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#53 Playing with Clay | AppSumo vs ProductHunt Launch | David Abaev
Venturing with Vishesh — Startup Founder Interviews on SaaS, AI, Fundraising & Venture Capital. · 2025-11-21 · 27 min
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David Abaev is the founder of Databar.ai; a powerful, plug-and-play data enrichment platform built for lean GTM teams. In this episode, we unpack how David is building a category-defining product in the shadow of VC-backed behemoths, his playbook for partnerships and product prioritization, and what founders get wrong about GTM data, AI agents, and scraping. From a rough AppSumo launch to scaling 1,000+ customers with under $500k raised, David brings raw insight and GTM clarity.