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Recurring questions
The questions the presenters ask again and again, and where each set of answers lives.
Pat Walls asks nearly every founder the same questions: who are you and what did you build, how did you get the idea, how much does it make, how did you get your first customers, what’s your tech stack, what would you do if you started over. In the reflections segment Pat and Gus give their own take. That repetition makes these answers the most comparable data on the channel, and also the most self-reported: nothing here is verified.
| Question | Answers |
|---|---|
| Who are you, what did you build and what’s your story? | 164 |
| What’s your background and how did you get into building? | 118 |
| How did you come up with the idea? | 112 |
| How did you validate the idea? | 38 |
| Can you show us the product and what it does? | 105 |
| How did you build it and how long did it take? | 62 |
| What’s your tech stack (and what does it cost)? | 126 |
| How did you get your first customers (or first dollar)? | 52 |
| How did you grow it / what marketing channel works? | 116 |
| How much does it make? What are the numbers? | 75 |
| What’s the business model and how did you decide on pricing? | 45 |
| What are your costs and margins? | 42 |
| What does the team look like? | 25 |
| How did you build it alongside a job, and how did you decide to quit? | 30 |
| What were your biggest mistakes or challenges? | 27 |
| What does a typical day look like? | 52 |
| If you started over today, what would your step-by-step playbook be? | 75 |
| What advice would you give your younger self or someone starting out? | 170 |
| What did you think of this one? (Pat & Gus reflections) | 58 |