Demio Discover – Featuring Josh Pigford
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnntdA_4Tbw

demio discover featuring josh pigfordAbout Josh Pigford:
Maker. Dabbler. Founder of Baremetrics which provides subscription analytics & insights for an advanced understanding of your business. Purveyor of Cedar & Sail. Bearded.

Show Notes:
01:10
Josh's Story: Scratching Your Own Itch
04:20
Validating With A Small Twitter Audience
06:30
Getting The First Customers: Word Of Mouth
09:10
Getting Offered Funds
13:00
Hiring People And Founder Overoptimism
15:40
Burning Rate And More Funding
16:25
The Accounting Side of The Numbers
19:10
Nasty Churn Rate, Burn Rate and Expense Metrics
21:10
How Early In A StartUp Should You Really Focus On Expenses
23:00
Getting Profitable: Payroll Cuts and Expenses Cuts
26:00
Keeping Your Team Motivated During Hard Times
27:30
Lowering Churn Rate
29:00
Keeping Levels Of Usefulness And Value That Customers Expect
30:20
Metrics Entrepreneurs Aren't Paying Enough Attention To: Profit
30:40
Metrics Businesses Are Getting Stuck On: Churn and Conversion Rates On Trials
31:55
Big Lesson From Failure: Not Paying Enough Attention To Expenses Like Hiring
35:00
Q&A
36:40
Entrepreneur Excitement Of Starting Things vs Moving To Stability
39:10
Josh's Why: Making Things That Are Valuable To People
40:00
Lightning Questions
Resources:
Connect with Josh on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/joshpigford
Connect with Josh on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Shpigford
Baremetrics:
https://baremetrics.com/
"The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield:
https://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Steven-Pressfield-ebook/dp/B007A4SDCG/
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