IT Entrepreneurs School

This group is created to support fellow IT entrepreneurs in their journey. What can you expect here? 🤓 ★ advice on launching and growing IT businesses ★ specific advice on sales platforms like Upwork, LinkedIn and others ★ sensitive topics talk (like dual employment issues and such) ★ templates of legal documents ★ exchange of business leads ★ exchange of IT resources (inc. human resources!) ★ support and specific advice on multiple IT topics You are welcome to post and comment, ask for advice, and post vacancies, articles, and anything related to IT businesses. Looking forward to welcoming you to the group! 🤓

MISTAKES YOU MAKE ON UPWORK as a Freelancer (with EXAMPLES) Any Upwork sinners here? 🤔 Okay, I'll be the first then 🙋♀️ It's okay to commit mistakes, it's not okay to not improve yourself 🤓 Do you agree with the mistakes I listed, or is something subject to discussion? 🤔 P.S. Hope you don't mind me "quacking" too much in the video 😉 https://lnkd.in/eTbk46e5

Today we’ll talk about HOW TO HIRE ON UPWORK Hiring on Upwork helps you: 1)    For freelancers – to understand what clients see (and what is important for them) 2)    For clients (and if you choose to outsource your projects) – to learn to pick up talent wisely Let's talk about the stages of Upwork hiring and you should be prepared for: https://lnkd.in/e8WcjWRF #upworkhiring #upwork #upworkclients #upworkclient

DON'T QUIT YOUR JOB BEFORE YOU DO THIS What can you do to PREPARE to start your own company while working in a hired position? Today is a little bit of a shady advice, but I felt like we needed to sit and talk about it. I’ve met people who want to start a business, but they haven’t prepared a bit: not even a LinkedIn account. No connections. No clues about where to find valuable people. And oh DO people matter in business... Let’s go 👇👇👇 https://lnkd.in/eZ4PqcWw

Now, I have some doubts as to this one. According to the recent research/surveys, here's how clients choose their vendors (IT service providers). This is what they pay attention to, when starting to work with a new outsourcing company, here's what matters to them... etc etc. And I have some thoughts to share with you on what we have here: https://lnkd.in/eMhpyTY4

The major question for every service provider is: where do we get the clients? What sales channels should we focus on? Is LinkedIn any good now? 🤔 According to my recent experience and the statistics that back it up, there are some uninspiring news. No, we are not all of us hopeless and stupid because we don't get any response from our LinkedIn campaigns. It's because this channel is not responding as it used to, and there are multiple reasons behind that. Here are some alternative (and faster) ways to get you clients. Which of these have you used? And how did they work for you? 🧐 Which you still haven't? And which would you like to try?.. 🧐

What are the biggest mistakes startup founders make? 👀 What should a go-to-market strategy look like? 🤓 How do you identify TA for your new product? How do you start with product positioning? 👀 What is more important - messaging or visuals? 🤓 What are some important metrics when evaluating the success of your marketing strategy/campaign? What do you do when the product ISN'T performing as well as you expected? 😒 And finally, what emerging trends totally change the marketing approach for a new product? This and more in our recent interview on the channel 👇👇 https://lnkd.in/eFip9Bvz

How To MARKET Your Product | GO-TO-MARKET Strategy (highlights... When it comes to strategy and execution, the approach to developing a go-to-market strategy for a new IT product should be started with market research. So what should be your first steps? 🤔 And what do you do when the product isn't performing as you expected?.. 😐 https://lnkd.in/d9GFrTSC

Happy start of the week, top guns! Got interesting data coming in: According to research, 70% of engineers, laid off from IT companies, continue to work in IT, specifically seeking jobs in SaaS companies and online marketplaces. The remaining 30% explore new industries—finance, retail, healthcare, and manufacturing. 🔍 78% of them prefer companies with 50-500 employees, while others consider the possibility of working in small companies and startups. 🔍 According to BizReport, one in thirteen of the 100 laid-off engineers transitions to freelancing or starts their own business. Former Meta employees show the greatest activity in this direction: one in three of them starts their own startup. ❓So why do people start their IT companies? Money, ambitions, or/and something else? 👇👇👇 Let's address 3 most common reasons for this IT startup madness 👇👇👇 ✍️ Profit. Research shows that, with proper management, it is possible to achieve a profit of around $100,000 annually with a team of 5-6 developers. Optimistic forecasts indicate that this is achievable even with 3-4 specialists (depends on your expertise I guess). ✍️ Delegating management. Over time, you can delegate the company's management and then devote up to 2 hours a week to the company, focusing instead on new projects, finances, investments, education or whatever. ✍️ Selling the company. I heard of a case of selling a company with only 10 engineers for 1 million dollars. 🙀 (I admire that person, I truly do!). And even though I can't imagine what their annual profit should've been like, I can confirm that this is a real path to significant income. Even if you sell your company to your cofounder? You're still well off! The main thing is to have a strategy and an understanding of how to move from point zero to the goal.  What goal would YOU pursue (behind starting a company)? Share with me! 👂👂👂👇👇👇

Happy Monday, Top Guns! Out of pure curiosity, I've created a map of my clients. The results were amazing - I couldn't fit all the countries I worked with on 1 page! And I wanted to make it beautiful and visual and concise 🤓 Can you find YOUR country on the slide? 🧐 If not, maybe it's time to add it?.. 😏😉 #itentrepreneurschool #itentrepreneur #1on1coaching