Today, the tables have turned and the microphone is being flipped. Instead of interviewing a SaaS founder… …a SaaS founder is interviewing me! I’m pleased to share with you a special interview hosted by Liam Martin, co-founder of Time Doctor and co-organizer of Running Remote. Liam is a successful entrepreneur that helps remote businesses manage their teams efficiently. A service
When I built my company Clarity.fm, I remember staying up until 3AM designing how this software would work. But I’m not a designer. So I used an awesome wireframing tool called Balsamiq. It was a dream to use. In no time at all, I had a working prototype for my SaaS, the same one that was later successfully acquired by
Bzzzt. Bzzzt. “Hello?” “Hi Dan, I’m calling from Google. We’re interested in potentially buying your company…” Ok, it didn’t go quite like that, but it’s true – my first call with a potential acquirer was with Google. I was super excited! I mean… Google?! They’ve got money to burn, and I was ready to take it! …then I proceeded to
I’ve never been one to watch wrestling. Rarely ever step in the ring for a boxing match. But despite not being much of a sports guy… I sure know how it feels to get slammed to the ground by life, kept in it’s chokehold, and kicked in the gut while I’m there. Failure after failure, problem after problem, it was
Have you ever met someone that got good at something REALLY fast? I mean… learned a new language in a matter of weeks, started a new business that takes off in months or achieved a result in a tenth of the usual time? These superhumans exist. I’ve met them. And I’ll tell you something:
I like to hang out with inspiring entrepreneurs. No, not sipping coffee in their offices… I like to get out and do something fun. Even if it means breaking bones. When you connect without it being about business, two things happen: First, you get insights into the character of a successful business person. Second, when the conversation isn’t forced, that’s
Sometimes you can glean insights about life from the most interesting places… Like that time my buddy Brad learned the hard way while snow-biking in the backcountry. He was supposed to zig zag, and not go straight fast, so to avoid hitting tree stumps or river banks head on. That missed instruction from our guide resulted in him cracking open
Today, I’m going to show you how to generate consistent, repeatable momentum in your business. Yeah. You read that right. When I was 24, I started a company called Spheric. And it grew. Fast. 150% year over year. We were one of the fastest-growing companies in Canada when I successfully exited and sold to a US firm. I was only
The other day I got a call from one of my coaching clients, Carl. He was doing about $70K in MRR, killing it. Business is booming, he’s hiring new team members… Then BAM. His lead salesperson quit on him. In an instant, Carl’s problems went from “How do I scale up?” to “How do I stop my business from falling
Does this sound familiar? You have a high-output employee working for your company and then suddenly they lose interest and stop performing the way they used to. Or, even worse… they quit unexpectedly. You never saw it coming and – BAM – the tyres blow out and your business screeches to a halt while you try to figure out what
