The First 10 Podcast
Starting a business can be challenging and if you build it, the customers won’t necessarily come. Conor McCarthy, entrepreneur and coach, interviews business builders on their First 10 Customers to find out who they were, how they found them, how they talked to them, and what effect they had on their business. From idea validation to market traction, The First 10 Podcast describes what the path of selling to the First 10 Customers (and beyond) looks like.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 52
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
How to Get People to Care with Margo Aaron. [#26]
Copywriting queen Margo Aaron is a wealth of business knowledge. Margo has taught thousands of students how to sell ethically, market honestly, and how to use words to stand out and ins…
Understanding Imposter Syndrome with Pete Shepherd [#25]
Pete Shepherd is the 6”7’ founder of Human Periscope, co-host of The Long and the Short podcast, and a head coach of Seth Godin’s altMBA, an online leadership, and management workshop. …
Freelancing School with Jay Clouse [#24]
Jay Clouse is a writer, podcaster, and entrepreneur. Jay is the creator ofFreelancing School, which provides the training and community to help people make a living freelancing. With th…
Stoicism and adventures in freelancing with Scott Perry [#23]
Scott Perry is Creative on Purpose's Chief Difference-Maker and author of the Amazon top-sellers Endeavor and Onward. Scott is also the head coach for Seth Godin's Creative and Freelanc…
Getting out of freelancer survival mode with Kat Elizabeth [#22]
In this episode, Kat Elizabeth tells us of her path from musical theatre through to creating and scaling her own successful freelance business. We really get into the details here, and …
Understanding your value with Preston Lee [#21]
On this episode of The First 10 Podcast, I talk to Preston Lee, founder of Millo, where he and his team help freelancers get more freelance jobs and grow their client list.
Key Points
- The…
Season 3 Introduction - The Freelancer Season
Season 3 of The First 10 Podcast will focus on Freelancers, and this episode is a short message about why.
I know that a significant portion of my audience are freelancers and I wanted …
Season 2 Finale
A recap of some of the incredible wisdom shared by my array of guests this last season, as well as updates on a few things I'm working on.
Show Notes
#20 - Brian Kenny and Conor McCarthy on Subscription Club and what it means to put the customer at the centre of your brand.
On this episode of The First 10 Podcast, I talk to Brian Kenny, my co-founder on our new venture, Subscription Club. Subscription Club is simple eCommerce subscription management for yo…
#19 - Steve McLeod on writing emails that get responses, Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares and taking your time with B2B SEO.
On this episode of The First 10 Podcast, I talk to Steve McLeod, Founder of Barbary Software, the company behind Feature Upvote and Saber Feedback. He also hosts the Bootstrapped.fm pod…
#18 - Anita Moorthy on what good marketing is, finding the right investors and the power of narrative.
On this episode of The First 10 Podcast, I talk to Anita Moorthy, who is the host of the European Startup Show. The European Startup show is like the sister show to this podcast, where …
#17 - Gary Fox on stress testing your assumptions, telling good stories and the true cost of bad customers.
On this episode of The First 10 Podcast, I talk to Gary Fox, entrepreneur and founder of HostButlers, an AirBnb management company. Gary also runs the excellent Entrepreneur Experiment …
Solo Episode - The Freelance Marketing Habit Workshop and First 10 Bootcamp review
Its time for a second solo episode! I have a few things to share that normally wouldnt make it onto the podcast, and one more ask to make!
I'm releasing a new course, called the Freel…
#16 - Craig Hewitt on being a non-technical founder, communication and customer feedback.
On this episode of The First 10 Podcast, I talk to Craig Hewitt, founder of podcast hosting and analytics service Castos, and host of the Rogue Startups Podcast.
Key Points
- Your business …
#15 - Tyler Gillespie on customer confidence, powerful pivots and fierce focus.
On this episode of The First 10 Podcast, I talk to Tyler Gillespie, founder of Content Pros and Applause Labs, both of which he started, grew and sold, and who is now focused on Product…
Intermezzo Solo Episode - The “all or nothing” fallacy, To Sell is Human and an ask
I thought I would experiment and mix things up a little on this episode. This is a short solo episode to share some things that normally wouldn’t make it onto the podcast. The first is…
#14 - Kareem Mostafa on pushing back on your customers, working with family and honing your questions.
On this episode of The First 10 Podcast, I talk to Kareem Mostafa, founder of tribetactics, the done-for-you content platform, and also Chopcast, which helps you make your existing cont…
#13 - Zach Weismann on creating social impact through collaboration, and taking advantage of your ecosystem.
On this episode of The First 10 Podcast, I talk to Zach Weismann, who is the founder of MAG Collective. MAG is a collection of brand experts, designers, strategists and marketers that w…
#12 - Ash Roy on getting clarity, having an alter ego and morning pages
On this episode of The First 10 Podcast, I talk to Ash Roy, who, amongst other things, is the founder of Productive Insights, a community which helps businesses leverage their online in…
#11 - Ryan Doyle of Magic Sales Bot on promoting yourself, loving peaches and building in public.
On this episode of The First 10 Podcast, I talk to Ryan Doyle, who is the founder of Magic Sales Bot, a Saas product that helps people reach more prospects in less time using the cuttin…