Founding Journey

Michael Houck

How Adam Nathan Went from $0 to $10M Revenue in 15 Months

JAN 9, 202566 MIN

Description

Adam Nathan raised $45M at a $150M valuation for his startup, Almanac. But then he realized he needed to pivot…  and he pulled it off. He's now on track to go from 0 - $10M in revenue in just 15 months with the pivoted company, Blaze.ai 📚 1,800 Pitch Decks (Free) →deck-database.carrd.co Follow Adam’s journey: 🐦 X →x.com/adampnathan 💼 LinkedIn →linkedin.com/in/adampnathan 🚀 Startup →blaze.ai Want to hear more from Adam? Get Startup Tycoon in your inbox weekly →startuptycoon.com Follow us: 🔔 Subscribe →youtube.com/@foundingjourney?sub_confirmation=1 📝 Newsletter →join.foundingjourney.com 📈 Founder Membership →upgrade.foundingjourney.com 💼 LinkedIn →linkedin.com/in/michael-houck In this conversation we discuss: Intro & Background (00:00) — Intro (01:11) — Shutting down Almanac (04:24) — Starting Blaze Founder Mode (16:54) — Prioritization during hyper growth (24:32) — Knowing when to delegate (30:02) — Not being the "idea guy" (33:48) — Second mover advantage (42:28) — Intentional branding (49:34) — Overbuilding product features (55:53) — How fundraising changes a business Rapid Fire (1:03:41) — Who is one investor you’d recommend? (1:04:25) — One thing you'd change about startups? (1:04:45) — Advice for first-time founders? (1:05:20) — Something you believe that most disagree with?