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I'm an advisor to 2-3 companies at any given time. I advise on growth, product, business and monetization model, management, tech, and more. These are long-term relationships with regular touchpoints. The methodology is proprietary and very effective.
I apologize, but I don't do single strategy sessions, business model/deck fly-bys, or brain-picking sessions. Here's why.
What does a startup do with their resources once the product is built? Strengthen the infrastructure or build a better product? Here's how to prioritize.
Even experienced startup leaders can succumb to opportunity or desperation in a way that turns a risk-tolerant strategy into high-risk gambling.
A random "expert" review of your startup's product, deck, or website will get you exactly what you pay for, or worse. Here's what you should do instead.
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Here's how startup leaders can identify a broken sales process, why we keep overlooking it, and how to fix it.
Competitive protection in business is more than just keeping secrets and filing for patents. It's about playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers.
Here's what my making-money side has taught my accounting side. These are things every entrepreneur should get control over before they launch their next product.
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All it took for the r/wallstreetbets explosion was a story, a hook, a catalyst, and a viral spark. This mirrors the rise and fall of every viral-fueled startup.
A legitimate business coach can be a windfall, a bad one can wreck you. Let's talk startup coaching - what it is, when it's legit, and when it might not be.
Running a marketplace startup that monetizes someone else's product will always be a slippery slope. Growing the platform seems simple, but it's easy to fail.
Why does every metric in startup revolve around money? Because a sustainable startup isn't a successful startup. If your startup is surviving, it's actually slowly dying.
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The drive to find the next new thing is what guides us entrepreneurs. And sometimes that leads us to betting our entire startup on a mirage.
Here are the five questions about your product investors will need answered before they'll invest in your startup.
The lure of subscription pricing is the guarantee of recurring revenue for your startup. But converting a subscription customer isn't as simple as flipping a switch.
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Being pushed out hurts more than failure, because failure is your own fault. How startup leaders get forced out of the company they were instrumental in building.