The Failory Podcast - June 15, 2020

Shutting Down a $80k/mo Dev Company and Building a Chess Tool, with David Kramaley of Chessable

David Kramaley

David Kramaley

Founder of Sharkius & Chessable

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Show Notes

What led David into creating startups
Video game review site
Scaling, revenue, and challenges
The early days of Chessable
What advice would David give to his past self

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Links & Resources

Chessable - Science-backed chess learning tools online, chess training, and chess opening repertoires from chess masters and amateurs alike.
Sharkius Games - Sharkius Games creates games designed for friends to play together on social and mobile platforms.
Sharkius Interview - David came to Failory some years ago to share the whole story behind his failed startup, Sharkius.
David’s Linkedin
David’s Twitter

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