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ResourceBuilding a Saas Prototype With No Money
Martell argues for using clickable prototypes before paying engineers to build, to avoid creating features nobody understands or …
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ResourceMake Your Environment Your Superpower
Martell expands on the idea that you become the average of the five people you spend the most time with, arguing you become your …
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ResourceWatch these 20 minutes if you want to expand to a new market...
A coaching conversation with John Readman, founder of BOSCO, a UK company that uses AI over retailers' connected marketing data to …
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ResourceThe Best Way to Build a SaaS Sales Pipeline
Dan Martell defines the four roles in a SaaS sales pipeline and argues mapping the full bow-tie funnel — from awareness to …
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ResourceHow the Rich Think About Business
Despite its title, this talk argues that motivation trumps knowledge in business. Martell says that at 18 he cold-called 20 wealthy …
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Resource5 Ways To Leverage Customers For Business Growth
Dan Martell explains how to extract far more value from existing customers than just monthly payments, by moving them along a …
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ResourceAdvice For First Time Founders (How Not to Fail)
Answering fears he collected from non-technical founders on Twitter, Martell offers three reassurances based on his claimed …
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ResourceHow To Manage A Tech Company As a Non-Technical Founder
Martell, who says he taught himself to code at 17, hired 200 engineers across his companies and has coached over 700 non-technical …
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ResourceDon't Listen to Your Parents if You Want to Be Successful
Martell recounts quitting his job at age 20 and leaving Moncton, New Brunswick, as the biggest decision of his life, despite his …
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ResourceGrow Your Business Using Virtual Summits
Dan Martell presents virtual summits as a growth tool for SaaS businesses, saying he coaches SaaS Academy clients on the model and …
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ResourceHow to Build a High Performing Team
Martell defines leadership as building people: direct reports should visibly grow from working with you. He traces the lesson to …
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ResourceHow to Create Video Ads for Your Business
Dan Martell shares five strategies for video ads that convert, claiming he has shot hundreds of video ads generating thousands of …
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ResourceMy Journey to Millions (How to Overcome Challenges)
Dan Martell shares his philosophy 'no pressure, no diamonds,' which he credits to his buddy Jason Gaynard, aimed at entrepreneurs …
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ResourceRewrite Your SaaS Code (The Simple Way)
Martell, drawing on his background as a developer and, by his account, 12 rewrites over a four-year period for large companies plus …
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ResourceHow To Attract The Perfect Investor To Your SaaS Business
Dan Martell coaches the founder of Imagination, a metaverse-for-work / digital office SaaS built out of a gamification agency in …
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ResourceWhy I Shut Down A $1.8M Coaching Business & Started Over
Dan Martell argues for giving up something good to pursue something great. He says he shut down a coaching practice he calls Lead …
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ResourceUsing Setup Fees To Scale Your SaaS
Martell lays out how SaaS companies selling for more than $97 a month can charge an upfront setup or implementation fee to get paid …
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ResourceHow To Succeed In A Competitive Market
Dan Martell coaches Marnie Stockman, CEO of Lifecycle Insights, which helps IT business owners sell to execs, not techs, by …
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ResourceHow To Build An Award Winning Company
Martell argues for working backwards from the customer, illustrated by his brother Pierre's home-building business. Pierre initially …
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ResourceHow To Build A Successful SaaS: 5 Business Functions To Master
Martell argues SaaS founders should study wide but go deep, and master five business functions that apply beyond SaaS. First, …
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ResourceThe #1 Skill You Need to Succeed in Business
Martell presents 'hustle to help' as the skill behind business success, attributing — as his own claims — outcomes such as raising …
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ResourceHow To Create Case Studies for Your Business
Dan Martell shares his framework for powerful customer case studies under a 'show, don't tell' philosophy. He traces his path from …
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ResourceWhy Going Too Big Too Fast Can Ruin Your Company
Martell warns against going too big too fast, using his first company, Spheric. His father repeatedly warned him to watch cashflow, …
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ResourceBuilding a $100M+ Company - Matt Bertulli @ Pela Interview
Dan Martell interviews Matt Bertulli, CEO of Pela Case, where Martell is an investor and board member. Bertulli says Pela, a B Corp …
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