If you’re wondering who the best salesman for your startup is, then you might want to look into the mirror, because the answer is right in front of you: Yourself.

“But I’m not a salesman,” you might say.

And yet, you are the best sales asset your startup has; at least in the beginning.

This is because, in order to sell, you need passion for your product, and no one has more passion than a startup founder.

This is why, in this episode, I share with you how you can utilize your passion and expertise to ignite excitement for your startup and be the salesman your company needs to succeed.

Are you ready?

Let’s dive in!

Key Takeaways:

Introduction (00:00)

Why you might learn to sell before hiring (02:22)

How to scale before the initial product-market fit (05:49)

Let’s talk about modern sales (08:02)

Are you adding value to your customers? (10:13)

Additional Resources:

👉 Elevate your tech startup: https://elev8orlab.com/call

👉 Discover more podcast episodes: https://www.elev8orlab.com/podcast

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Tech Startup Elev8or is a podcast dedicated to lifting founders to new heights in the tech sector. Be sure to follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode!

If you’ve been struggling with finding the right investors for your tech startup, then you definitely don’t want to miss this episode.

In it, I sit down with a dear friend of mine and someone who helped me a lot during my startup journey, the brilliant Eric Paley.

Eric is a partner at Founder Collective, which has backed a couple dozen $1B+ startups. Eric made the Midas List five times, and so far, reached number 9, which means that the insights he has to share are golden.

In this episode, Eric and I will be discussing the importance of selecting the right investor for your startup, the biggest mistake founders are making, why focusing on sustainable growth is more important than achieving rapid expansion, why you should NEVER inflate metrics for the sake of appearances, and more.

Are you ready for this thrilling conversation?

Then tune in now!

Key Takeaways:

Introduction (00:00)

Meet Eric (01:15)

The biggest mistake you’re making (04:17)

Are you pitching right? (11:35)

The signals of the industry (19:00)

Pivots done well (26:45)

The pressure to scale (36:55)

Is following the trends worth it? (48:30)

Additional Resources:

👉 Elevate your tech startup: https://elev8orlab.com/call

👉 Discover more podcast episodes: https://www.elev8orlab.com/podcast

👉 Follow Vlada on social media:

➡️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vlada-lotkina/

➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vlada_lotkina/

➡️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vladalotkina

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Tech Startup Elev8or is a podcast dedicated to lifting founders to new heights in the tech sector. Be sure to follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode!

You want to get into the tech industry, but you’re not sure where to start? This is the episode for you!

In it, I explain what you need to do to take the first step towards building your own tech startup: how to build a killer tech product.

You see, a tech startup is nothing without an innovative product that solves actual real-life problems, without that, you don’t actually have a tech company.

And so, in this week’s episode of the podcast, I’ll be sharing with you actionable strategies to building killer software as a founder or CEO of an early stage startup.

Are you ready for the startup challenge?

Tune in now.

Key Takeaways:

Introduction (00:00)

Introducing the startup challenge (01:57)

Let’s talk about the speed of iteration (06:52)

The customer value proposition (12:19)

The importance of product-market fit (15:52)

Answering some questions (21:01)

Additional Resources:

👉 Elevate your tech startup: https://elev8orlab.com/call

👉 Discover more podcast episodes: https://www.elev8orlab.com/podcast

👉 Follow Vlada on social media:

➡️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vlada-lotkina/

➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vlada_lotkina/

➡️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vladalotkina

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Tech Startup Elev8or is a podcast dedicated to lifting founders to new heights in the tech sector. Be sure to follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode!