How to Build a Business from Scratch: 7 Principles
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How to Build a Business from Scratch:
7 Principles
I bring product, marketing, unit economics and teams together into one coherent system
MOBILE APP GROWTH EXPERT
I take products into international markets
STRATEGIST
I launch and scale mobile businesses repeatedly
Entrepreneur

EDUARD LEBEDEV

Eduard Lebedev
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in mobile marketing
13
years
markets
50
+
employees at WakeApp
130
+
Everything I know about growth and management comes from hands-on experience. I've built businesses from zero, put teams together, navigated crises, and retooled strategies for new markets.
From offline advertising
to an international
performance agency

Career snapshot

CEO
Advertising agency.
(2012-2016)

Hermes

Commercial Director
Mobile app development studio.
(2011-2013)

Pappico

CEO
IT platform.
(2012-2016)

Appcent

CEO
Mobile marketing agency.
(2014 - present)

WakeApp

CEO
App promotion affiliate network.
(2015)

WakeApp Network

Marketing Partner
Mobile game development studio.
(2015)

Sparta Games

Marketing Partner
B2C subscription app developer.
(2015)

Nanoapps

CEO
Keyword-targeted app promotion platform.
(2015)

ASO Maker

Approach

I know which direction to take a product and how to stay a step ahead of the market.

Strategy

I identify what actually drives retention, monetization, and LTV.

Product

I build user acquisition around numbers: channels, CAC, payback period, and scale.

Marketing

I look at a team as a system — who's accelerating growth, who's holding it back, and how to build the right incentives.

Team

I help products enter new markets and find the growth models that work there.

International Expansion

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