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Maor Shlomo: How Base44 hit $80M solo in six months

Through three friends sitting around a table and LinkedIn build-in-public posts; Base44 outran Lovable, Bolt, and Replit, then sold to Wix bootstrapped.

Lenny RachitskyhostMaor Shlomoguest
Jul 6, 20251h 31mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 8:16

    Introduction to Maor and Base44

  2. 8:16 – 14:55

    The origin story: how Base44 came to be

  3. 14:55 – 22:52

    Bootstrapping and solo founding: challenges and insights

  4. 22:52 – 27:23

    Productivity hacks and tech stack for solo founders

  5. 27:23 – 28:47

    How to get started using Base44

  6. 28:47 – 34:05

    Thoughts on raising money

  7. 34:05 – 36:09

    Distribution in the age of AI

  8. 36:09 – 40:05

    Ambition and goals

  9. 40:05 – 51:32

    Growth strategies: from first users to thousands

  10. 51:32 – 57:42

    Building in public

  11. 57:42 – 1:00:23

    The solo founder journey

  12. 1:00:23 – 1:03:23

    Community support

  13. 1:03:23 – 1:06:42

    Hackathons and partnerships

  14. 1:06:42 – 1:08:20

    The importance of velocity in product development

  15. 1:08:20 – 1:15:24

    Technical stack and infrastructure insights

  16. 1:15:24 – 1:18:19

    Activation lessons

  17. 1:18:19 – 1:25:14

    The acquisition journey with Wix

  18. 1:25:14 – 1:31:50

    Final thoughts and advice for founders

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