Have you created a limited-time offer before? Black Friday sale? Pre-selling your product? An end of year campaign? Although it sounds like a great idea, be warned… It’s a double-edged sword.
Real talk: If you can’t fix a problem in your business in 6 – 8 weeks… There’s something wrong with how you’re doing it.
Paid ads… or publicity? Choose. For a bootstrapped startup with little-to-no cash in the bank trying to find their first thousand customers, this question should be a no-brainer. Publicity.
“Why are sales dropping?”, “What do we prioritize next?”, “Should we pivot?” There is power in a question. And as a SaaS founder or CEO, you can’t go chasing answers to the wrong questions. It’s a wild goose chase (and a waste of your time). So your ability to ask the RIGHT questions will result in growth for your business.
Over the last 23 years, I’ve started 5 SaaS businesses and successfully exited 3 of them, making me a millionaire at 27 years old. I could have retired and never worked another day in my life…
I have an exclusive interview for you… No matter how far I looked, I haven’t been able to find ANY other interviews anywhere with my latest Escape Velocity guest, Justin Shimoon. He just… doesn’t do them.
As a 3x successful business-owner and founder, my biggest fears about having kids were: I would be an absent father I would accidentally raise entitled kids Those two thoughts made me sweat. I was terrified. I was good at business… but what about being a good father? What if I messed it up?
I’m super pumped. Why? The other day, my life-long buddy Martin asked me: “Uh, Dan… what exactly is a SaaS?” I think he was a bit embarrassed to ask.
Freemium? Free trial with a credit card? Or premium only? If you’re asking these questions about your pricing model, then – according to Wes Bush – you’d already be on the wrong path.
Do millionaires think differently about money? Absolutely.
