Sales, Marketing, and Strategy
How Do You Bounce Back From A Failed Pitch Meeting?
There’s a lot of pressure on you when you’re raising funding. After all, the odds are over 100:1 against an investor funding you. I knew the odds were against us raising money, yet I never felt nervous. In this short video, I’ll share with you the mindset I used to successfully raise money during the…
Read MoreThe One Surefire Way To Make Your Pitch Standout
There’s a lot of well-meaning information out there about how to craft a great pitch deck. A lot of the information is good, and some of the information falls short. But there’s one thing I haven’t seen addressed. Yet, this one piece of advice could be the difference between success and failure when you’re pitching.…
Read MoreThree Simple & Smart Ways You Can Reduce Churn?
Losing customers can be a disaster when you’re just starting your company. Therefore, increasing your customer retention and reducing churn should be a high priority item. But, sadly that’s where the story ends for too many startup CEOs. That’s why I’m showing you three simple and smart ways you can reduce your customer churn in…
Read MoreWhat Should You Focus On To Grow From $0 To $1M?
“I don’t care about the number of customers we have, I care about revenue!” “Raul,” one of our investors, screamed at me during the closed session of one of our board meetings. I had just finished showing the growth in our customers. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.]…
Read MoreFocusing On These 5 Areas Will Keep You From Failing
Oh, the giddy early days. I remember them well. The air is full of hope and promise. You and your cofounders are going to get along great. You’ll execute your vision effortlessly. And they’ll be so many customers that you will have trouble keeping up. Think again. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe…
Read MoreWhat’s The Best Way To Present Your Product Roadmap?
One of the CEOs I am working with sent me a panicked email. The company that he was in an acquisition discussion asked him to present his product roadmap. Fortunately, presenting your product roadmap to investors isn’t as scary as it seems. I’ll show you the steps you need to follow in this short video.…
Read MoreWhat Are The 4 Markets Your Startup Should Avoid?
Not all end markets are created equal. There are some end markets that are downright scary for startups to go after. And there are four end markets that are really tough. I’m not saying you can’t win if you are focused on these end markets, but I am saying that it’s going to be really…
Read MoreHow Do You Grow Your Business From $1M To $10M?
Congratulations. You’ve gotten your startup to $1M/Year. Now the challenge is getting from to $10M/Year. The bad news is that you’re going to change a lot of things to get there. In this short video, I’lll walk you through five key areas of your company where you’ll likely have to change things up. I hope…
Read MoreWhat Makes Your Startup Worth $100M?
“Can you believe they just got bought for $300M!” Jeroen, my cofounder and VP Engineering said to me. Jeroen, who was usually pretty mild mannered, was a little pissed off. Before I could answer, Jeroen continued with his rant. “They haven’t even announced a product yet, and they have no revenue! It makes no sense.”…
Read MoreHow Do You Pitch to Customers In One Slide?
Someone recently asked me a really good question, “What’s the difference between pitching investors and pitching customers?” He had just read my really popular post titled, “How To Successfully Pitch Your Business In One Slide?” In this short video, I’ll explain exactly how you should pitch customers compared to pitching investors. Read The Video Transcript…
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