Chris Starkey

Tech startup COO @ talk about tech and leadership.

Interests: Family, Health, Wilderness, Leadership

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

Starting a software company doesn't happen over night

It happens when you've spent:
- years sitting in a pod
- years on shit systems
- years learning
- years at top firms
- years thinking, planning, designing, iterating

Years invested to build the thing you always wanted

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

@rossiadam Get some!

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

My company didn't make me wealthy

Time did

So what biz should I start to get rich?

Wrong question

How much time am I going to invest to create the wealth I want

Time is the question, not biz

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

@rossiadam @badbake_offgrid Will a stranger's POV and antagonistic post change my mind?

No

My political POV won't change theirs either

Agreed, total waste of time

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

@trentjhughes Yes

Not to much happier, more like relief

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

Perspective

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

My bootstrapped SaaS company Lendisoft needs investment

$40K for SOC2
$100K - $1M for marketing and LOS Dev

It's not a big $ amt, we have $200M on platform and growing

Mult clients with massive scalability

Low investment, big return for the right investor

Where do I go?

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

Just because you've built the most tech, risk management, ML forward thing in your industry, it doesn't mean anyone's going to buy it....although they should

You have to prove it even when it feels obvious

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

Looking for writers and author input

Is it important to have a pseudonym?

If so, why?

Is anonymity important?

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

@trentjhughes Yes

It's not sexy, but building that book of biz over time yields BIG returns

My younger self should have paid closer attention rather than shiny stuff

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

@elonmusk Who doesn't want fair elections?

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

I've worked out for decades, former gym rat

The older I get the more I realize, these simple, no gym fees exercises are among the best you can do

Fill 3g buckets with water, carry tanks, some dumbbells

Low tech, big results

Farmer walks

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

Anyone else have morning fatigue no matter what you do?

That hangover feeling without the alc?

If so, how do you combat it?

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

When you're an early fintech, everybody is a doer until momentum is gained and MRR hits your target

Until then, sleeves up, drop the ego, GSD

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

True

Everyone talks about consistency, but rarely show a roadmap

We're not going to be 100% everyday, but we can be 1% on our down days...that 1% is 100% that day

0% starts a habit of quitting or procrastination and is a gateway to mediocrity

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

Is selling services like power washing, massages, mobile auto cleaning, mowing, or coaching the same as selling a SaaS solution?

Is selling selling or are these totally different animals?

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@Liza137823 He's showing off his sweet Honda mower.

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@Jassmini2 Benson and Hedges

[Chris Starkey @_ChrisStarkey]

@WorkElizab It all depends

Fast food take out?
Shit service?

My question is, how did the server have time to write the note when the cust is the last to sign?