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May 2024
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Greg Isenberg
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Join us for the inaugural Tiny Team Awards with Jonathan Courtney, Co-Founder and CEO of AJ&Smart, as we celebrate tiny teams who have built amazing businesses. In this episode, we explore how these small teams have created products with outsized impact. Learn the tactics and frameworks these teams used to build impactful and worthwhile products. Discover insights from various industries, including consumer goods, software, and media. This episode is packed with actionable advice and inspiration for entrepreneurs and product builders. Don't miss out on these valuable lessons from successful small teams!

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Episode Timestamps: 
00:00 Intro
02:56 First Tiny Team Award: King Flipchart
12:28 Second Tiny Team Award: Stardew Valley
15:23 Third Tiny Team Award: A Profound Waste of Time
19:51 Fourth Tiny Team Award: Carrd
28:35 Fifth Tiny Team Award: Bobby Fingers


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