147. Why Most Bootstrapped Businesses Get Stuck (& How to Break Through) with Steve Hoffman
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If there’s a perfect time to start a business, it’s in this new normal when everyone’s set on an almost equal footing with everything else going digital. But how do you make sure that the business you’ll be building has got what it takes to reach the ultimate $10 million dollar goal? Today, I sat down with Steve Hoffman, a.k.a Captain Hoff, CEO of Founders Space, a worldwide innovation hub for entrepreneurs, businesses, and investors with more than 50 partners in 22 countries. Be it growing a startup through bootstrapping or venture capital, you name it, Steve has...
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146. Overlooked Opportunities to Amp Your Growth with Michael Haynes
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The challenge of getting stuck in the growing stage is one that many business owners face. But what most of owners and founders don’t know is that there’s actually a swarm of opportunities for growth out there that they are missing out on. Today, we’re going to explore those opportunities with Leading SMB Growth Expert Michael Haynes as we talk about common growth hindrances in 2022 and how to address them. Do you find it difficult to adjust your B2B business tactics? If yes, then this episode is definitely for you. We’ll talk about: Introduction [00:00] What your areas of...
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145. Is Your Mindset Limiting Your Business’s Growth?
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We talk a lot on this podcast about business strategies and tactics but not very often about the personal side which includes wellness, physical health, and especially mindset. So today, we’re having Teresa Buruni, founder and CEO of Less Fear More Flow, who helps entrepreneurs and business owners with their personal transformation, mindset, wellness to unlock their true potential. Teresa shares tips on how we can preserve our wellness so we never get lost amidst burnout while achieving our goals for our businesses. This episode is a breath of fresh air and will surely...
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144. Why ABM Is the Key to Unlocking Your Bootstrapped Businesses Growth with Jeff MacGurn
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Account-based marketing (ABM) is one of the most effective strategies for B2B sales but many founders are still missing out on the awesome benefits that it offers. Today, I have just the perfect person to help us understand what ABM is really all about, BusinessOnline Chief Operating Officer Jeff MacGurn. Jeff shares the different ways that ABM boosts sales. He also gives insights on how to get started with ABM and how to target the right audience with the right type of content. Are you looking to learn more about ABM and how you can get the most out of it? Jump into this...
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143. How a Virtual Financial Expert Can Help You Accelerate Growth with Joe Manganelli
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As you’re earning your first million, your costs of doing business become more complicated if you haven’t built a financial structure from the get-go. Today, we’re graced by the presence of Joe Manganelli, founder of Calculate, a company that offers a multitude of financial services from nitty-gritty bookkeeping to big-picture strategies and forecasting. Joe and I touch on the different aspects of operating a business from a financial perspective. Joe also shares his insights on scaling a startup through efficient use of resources and putting up checks and balances....
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142. How to Get Sh!t Done to Grow Your Business On Your Own Terms with Alex Batdorf
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When businesses fall short of their set goals, is it because of poor execution or is it because the direction taken was wrong in the first place? We’ll answer that in this episode with Alex Batdorf, CEO and Founder of Get Sh!t Done, a platform focused on centralizing access to growth resources for female entrepreneurs. Alex and I take a deep dive into the common challenges that her collaborating companies face and how she thinks these should be addressed. We also discuss the importance of a founder’s wellness to the business and the unending quest for innovation...
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141. The Difference Between Average and Elite with Former NBA Player & Best-Selling Author Paul Shirley
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Entrepreneurs and business owners are constantly in scramble mode. So amidst all the chaos in your working space, how do you maintain balance to prevent everything from falling apart? My guest today, Paul Shirley, is the founder of The Process, a co-working facility and virtual platform whose theory is discussed in his book, The Process is the Product. Paul shares with us about his experiences as a former professional basketball player and author. He reveals how he learned to add process to the chaos of a working environment and get more done in less time. This part...
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140. How to Bootstrap Your Business to 7-Figures With Only 2 Employees Featuring Esben Friis Jensen
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There is no right or wrong path when raising money for your startup. You just have to understand the trade-offs for whichever choice you make. Today, I welcome Esben Friis-Jensen, Co-Founder of Cobalt and Userflow, who has raised a bunch of money through bootstrapping to give us different perspectives on scaling. Esben and I dive into the principles that he had as he was co-founding and growing his two multi-million dollar companies, which you all will surely learn from. Hit the play button now if you want to scale your business in the most effective way! We’ll talk...
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139. Who Not How: Why Virtual Specialists are the Keys to Growth in 2022 with Laith Masarweh
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You'll have to expand outside yourself at some point, no matter how skilled you are at growing your business on your own. Today we’re going to talk about how exactly you can do that and I have just the perfect guest for you. Laith Masarweh is the founder of Assistantly, a company that offers virtual team member staffing solutions with a focus on workplace culture. Laith and I dive into the value of having virtual team members or what he refers to as “Unicorns” and how we see it as the best way to scale in 2022. This episode offers a lot of insights on growing...
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BizOwner360 Series Ep 8: Support Your Customers - Success, Experience, & Service
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When in doubt, start with the customer. If it doesn't make sense for them, you're probably doing it wrong, or you shouldn't be doing it. Today, we touch on the last part of the A-C-E-S framework which is support. It's a three-part strategy for your customers with three different areas of focus: (1.) customer success, (2.) customer experience, and (3.) customer service. This should really be a part of your playbooks so tune in now and learn how you can ensure your success in these aspects of support. Resource Links: Brett Trainor Website () Download Startup to...
info_outlineIn this episode, I welcome back Eva Nahari, a principal at DNX Ventures, an early-stage Venture Capital firm investing in B2B Startups.
Why am I bringing venture capitalists back to the program?
Eva is on the front lines of new technologies within the B2B space from which you can get potential business ideas or areas you can move your business into.
You’ll surely learn technologies that can help improve your business in efficiency and growth from everything that Eva shares in this episode.
Eva also gives her two cents on scaling through bootstrapping and raising which will help you decide on which between the two should you adopt for your business.
This episode is loaded with insights on the hottest B2B SaaS platforms and growing your startup so tune in now!
We’ll talk about:
- Introduction [00:00]
- Eva’s transition to B2B investing and mentoring [3:39]
- Squadcast and its workflow-based UI-guided tool [5:54]
- Quark.ai and how it provides better customer support [8:34]
- Macrometa: The Cloud for the Edge [14:07]
- What’s next on the horizon for Eva [17:13]
- Do you need to get salespeople when expanding? [21:47]
- Eva’s thoughts on bootstrapping and raising [25:05]
- The best-case scenario for founders bootstrapping or raising [28:37]
- Should you bootstrap all the way to your first million? [32:52]
- The biggest challenges that Eva sees from the founders she onboards [34:36]
Resource Links:
- Brett Trainor Website (https://bretttrainor.com/)
- Download Startup to Scaleup: A 4-Part Framework to Grow Your B2B Business to $10 Million (https://bretttrainor.com/resources/)
- DNX Ventures website (https://www.dnx.vc/)
- Squadcast Website (https://www.squadcast.com/)
- Quark website (https://quark.ai/)
- Macrometa website (https://www.macrometa.com/)
About Our Guest:
Eva Nahari is a Principal at DNX Ventures, a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage B2B companies. Prior to joining DNX, she spent 9 years at Cloudera, where she helped organizations scale by developing products and go-to-market strategies.
Eva is interested in investing in firms that are developing SaaS, Cloud, ML-Enabled Enterprise Software, and DevOps solutions that potentially alter how IT is provided to businesses.
Eva has also worked as a startup coach and angel investor.
Connect with Eva Nahari:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvaNahari
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanahari/
Substack: https://substack.com/profile/26323472-eva-nahari\
Connect with me and learn more about growing your business:
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretttrainor/
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