Founder Interview Video
How Fanbase Reached Nearly 200,000 Downloads and a $20M Valuation With Creators Earning Over $300,000 (Interview with CEO Isaac Hayes III)
Chapters
- 0:00Introduction and What Fanbase Does
- 0:46Target Audience and Gen Z Focus
- 1:33Freemium Model and Content Verticals
- 2:16Launch Story and Early Proof of Concept
- 2:55Downloads, New Users, and Lotto Activation
- 3:34Creator Earnings and Virtual Currency
- 4:41How Fanbase Counts Active Users
- 5:41Bootstrapping and the Start Engine Raise
- 7:47The Start Engine Round: $3.5M at $20M
- 9:19Revenue Model: How Fanbase Makes Money
- 9:38Why the 30-Day Revenue Number Isn't Disclosed
- 11:32Engagement: Time on App and Audio Rooms
- 14:07Monthly and Daily Active Users Clarified
- 18:56Path to Scaling Revenue
- 19:18Famous Five: Books, Tools, and Habits