Instead of repeating the wisdom of others, I'll link to it below. Here is a great blog post on hiring your first salesperson: http://tomtunguz.com/when-to-hire-a-salesperson Also, Mark Suster has written a ton of great post on his blog about startup sales. http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/o...
(built Spheric / 30+ person consultancy / sold in 4 years) I'm going to assume you're thinking of starting a service company vs. a product company (even though most service companies do have ambitions of some day having a product, it's best to stay focused on this for now - they are totally diff...
You should never bring anyone on the team unless you feel they are awesome and will add value. I believe the first 12 team members will dictate the success of the company. That being said, you can bring in team members and give them equity that vest over 4 years, so that there is no risk to you...
I wrote an answer to a similar question today which you can find here: https://clarity.fm/a/2877 The one flaw to your current process is this premise: "Whereas, if I focused on a good idea the whole process of driving success would be easier." This - from my experience - is simply not the case....
Have you watched Jonathan Fields' Good Life Project http://www.goodlifeproject.com/ Maybe that'll get you some ideas and inspiration. I know Jonathan and could connect you. I may have some other ideas but would need more information to know if they'd be worth trying. Let's connect
Are you talking about tweeting replies based on keywords in a tweet directed towards a specific @user? If so, then you should be able to find a developer to create a simple Twitter bot for you. You can get really fancy with it and even train an AI model to come up with replies on its own. Anal...
These are tough questions. It may be possible to hire third party marketing companies that would be able to do some testing for you to give you the metrics, but most likely the best option would be to do the testing in house. I think that you would need to set up a few of these alternative sampli...
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 me...
If you are early stage then you need two things: an accountant and accounting software. When it comes to finding an accountant, find someone who understands your area of business. Most firms will meet once or twice to get a feel for your needs. In my experience, good accountants will tell you ou...
Wish I'd seen this and been able to help you when you posted this 8 days ago. Guess we don't have many executive jobhunting experts available...but anyhow this will help going forward: This is your chance to stand out. Be memorable. Make them say, "We have to talk to this person!" Don't be blan...