First Customers 56: Jeremy Parker, Co-Founder of Swag.com & Swag Space, discusses his innovative approach to customer acquisition and branding propelled Swag.com to become the fastest-growing company in its sector, ultimately leading to its acquisition by Custom Ink.
Do the unscalable things. Hunt logos to create social proof.
Do the unscalable things. Hunt logos to create social proof.
Jeremy Parker talks about the scrappy early days of starting Swag.com on episode 56 of the First Customers podcast.
(Full episode link in the comments and available on all podcasting platforms)
On First Customers 55 Arthur Petropoulos, Founder/Managing Partner at Hill View Partners, goes deep into the process of building a business with the intention to sell.
Arthur shares valuable insights on enhancing enterprise value, strategic customer acquisition, and the pivotal roles of people, process, and product in preparing for a successful transaction.
Episode Highlights:
- Building with an Exit in Mind: Arthur’s philosophy on creating a business that’s attractive to buyers.
- Key Strategies for Value Creation: How focusing on people, process, and product can drive enterprise value.
- Navigating Customer Acquisition: Tactics for securing the first and subsequent customers to fuel growth.
- Preparing for the Sale: Arthur’s advice on positioning your business for a successful exit.
Insights on Capital Acquisition: Strategies for securing capital in preparation for growth or sale.
Winners focus. Losers don't.
In this clip from episode 55 of the First Customers podcast, Arthur Petropoulos talks about the need to focus on one business at a time to truly compete. (Full episode link in the comments. )
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Marty M. Fahncke’s Billion-Dollar Journey Started with Cold-Calling.
Key quote from full episode:
“Instead of continuing to compete, let’s acquire them and work together.”
#firstcustomers #coldcalls #mergers #acquisition #sales #business #billions #martyfahncke #martymfahncke
First Customers 54: Marty M. Fahncke’s Billion-Dollar Journey
First Customers 54: Marty M. Fahncke’s Billion-Dollar Journey
Marty M. Fahncke is an acquisitions advisor with Westbound Road who has done 1 billion in revenue and over 450 million in acquisitions over his career.
From product inventions 20 years ago to mergers and acquisitions today, his story is a goldmine of insights for entrepreneurs. Listen and level up.
Bryce Wuori discussing sources of leads and sales on First Customers #53
First Customers #53 Bryce Wuori Explains How AI is Transforming the Construction Industry. (full episode link in the comments)
Key Quote:
“We’re using AI to automate the busy work in construction management, from paperwork to scheduling.”
In this clip we're discussing the different sources where leads and sales come from.
First Customers 53:
Bryce Wuori explains how Pavewise is transforming the construction industry with AI (full episode)
#construction #projectmanagement #software #artificialintelligence #Pavewise
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How did Fibre52 launch 1 single campaign that filled their sales pipeline for a year?
Check out what Graham Stewart has to say on First Customers 52. Available on all platforms. (full episode in the comments).
#cotton #cottonprocessing #cottonindustry #marketing #digitalmarketing #socialmedia
First Customers 52 (full episode): Graham Stewart is Revolutionizing the Cotton Processing Industry with
Fibre52
#cotton #cottonindustry #cottonprocessing #manufacturing #salestips #digitalmarketing #textiles #textileindustry
