Even if we\u2019re at the tip top of the professional food chain, there is always something that we can learn from those who came before us. Additionally, there is always something that can be learned from peers (or mentors if you\u2019re continuing the career-ladder climb).<\/p>\n
This is the intent of Project Hatch<\/a>, which is designed to tell the stories of founders in order to inspire others who are looking to go down that path. \u201cThe best way to learn how to build a company is from those who have done it before,\u201d according to Project Hatch\u2019s official website. \u201cProject Hatch features case studies and analysis from the view-point of founding teams.\u201d<\/p>\n Examples of case studies include some current heavy hitters, such as Tyler Handley – founder of Inkbox<\/a>, Alex Zaccaria – founder of Linktree<\/a>, and David Ciccarelli \u2013 founder of Voices.com<\/a>. Their stories include where they are and how they got there<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cSo for us, the primary drivers of growth have typically been performance marketing and the associated word of mouth and the organic and return off that. So Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap and we’re experimenting with TicTok right now,\u201d \u2013 Tyler Handley<\/p>\n \u201cWe created a solution to a problem that we thought was unique to us; but it turns out millions of other people had the same problem. One of the key moments of validation for us, was early on, when the platform was uploaded to Product Hunt,\u201d \u2013 Alex Zaccaria<\/p>\n \u201cExactly two years ago, we raised $18 million USD from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital out of San Francisco. As growth stage equity investors, they were attracted to a large and growing market for voice and audio products,\u201d – David Ciccarelli<\/p>\n The case studies include four key areas that are broken down for major industries. These include: ecommerce, media, agency, and SaaS. With ecommerce, you can learn how to create scalable stores; with media, you can find out how media giants receive hundreds of millions of views on different social platforms; with agency, you can learn how to be more innovative in order to standout in today\u2019s competitive market; and, SaaS offers the most passive form of online income when done correctly, so they feature those who have done it (and are making $600k per month!)<\/p>\n