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ResourceHow to Create Self Discipline - Brad Pedersen @ Pela
Dan Martell interviews his friend Brad Pederson, co-founder of Pela, about a 20-plus year entrepreneurial journey. Brad says he grew …
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ResourceGet Millions of Leads With This Strategy
Martell shares three 'crazy ideas' from his own companies. 1) Find your pond: for Clarity.fm, an expert-advice marketplace, Quora …
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ResourceAsk These Questions to Grow Your Business
Dan Martell coaches Kevin Wood, who says he has run his CrossFit gym in the Maritimes for 13 years after five years as a phys ed …
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ResourceHow to Overcome the Fear of Failure
Martell explains the 'ceiling of complexity': growth stops at your ability to handle complexity, a concept he credits to his friend …
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ResourceWhy Social Responsibility Is Important For Any Successful Business with Jason Atkins @ 360insights
Dan Martell interviews Jason Atkins, founder of 360insights, about building a business around social responsibility and culture. …
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ResourceHow To Buy Back Your Time & Increase Profit
Dan Martell explains how to buy back your time to increase profit, using four strategies he teaches coaching clients. First, the …
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ResourceWhat To Focus On When Starting A Business (And What To Avoid)
Dan Martell coaches Jill, who with a partner is turning free diversity and inclusion speaking into a paid business while both still …
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ResourceYour REALITY Is A Reflection Of Your IDENTITY
Martell argues reality is a by-product of identity: first be the person, then do the actions, then have the results, reversing the …
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ResourceThe Ultimate SaaS Financial Guide with Mark MacLeod @ SurePath Capital
Escape Velocity interview with Mark MacLeod, former CFO at Tungle, Shopify and FreshBooks, blogger at StartupCFO since 2007, and …
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ResourceHow To Buy a SaaS Company To Grow MRR (Using The Bolt-On Acquisition Strategy)
Dan Martell explains how to buy a SaaS company to 'bolt on MRR' through acquisitions, saying you first learn to build, then learn to …
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ResourceHow To Find Customers & Employees Who Will Fuel Your Business Growth (& Won't Churn After 6 Months)
In a coaching session, Dan Martell advises Charles of Team Town, which offers unlimited graphic design for a flat monthly rate. …
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ResourceYour Reality Is The Collection Of Your Strongest Beliefs
Martell argues your reality is the collection of your strongest beliefs, so changing results means deliberately reprogramming those …
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ResourceSiblings Scaling Startups with Joseph Fung & Donna Litt @ Kiite.ai
Dan interviews brother-and-sister co-founders Joseph Fung and Donna Litt, who previously built TribeHR, described as a social HRIS, …
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ResourceHow To Close SaaS Customers Using Online Chat
Dan Martell teaches 'sell by chat' — moving LinkedIn, email, support, or social conversations to trials, demos, and sales without …
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ResourceWhat You Need To Build a Two-Sided SaaS
Martell coaches Leon, founder of Handshaker, software connecting SMB technology companies with enterprise organisations, mainly in …
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Resource3 Powerful Ways To Improve The Quality of Your Thoughts
Martell argues the quality of your thoughts directly determines the quality of your life, using a fishbowl analogy he credits to his …
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ResourceHow A.I. Will Change The SaaS Landscape with Martin Cloake @ Raven.ai
Dan Martell interviews Martin, founder of Raven AI (formerly Raven Telemetry), which helps manufacturers act on their data. Martin …
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ResourceHow To Use Online Groups To Create Massive Lead Generation (& Attract In-Market Buyers)
Dan teaches how to use an online group as a lead-generation 'pond' for a software company, crediting the approach to Taki Moore and …
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Resource5 Strategic Steps To Shorten The Sales Cycle for Enterprise Clients
Dan Martell, creator of SaaS Academy, shares five strategies to shorten enterprise sales cycles so deals close in the next two to …
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ResourceThe Driving Force of a Startup's Success with Aydin Mirzaee @ Fellow.app - Escape Velocity Show #50
Dan Martell interviews Aydin, founder of Fellow.app and previously FluidSurveys, which he built for six and a half years before …
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ResourceHow To Create a Limited-Time Offer To Boost Cash (5 Key Strategies for SaaS)
Dan Martell shares five strategies for a limited-time offer (for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, a launch, pre-sale or end-of-year …
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ResourceHow To Fix Your Business Without Doing All The Work (Using 4 Powerful Tactics)
Dan Martell shares how to fix any area of a business without the founder taking the work back. Drawing on a coaching client whose …
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ResourceGrowth Through Publicity (Not Paid Ads) with Adrian Salamunovic @ CanvasPop
Martell interviews Adrian Salamunovic, co-author of Free PR with Cameron Herold and founder of DNA11 and CanvasPop, about growth …
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ResourceThe “Who, Not How” Strategy of Growth
Martell explains the 'Who, Not How' strategy: instead of asking how you will do something, ask who you need to bring into your life …
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