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How I Built A $4B Startup Called WebflowㅣWebflow, Vlad Magdalin

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2024 ж. 22 Ақп.
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Meet Vlad Magdalin, the innovative co-founder and CEO of Webflow, who has navigated the company to remarkable heights with a valuation of $4 billion and revenues hitting $100 million. Starting from the humble beginnings of a failed startup, Vlad's relentless pursuit of his vision transformed Webflow into a leading visual web development platform, democratizing the creation of websites and applications for designers worldwide. His journey underscores the essence of resilience and the impact of visionary leadership in the tech industry.
00:01 Intro
01:01 The Idea That Sparked a $4 Billion Valuation
05:02 10 Years, 3 Failures, 4 Challenges
09:19 How I Found PMF After 4 Attempts
17:02 One Single Idea until $4B Startup
20:15 Credits
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    @entreprenuership_opportunities@entreprenuership_opportunities2 ай бұрын

  • It was the humorous tutorials that initially got me hooked.

    @mattempyre@mattempyre2 ай бұрын

    • same here

      @vicsystems@vicsystems2 ай бұрын

    • they are brilliant

      @bakeraus@bakerausАй бұрын

  • I'm appalled at some of these comments. This channel is a gem, hearing stories from founders was not a thing 10 years ago. Thank you EO for your impeccable work. :)

    @TazzySA@TazzySA2 ай бұрын

    • the comments are horrendous lol video is great though

      @victorwarner319@victorwarner3192 ай бұрын

    • My first million and indie hackers been doing this via podcasts

      @Superior-Life@Superior-Life2 ай бұрын

    • if haters paying attention ,your doing something right. I welcome all the haters

      @kevnev342@kevnev3422 ай бұрын

  • As a struggling business owner with 3 kids under 3 the ending really has me motivated. It’s never going to get easier so just go for it and do what you can with your passion.

    @crakerjack3@crakerjack3Ай бұрын

    • God will bless you brother with open doors. Seek him!!!!

      @ricksonpimentel6880@ricksonpimentel688029 күн бұрын

  • How is he talking so precisely and clearly and at such a speed. Amazing

    @IntelsCreed@IntelsCreed2 ай бұрын

    • you can see they actually make cuts

      @jhossepmartinez1771@jhossepmartinez17712 ай бұрын

    • I am watching at 2x

      @makting009@makting0092 ай бұрын

    • He has told this story 1000 times lmao

      @icslush@icslush2 ай бұрын

  • Vlad is a fantastic person. He's helped so many in our community become successful entrepreneurs through Webflow. One of the few people who changed my life with lasting impact. Always happy to see him get wider recognition :)

    @derokkidev@derokkidev2 ай бұрын

  • Great story and respect the founder for sticking through. Can understand how much of a blow it must felt when Webflow was almost out of cash and their rivals got $20M. But here they are and hopefully they’ll contribute positively to society. Hopefully.

    @rembautimes8808@rembautimes88082 ай бұрын

  • Such a great real story and real humble insights. So valuable.

    @MikeLocke@MikeLocke2 ай бұрын

  • I used Webflow in around 2015-2016. It's a great tool!

    @setoelkahfi@setoelkahfi2 ай бұрын

  • Followed Vlad and Webflow for a very long time. Glad he found success

    @bekchik@bekchik2 ай бұрын

  • That's my uncle!

    @nikmagdalin@nikmagdalin2 ай бұрын

  • One of the most inspiring and kind founders out there!

    @melissamendez7056@melissamendez70562 ай бұрын

  • Great founder, story and product.

    @Prograffable@Prograffable2 ай бұрын

  • This guys encourages me. I felt his story of hitting the hard financial times and not letting it get him off track. The Bret Victor speech was also a great resource.

    @neugey@neugey2 ай бұрын

  • I also moved to Sacramento to save money for my startup. This is inspiring 💪

    @matten_zero@matten_zero2 ай бұрын

  • This is the most beautiful story i've ever heard

    @HasanulChowdhuryRafi-jj3de@HasanulChowdhuryRafi-jj3de2 ай бұрын

  • Loved it, my favourite startup story after Shopify guy!

    @SGDCTVDUBAI@SGDCTVDUBAI2 ай бұрын

  • Love hearing these stories. Great motivation

    @mantality312@mantality3122 ай бұрын

  • His Journey is Literally Steve Jobs Quote : “You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.

    @NewPantalassa@NewPantalassaАй бұрын

  • This story is so relatable, finally

    @jin4368@jin43682 ай бұрын

  • Hi EO, I notice that you cut a lot of the conversation to speed up the talking. But it takes this natural flow. Perhaps introduce an uncut version? “EO uncut” so if it’s 1hr let it be? Like that we watch with every minute the founder is talking/expressing without the constant edit on conversation. Just providing feedback ☺️

    @PerfectionInDetail@PerfectionInDetail2 ай бұрын

    • But that's awesome way. Just get the meaning that is all instead of 1 h

      @mirjalol49@mirjalol492 ай бұрын

    • @@mirjalol49how do you know? It’s cut

      @ciril2643@ciril2643Ай бұрын

    • @@ciril2643you can hear the audio skip, plus you can see the video change shot every time it occurs

      @lewicas@lewicasАй бұрын

    • @@lewicas what I meant with my reply to mirjalo is - how does he know we get the meaning when it’s cut. There could be some info cut out that gives more context.

      @ciril2643@ciril2643Ай бұрын

  • Very Inspiring, Actually I'm going to use Webflow from now on, because this inspiring story

    @farouqstray1411@farouqstray14112 ай бұрын

  • i am using webflow🎉 yes as you said you have bridged the gap between designers and developers , huge success !

    @benvsantos@benvsantosАй бұрын

  • need more of this

    @lutjenlee@lutjenlee2 ай бұрын

  • Thanks a lot for your comment about parents as founders! I was a solo founder myself while having two little boys. I was working 8 hours in my day job and after that 8 hours for my own app. And still I hope to have been a good father at that time, too. BUT I only slept 4 hours a day for a long period of time!

    @Apenschi@Apenschi2 ай бұрын

    • I always think about sleeping while working,no compromise on sleeping,you were not sleepy after 4 hours sleeping? Anyway I am not successful 😢

      @pulyani@pulyani2 ай бұрын

    • @@pulyani No, wasn't sleepy at all! I guess I was full of Adrenalin. But I doubt, that I was as productive as before. And it wasn't healthy, though!

      @Apenschi@Apenschi2 ай бұрын

    • Please, begin to factor in sleep in your "Success Equation". I know that seasons come where one has to work extra to bring a project up to speed. But remember that if the body packs up, the project stands a heavy chance of flaming out.

      @Emma4dfuture@Emma4dfuture2 ай бұрын

    • @@Emma4dfuture I didn't claim that it was healthy and I definitely wouldn't recommend this! But sometimes it is like this for some time.

      @Apenschi@Apenschi2 ай бұрын

  • This guy gives "DOWN TO EARTH" 😊😊😊

    @JullianLue@JullianLue2 ай бұрын

  • Amazing interview, thank you!!!

    @ac12484@ac124842 ай бұрын

  • Amazing and inspiring story.

    @user-ik1bb1tr7v@user-ik1bb1tr7v2 ай бұрын

  • Webflow's success proves that sometimes the best innovations come from challenging the status quo.

    @TalesOfTrillions@TalesOfTrillions24 күн бұрын

  • Great guy. Very inspirational. And a great product as well.

    @arex20@arex202 ай бұрын

  • I love all your videos and appreciate the incredible content you're putting out. I have a small suggestion, though. The edits seem a bit too quick, which affects the emotional depth of these inspiring stories. Could you please slow down the pacing a bit? Allowing for moments to breathe will enable the emotions to add magic to the narrative.

    @nareshmeetei@nareshmeetei2 ай бұрын

    • nice y

      @habert7669@habert76692 ай бұрын

  • Wow, what a wonderful video with valuable advice

    @brimendis@brimendis2 ай бұрын

  • Crystal Clear Vision

    @soikatmaji4685@soikatmaji46852 ай бұрын

  • Love to hear how he was influenced by 3D software. Webflow is a great platform and I love the continuous updates.

    @isurus2478@isurus2478Ай бұрын

  • Nice story, impressive

    @mateusbraga1960@mateusbraga19602 ай бұрын

  • I had to use Webflow to manage a landing page and while it can be a PITA, it works for sure and is very convenient.

    @JT-mr3db@JT-mr3db2 ай бұрын

  • One of the greatest ideas👍

    @davidfitcher2953@davidfitcher29532 ай бұрын

  • Informative, thanks

    @zaudiko@zaudiko2 ай бұрын

  • webflow changed my life fo sho :)

    @sachinRao15@sachinRao152 ай бұрын

  • Love Webflow

    @khoile4477@khoile44772 ай бұрын

  • Very interesting to hear Vlad's background! Note for the editing, it's okay if someone says 'uhm' a couple times. The audio is cut up so much that it feels weird and unnatural.

    @Dezenaamisnietbeschikbaar@Dezenaamisnietbeschikbaar2 ай бұрын

  • Your video is inspiring

    @xiongbenjamin@xiongbenjamin2 ай бұрын

  • Consistency at last win

    @Tahirkhandeveloper@Tahirkhandeveloper2 ай бұрын

  • A great story and I'm just looking at the possiblity of using Webflow, whihc is how I found this.

    @stephenpearce3880@stephenpearce38802 ай бұрын

  • I am familiar with webflow they are in a crowded space and their niche is tight. Valuations are just that.

    @Coz131@Coz1312 ай бұрын

    • But framer came in place. Even better. When i using webflow im so pisss and keep questioning “why couldnt it be like this?” But when framer”-“ nothing to blame

      @me.account9690@me.account96902 ай бұрын

    • Valuations are just 100 million in revenue.

      @carloslfu@carloslfu2 ай бұрын

  • 4b, they have a tv show about webflow but they took 10 years in giviving us a "custom html" element

    @alejandromedina1019@alejandromedina10192 ай бұрын

    • 😂

      @cryMoreLoL@cryMoreLoL2 ай бұрын

  • I never though I'd say this one time, but the editing is a bit "too tight" on this video for my taste. That's okay if we want to save time for people watching an already 20min video, but when you are cutting down the end of the sentences that makes me wonder if I have some sort of codec or playback issue... No offence, because I still think that this is a great content and video to watch, but it's a bit frustrating to be fair.

    @peterwolftips@peterwolftips2 ай бұрын

  • no that's what you should do if you drop out of art school

    @krithik8385@krithik83852 ай бұрын

  • Play at 0.75x for better grasp

    @roshanxyz4321@roshanxyz43212 ай бұрын

    • what, i was watching it on 1.5x 🥲

      @maxshishkn@maxshishkn2 ай бұрын

  • webflow was a good product until 2021, something happened there. They hit a bottleneck in design is my guess. It actually pushed me to learn how to code

    @alejandromedina1019@alejandromedina10192 ай бұрын

    • I had the same experience. Loved WF, was a huge evangelist for it. Then they completely changed their pricing, and their plans became incredibly convoluted. Felt like cash grab. I learned Python and Django, and haven't looked back.

      @gregglegend@gregglegend2 ай бұрын

  • what is the idea that led to the billions of valuation? I am unable to identify it from the presentation. I am unclear who are the ideal customers for this company given that there are so many competitors. Will it be swallowed by the Square space just as happened with Bloggers?

    @NanheeByrnesPhD@NanheeByrnesPhD2 ай бұрын

    • The idea is that you can visually create beautiful custom code. It's like photoshop for designers and developers. Weblow strands out from the crowd because of the ability to design 99% as you like. Not like Squarespace and most of the other tools. There are some other tools like Framer working on the same, but they are not using CSS Classes. And as far as I know, Webflow is the only one. That makes the learning curve steeper, but a million time more powerful. And the moment you understand it, its freedom you don't find anywhere else. They did have a lack of focus for years where they instead of focusing on the core product started working on e-com and user management, but luckily they are now more focused on making a marketing website product that is more capable. Will they get bought up, who knows. They say they don't have any interest in that, but that is anyones guess. For transparency, I'm a Webflow expert using Webflow since 2015.

      @kjellruben@kjellruben2 ай бұрын

    • Valued too low. Way too low.

      @hellopleychess3190@hellopleychess31902 ай бұрын

  • Man, Vlad is great, but telling us that making revenues for the company is their 3rd most important goal? cmon man we all know it's not true, how else would you explain 30-40% jump in price for almost the same product? Webflow does listen to their users and prioritize them? Are we sure on that? Cmon man again, some features were asked requested for 4 years now lol. Let's take a look at the users --> it took almost what 3 years until it finally got introduced? Vlad is top mind in the world, but some of his words are just sweet talks rather than true.

    @Hm444LZ@Hm444LZ2 ай бұрын

    • Yeah, when he said that I knew that was 100% 🧢

      @cryMoreLoL@cryMoreLoL2 ай бұрын

  • Bro the video is great but the audio is really f@$& please fix that!

    @SomeComedies@SomeComedies2 ай бұрын

  • god this is so great content, but wat the hell is with the cuts, no breathing room, I felt like someone was standing on my neck, If the content wasn't actually useful, i would have clicked off, pls guys slow is okay, your content is good , you don't need the fast cuts its like watching a great movie with all the silence in between dialogues cut

    @yohannesJas@yohannesJas2 ай бұрын

  • Looks like a young Matt Damon

    @monkpad@monkpadАй бұрын

  • Within 1 minute of watching: 4 billion valuation company derived from 100 million revenue out of 200 thousand customers. So each customer paying $500. Is that a recurring revenue? Am I going to pay $500 monthly for a webflow?

    @StompinJago@StompinJagoАй бұрын

  • Vladdy Balady

    @teodor6835@teodor683513 күн бұрын

  • Put more unique content about Start up

    @m.vadivel3881@m.vadivel38812 ай бұрын

    • Unique content = artificial content,

      @marketdilemma@marketdilemma2 ай бұрын

  • Lucks involved here

    @wick9462@wick94622 ай бұрын

    • Luck is always involved. You need to create opportunities for luck to happen though.

      @nuthinking39@nuthinking392 ай бұрын

  • Read my book make a Startup.

    @ArvindUpadhyaybusinesscoach@ArvindUpadhyaybusinesscoach2 ай бұрын

  • whats wrong with the sound

    @PicyPoe@PicyPoe2 ай бұрын

  • Listen i am all for nice startupy stories and respect the dude for what he has done, just dont us the bullshit of it can not be done and that even the big boys could not do it!!!! there were tooooooon of tools that did the exact thing, you just commercialised it better, you were at the right time with the right product/ tech, so just say things as they are and stop selling dreams, half of it is pure luck

    @levandreyev834@levandreyev8342 ай бұрын

    • But they failed 4 times before success !!

      @ivospironello6451@ivospironello64512 ай бұрын

    • Wheres the bs? Didn't catch it

      @Wubwub772@Wubwub7722 ай бұрын

    • Lol you never listened to what he said. They all tried and assumed it cannot be created, the guy really pushed and did

      @japhethachimba174@japhethachimba1742 ай бұрын

    • Did you even take your time to watch the video? He mentioned that it was luck and a fluke, he even added timing

      @user-dw5qw3hy1o@user-dw5qw3hy1o2 ай бұрын

    • the difference between us is that you might have maxed out your credit card on food or purchasing something for your family but we maxed them out to give out salaries. And then all you could say is WE GOT LUCKY

      @adityagupta7288@adityagupta72882 ай бұрын

  • 1:46 hardcore

    @Dev_UI@Dev_UI2 ай бұрын

  • A lot of jelly mofos in the comments, wtf)

    @denisblack9897@denisblack98972 ай бұрын

  • webflow will fail with ai revolution

    @holetarget4925@holetarget49252 ай бұрын

    • Never

      @aakashmk@aakashmk2 ай бұрын

  • What's with the horrible editing? There are abrupt cuts everywhere. Let him speak naturally

    @Astral100@Astral100Ай бұрын

  • Great startup among Y Comb! I have been using this SaaS for last 2 years, genuinly satisfied.

    @bakai.ibraimov@bakai.ibraimov2 ай бұрын

  • Thanks for taking such amazing interviews 🫡

    @beashutiwari@beashutiwari2 ай бұрын
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