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David Rusenko

09/06/18

@ Y Combinator

During the first three to four years, Weebly focused on convincing people that building a website was possible, as many assumed it was beyond their capabilities.

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David Rusenko - How To Find Product Market Fit

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09/06/18

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David Rusenko

09/06/18

@ Y Combinator

Weebly is an easy way for entrepreneurs to build a website or an online store, which was revolutionary compared to the previous requirement of learning to code.

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David Rusenko

09/06/18

@ Y Combinator

I wrote the first line of code for Weebly in February 2006, and over the next 12 years, we grew to 50 million users and around 350 employees before selling to Square for $365 million.

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David Rusenko

09/06/18

@ Y Combinator

In the early days, the prevailing thought in Silicon Valley was to not charge for products, which led Weebly to initially offer a completely free service.

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David Rusenko

09/06/18

@ Y Combinator

Half of the US population visits a Weebly site every month, reflecting the success of the entrepreneurs using our platform to build their websites.

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Guillermo Rauch

06/03/25

@ Accel

Creating a website and bringing it online was terrifyingly difficult, requiring weeks of work to deploy state-of-the-art technology.

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Kevin Hale

07/03/19

@ Y Combinator

In the early days, we relied on ease of use and a friendly interface to differentiate Wufoo from competitors, who often had more complex and less engaging products.

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Brian Halligan

05/08/19

@ Y Combinator

In the beginning, our software was basic, so we compensated for its limitations by providing customers with valuable advice on optimizing their websites.

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Jason Citron

11/25/24

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

We quickly realized that building it and expecting users to come didn't work; we had to actively engage potential users to grow our platform.

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Ooshma Garg

09/08/18

@ Y Combinator

During the early days, I had to prove my concept without a website, relying on initial sales and mock-ups to validate my business idea.