Jason Hurlbut

Helping cloud SI's build their practice and leverage Microsoft

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

32. Achieving a goal is not about getting things. It's about becoming the person who attracts the goal as a result of who they are.

33. You'll enjoy your life more when you focus on enjoying the climb rather than reaching the summit.

[Jason Hurlbut @JasonHurlbut]

@PrimeVideoCA stop putting PK Subban on Faceoff: Inside the NHL. Real hockey players have no respect for him. Lots of other good choices!

[David Colebatch 🎧☁️ @dcolebatch]

@QuinnyPig Well now that you bring it up…

[Jason Hurlbut @JasonHurlbut]

Gold as usual...

[Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin @jasonlk]

What’s the toughest part of running a startup? A partial list:

🙇‍♂️ Recruiting. This is always hard, forever.
😪 Co-founder Conflict. Hopefully, you don’t have this. If you do, boy it’s hard.
💸 Almost running out of money. Happens to almost all of us. Not fun.
😿 Loneliness at the top. Tough indeed.
😤 Having to rebuild the team every few years. Man.
🐢 Falling behind the competition. Painful.
📉 Losing momentum. It’s so, so hard to get it back.

That’s a lot of tough stuff.

But one visceral memory I had was of a celebration dinner with friends after Adobe acquired my last startup. I was so tired, I barely made it to the restaurant.

And then I had to choose between 3 open parking spots. But I couldn’t chose. I just sat there.

It had been 5.5 years of mission-critical decisions. Many of which I got wrong. I just didn’t want to, I couldn’t, make those decisions anymore.

I’ve of course bounced back since. And what I’ve learned is you have to find someone to help share this load. I had a lot of help here, a great VP of Sales and VP of Product to help. But it was not quite enough. Not as much as I needed.

As CEO, you have to make a few big decisions right a year, and maybe 20-30 tough decisions a year on top of that. And many others every day, that you have to make.

Delegate where you can, push down the decisions that can be un-made. But get more help, as much as you can, on the bigger ones. Because you’ll get some of them wrong. And just the pressure of getting most of them right, it’s more than we realized.

It was the biggest weight of all for me.

[Microsoft Partner @msPartner]

Take your business to the next level with our newly released #MSPartner benefits packages! 🌟

Get the product licenses and support you need to strengthen your cloud and AI solutions: https://t.co/bgD9yCGFO4

[Jason Hurlbut @JasonHurlbut]

@msPartner Help 5 partner organizations accelerate their journey with Microsoft and drive outsized revenue increases.

[Microsoft Partner @msPartner]

2023 was truly the year of AI. 🏆

The pace of AI innovation and the way people applied this technology to make a real difference in their careers, communities, and countries was incredible. 👏

Learn more about their stories: https://t.co/8rCJpgRhpi

[Jason Hurlbut @JasonHurlbut]

The easiest way to consume financial data in the tech industry!

[App Economy Insights @EconomyApp]

So. Many. Visuals. 📊

2023's top reads from App Economy Insights:

💡How to Analyze Financial Statements.
📈 Buybacks & Dividends Explained.
🌎 12 Global Titans in 22 Charts.
💳 Visa & Mastercard: Priceless.
🛡️ Cybersecurity Showdown.

and much more!
https://t.co/RmUrVkNDFc

[Jason Hurlbut @JasonHurlbut]

And thanks to all the partners we helped to maximize your leverage of the #MAICPP this year! 2024 will be even better!

[Microsoft Partner @msPartner]

Stop scrolling! 👋

We wanted to take a moment to thank you for another incredible year of collaboration, innovation, and success. Together, we can achieve more. 💙

[David Colebatch 🎧☁️ @dcolebatch]

You get faster internet on a plane than on most Australian’s NBN connection.

Is it time to abandon NBN’s monopoly and open up to competition?

Or is it too late?

#auspol

[Jason Hurlbut @JasonHurlbut]

If you want beta access to our MCI copilot for navigating these benefits, just DM me. #copilot #MicrosoftPartners

[Microsoft Partner @msPartner]

#MSPartner, by employing MCEM/P, we can enhance our co-selling efforts, understanding customers' unique needs and desired outcomes.

Learn more: https://t.co/NivP16AOJ3

[Jason Hurlbut @JasonHurlbut]

@msPartner If you want beta access to our MCI copilot for navigating these benefits, just DM me. #copilot #MicrosoftPartners

[Microsoft Partner @msPartner]

You know, just some "housekeeping" tasks before the year ends! 🧹😉

Validate your skills by annually renewing your Microsoft Certification for free: https://t.co/MQmIYaOA5R

[Jason Hurlbut @JasonHurlbut]

For all of you #SaaS #entrepreneurs these lessons are gold… go forth and prosper!

[Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin @jasonlk]

New!! "5 Lessons from Scaling Six Products to $100M+ with @Samsara's Chief Strategy Officer Kiren Sekar"

More here: https://t.co/bASSKx6yYY

[Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin @jasonlk]

We all have a Year of Hell

Well, almost all of us. A handful grow, grow, grow every year like clockwork.

But not most of us. It took UiPath 10 years to get to $1m ARR, for example.

If 2023 was yours -- put it behind you.

Just do better in 2024.

And put 2023 in a box.

[Jason Hurlbut @JasonHurlbut]

@EdwardKens50830 Thanks Edward. When the Assistants API was released, it made it much easier to create.

[Jason Hurlbut @JasonHurlbut]

If anyone wants early access to our Microsoft Commerce Incentives #Copilot just DM me.

Anyone that has tried to navigate that document knows why we need this.

#MicrosoftPartners #GenAI

[Microsoft Partner @msPartner]

Partners make more possible. 💙

Here's a shoutout to some of the most recent partner-to-partner (P2P) collaborations! 👏

Together, our partners are expanding their expertise, accessing new markets, and driving innovation: https://t.co/mCttNFdFLb

[Microsoft Partner @msPartner]

ICYMI: Our freshly updated refreshed #Azure WAF contains much more precise guidance for making architectural trade-offs in cloud workloads.

Learn more: https://t.co/BpQaQO8bPT

[Microsoft News and Stories @MSFTnews]

With the widespread adoption of #AI, it’s crucial for #MSPartner businesses to understand how to use AI and #Azure to create value. Our partners are doing just that, as we break down in the latest round of stories in this blog.

https://t.co/bITqB1iTXp