# He sold his first 2 startups. His 3rd grew to $1M ARR in 3 months. | Chaz Englander, Founder of Model ML

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Podcast: [A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-product-market-fit-show)
Published: 2026-02-12T10:00:00+00:00
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Chaz has founded 3 companies. The first sold for over $40M. The second sold to GoPuff for even more. Now, he’s on his third act with Model ML, having just raised $75M Series A <2 years in. In this episode, Chaz breaks down the playbook behind his successes. He reveals how he raised his first million by pitching strangers on LinkedIn, why his delivery startup was just a text message system on the backend, and why speed is the only defensive moat left. Why You Should Listen How to pitch stra...

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