57: Erik Allebest - From 0 to 150 million ARR - The Chess.com story
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SummaryChess.com has grown from being a simple chess service to a thriving 150 million ARR business. The company has focused on making chess accessible to everyone through services around a product that hasn’t changed in centuries.We touch on the challenges of scaling a company and the role of titles and leadership in an organization and how many times Erik wanted to give up in the process.Erik talks about the need for passion and love for the product, and the importance of hiring people who ...
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