Six Figures in Six Days - James Traf (Founder @ Super)
Design MBA - Een podcast door Jayneil Dalal
My guest today is James Traf who is the founder of Super which turns your Notion pages into websites. In this episode, we discuss the following: - What led Traf to the field of design - Why Traf's first ever design job only lasted for 3 months - Traf's experience doing freelance design work - How Traf finds freelance clients - Why Traf applied to Y Combinator - Traf's Y Combinator experience - How much do startups founders pay themselves in the bay area - Why Traf prefers building bootstrapped internet businesses over venture funded startups - Why Traf left the bay area - Why Traf created an iOS icon set - Traf's icon set goes viral and makes $100,000 in 6 days - Why Traf's success was 7 years in the making - Traf sends MKBHD an email - Why Traf wants to own his time - Why Traf decided to not join Uber, Airbnb as an employee - Why Traf started Super - How Traf met his Super cofounder Jason - How Traf communicates with his remote cofounder Jason - Traf's marketing plan for Super - Importance of associating yourself with a growing market - How Traf deals with internet trolls - Super revenue and user stats - Why hiring a customer support rep is only a stop gap fix for bootstrap business - Why Traf turned down VC funding for Super - How Traf juggles multiple side projects - Feature roadmap for Super - Traf's advice for designers - How to get in touch with Traf For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/