AskAlex Podcast
Hey guys! I’m Alexander Jarvis, a nomad, startup founder, sometime VC and recovered M&A banker. In this series we’re going to answer a question real founders and investors are struggling with every day. They won’t be generic topics, they’ll be tricky things you need to know, from how to fix your business model, specific aspects of growth marketing, fundraising and pitching investors, to how you track your metrics (that VCs want to know!). I’ve been blogging for a few years at AlexanderJarvis.com building epic founder tools and delving into complicated topics no one writes about. I love helping founders and podcasting is a fab new channel to share the one on mentoring I provide. #askalex
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 10 minutes
- Episodes
- 138
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2019
Sole founders are bad. You can’t build a billion dollar despicable me startup.
One trick I learned to fire your staff without getting sued, tears and shouting
AAI 007 Scopeleads - How to fix churn when it's your biggest issues as a SaaS startup
Our startup review is with Lior Ohayon at https://scopeleads.io/. If you are a digital marketing company looking to get more leads, check it out!
The startup struggle is churn. Yes, he’s a SaaS compa…
A reputation comes at a cost, and should
Dictum meum pactum is a phrase I learned in high school whilst writing essays for my application to Oxford University and it is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of reputation. It is so…
Ask dumb questions. It’s the smartest thing you can do
Read this blog to understand the Rule of Three: https://www.alexanderjarvis.com/2018/...
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Founder Control and Value Creation in Startups don’t seem to be the same thing
TL;DR: This is a blog about value creation and the control founders have over their startup. You need to give away some control to build something valuable. How much is up to you.
Founders and CEOs, …
How founders should dress when pitching a VC your startup
Dress code. Really? You have so much stuff to deal with growing your company with like, no resources, and having to beg investors for cash to make the hires you need to close. Seriously, now we’re ta…
How do you validate a startup idea
You have a startup idea. Now what? This video is going to take you through the key facets of a business model and the industry environment to help you build conviction that your startup idea makes se…
How to do a demo in a venture capital pitch
VCs want to see your product demo. The earlier stage you are, and the less metrics you have the more important this is. If you are growth stage, no one cares. You have numbers.
Early stage your produ…