"the moment in history we are born into is also an amanah"
most people build companies for the next few years
omar is building something for generations to come
long term vision
backed by the right people
and only getting started
my bets are on omar
proud
Three years ago, I started Alif.
Today, I'm sharing the story behind why we're building it.
The World is Changing Hands.
alif.build/manifesto
it’s rare to find a team that genuinely cares about building a good product
may have some effect on this chart
god speed to 10m ARR
Earlier this month, we hit $1M ARR in a little over 2 months after launching
When we were fundraising this year, a lot of investors didn't believe in browser agents
They were pattern-matching on what failed (e.g. Atlas, Comet) vs. what had just become possible
Shortly after, the browser agent space exploded, and now investors are finally interested again
From a bird's-eye view, you end up with the same opinion as everyone else. But ideas are fractals: the valuable, contrarian insights are in the rough edges you only see up close
Onto $10M ARR!
most of the good growth talent is usually ex ecom , crypto or some internet money background
scrappy , fast , used to being profitable etc
these skills are 10x more valuable in software
there is a reason I am in info + ecom -> just to bring those worlds over to software :)
proof building a good product + service is unbeatable
@whop team always takes it a step beyond
they have taken care of everyone I’ve referred , that to me is worth more then a %
also had no idea I made any rev off affiliates so ty for the Daytona @iamthemoat :)
“Founder tunnel”
I see it all the time doing GTM with founders
either fixed on a number or living in a version of the company that's years out ( which is ok )
but the work directly in front of them gets blurred
you usually can't see any of it from inside the day to day
so I force everyone to step back and look holistically
the vision stays the north star, then work backwards from it
what it does now, what that creates, and what that one creates after - 3rd order thinking
those are your calculated bets
those are your “ incremental steps “
influencers and info products into software is very profitable distribution model
it's a funnel I got intrigued by
decided to learn it hands and learn form the best
12 months to the first million
60 days to the second
on track for 500k/m this month
all traffic being directed to a complementing software company
cheap CAC -> strong LTVs
@GadzhiIman has done this well
@Base44 is hyper scaling using this model
and many others
look between the lines and try new things
content is one of the most defensible moats you can build
its hard to copy trust and a channel you own
@TheInfowiz has done this well
he built the pod that brings on the biggest operators in the space , does breakdowns no one else is really doing
every episode teaches something real , proves the product works , and pulls in the exact people who need it
that funnel then compounds over time
well done :)
