I recently had the chance to chat with Andrew Dumont, director of BD at SEOmoz. I’ve been following him from a distance after discovering his blog so it was awesome to get some facetime to rap BD, life, and other coolness. In this interview we talk about: His introduction to working in tech at the [...]
Why To Avoid LinkedIn Messages
A lot of people in my Skillshare classes ask me whether you should send LinkedIn messages when reaching out to prospects? Short answer: avoid this at all costs. In this video below I discuss WHY reaching out someone on LinkedIn hurts your chances of getting a response and the framework I use to determine which [...]
Lifehack Video Fun: 80/20 Approach to Networking, Creating Serendipity, And MAS
I recently talked lifehacks, BD, WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER LINKEDIN MESSAGE SOMEONE etc at the New York Lifehack Meetup. Thanks for having me Sam Hysell! Below you’ll find some video fun where we talk about: How I got involved with SP How to take the 80/20 approach to hack networking (shhhh…don’t tell anyone) Ways to “create [...]
Your Most Important Muscle and 10 Ways to Overcome Fear
Read this quote and tell me you’re not compelled to evaluate your life… “Your willingness to look foolish is a small price to pay to get everything you ever wanted” WHOWZERS…..The crazy thing is it’s true. In this post, I’m going to tell you how to overcome fear so you can get the things you [...]
How To Get A Free Dedicated Virtual Assistant For 6 Months
I have a dedicated virtual assistant who helps me out for 10 hours a month through an awesome company called Zirtual. For the next 6 months I’m getting this service for free… My virtual assistant’s name is Josiah and he’s an absolute stud. Today I want to tell you how I’ve leveraged existing assets to [...]
Marketplaces, Managing A Pipeline and Biz Dev with Max Altschuler
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing my buddy Max Altschuler, VP of business development at AttorneyFee and previously BD at Udemy. Max is a GTD type of dude. In this interview we talk about: How he started a business making American $money$ abroad right out of school before joining education marketplace Udemy Insight into [...]
My System for Remembering to Write FollowUp Emails
A prominent nemisis of opportunity and value creation is being incompetent at following up with people. I want to share my system for remember to write followup emails. But first… I want to deflate the hesitancy around following up with people if they haven’t responded to you. I don’t care whether we’re talking about doing [...]
The Fallacy of Trying to Cold Email Multiple People
There’s a right and a wrong way to cold email a company when you’re unsure who the decision maker is. How you approach this can literally be the difference between getting a deal vs. an onry reply to refrain from contacting the company again… People ask me this question all the time: If I don’t [...]
OMG Virtual Assistant Tasks
A month ago, I wrote a Zirtual review outlining everything my virtual assistant Josiah helped me out with. I wanted to do it again so the outsourcing curious can see the type of tasks a Zirtual assistant can do for you: Coordinate a call (2) Download all files from a membership site I belong to and put [...]
My Playbook for Marketing A Udemy Course
I wanted to talk about my playbook for marketing a Udemy course by sharing the exact steps I took to market my Sleep Hacking course. But first the results I released it just under three weeks ago: 182 Students Total sales – $1,118.00 My share - $763.10 10 reviews – All 5 Stars Pretty meh for 15 hours of [...]
Gumroad, Business Development, and Hustle with Ryan Delk
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Ryan Delk, head of Growth/Business Development at GumRoad. Ryan is a stud. I met him 6 weeks ago and could tell immediately that a) he gets it and b) he’s a doer. He was an early employee at GumRoad and dropped out of college to join the team. [...]
Biz Dev Talk to Canadian Tech Accelerator (Video)
I recently gave a talk to the Canadian Tech Accelerator on how to find decision makers and get meetings as a startup with limited connections. The Canadian Consulate of New York brings a few select young companies to NYC every 3 months to expose them to the New York Tech ecosystem while they grow their business. [...]
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