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What questions should you ask a potential startup cofounder?

The real reason launch a startup faster (not talked about)

Sole founders are bad. You can’t build a billion dollar despicable me startup.

Fundable startups and fundable

25 startups that raised without a product

The two key business model tests to know if you are fundable

How big can this get Market sizing has killed many startup fundraises

What is the difference between a founder and the board of director?

Will investors fun my startup idea?

The real reason founders are not funded VCs don’t say in a pitch process

Passion is over-rated. Build a better mousetrap instead

Use Dollars in your startup, especially for your financial model

One trick I learned to fire your staff without getting sued, tears and shouting

Our startup review is with Lior Ohayon at https://scopeleads.io/. If you are a digital marketing company looking to get more leads, check it out! The startup struggle is churn. Yes, he’s a SaaS company. There are no simple answers here as there are so many things that CAN be focused on, but with limited resources, you need to figure out what you SHOULD focus on. Lior is left with a lot of things to think about. Hopefully in future we will do another session and see how things work out and he can share his learnings with you. If you are a SaaS founder, or just any founder who knows things aren’t quite perfect and you need to do better, hopefully this will give you some impetus to think about your own startup and what your core issues are. EVERYONE has them. The best founders admit it and do something about it. If you want to step up and get some perspective, just like Lior, you can reach out to me here: https://www.alexanderjarvis.com/askalex/

AAI 007 Scopeleads - How to fix churn when it's your biggest issues as a SaaS startup

Dictum meum pactum is a phrase I learned in high school whilst writing essays for my application to Oxford University and it is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of reputation. It is something that I have oft found not possessed by people, and nor understood, both figuratively and literally. It means ‘my word is my bond’ and it has been the motto of the London Stock Exchange since 1801. Early on in my career, as a wet behind the ear, but enthusiastic banker, I rapidly realized idealistic principles were not widely held beliefs. This is something I have never adapted to and it has cost me. A VP once said to me “What is with this loyalty to the firm when the firm is never going to be loyal to you?” I don’t recollect responding, but it is something that has stuck with me and I never came to terms with. You can read the blog here: https://www.alexanderjarvis.com/2014/...

A reputation comes at a cost, and should

Hey guys! I’m Alexander Jarvis, a nomad, startup founder, sometime VC and recovered M&A banker. In this series we’re going to answer a question real founders and investors are struggling with every day. They won’t be generic topics, they’ll be tricky things you need to know, from how to fix your business model, specific aspects of growth marketing, fundraising and pitching investors, to how you track your metrics (that VCs want to know!). I’ve been blogging for a few years at AlexanderJarvis.com building epic founder tools and delving into complicated topics no one writes about. I love helping founders and podcasting is a fab new channel to share the one on mentoring I provide. #askalex

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