Weebly's Website Builder: Key to Online Success - David Rusenko at Startup School 2012

Timestamped Summary

• 🌐
  00:00

  An 80-year-old man's passion for ukuleles and a group of students' fundraising efforts in Kenya were made possible through Weebly's simple website builder.
• 🚀
  03:21

  Dropped out of college after a call from Paul Graham and moved to San Francisco to join Y Combinator.
• 📉
  06:00

  Weebly's growth declined in January 2007 after a year of hard work and challenges.
• 📉
  08:09

  Despite hopeful attitudes, Weebly struggled to gain traction until 20 months in when word-of-mouth finally led to success.
• 💼
  11:59

  Weebly and rail office faced financial struggles and had to make tough decisions to stay afloat.
• 💻
  14:30

  Weebly found success after 4 years, becoming 2% of active websites with an 80% Net Promoter Score.
• 💰
  16:02

  Weebly's bank account has grown after 80 months, but building a successful website takes time and effort.
• 💪
  18:23

  Keep pushing through valuable problems, even in the early days.