# @pooria.arab on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca7lmZiFgA4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/12258756-pooriaarab-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/25838f10d6.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-03-10T17:05:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Pooria Arab (🐝,🐝) (@pooria_arab) — https://gondola.cc/pooria_arab

## Caption

Two Teenagers pitch 100+ VCs with no success.⁠
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Instead, they bootstrapped their startup to millions in profits until VCs came calling.⁠
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The crazy part?⁠
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Today the company is worth over $40BN and they have full control. ⁠
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You've used the app, but you don't know the story:⁠
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▹ Age 19: Melanie had a graphic design sidehustle but hated the simple software⁠
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▹With boyfriend, Cliff, get a loan and start Fusion Books⁠
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▹Try a lot to meet Bill Tai, investor in San Francisco⁠
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▹After being rejected by 100+ VCs and 2MM revenue per year, they got their chance⁠
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▹$3MM for Seed round in 2012 with $1.5MM coming from Australian government grants⁠
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▹Now this design tool company is worth over $40bn⁠
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▹Melanie and Cliff got married in Jan 2021 with a $30 engagement ring and combined networth of $6.5Bn⁠
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🤌Things to take away:⁠
1. Test -> Learn -> Implement⁠
2. Network & Follow Through⁠
3. Grit Wins⁠
4. You can build a great company anywhere ⁠
5. Being a couple founder is not a negative⁠
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👇Comment what you think about the power couple⁠
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#melanieperkins #cliffobrecht #canva #founderstories #startups #PooriaStories⁠
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## Tags

founderstories, startups, melanieperkins, canva, pooriastories, cliffobrecht

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