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A couple things on my mind... fundraising, keepin it fresh, and labeling EVERYTHING
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Hey Folks! Happy midwestern snowmageddon Friday. A couple things on my mind... 1. Fundraising Cohort: This spring I’m running a small fundraising cohort - 5 founders, angel to seed. We’ll run a full process together: pitch, target list, outreach, meetings, and negotiation. Looking for founders who: Know anyone? Reply and let me know! 2. How To Actually Read The Bible: I listened to this podcast episode from a local pastor in Cincinnati about he personally has been reading the Bible for the past 40 years or so. What stuck with me was that he intentionally changes his approach every year or two to keep it fresh. I think part of me assumed you eventually “figure it out” and stick with one method. Encouraging to hear otherwise. 3. Label Maker: One month later, the label maker I bought Chandler for Christmas has quietly taken over our house. The question is no longer whether something should be labeled, but whether it physically can be. If you have multiple kids and are trying to make systems stick, it’s been surprisingly useful. That's it for this week! Best, Blake |
A couple things on my mind...
Entrepreneur and father of 7. I write about applying entrepreneurial frameworks at work and at home. 15,000+ people read my free newsletter. Press "Get Newsletter" to join.
Hey folks! Happy Friday! A couple things on my mind... 1) Secret Shopping: This is just a reminder to all of you marketers and founders, we need to regularly pretend that we're a customer and go through our entire sales and onboarding process (ideally incognito or ask a friend to do it.) I did this for a client last week and there is something weird that happens when you do this - you can talk about funnels until you're blue in the face, but when you say "I called in and didn't get a call...
Hey Folks, Happy Friday from Nashville! I’ve been speaking at the Integrated mastermind group all this week - absolutely amazing hearing from folks about entrepreneurship, family, faith, and how to live a life that combines and maximizes all three. Here are my main new ideas and takeaways I got from the week. Special Integrated edition, a couple of things on my mind… 1. Radically Accept Your Wife/Children: Unlike business, your family organization is one where you start with WHO, then figure...
Hey folks! Happy Friday! A couple things on my mind... 1. Link In Bio = Dead: I've been quietly shifting a lot of my social clients away from posting a link in their bio (nobody clicks it) toward automated DM's using ManyChat. Once they're in DM's you can share more relevant content, and then over time share lead magnets. So process looks like: - They follow you - You automatically DM them and ask them if they are following for x, y, or z. - Then you send them relevant reel according to their...