“Should I take outside investment?” “Should I allow a new partner to join my small team?” “Who should I hire next?” Are decisions like these swirling around in your mind at 3 am in the morning? If so, watch out!
Quick question: Do you know the difference between a board of directors and a board of advisors? Here’s the answer. I ask because most founders don’t know. And they end up going to the wrong person for the wrong thing. Imagine going to your accountant for advice on who to hire. Or to your sales director for advice on how
Many founders are glued to their seats with their hands tied behind their backs… Paralyzed. Unable to make critical decisions out of fear that “things might go wrong”. And if you’ve ever experienced this paralysis analysis, watch out. It’s how you may miss life-changing opportunities. Like when Blockbuster missed buying Netflix for $50M. Or when Yahoo passed on the opportunity
“Am I paying my team enough?” I get it… I’ve had gaping holes in my business. It’s no fun. And losing your best people without warning is terrifying. It’s like trying to walk with a broken leg. Or play ball with one eye closed. Even if no one has left your team yet… There’s always that: “what if?” But no
Are you an 80-degree entrepreneur or a 90-degree entrepreneur? Today, I want to share with you a concept called the success thermostat. You may not realize it… But in your mind, you have this thermostat for the level of success you feel worthy of. And until you can increase it, you’ll stay locked where you are… I’ve literally seen entrepreneurs
It’s hard to say goodbye… For years, the last thing I thought about every night was my company, Spheric Technologies. It was part of me. It was me. My identity was: Dan @ Spheric And at 28 years old, something happened that changed my life forever. Someone asked me if I was looking to sell. Sell? My baby?!
I failed for 7 years straight. After clawing my way out of the gutter from drugs and crime… I still had to face setback after setback. I was smashed in the face with two failed businesses… And while I was working on my 3rd one, I was regularly awake at 2 am loaded up on Red Bull thinking to myself:
A little while ago one of my businesses got 18 demos and 0 show-ups… ZERO. Crazy? I know right. I couldn’t understand how it could be ZERO… They had all booked a call that was on the calendar. They had all received email confirmations. And they had all gone through the pipeline smoothly. Or so we thought… Here’s what happened:
If you’re about to assemble a board of directors, or you already have one… I bet this is your worst nightmare: Struggling through a slide deck while investors attack you for three hours straight.
I just searched “B2B SaaS Growth Hacks” on Quora. And here are some answers I got:
