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How Notion Built a Product Without a Category
Lucas and Luna dive into Notion's unconventional path to a $10 billion valuation. They explore how the company rejected startup orthodoxy—no growth hacking, no sales team, no freemium trickery—and instead focused on product depth and community evangelism. The episode examines Notion's slow-burn user acquisition via templates, its pivot from a failed gaming startup, and the strategic decision to build a platform that blurs the line between notes, databases, and project management. Specific numbers include Notion's $2 million seed round in 2016, its 2021 Series C at $10 billion…
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