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ResourceWhat It Takes To 20X Your SaaS in 1 Year with Ben @ Privy.com - Escape Velocity Show #24
Dan Martell interviews Ben, founder of Privy, described as simple marketing automation for e-commerce businesses on platforms like …
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ResourceHow To Find The Right Business Coach
Liam Martin interviews his coach Dan Martell about why entrepreneurs need a coach and how to spot a good one. Dan says he has always …
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ResourceThe 5 Business Ideas That Make The Most Money
Dan Martell ranks five business models he would pursue now, judged by low startup cost, high gross margin and a straightforward …
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ResourceRemaining Untouched By Competitors with Peldi @ Balsamiq.com - Escape Velocity Show #23
Escape Velocity interview with Peldi Guilizzoni, founder of Balsamiq, the deliberately low-fidelity wireframing tool for people who …
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ResourceHow to Start a SaaS Business (Find the Pain)
Dan outlines four ways he has found pains worth solving with a SaaS product, a process he says he has used across five companies, …
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ResourceHow to Sell Your Business (First Call)
Dan Martell gives a five-step framework for a first call with a potential acquirer, drawing on his experience building Flowtown — …
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ResourceWhat Buyers Look For in a SaaS Business with Thomas @ FEInternational.com - Escape Velocity Show #22
Dan Martell interviews Thomas, co-founder of FE International, a broker for SaaS, e-commerce and content businesses founded in May …
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ResourceHow to deal with tough times
Martell shares five beliefs he uses to stay motivated through tough times, against his own history: rehab at 17, a failed first …
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ResourceTrick Your Brain to Learn Anything (Fast)
Dan Martell presents his Momentum Quadrant, a framework of four M's for learning any new area of business and building momentum …
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ResourceHow To Innovate Against Your Competitors with Alex @ Strategyzer.com - Escape Velocity Show #21
Dan Martell interviews Alex Osterwalder, co-creator with Yves Pigneur of the Business Model Canvas, about competing on business …
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ResourceHow To Build a SaaS Cancellation System
Dan Martell teaches how to build a SaaS cancellation page or system to reduce churn. He says churn at his company Flowtown was 20% …
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ResourceHow To Start a Business from Scratch
Dan Martell, introducing himself as a serial entrepreneur, investor and creator of SaaS Academy, teaches how to start a business in …
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ResourceHelping Leaders Get Feedback & Grow Faster with Claire @ KnowYourTeam.com - Escape Velocity Show #20
Claire Lew, founder of Know Your Team, tells Dan Martell how the company began as Know Your Company inside Basecamp/37signals and …
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ResourceHow To Use Your SaaS Growth Ceiling For Positive Change
Dan Martell teaches the SaaS growth ceiling: at some point new customers added cannot outpace churn. He works an example: adding 100 …
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Resource5 Business Lessons Learned Riding Backcountry Snowbikes
Dan Martell recounts a snow-biking trip in the back country of British Columbia with friends including Brad, Nick, Matt, and his …
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ResourceAttracting Investors with Tim @ SaaSOptics.com - Escape Velocity Show #19
This is an interview with Tim from SaaSOptics in Atlanta. Tim says he joined in 2016 as employee 8, joining founders who had …
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Resource5 Ways to Successfully Onboard New Hires
Martell warns that hiring flips at the start date: while a candidate is outside, you filter and qualify (and sell toward the bottom …
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ResourceSNIPER RIFLE MEDITATION | Dan Martell Original (Micro-Doc)
This short piece blends meditation with shooting as a way to teach performance under pressure. The speaker says that for about the …
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ResourceAlternative Funding Options with BJ @ LighterCapital.com - Escape Velocity Show #18
Dan Martell interviews BJ, of Lighter Capital, about revenue-based financing as a non-dilutive alternative to venture capital for …
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Resource9 Powerful Insights Learned This Year
Dan Martell reviews nine moments from 2019, after over 40 flights that year. 1) Timber sledding in British Columbia in January: Matt …
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ResourceHow To Make Big Decisions In Your Business
Martell gives a five-step process for making big decisions fast when you have no prior experience in that area, prompted by a …
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ResourceBuilding Marketing Technology Solutions with Jon @ Engagio.com - Escape Velocity Show #17
Escape Velocity interview with Jon Miller, co-founder of Marketo and founder/CEO of Engagio. Miller traces his career in marketing …
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Resource5 Team Meetings You Need To Grow Your Business
Dan Martell shares the five meetings he says transformed his software company Sphere and now form a company operating system. He …
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ResourceHow to Stop Negative Thoughts Fast
Dan Martell shares three mindset shifts to get through business struggles without abandoning what you have built, drawn from …
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