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[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

hey @X 👋

i'm Jay. i'm 28 and work in finance.

i'm building a solo business called founded alongside my 9-5. every sunday i break down how a founder built their way out of the 9-5, with the real numbers.

read the latest one free: https://t.co/5PMG08fKe9

i also love the gym, cars, and coffee.

would love to connect with ambitious folks who are also building a 5-9 alongside a 9-5.
(i'm the one in the air btw)

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

EasyBib’s founders built a 30-person team selling to schools.

Sales grew, but so did losses.

They shut it down just before the business was sold.

If you’re building after work, track the hours a customer takes from you and what they pay. What's the hourly rate?

More clients can make an escape more difficult.

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@sertoken888 thanks so much for the kind words! sounds like an interesting niche. what's been the hardest part so far? followed back!

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

👋 Hey X!
I'm Jay, 28, a solo founder from Canada 🇨🇦 building my business alongside my 9-5. Looking to connect with people that:

- are building alongside a 9-5 📈
- using AI to build 🚀
- are learning marketing 💸
- and open to meeting new people

If this sounds like you, let's connect! What are you building? 🧠

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@KevinFengX i love that guy, i love his 'what's your dream' videos on social media. great inspiration.

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

I’m currently working on my 15th case study on Starter Story.
it is the original inspiration for founded.

the founder, Pat Walls, worked from a cafe before work and built a business interviewing founders and sold to HubSpot earlier this year.

I was so inspired that i workshopped the idea and landed on founded, exploring entire stories from idea to exit.

it was too fun writing this one so i’m excited to share it on Sunday.

who inspired you to start your business or was it just an idea that popped into your head one day?

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@thenamanraj crushing it! how many replies do you average per day or do you rely on posting moreso? just gained 480 over the last 24 hours from a connect post. X is wild lol

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@TianQiu9390 hey Smile! thanks for the background sounds like an interesting product. connected.

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

so many new people here since yesterday. What a crazy 24 hours.

what are you building and are you working a 9-5 or have you quit to build your own thing?

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@shaw_gtm that start time and end time is what i need, big time. even now beside my 9-5 i can barely turn it off. thank you for this, appreciate you brother.

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@MorganVonDruitt yeah once a week would be ideal just a quick boost. now just to get those impressions up...

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

well when i was hoping for 10-20 followers a day, this isn't what i meant. guess it'll do. 😂

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@MorganVonDruitt love this approach. i do the same thing minus the written in my voice thing that's genius. 100 is a lot but maybe I gotta ramp it up haha

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@MorganVonDruitt hahaha even half these results each time i'm overjoyed! you should try the format, not sure why it works.

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@shaw_gtm i can't wait to do the same. what was the hardest part?

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@MorganVonDruitt connect post, i'm just as confused as you are 😂

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@AIVerseUday from the founder i've written about in my case studies, paying customers usually came from the second distribution channel and a targetted approach for a very specific buyer.

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@PoundkitCo @X hey Lucy, solo founder here from canada. working on founded, a database of case studies posted weekly on founders who took their business from an idea to an exit. I distill the lessons for founders so they can build better and faster and escape the 9-5!

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@Emaildoctor great advice. let's connect.

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@shaw_gtm i'm just starting to learn marketing so a lot of this was over my head lol but can appreciate your expertise. let's connect.

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@amannegi_ai @X hey Aman, happy to connect. working on founded, a database of case studies posted weekly on founders who took their business from an idea to an exit. I distill the lessons for founders so they can build better and faster and escape the 9-5!

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@adevrim finding the right buyers and reaching out to ask what they're struggling with. what have you tried so far? let's connect.

[Jay Cox | founded. @readfoundedco]

@JoeydeWit_ that's a lot of margin for error 😂 what are you currently doing? let's connect.