Chris Bakke is a 3x founder whose latest startup, Laskie, was acquired by Elon Musk just 90 days after a viral tweet. He’s worked at the intersection of recruiting, SaaS, and media—and even helped build the X Hiring platform from inside Twitter. In this episode, Chris shares the full unfiltered story of building, selling, and walking away.You’ll Learn:<ul><li>How Chris Bakke shares how one viral tweet led to a DM from Elon Musk and the eventual acquisition of his company, Laskie.</li><li>The Behind the scenes of how he built a $5M ARR business with just 9 employees.</li><li>What it was like scaling X Hiring inside Twitter, including launching 1M+ job listings in under a year.</li><li>Chaos and culture clash: working with Tesla and SpaceX engineers inside Twitter HQ.</li><li>Why Chris ultimately walked away from Elon’s company to reclaim his time and freedom.</li><li>Tactical gems on startup exits, newsletters, deal-making, and audience building.</li><li>Lessons from selling 3 companies and why he says: “Most startups don’t need to raise money.”</li></ul> Where to find Chris:<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/bakk3/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/bakk3/</a><a href='https://x.com/chrisjbakke?lang=en'>https://x.com/chrisjbakke?lang=en</a><a href='https://intro.co/ChrisBakke?source=intro'>https://intro.co/ChrisBakke?source=intro</a><a href='https://www.chrisbakke.com/'>https://www.chrisbakke.com/</a>Follow Ish <a href='https://www.instagram.com/ishverduzco/?hl=en'>Instagram</a> <a href='https://x.com/ishverduzco'>X</a> <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-hodgson/'>Linkedin</a> <a href='https://www.internetempires.com/'>Website</a> <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxaucYNDEVRzvvWj3k2GmcQ'>Subscribe to Internet Empires on YouTube</a>

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