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Victor Levitin

Victor Levitin, co-founder and CEO of CrazyLister. Prior to CrazyLister, Victor ran a retail business that he drove from $0 to $4.5M in revenue in just three years. In fact, it did so well it won an eBay award for highest conversion rate. Victor channels his eBay retail experiences through a blog called “eBay Sellers Journey to $100K a month” where he helps eBay sellers avoid mistakes and grow their business the right way. Famous Five:  Favorite Book? – Elon Musk Biography What CEO do you follow? – Alex Turnbull Favorite online tool? — Intercom   Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— “About 7” If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? – “Teach myself how to code and learn the balance”    Time Stamped Show Notes:  01:37 – Nathan introduces Victor to the show 02:08 – What is CrazyLister and how does it make money?   02:16 – Created for sellers 02:50 – Similar with creating websites 03:28 – Built-in to eBay’s API 03:40 – You have to know how to code to use CrazyLister   03:49 – Pricing scheme   03:54 – Plans based on the number of listings 04:05 – Monthly RPU   04:20 – CrazyLister is founded in late 2013   04:33 – Victor was 29 then   04:40 – Victor has always been an entrepreneur   05:05 – He was a seller before   05:14 – Shifted to software because of the entrepreneurial bug 06:20 – Shared equity 06:40 – Number of paying customers 07:02 – Total revenue in 2015 07:15 – January 2016 – from premium to paid   07:40 – 14-day free trial   07:55 – MRR 08:50 – Pricing on the website 09:15 – Actively doing customer development 09:41 – Metrics customers have to hit 09:58 – Growth churn per month   10:08 – Typical monthly churn of SaaS companies 10:35 – First month with monthly churn   11:40 – Lifetime value 12:00 – What are you going to pay for a new customer? 12:28 – Team size and located in Tel Aviv, Israel 12:45 – Self-funded or crowd raising   13:01 – Equity round   13:22 - Valuation     13:33 – Victor feels they’ve exceeded the valuation   14:20 – Will never sell   14:45 – Content marketing drives traffic to Victor’s company 15:47 – August expenses 16:20 – Connect with Victor thru his LinkedIn or Facebook 18:40 - The Famous Five    3 Key Points:  Know your priorities and maintain a balanced life. Keep moving—don’t stay in your comfort zone, stagnation is death. Take care of your customers—know their needs and find out how you can help them.    Resources Mentioned:  Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal  for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to quality of Toptal  developers. Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible. Freshbooks – The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts. Leadpages  – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+ Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books. LinkedIn – Victor’s LinkedIn account Facebook – Victor’s personal Facebook account Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives 

Victor Levitin, co-founder and CEO of CrazyLister. Prior to CrazyLister, Victor ran a retail business that he drove from $0 to $4.5M in revenue in just three years. In fact, it did so well it won an eBay award for highest conversion rate. Victor channels his eBay retail experiences through a blog called “eBay Sellers Journey to $100K a month” where he helps eBay sellers avoid mistakes and grow their business the right way. Famous Five: <ul> <li>Favorite Book? – Elon Musk Biography</li> <li>What CEO do you follow? – Alex Turnbull</li> <li>Favorite online tool? — Intercom</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— “About 7”</li> <li>If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? – “Teach myself how to code and learn the balance”</li> </ul> Time Stamped Show Notes: <ul> <li>01:37 – Nathan introduces Victor to the show</li> <li>02:08 – What is CrazyLister and how does it make money?</li> <li> <ul> <li>02:16 – Created for sellers</li> <li>02:50 – Similar with creating websites</li> <li>03:28 – Built-in to eBay’s API</li> <li>03:40 – You have to know how to code to use CrazyLister</li> </ul> </li> <li>03:49 – Pricing scheme</li> <li> <ul> <li>03:54 – Plans based on the number of listings</li> <li>04:05 – Monthly RPU</li> </ul> </li> <li>04:20 – CrazyLister is founded in late 2013</li> <li> <ul> <li>04:33 – Victor was 29 then</li> </ul> </li> <li>04:40 – Victor has always been an entrepreneur</li> <li> <ul> <li>05:05 – He was a seller before</li> </ul> </li> <li>05:14 – Shifted to software because of the entrepreneurial bug</li> <li>06:20 – Shared equity</li> <li>06:40 – Number of paying customers</li> <li>07:02 – Total revenue in 2015</li> <li>07:15 – January 2016 – from premium to paid</li> <li> <ul> <li>07:40 – 14-day free trial</li> </ul> </li> <li>07:55 – MRR</li> <li>08:50 – Pricing on the website</li> <li>09:15 – Actively doing customer development</li> <li>09:41 – Metrics customers have to hit</li> <li>09:58 – Growth churn per month</li> <li> <ul> <li>10:08 – Typical monthly churn of SaaS companies</li> <li>10:35 – First month with monthly churn</li> </ul> </li> <li>11:40 – Lifetime value</li> <li>12:00 – What are you going to pay for a new customer?</li> <li>12:28 – Team size and located in Tel Aviv, Israel</li> <li>12:45 – Self-funded or crowd raising</li> <li> <ul> <li>13:01 – Equity round</li> <li> <ul> <li>13:22 - Valuation</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>13:33 – Victor feels they’ve exceeded the valuation</li> <li> <ul> <li>14:20 – Will never sell</li> </ul> </li> <li>14:45 – Content marketing drives traffic to Victor’s company</li> <li>15:47 – August expenses</li> <li>16:20 – Connect with Victor thru his LinkedIn or Facebook</li> <li>18:40 - The Famous Five</li> </ul> 3 Key Points: <ul> <li>Know your priorities and maintain a balanced life.</li> <li>Keep moving—don’t stay in your comfort zone, stagnation is death.</li> <li>Take care of your customers—know their needs and find out how you can help them.</li> </ul> Resources Mentioned: <ul> <li>Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal  for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to quality of Toptal  developers.</li> <li>Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.</li> <li>Freshbooks – The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.</li> <li>Leadpages  – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+</li> <li>Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.</li> <li>LinkedIn – Victor’s LinkedIn account</li> <li>Facebook – Victor’s personal Facebook account</li> <li>Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives</li> </ul>

EP 436: $4.5m on Ebay, Now SaaS Hits $25kMRR to Help Sellers Sell on Ebay with Crazylister CEO Victor Levitin