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Back to EpisodesAvi Schiffmann, 21, Pays $1.8 Million for Friend.com After Raising $2.5 Million Total
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E392: Avi Schiffmann, 21 years old, just spent 72% of his funding buying the Friend.com domain name.
Avi paid $1,887,843.00 to buy Friend.com.
And he spent $200,000 on a video from Sandwich Video.
This was a crazy gamble that is paying off - Avi and his video are going super viral.
But there's more to the story than this.
I share Avi's insane background - which he thoughtfully and consciously leveraged - and how Avi is secretly a master at branding.
Crazy story.
00:00 Buying Friend.com For $1.8 Million
00:39 The Video Gamble
01:27 Immediate Lessons
02:17 Avi Schiffman's Background
03:00 The AI Pendant - From Tab to Friend
06:04 AI Friend Concept
08:08 Funding and Valuation
13:12 Building and Branding
14:26 Final Thoughts
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