How James Evans Turned A College Project Into A Y Combinator-backed Startup Founding Journey podcast

How James Evans Turned A College Project Into a Y Combinator-backed Startup

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This is how James raised $24 million and reached 20 million users for his startup, Command AI, with contrarian ideas.

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💼 LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/james-evans-7086b3126
🚀 Startup → command.ai

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Founder Journey

(01:00) — James’s founder origin story
(04:04) — Command AI origin story
(25:15) — Gaining conviction to build Command AI

Founder Mindset

(06:39) — Recognizing pivot opportunities
(08:23) — The overrated nature of creating new categories
(11:06) — The myth of necessitating truly new creations

Growth Strategies

(15:17) — Engaging in activities that probably don’t scale
(22:37) — Can anyone become a founder?
(41:53) — Prioritization strategies for founders

Networking & Resources

(29:18) — Effectively using the YC experience
(33:07) — Using Loom as a fundraising cheat code
(35:53) — Well-designed decks vs. substance
(39:10) — James’ angel investing learnings
(44:03) — Securing big logos early

Rapid Fire

(47:25) — Recommended investors?
(48:33) — Advice for first-time founders?
(49:08) — Favorite SaaS tools?
(50:03) — One change you’d make in startups?

17 episod