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          "name": "Oban Rapsey",
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        "text": "In a year, I bootstrapped Clipy from $0 to $350k/month\n\n\nHere's my advice to grow fast asf.\n\nFor context I started Clipy from my parents house with my final few $'s. I then dropped out of high school with a mission to build the #1 clipping platform in the world. \n\nWe're still far from finishing our mission. But progress has been made.\n\nHere are my 5 pieces of advice for growing an early stage startup.\n\n1. Hire entrepreneur's, not employees.\n\nEarly stage, everyone does everything. One day I could be the dev the next day i'm on 20 sales calls. That's the reality. Hire builders who execute without hand holding.\n\n2. Don't be afraid to lose money and take big swings.\n\nI can recall many times where I was put in do or die situations. Dropping out at 17, going down to my last couple hundred dollars. At the time from the outside these risks looked foolish but always remember to calculate the risks. And best believe when you take these swings dont swing at 70% always 100%.\n\n3. Talk to as many people as possible.\n\nI had my calendly link public for the first 6 months of building Clipy. I met with hundreds of people all across the world. I never went into the calls thinking they we're a waste of time. Even if 60% of them led to nothing. Through these calls i've met friends, clients and incredibly smart people. Even if someone didn't have the fanciest job title when we met they might be doing something completely different 3 months later. These calls helped me build my network. \n\n4. Talk to your customers until they hang up.\n\nThis is the most obvious one. Obsess over your customers. Talk to them as much as you possibly can. Ask them what sucks, what they love, whats missing. \nEventually you'll find the pattern between what customers a,b,c and d say. The more unbiased feedback you get the better your product gets.\n\n5. Balance your lifestyle\n\nYou can't live in work mode 24/7. I always think about Clipy, every founder does.\nBut find something once or twice a week where you fully switch off for a few hours.\nSome of my best ideas come during that break. Tennis, dinner with friends, whatever it is for you.\n\nI'm just a kid who grew up wanting to build cool stuff and go the untraditional route.\nBuild something you love, and enjoy every step of the journey.\n\n$1,000,000/month before 2027.",
        "posted_at": "2026-09-28T17:50:30.420Z",
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          "name": "Oban Rapsey",
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        "text": "I'll be in Washington DC next month, who wants to meet up and talk clipping? DM me!",
        "posted_at": "2026-09-18T18:52:25.327Z",
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