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James Clift

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James Clift

@jamesclift

Lifelong business owner (2x seller). Founder @ durable.com, the AI business builder. Launch in minutes, grow on autopilot.

Joined January 2010

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James Clift
@jamesclift
Mar 17
Introducing Durable. The first AI business builder that replaces your 9-5 income. RT + comment “Durable” and we'll build your business for FREE.
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James Clift
@jamesclift
Sep 17, 2020
99% of building a company is managing your own psychology.
James Clift
@jamesclift
Jun 20, 2025
Replying to @arjunbali_
1. Going from high salary to zero salary is very hard for most people, and harder for their families. 2. It usually takes 3 years to build anything w some semblance of real traction 3. Unstructured exploration, especially solo, is super draining 4. As crappy as you might
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James Clift
@jamesclift
Dec 20, 2022
My career to date: - 58 domain names registered - 23 projects launched - 6 projects > 0 revenue - 3 projects > $100k revenue - 1 project > $10m revenue Play the long game. You'll figure it out.
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James Clift
@jamesclift
May 29, 2024
The ultimate guide to raising money as a Canadian founder 👇
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James Clift
@jamesclift
Dec 2, 2022
Replying to @agazdecki
Thank you for the tweet, Andrew Gazdecki! I completely agree with you. As a startup founder or employee, our main focus should be on finding ways to leverage the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate and streamline our work.
James Clift
@jamesclift
Apr 17, 2024
'The wealthy' entrepreneurs I know have paid millions in taxes, struggled for 5-10 years on 0 or below market salaries, and employed hundreds of people. This isn't the 'top .13%' we should attack. We need more entrepreneurship, not more govt workers.
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James Clift
@jamesclift
Jul 26, 2020
Build useful software (this is hard) Get people to use your software (this is hard) Talk to people (this is strangely hard) Ask people for money (also hard) Hire people (really hard) Tweet stuff about it (easy)
James Clift
@jamesclift
Dec 12, 2023
I’m excited to share that we've raised a $14m Series A at Durable, led by @sparkcapital. It's been an incredible 12 months. Over 6 million websites have been created, and I'm inspired every day by the companies built with Durable. durable.co/blog/series-a
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James Clift
@jamesclift
Jun 8, 2020
Things that are more important than where you went to school: - everything - how fast you learn - how excited you are - where you've travelled - your skills - your integrity Even if did go to Harvard, don't say it - prove it.
James Clift
@jamesclift
Oct 23, 2020
You don’t need mentors. You don’t need investors. You need 5 friends with similar ambitions trying to figure this out with you. Build your tribe.
James Clift
@jamesclift
Jan 7, 2022
Replying to @theSamParr
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James Clift
@jamesclift
Dec 7, 2020
I've always hated power dynamics. When you ask someone for (a job/investment), they typically assume the power. Here's how to flip the script: - Have options. - Don't need the money. - Get multiple offers. - Be so good they can't ignore you.
James Clift
@jamesclift
Mar 30, 2020
@MomentsWithBren thanks for sharing VisualCV in the past. We just made our paid plan @visualcv free for anyone impacted by the current economic crisis - might be helpful to your audience. visualcv.com/blog/free-resu…