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Today’s episode of our podcast was a special one for me—I had the chance to sit down with Yotam Rosenbaum, my co-founder from Earbits. Together, we reminisced about the highs (and stressful lows) of our startup journey: going through Y Combinator, raising $1.7M, acquiring 15,000 bands, and ultimately selling the company. 🚀 Key Takeaways for Startup Founders: Validate real problems. Find a problem you deeply understand and make sure it’s shared by others—especially if you’re building a two-sided marketplace. Both sides of the equation need solutions that work. Don’t be intimidated by experience. Going through Y Combinator was invaluable, and it’s okay if you feel underqualified. Many founders are just figuring things out as they go. Interview customers and set KPIs early. Understanding your customers’ needs, setting actionable KPIs, and iterating based on results is crucial. Otherwise, you’re just hoping you’re making the right moves. Check out the full episode for a deep dive into our journey and more insights for aspiring founders. 🎧🔥 inversionart.substack.com #startups #YC #entrepreneurship #podcast #founderjourney #growthhacking #startuptips #customerdevelopment

In 2020, Joao Aguiam’s Veertly was only a prototype. Last year, he sold it to Swisscom. How did that happen? Joao told us all about it on the latest episode of The SaaS Operator Podcast. He shared the story of building Veertly, a customizable virtual events platform, and how they took advantage of the pandemic to grow the platform. We discussed his experience on how startups are sold, from finding the right price to the roles investors play. He also opened up about his recent shift to building in public and what's next for him. If you're a founder eyeing an exit or just curious about selling a startup, this episode is for you. Tune in to hear Joao's story and learn from his experience. 🔗 Link to the full episode in the comments.

What has a 4x founder learned from his journey? 👀 Here are 3 things Wissam Tabbara is doing on his 4th startup: 👇 On the podcast, he shares how he's grown as a founder and what he's doing differently on his fourth rodeo. 1️⃣ Downturn-Proof Strategy: He learned to build a business that is downturn-proof. So, now he is building a painkiller rather than a vitamin. 2️⃣ Delivering Value with Minimal Friction: Reducing friction for users is key. Time to value is a key objective for Wissam. 3️⃣ His previous startups also taught him that prospecting sales can be challenging. Now, he's building Truebase to automate it. Tune in to hear more on how Wissam is applying his learnings to building a business in today’s fast-paced AI space. 🔗 Link to the full episode in the comments.

The latest Startups For the Rest of Us podcast shortly covered my blog post about turning an open-source project into a business, and their conclusion was that I should raise prices 10x for EmailEngine 🤔 https://lnkd.in/gyfXvSaw

"Pattern breakers" by Mike Maples, Jr struck a chord with our team at Superset—so much so that I decided to print and frame some my fav callouts. Here is the episode link from Lenny Rachitsky's podcast: https://lnkd.in/eR__MduN Startups are hard. Each week we agonize over our roadmap and plan the most valuable sprints. In product development, time is the most precious asset and crafting breakout features is crucial for the life or death of a startup's success path 💪 … Pattern breakers — Better isn’t good enough …better is a reflection of the present — not the future Be radically different …create a new playing field The startup capitalist is a different type of capitalist …they bleed the incumbent …they deny the premise of the rules …they change the subject or playing field …they propose something completely different …they offer something that cannot be compared to anything before Breakthrough criteria — Inflections …an external event that creates new conditions for how people think feel or act   Insights …a non obvious truth for how inflections can be harnessed to change behavior Team-future-fit …is this from the future and are you already living it? by Mike Maples Jr. 🫡

⏩ “That is what we think will be the key for our startups — we want to find the shortcuts through evolution” Seemay Chou talks strategy and areas of opportunity with BIOS. Full podcast here: https://buff.ly/48UjfRY

A blog post (pre dominantly AI generated, though I had to curate it a little bit this time) capturing our conversation from the latest episode of our podcast "Venturis Stories" with our guests Rajeev Shah, CEO and Puneet Shetty, Head of Product respectively at Celona. Tune into the full conversation if you have not yet had a chance to listen to the episode (links in comments). Hi, I'm Gaurav Vaid My mission is to enable entrepreneurs/intrapreneurs unlock trapped value by applying Product Thinking principles.   Help your connections discover this message: [repost] ♻️ Have an opinion to share [comment] 💬 To see my future posts: [follow] 🔔 Stay in touch: [connection request] 🤝 https://lnkd.in/gav-w5tR

💡 Buckle up for a groundbreaking exploration of mobile browsing's future with Veera's dynamic duo, Mr. Arjun Ghose (Co-founder and CEO) and Mr. Sam Noble (CTO), in a riveting podcast hosted by Shravya Pathak.   Let's delve into how Veera tackles real-world problems and investment decisions using a structured problem-solving framework and a grassroots approach.    Forget Chrome; Veera is the game-changer that the tech world needs.    Don't miss the full podcast, Link in the comments below! 👇   #webbrowsing #mobiletech #techmobile #techrevolution #technologyrevolution #techentrepreneurship #technologyentrepreneurship #innovation #techinnovation #podcastlove #StartupStoriesIndia 

Every CEO/CMO/CRO wants a 'Community' around their product, service, and brand. I see a few doing it exceptionally well Apollo.io, Clari, Ambition, ScoreApp, Scaling Up: A Gazelles Company... But why do so many people misunderstand the assignment and fail to execute? Kartik Gade and I spoke about this topic, and several other big ones in GTM and scaling startups successfully in this week's Revenue Masterclass. Which brands do you know who have built great communities around their offering? p.s It's LIVE NOW! So go get it, listen where you get your podcasts. Tick Talent #MakingRevenueTick #Community #GTM #Masterclass

New episode 🎙🔥 Tune in to Episode 89 of The GTM Podcast to get insight directly from Daniel Ruiz on: - The shifting landscape of bundling vs unbundling in the go-to-market tech stack. - Key lessons and tactics from Daniel's successful fundraising process. - Why in-person sales and remote work philosophies are crucial considerations for startups. - The misguided belief that "outbound is dead" and what's working in outbound sales. - How to find and land a critical first sales hire as an early-stage startup. - The power of "fake travel plans" for accelerating growth through in-person sales. + more Links to the episode in the comments👇