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How The Evolved Founder grows
3 tactics and 7 figures from 1 interview.
theevolvedfounder.comThe Evolved Founder is a founder-led brand built on Instagram videos about fundraising and building a company, made alongside a full-time job. Growth came from steady talking-head posts, hook tests through trial reels, and an AI-assisted scripting routine that keeps filming in batches.
- The Evolved Founder reported about 20,000 Instagram followers from 26 founder videos, with one video reaching 500,000 views and over 2,000 sign-ups.The Evolved Founder
- She posted the same video with two hooks as trial reels shown only to non-followers; the hook that opened a question got about 50,000 views against 500, and almost 3,000 followers in a day.The Evolved Founder
- She had Claude interview her to shape scripts, then filmed about five videos per session and edited them herself; she said this let her keep posting next to a full-time job, with no numbers.The Evolved Founder
Summary written 2026-10-09 from the tactics below. Figures are as founders stated them.
About The Evolved Founder
- What it is
- Susan Ho's founder mentoring and advising, promoted through her Instagram
- Who it's for
- Startup founders
As described in the interviews, not independently verified.
The Evolved Founder's 3 tactics
The Evolved Founder by the numbers
| Metric | Value | Context | Said in |
|---|---|---|---|
| followers | 15K approximate | From the guest's slide: 15 posts, 15,000 followers (outdated) | App Masters 2026-06-2039:04 |
| followers | 20K approximate | Built in her spare time while working full-time at Capital One | App Masters 2026-06-2039:08 |
| views | 500Kper video approximate | Best-performing single video | App Masters 2026-06-2039:08 |
| count | 2,000 sign-upsper video approximate | Sign-ups from the 500K-view video (what they signed up for is not stated) | App Masters 2026-06-2039:08 |
| views | 500per video approximate | Losing hook in a trial-reels A/B test: 'I teach people how to fundraise, but I wouldn't raise a single dollar today' | App Masters 2026-06-2041:36 |
| views | 50Kper video approximate | Winning hook: 'Raise VC money. You can make $50 million and still be broke' | App Masters 2026-06-2042:40 |
| followers | +3,000/day approximate | New followers in one day from the winning-hook video | App Masters 2026-06-2043:01 |
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