Jones May 20, 2021 ▶ 6:31 Developer side project gets first 80 customers, $6k in ARR, how'd he do it?

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Spencer'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		1	8	—	full record on Top Founders →