Leading from afar

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[Leading from afar @leadingfromafar]

@usersloveme I 💘 you! Since implementing your tool our content sign ups have 📈. Thank you so much.

[Scott Markovits @ScottMarkovits]

Churn is like dating 💕 - The less effort you put into the relationship, the more likely they'll leave. A 🧵

#startups #growthhacking #founders

[0sto1s @0sto1s]

A lesson highlighted in a 🎙️b/w Pat Flynn & Nathan Barry. 🎙️

Pat's influence helped 5x Convertkit's early growth, not just as an influencer but as an advisor shaping the product's future.

This 🏗️ brand loyalty, improved the product, showcased a proactive approach to 🥊 churn

[0sto1s @0sto1s]

Your early-stage #startup #marketingstrategy should be all about curation, not creation.

1 of the biggest challenges is establishing brand awareness & gaining the trust of your target audience. No one reads your created content because they don't trust you. A 🧵

#startups

[Scott Markovits @ScottMarkovits]

Your early-stage #startup #marketingstrategy should be all about curation, not creation. 1 of the biggest challenges is establishing brand awareness & gaining the trust of your target audience. No one reads your created content because they don't trust you. A 🧵 #startups

[0sto1s @0sto1s]

Struggling to find the right pricing strategy as you aren't closing sales or increasing revenue. Look no further 💰

Weeks ago we offered to work w/ founders who switch from SaaS to to 1 time pricing. 1 founder took up the offer and already in the past 2+ weeks closed 5 deals🧵

[0sto1s @0sto1s]

Most startups are over-consumed these days with 📈 revenue since VC funding is harder to get to keep the 💡 on.

Over the past year plus we’ve helped #startups increase their revenue by up to 700% using 3 simple strategies A 🧵

#founders

[0sto1s @0sto1s]

🤖 Prototype & Test: Build a basic prototype using @figma to get in front of users asap for feedback. You want feedback, not perfection.

🔀 Iterate fast: Use feedback to make quick changes. Use tools like @trello & @NotionHQ to manage iterative cycles efficiently

[Scott Markovits @ScottMarkovits]

Great 🧵

[0sto1s @0sto1s]

1 sentence will significantly 📈 your trial conversions a 🧵

We just finished a 3 month project w/ a startup who struggled getting users to sign up for a trial.

#founders #startups #0sto1s

[0sto1s @0sto1s]

There's a trend the past year or two of startups & bigger COs dropping OKRs. Some reasons are unrealistic objectives, key results aren't collaborative & sometimes success is hard to validate.

A 🧵of the Pro's & Con's of OKRs for goal tracking.
#startups #founders

[0sto1s @0sto1s]

As 2024 🚀 #founders should spend this week planning out the vision and goals to build for success this year. There are a bunch of methods to strategize with your team. I personally recommend making OKRs SMART.

There are 4 guiding principles for goals to succeed. A 🧵 #founders

[0sto1s @0sto1s]

Hiring for an early team can be complex but it breaks down to 2 principles. Remember: 70% of your Seed & Series A funding should go to people. Your early team must all be superstars 🌟 for that funding level.

early-stage startups can steal this cheat sheet which never fails 🧵

[0sto1s @0sto1s]

Did a coaching session w/ a bootstrapped founder who has been seeing excellent growth the past year with their product. He wanted to learn what were the most important metrics he needs to know by heart and why.

So here's my list of 8 metrics founders need to have memorized a 🧵

[0sto1s @0sto1s]

Most #startups don't have the 💰 for marketing but are desperate for growth & expansion of their audience. Here are 5 free or very cheap ideas to implement today as a 🧵. I've used them all with multiple clients & they all work very well when done right

[Scott Markovits @ScottMarkovits]

The 📕 of Leviticus is the 🏆 example of #async documentation. It's super detailed about the how, when, why, & what of the various Temple offerings. And the Priests who brought 'em. Serving as a central source of truth & future proofing #futureofwork https://t.co/yqUE14OFbU

[Eze Vidra @ediggs]

Back to the office

[Scott Markovits @ScottMarkovits]

Deep work was the 🛟 or 💀 of the High Priest on Yom Kippur and his success in the job of atoning for the nation. The same is true for productivity in the #futureofwork. COs must focus on how vs where they work. https://t.co/t41vuqQyPo

[Scott Markovits @ScottMarkovits]

In the season (likely series) finale of @leadingfromafar I spoke with @adampnathan CEO of @AlmanacDocs about the history of work & its influences on the #FutureOfWork. Inspired by their recent manifesto I was honored to collaborate on it. A 🧵https://t.co/zIjq7y9Jvx

[Leading from afar @leadingfromafar]

Async can be a helpful tool when hiring for #remotework. I'm currently using & ❤️ loving it. Having applicants share an async video answering a few❓can be quite impactful 💪 . But you should still chat at least once f2f for #companyculture fit. https://t.co/Xp9Q7vzOs9