Meet Sharath Kuruganty, February 2021 Maker Grant recipient & creator of Shoutout which lets you tap into your existing social proof and turn it into a beautiful "Wall of Love".
His advice "Community first. Product second." - @5harath
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You are such a pleasure to work with Sharath - thanks for all the help!
Thank you for having me on the podcast, Sharath! You're an incredible interviewer!
Iβm so impressed by founders who build their companies in the open.
Stand outs:
@austin_rief
@PaulYacoubian
@5harath
@Suhail
Who else does this well?
I had a phone call with @5harath yesterday and can confirm that he is as genuine in real life as he is on twitter.
4 weeks ago we got the Maven domain
3 weeks ago I met @5harath to demo Shoutout
2 weeks ago he offered to build our site...
It shipped yesterday! The modern internet is amazing.
Many thanks to Sharath for incredible work and to the Pory team for powering the site!
Founders / investors, follow @5harath.
Heβs building the right way for 2021:
Attacking a problem
Learning from customers
Iterating quickly / accordingly
Building publicly + sharing knowledge
I donβt know Sharath personally, but those are some impressive accomplishments! Check him out.
Hypothetically, if I had to invest in only 5 people (like $stocks), here's who I'd put my money on and hold for the long run:
@DruRly
@5harath
@brandonthezhang
@whit4th
@huntermoonshot
and of course, don't count me out but this wasn't about me ;)
What @5harath is building with @shoutoutso_ is going to change the game of social proof.
This wall of folks raving about Ship 30 for 30 is epic.
Been super motivational to watch @5harath build @shoutoutso_ in public β and to successfully arrive at launch day β today!π₯
Awesome meeting you. I appreciated your tenacity and how you graciously took feedback on the long-term vision.
I found other creators doing the same and found inspiration from people like @5harath and @jamierusso.
Social proof starting coming in and I have a wall from @shoutoutso_ with it on my website.
Wow! What @5harath has created here is beautiful and powerful.
Check out my full wall powered by @Shoutoutso_ π₯
wall.shoutout.so/RobbieCrab
The picture is just a partial wall!
Shoutout to @5harath
His new launch @shoutoutso_ is absolutely ridiculous for any creators
Never realized the social proof I already had... ups the value immediately
/14 @5harath
Sharath has been a huge inspiration to me and many other makers I am sure! An advocate and walking the talk of #buildinpublic !
Looking forward to see what comes next for him and his latest project @shoutoutso_ π cc @curtisjcummings
Thank you Sharath π