Lessons Learned Getting to $50MM ARR

Name: Lessons Learned Getting to $50MM ARR
Start: 2025-03-06 16:00:00
End: 2025-03-06 19:00:00
Location: Lessons Learned Getting to $50MM ARR

Joe offers a personal retrospective on navigating a startup’s trajectory from early investor conversations, through seed-stage MVP testing, and into the complexity of scaling to $50M in revenue. The talk will cover lessons learned the hard way and impart simple frameworks or tools that can be applied to your own journey.

Speaker

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Joe Heitzeberg

Founder of AI Tinkerers.

Joe Heitzeberg is the founder of AI Tinkerers, a community that connects AI practitioners and builders working on machine learning and generative AI projects. After founding several technology companies, he now focuses on fostering collaboration and innovation in artificial intelligence.

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Mar

Fri

in-person

WHERE
Seattle, WA
WHEN
12:00 AM - 3:00 AM
SPEAKER
Joe Heitzeberg

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Program

12:00 AM - 12:30 AM

Arrive and Check In

Connect with fellow attendees before the event kicks off—arrive on time to make valuable connections and start building relationships that could accelerate your founder journey.

12:30 AM - 1:00 AM

Joe Heitzeberg: Lessons Learned scaling to $50MM ARR

How he approached prefunding investor interactions, meticulously tracked and orchestrated momentum to "make investors chase you".
The lean experiments and low-code prototypes he used at the seed stage to validate assumptions and find product market fit
The hard-earned lessons on organizational breakpoints, hiring and scaling an organization

1:00 AM - 1:40 AM

Growing Market Awareness

Messaging and awareness are critical to market penetration. What methods and tactics have you used to successfully hone your message in the early stages of growth? What channels and feedback models have you used to successfully grow awareness? What hasn't worked? How do you use your messaging to attract capital?

1:40 AM - 2:20 AM

Tricks to Expand Early product Adoption

How can you get from early adopters to more sustainable revenue growth? What methods and tactics have you seen work? What have you seen fail? How do you successfully deploy your resources during this phase (Dev, Sales, Mktg)? What metrics do you focus on?

2:20 AM - 3:00 AM

BYOT

Bring Your Own Topic. What's keeping you up at night? What could you use additional insight on? Tap the experience of your peers for guidance.

all founders,
not just ceo

People inclined to be Founders are a rare breed, and are hard to spot in society. We welcome ALL Founders, regardless of role, and generate proprietary profiles for every member so you can easily find your next team member or co-Founder.

current founders

Regardless of where you are on your journey, Founders share a unique set of challenges. Hiring, leadership, managing investors, developing products, handling customer issues, external communications, etc. This community exists to amplify your success.

TRANSITIONING FOUNDERS

So you’ve founded at least one company, and now you’re looking to refine your next great idea or find the perfect co-founder. Share and learn from a wide array of talented Founders in your area.

CURIOUS FOUNDERS

Congratulations! You’ve found success as a Founder and are now getting curious about doing it again. Now you need to find the right idea and co-founder to excite you. Share your wisdom and passion while forming new bonds within the startup ecosystem in your area.

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