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5 min readThe Tiny Team Award: Four Businesses That Prove Small Can Be Massive
The hosts of The Startup Ideas Podcast are wearing suits. They are introducing a new, deliberately inconsistent award: the Tiny Team Award, given to companies with fewer than ten people that somehow feel much bigger. "You think they're going to be bigger than they are, but then it turns out you think it's like a hundred people, but then it turns out to be two people," one host explains. "And it blows your mind and you just can't believe it."
The first award goes to King Flipchart, a two-person company based in Italy that makes the world's largest flip charts. If you have watched any Alex Hormozi or Tony Robbins video, you have seen their product—a massive flip chart with a small "King" stamp in the bottom right corner. The company is run by Tiziana and Sandro, a couple who handle everything themselves. When the hosts had an emergency and ran out of paper before an event, the founders expedited a replacement personally. "It's just so nice to have this as the most personalized experience ever," one host says.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:10) **Introducing the Tiny Team Award** - The hosts announce a new recurring award for companies with fewer than 10 people that are doing something big and special under the radar.
- 2 (03:14) **Award #1: King Flipchart** - A two-person Italian company making oversized flip charts for the personal development stage.
- 3 (10:08) **Framework: Why King Flipchart Works** - A recap of the business model lessons from the first award winner.
- 4 (12:26) **Award #2: Stardew Valley** - The iconic farming game, built by a single developer, generating $300M in value.
- 5 (15:16) **Award #3: A Profound Waste of Time** - A high-end video game magazine run by one person, Caspian Whistler.
- 6 (19:53) **Award #4: Carrd** - A simple, free one-page website builder run by a solo developer, AJ.
- 7 (28:43) **Award #5: Bobby Fingers** - A YouTube artist and Patreon creator who makes elaborate diorama videos.
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Show Notes
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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