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Sounds like you're doing a great job already. Well done. Based on the continuous increase in growth, and assuming that there is a growing market for your product, it shouldn't be too difficult to find an investor. What you would need is to create 2 investor pitch decks (presentations): one which you use when presenting in front of them, and one which you send to them (they are similar but not the same). The pitch deck that you send to them needs to be perfect as you only have one chance. There are a lot of lists available of investors. It depends which country you're located in and where your target market is. I've successfully helped over 300 entrepreneurs and would be happy to help you if you need. After scheduling a call, be sure to please send me some background information so that I can prepare before - thus giving you maximum value for your money during the call itself.

Hi - I work with investors on a daily basis. You need to be able to show value of your brand. Either push this through public relations, thought leadership and being authentic. I'd recommend testing all avenues to attract the attention of investors in your sector. Gaining trust is key. You can also try an aggressive PR strategy like giving away free promos or content. Anything that shows your value appeals an investor.

Hi there, I have 6+ years of experience selling enterprise software and one of the products I sold at Oracle included their SaaS LMS application as part of the whole HCM suite. Your question about comp definitely depends on the industry, location of the individual, experience level, average deal size, etc. However, VERY GENERAL guidelines that SaaS companies follow tend to be quota = 5x to 10x their salary. For example: - If a sales reps salary is 60k, then their quota should be 300k- 600k (very rough estimate). - For each deal that the rep closes, they should get a minimum 10% on each deal until the rep hits quota. - If the rep hits quota, there should be an accelerator on their comp plan (15%-25% of each deal sold) so that they will be motivated to keep on selling (capping your commission will be capping your growth). - After the rep hits 200% or 300% of their quota, the accelerator stays at 15% or comes down to 10% - PLEASE READ: All of the above is very dependent on average deal size, time to closure, among other factors that I would be happy to get into if we jump on a call. The most important factor here is to make sure your quotas are REALISTIC and ATTAINABLE- having a rep come in with an unattainable quota only to have them leave in a few months will be detrimental to your growth and even be a huge cost to your business. Happy to answer any and all questions in regards to quota structuring, LMS sales strategies, selling to the right lines of business, etc. It is a super competitive field and I understand through first-hand experience how difficult it is to displace any companies' current application suite. Maybe I can help provide some insight into this aspect of your business as well. Best, Kevin

The terms are based on how an Angel investor views your company as well as your startup’s value in the market. So they are looking at your impact potential within your sector and industry, the size of any recent exits, the willingness to enter into a deal, and vice versa for the entrepreneur.

Hey Lucas, I've been selling technology solutions for 6+ years now and one of the companies I worked with, Visually, sold animations/short form videos to content creators and companies. After taking a look at your website, I already see one marketing method that does not cost too much money for you: customer testimonials! You need to ask your current customers (paying or otherwise) to put their logo/channels/reviews on your website to show others that there are reputable people that stand by your work. After all, your best method of marketing should come from word of mouth from your current customers that are happy with the work you've been able to do for them. After getting some testimonials, you can start utilizing Twitter, LinkedIn, email, etc. to broadcast how you've been able to help these businesses with your animations and subsequently attract others to the value proposition of your product (animations). You've got a super good thing going right now and the fact that you are seeking help means you are extremely resourceful- a characteristic that will prove incredibly useful in whatever path you decide to pursue. I'm happy to jump on a call to provide you with some insight as to what your messaging should be in those LinkedIn/Twitter/Customer Testimonials to attract more customers.

Hi First of all - good luck. Second, I ALWAYS advise on doing market research and validation. The ratio of time versus value is always in favor of doing validation. I've successfully helped over 300 entrepreneurs and would be happy to help you if you need. Just send me some background info by email before, so that the call itself can be 100% dedicated to giving you my advice (maximum value for your money) You can see a more detailed answer about how to do market research/validation in one of my previous answers: https://clarity.fm/questions/6423/how-do-you-do-market-research Good luck!

Hi, You are correct that having a good LinkedIn profile (and presence) is important and helpful from business aspects. I believe that (1) I have a good LinkedIn profile, (2) I am an entrepreneur, and (3) I am active on LinkedIn. If you'll provide all the necessary, accurate, and truthful information about your credentials, I can create your profile - including 2-3 rounds of corrections (if needed). One last point: In your message you wrote: "...in a way that people...will contact me as a qualified prospect...". It is important to note, that (just) having a professional profile, will not cause people to request your services (and anyone who says otherwise is misleading you). Just like many other aspects in life, you need to put in the work. Meaning that you have to have good/decent credentials (past experience), and to be active on LinkedIn: adding valuable content, commenting, creating connections, helping other etc. I can help you create the profile, and give you advice on what activities you should do. The rest is up to you (unless you are also looking for someone to maintain your account, but this is less advised and a waste of money). I've successfully helped over 300 entrepreneurs, and I'd be happy to help you as well. good luck

As your question is complex, and requires data to target new companies, here are 3 strategies which could give you start in targeting: Here are 3 concrete strategies: Strategy 1: If you have first/last name, City, zip code, street, phone, then you can create a CSV list and upload the data to Facebook Audience, then you will be able to target those specific people with Facebook Ads. Strategy 2: If you have the company website, upload the company websites of the target companies to Linkedin, choose the Job Title position you want to target, and Linkedin will show ads only to those companies, and to those job titles. Strategy 3: If you have the domain of the website, you can create generic emails such as Info@company.com, contact@company.com and send your proposal to them. Generating generic emails are legal as they are not connected to a specific contact. To implement this 3 strategies, i presume 300$ will be a good fit to start with, if you want to target just a city. Also dont forget to create a landing page too.

Having worked at Uber for a number of years across Rides (2 sided marketplace), EATS (3 sided marketplace) and Freight (2 sided marketplace) I can help. To build a successful 2 or 3 sided marketplace, the company has to build up the "supply" side before there is any demand. In the ride-sharing business, the supply, and limiting factor to grow, are the drivers. In the early days at Uber, Uber had to get enough drivers on the road so that when a rider requested, there would be a driver within a few minutes to create a good rider experience. The only way for Uber to do this was to "guarantee" earnings for the driver, whether they got rides or not. This looked something like, "we'll pay you $20 / hr to be online and accept trips when they come your way." Of course, this is expensive if you don't have a lot of demand. However, once Uber was able to get drivers on the road and the word got out there on the rider side, riders had such a good experience that they would tell their friends, families, and colleagues about Uber, and demand for the product spread rapidly. Can one build up a 2-sided marketplace without millions in investment? Possibly, especially now that many of the barriers to these kinds of "part-time" gigs have been broken down. You would need to devise a way that if a person or company is supply in your business, that they are making money elsewhere, and using your platform to supplement their business (Uber originally did this with black car companies). Then, as your business grows (likely slowly) they can move more and more of their business over to your platform, so you're not subsidizing the down time. Happy to answer any additional questions about the marketplaces for Uber Rides, UberEATS, or Uber Freight!

Having sold SaaS applications for early stage startups and Fortune 500 companies, there's a lot of factors in play which determine if a SaaS product can "self-propagate" enough of its own leads to which $1M in revenue. There's several fundamental levels of analysis that need to be taken into account before jumping to the conclusion of limited growth potential. - What does your marketing strategy look like? Are you targeting the correct potential buyers in your campaigns to generate these leads? - What is the average deal size? Is there a way to expand your average deal size to help you reach $1M in revenue? - - Are you priced competitively? How long are your sales cycles? Lead count as a result of pipeline growth/generation is one of many factors that may reveal growth potential. If your SaaS product is top-notch in your own eyes, you still need to figure out if your application has a good fit in your target markets. After doing so, you can start tweaking your marketing campaigns to self propagate more leads and reach your growth potential. Happy to jump on a call to get more information about your product and see where I can help determine if there is limited growth potential.

Hi - I'd probably look into both ways at first. Then decide which is more feasible. Efficiently, would be through contracting out a device maker if you work with an experienced and reputable company. If you have the experience in development, then this could be efficient in house as well but again, all depends. If you'd like to jump on a call for any help with further exploring, planning to your business. Feel free to reach out.

Hi There. Great question. Learning through doing is ALWAYS going to be a better option. If you have a business or product concept or idea, go for it! Don’t wait. Experience is going to be a great teacher. Also, you can prepare WHILE you execute your business idea. Check out Business Model Canvas (from Strategyzer) and get the book. This will let you reach both goals — launch your business while training yourself for it. Good luck in your efforts!

Hi, In order to give a complete answer, it is important to get more information. Nevertheless, and based on the information you provided, here are a few suggested methods. There are many more but I don't want this answer to be longer than it already is. 1. Ask your existing client/s for referrals. If they were happy with the work that you did, they should be happy to help. If you feel the need, offer them a X%/$X discount on the next project for every client they refer. This is 'win-win-win' situation because you get more clients, they get a discount, and they use your services again. 2. Ask your existing clients for a written recommendation + permission to use their logo on your website. Publish them both on your website. This will help increase the conversion rate on your website. If you feel the need, you can offer them a link to their website which will be good for both of your SEO rankings - so another win-win. 3. Publish as much (relevant and quality) content as possible on your website (about the projects you've done, potential projects, your fields of expertise, etc. Obviously, you need to have a professional and trustworthy looking website. I can explain how the articles need to be done. 4. Create a free 'get a quote tool' - many customers check online to get an estimate of how much the project will cost. If you have an automatic online tool, this can attract a lot of customers. I have personally used such a tool and I was very impressed. 5. Partner with organizations/companies that work with your target clients - for example: I work with lots of entrepreneurs and many of them ask me for referrals to various types of service providers, including programming companies. These companies give me a small percentage of the profits they make from my referrals (of course I only refer to companies which I know and trust as my reputation is worth more than the referral fee). I've successfully helped over 300 entrepreneurs and will be happy to help you. After scheduling the call, please send me any relevant background material. Good luck

It may be your messaging. Do you have current clients? If so, ask them what they like about working with you. That is the message you should use to go to the market. I have several clients where I gave them that challenge, go ask your best clients why they work with you. When they heard the message, it changed what they said to prospects and grew their client base. It's a simple solution that works incredibly well. If you have any other questions, please let me know.

Hi This is a common problem for many. There are no quick fixes. The main aspects are: 1. Quality (relevant) content 2. Quality incoming coming links for the relevant keywords. 3. Focus on niche areas. 4. Utilize long tail keywords. I’ve successfully helped over 300 entrepreneurs and I’d be happy to assist. Immediately after scheduling the call, please send me the link to your website + the main keywords that you are focusing on (and why), and any other relevant information. Best of luck

Hi, There is a big difference between the two goals you mentioned and the method to achieve them. If you're looking for brand awareness, you should consider utilizing a method similar to the first option (see more on this below). If you're looking for a return on investment, you should go with the second option (with a few small changes). The 1st option: the problems with this option are that (1) there are so many fake accounts (meaning you'll be wasting money) + (2) there is a set group of people who go around completing competitions, but they don't really buy anything, just compete + (3) many of the people who participate will not be your target market and (4) you won't get ROI. The 2nd option: you will have a lower involvement rate, but a better ROI. I would change the prize so that the participant can win another dream vacation for themselves. This is a much better incentive than winning a prize for a friend (at the end of the day, we are all looking out for me...). I would go with the second option, but make the prize worthwhile, add an option to buy relatively cheap vacations (in order to participate), and have them send in a short 'article' (even half a page) about an attraction/place/restaurant that they loved during one of their previous trips - this would be great to use on your website as it is free content which will improve your SEO in Google (just be sure to get the participants acceptance when they enter the competition). I've successfully helped over 300 entrepreneurs and would be happy to help you if you need. Just send me some background info by email before, so that the call itself can be 100% dedicated to giving you my advice (maximum value for your money).

It's a balancing act. You're absolutely right in the observation that the hero is the client, but when a coach tells their own story the reader builds trust. They think, "this person had the same struggle as me and understands what the process is like, therefore I will trust the to relate to my problem and the find a solution." A client also likes knowing that others have trusted you prior to them. But the website should always be focused on what the client needs because and if they need to hear your story and credentials, that's great. But do have content that asks them about their pain points and the results they're looking for.

Hello, I've worked with many CMOs, Marketing Managers, Sales Directors, etc. selling enterprise software with or to these personas. The main topics that these folks will be interested in will be lead generation, revenue generation, team enablement, thought leadership, among others. For whichever topic you end up choosing, be sure to communicate ROI (return on investment) tailored to your audience. The types of people listed above that you want to dedicate your videos to are EXTREMELY numbers-focused and ROI-driven. If you can educate them through short form videos on how your videos can help them with their goals, you will be able successfully "sell" your videos and grab their collective attention in a thoughtful manner. Happy to jump on a call to give you some first-hand insight as to what specific topics you should focus on.

Having worked in the domain name industry since 2001, I would always suggest a trademark search before acquiring names. Please keep in mind that when registering a name, you agree to the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) as part of your registration contract. This means that you agree not to infringe on rights of others with the registration of your domain. When selling a domain name, it really comes down to your contract/agreement with the buyer. Depending on the details you might be held liable for any potential trademark infringements at a later time. DIsclaimer: I am not a lawyer, it would be best to consult with a lawyer.

The easiest way to advertise on Facebook and IG is via Live video. Follow the 3 Es: Educate, entertain, or enlighten. Teach your audience, make them laugh or wow them, or enlighten them with a story about you. If you do the Live video on Faebook and you stay under 10 minutes, you can download and upload it immediately to IGTV, instagram TV. You an then cut up the video with a free app (Inshot, iMovie, etc) to upload 20-second teaser clips into FB and IG stories with a call to action to watch the whole video. You can use a shortlink from LinkHero or Bit.ly to make the link to your full video easy to remember. Once you do the Live video, you can boost the post or run targeted ads. Hope this helps!

Video is a great start to aligning all marketing efforts. Utilizing channel based marketing with proper video placement does two things for your brand: #1 it's evergreen content and lives on channels that matter (social, website, newsletters) #2 it's entertaining and provides value instantly. If you need help understanding the best ways to use video in these channels - happy to schedule a quick call to get started and see how I can help. Best of luck!

If your product caused skin issues with a consumer so bad that a court case has been opened it will hurt your brand and store like crazy. Mainly because this consumer now will leave a bad review, tell all his/her friends about the experience. And believe me future customers will find out what happened. If your product caused a skin issue with a consumer then you NEED to rethink the product and make it better. Because if it happened to one consumer it is bound to happen to more. Enhance the product, find out what cause the skin issue and make it better. And honestly I wouldnt work with a client that has this issue because it shows they need to spend a lot more time on the product itself to make it safe for consumers.

The best methods would be to: 1. Improve your target customers (the people who are receiving your emails) - and not just mass mailing. 2. Personalize the email by using new technologies that adapt each email to the user - and not just by adding "Dear [name of user]. Here's a link to one of the leading service providers in the field: campaign-genius.com (I happened to actually help them through Clarity, and know that they are really professional). I've successfully helped over 300 entrepreneurs and would be happy to help you if you need. Just send me some background info by email before, so that the call can be 100% dedicated to giving you my advice. Good luck

You're question is phrased oddly. Unsure if you're trying to... 1) Auto post Facebook content to a WordPress site... or... 2) Auto post WordPress content to a Facebook page. My guess is #2, so you'll use https://hootsuite.com or something similar. You must be very careful about how exactly you do this, as you'll either destroy your WordPress site SEO or Facebook page SEO. Before you start down this path, best hire someone like a Fractional CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) to go through your entire online ecosystem + money flow, to ensure you're optimizing your marketing aligned with your exact income goals.