Sapodilla Consulting

Early Stage Startup Consulting: Dedicated partner from concept to launch! Transform your business idea into revenue! #Startups #Founder

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Calling all #startups, #entrepreneurs, and #SaaS developers! 🚀

I’m excited to announce the launch of ‘Hustlers and Hackers’, a new space on X for innovators to connect, collaborate, and grow together.

#TechStartups #EntrepreneurCommunity #SaaSDevelopers

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@davidlovejoyx How to treat people and your ability to lead people when times are hard!

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@landonstewart_ Wow!

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@ShohanUIX Thank you for sharing @ShohanUIX ! Much appreciated 🙏🏾

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Calling all #startupfounders, #solopreneurs, and #SaaSbuilders!

@SapodillaConsul is planning a free workshop to help you level up your business.

What would make it worth your time? Vote and comment!

Topics:
🔵 SaaS Business Model Optimization
🟢 Product Design and Development
🔴 Growth Strategies
🟡 Financial Management
🟣 Legal and Compliance

Hands-on Activities:
1️⃣ SWOT Analysis
2️⃣ Product Design Sprint
3️⃣ Pitch Practice
4️⃣ Financial Modeling
5️⃣ Customer Persona Development

Experts:
A. Successful SaaS Founders
B. Product Designers
C. Venture Capitalists
D. Marketing Specialists
E. Legal/Financial Advisors

Reply with your top choices (e.g., 🔵2️⃣C) and any other suggestions! #StartupWorkshop #BusinessWorkshop #SapodillaConsulting

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@JafarNajafov Hustle

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🚀 Startup Merger Insights: A Tale of Two Teams 🤝

Recently worked with 2 small startup teams tackling the same big problem at different stages of the user journey.

After 12 weeks of hard work, ups & downs, the VC board decided to merge them.

Key takeaways when combining teams:
1️⃣ Respect existing dynamics
2️⃣ Align on shared vision
3️⃣ Clear role definition
4️⃣ Open communication
5️⃣ Celebrate diversity and ensure Inclusion

🧵 Thread: Unpacking each point…
#StartupMerger #TeamBuilding

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My top three favorites are 1, 3, and 8. 1 because of the engagement and authentic discussions. 3 because it’s easier to connect with communities for specific niches. And 8. because of similar engagement like X, and lot of constructive feedback. 1 enables more detailed and deeper connections with people compared to 8 though!

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📊 Social Media Showdown! 📊

What are your top 3 social media platforms and WHY?

Rank them in order:
1️⃣ X (Twitter)
2️⃣ Instagram
3️⃣ LinkedIn
4️⃣ Facebook
5️⃣ TikTok
6️⃣ YouTube
7️⃣ Pinterest
8️⃣ Reddit
9️⃣ Snapchat
🔟 Other (specify)

Reply with:
• Your top 3 numbers (e.g., 1️⃣6️⃣3️⃣)
• Brief reason for #1 choice
Example: 1️⃣6️⃣3️⃣ X for real-time news & diverse opinions

Share your preferences! #SocialMediaPoll

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@nathan_covey Do you see a difference in engagement with branded images/videos vs generic stock images/gifs?

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@davidlovejoyx Know how, frameworks and support to quickly incubate (validate) a business idea within 12 weeks from a simple concept to an MVP pitch for seed funding!

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One of the greatest joys of recent times is me being able to kindly deny social invitations and feel so at peace with it. About a decade back, didn’t realize how I would entertain a lunch or dinner on a weekend, just because someone invited us. Only to wonder why Monday is so tiring!

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@ColdsireSetup @thedanielaros It’s a blessing to be able to recognize that you are caught on that hamster wheel, and then separate yourself from it and get off of it!

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For SaaS products, I’ve reached out to 80-100 people at a given time, purely through cold calling on LinkedIn and requested for 15 minutes of their time.

I would include a blurb about the problem being solved, the unique value proposition for that specific person, and request for 15 mins of their time for a technical walkthrough.

~10 would respond and even entertain the 15 minute call. And I think this was mainly because of this SaaS being offered under a branded corporate umbrella.

On an average 1 out of 10 would sign up for a free trial. And the chances of this free trial converting to a paid customer was of course even more lesser to sometimes none!

What I learnt from these experiences is that this approach is not necessarily scalable because of the time & effort vs ROI.

And although the person I was engaging with had the problem, and the need to use the SaaS, they were not decision makers for pricing and new tool purchase.

The problem itself was not severe enough for them to comfortably justify the need. It wasn’t a ‘I so badly need this!!’

In some cases, they would learn about the solution and figure out a way to solve it in house (build vs buy)

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@idia @iamfredrik_ Maybe this one time payment for lifetime access could be limited - this way the ones who get the deal would definitely feel more ownership and exclusivity…like early partners

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@martyamark What about NextDoor? How effective or engaging is it?

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@julianpanjulian Very interesting! Thanks for sharing

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@GrowthChum Thank you 🙏🏾 Sending you an invite to the community!

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Calling all #startups, #entrepreneurs, and #SaaS developers! 🚀

I’m excited to announce the launch of ‘Hustlers and Hackers’, a new space on X for innovators to connect, collaborate, and grow together.

#TechStartups #EntrepreneurCommunity #SaaSDevelopers

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How do you know that you are building something that people want?

#BuildingProducts #StartUps #business #Entrepreneur

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@davidlovejoyx For sure, crucial data. Can be powerful combined with your own market research and insights that you can draw from what’s not been explicitly said during customer interactions!