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  1. alexanderkjones

    Have a SaaS Idea? Is it worth it? I'll tell you...

    IDEA SAAS / APPS 
    @codo3500 Oh man, you're in Real Estate!? What does your agency need? You're right in the belly of the beast man, start asking the decision makers in your agency what their biggest challenges are, what are their barriers to growth? You've got a front line seat to the action and you can totally...
  2. alexanderkjones

    Have a SaaS Idea? Is it worth it? I'll tell you...

    IDEA SAAS / APPS 
    @mentalic I've got similar concerns for you in that you're heading into a very competitive space. I checked out your site and I think I get your sales issue. You've got to present your value proposition clearly which is "We've got the easiest shopping cart for wholesalers. period." I don't see...
  3. alexanderkjones

    Have a SaaS Idea? Is it worth it? I'll tell you...

    IDEA SAAS / APPS 
    @codo3500 Hey Man! So, LaunchVal definitely shows your talents for graphic design, this is a great landing page for your product. This is a great idea, it's a competitive space but there's room, however there's much lower hanging fruit. Is there a way you can pitch this to businesses vs...
  4. alexanderkjones

    Have a SaaS Idea? Is it worth it? I'll tell you...

    IDEA SAAS / APPS 
    Hey All, I've been working on bringing some good educational content to the forum (checkout my threads) and I wanted to tackle evaluating SaaS value propositions and defining minimum viable products by example. If you've got a Software as a Service idea for B2B, Post the generic idea here...
  5. alexanderkjones

    How To Talk With Anyone

    @Albert Liao YES! This is a great idea. Check out IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com Funny title but he's got scripts to tell you exactly what to say to credit card companies to lower your rates. Could be a great format to show people exactly what to say to break the ice and start conversations with...
  6. alexanderkjones

    Slogan Suggestions

    MARKETING 
    @skekasaurus checkout my note at the bottom of this post to get some ideas on creating domain names. Hope this helps!
  7. alexanderkjones

    Able to Get Leads, Need to Close over the Phone. Should I hire someone for Sales Calls?

    @SGBoise You hit the nail on the head. @FrankMiller Sales is not about getting someone to buy your product. Sales is about not being able to let people walk away from something that is going to change their lives. You've got to believe in what you're doing or it's not going to work. Now, I...
  8. alexanderkjones

    Leaving Wantrepreneur status.

    INTRO 
    @Rudy_G I know it sounds counter intuitive but you're going to want to give lot of content away for free to land the sale. Sales are based on your relationship with the client and there are several phases of interaction through out the sale but there's also the front end game before the sale and...
  9. alexanderkjones

    My Execution Plan: Learn With Me!

    EXECUTION 
    @vxzyx : 1) Lean startup speaks a lot about what I'm describing, I'm very familiar with it. Basically, you talk take an idea and figure out testing strategies for your hypothesis several times along the way to make sure that it's still a good idea. If it's not you can change it. Their key term...
  10. alexanderkjones

    My Execution Plan: Learn With Me!

    EXECUTION 
    Hey @StayPositive I am currently running a software startup in the government sector and I'm also a strategic partner for a software company developing a Software as a Service platform for entrepreneurs. I'm very familiar with The Foundation, the material is great to a point but I'm not a...
  11. alexanderkjones

    My Execution Plan: Learn With Me!

    EXECUTION 
    Hey Guys, stumbled across some of your threads and it looks like you'll be good partners at least for a mastermind group. I just wanted to comment on your capital strategies because I noticed @vxzyx was asking in the startup thread. Find the fastest way to cash through Validating Your...
  12. alexanderkjones

    Greetings from Maine

    INTRO 
    @chriskelley awesome to see another Mainer on the forum. I just moved back after living in NYC for a decade and having a blast. Would love to hear what you're up to. I was looking through your threads and it looks like you found a business, how did that go?
  13. alexanderkjones

    Can I become fastlane in a niche market?

    A niche is a great way to move into the fast lane. One thing you want to think about though is the revenue potential of that niche itself. Here are a few figures you'll want to get a hold of to decide if a niche is right for you: 1) How many people are in the niche. Do some basic market...
  14. alexanderkjones

    6 Ways To Stop Being A "Wantraprenuer"

    NOTABLE! MINDSET 
    #4 - Validating your assumptions, is the only way to be clear about #3 - Your fastest path to cash. I don't know anything about Rogues business and he may have more to share, but it's important to make that distinction. Do not go blindly into the night when you can take a flashlight and batteries.
  15. alexanderkjones

    Signs you are a "wantrapreneur"

    HOT! MINDSET 
    @Tony I Fantastic Post, I started to write a reply and it turned into a thread on 6 Ways To Stop Being A "Wantraprenuer". Hope this helps some of your readers.
  16. alexanderkjones

    6 Ways To Stop Being A "Wantraprenuer"

    NOTABLE! MINDSET 
    @Tony I Has a great post going on - 6 Sign's you're a "wantraprenuer" and I started writing a comment that I realized would be more useful as a thread. Tony's major points were to stop doing this: 1. you mentally masturbate by watching every "motivational video" on youtube 2. you talk and...
  17. alexanderkjones

    If you back a Kickstarter project that sells for $2 billion, do you deserve to get rich?

    INVESTING 
    We'll here's the challenge right. As a hardware developer and entrepreneur I can't take payment from you until it's ready to ship so I'm taking all the risk. Kickstarter has kind of, in a grey area sort of way, framed it as a support network vs a pre-purchase network even though every campaign...
  18. alexanderkjones

    Consumer Electronics Becoming More Attractive to Entrepreneurs

    This is a great argument to get started, not that I'm trying to incite. But 3d Printing for at least the next decade is going to be a tool for one off fabrication and prototyping. If you look at the current market for plastic manufacturing services you've got 3d printers and short run injection...
  19. alexanderkjones

    Time to Code?

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Andur, as a web developer turned agriculturalist turned tech entrepreneur and coach here's some important lessons learned. 1) Coding is a toolbox, it's not so important to understand how to code as is it is to understand what code can do. I spent three years learning to farm and I ended up...
  20. alexanderkjones

    What skills should entrepreneurs focus on mastering?

    Genuinely making strong relationships with people is the greatest asset an entrepreneur can make. We're social creatures and our survival depends on our network both in real life and in business. While most people stress speaking as a great skill, listening is a more powerful one. Great...

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