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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTIONThanks, some great advice in there. I'll definitely be doing these. I've currently got a nice stream of work, and actually recently got my first client by cold outreach. Very soon I intend to start going to industry events.- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTIONSend me a DM. I''ve actually just started hiring process!- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTIONThanks, it feels like i've not achieved much. So i'm glad to hear that. I'm looking for researchers and data analysts. I'm thinking students could be a good market to tap because they have research skills so can help me with things like interviews etc. and their rates would be reasonable...- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTIONYes, but for a freelancer only. The revenue is not completely stable. but I can definitely afford a freelancer. I'm just posting a job as we speak to be honest.- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTION4 MONTH UPDATE: So, one month since my last update and four months since I started this thing. The other day I felt like i'm no acheiving enough, but then I looked at my journal and realised how much I'd progressed. This time 12 months ago, it was all just an idea and a website with a vague...- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTIONThanks for the response. That is something i've considered, but by niching down by an industry will allow me to collect data. So, for example, if I niche down into the Gardening industry, and I've interviewed and researched hundreds of gardening customers and stores, I will be very hot on with...- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTIONThanks for the response! I decided to stay completely away from finance and FinTech as although they are my interests, it could potentially cause a conflict of interest with past/current employers (I have a part time job in banking). But yes, agree on the hiring a consultant with relevant...- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTIONI need to do that, I've not been doing too much outreach as I have a solid steady flow of work to last me. I'm based in London actually!- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTIONYes, I have - I need to develop my research methods toolkit along with project delivery skills. I'm noticing a correlation between my experience and the amount I charge, so it's going well. All in all, just need a few more projects under my belt. Each project also exposes me to different...- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTION3 and a half month update: So everything is going pretty well and although it's not long since my last update, there have been a few changes, so I thought that I'd write an update. On Friday, I managed to sign 2 clients for a report each. Both beat my record fees so far, I charged $1000 and...- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTIONYeah for sure, just think I need a bit more confidence, improved value proposition and an improved customer acquisition channel.- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTIONYup, and I still have customers. I just need to improve my acqusition system.- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTIONThanks. And I thought burnout wasn't real, I think I have binge watched/read too much David Goggins/Jocko Willink etc. but have now realised that self-care is a key to success. It's like caring for your car, oiling it, cleaning it, getting it checked, rather than overusing it. And yes, I...- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTION3 Month Update: All is going ok, but I decided to take 2 weeks off due to feeling exhausted, I have worked non-stop with no break since November 2022. During my time off, I worked a little, but did no big projects. I went on holiday for 4 days and I also went to see friends I hadn't seen in...- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTION1 Month Update: So I've been at this for about a month now and it's not going too bad. I've got a few clients here and there. Probably going to hit around the $1500 mark for this month, which isn't amazing but I'm happy. I did about $700 for the last month, but I spent a lot of time setting up...- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTIONThank you, sir.- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTIONYeah, my background involves a lot of data science/machine learning so intend to implement that too. Thanks for the suggestion!- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTION1 Week update: Business going well, I managed to complete 2 projects for clients and get five-star reviews. One was lead generation leveraging my industry knowledge, one was a market research report for a company entering a new market. I have decided lead sourcing for new clients is taking...- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTIONI have customers, so it's a business. But it's still my weakness acquiring them. My expertise is in fulfilling the work. I'm new to this. And I agree them methods definitely work as they incentivise people to give you customers - I just need to work out a good way of implementing them into...- ORStrat
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I Quit My Job to Start a Research Agency
HOT! EXECUTIONSo far I've been helping tech firms understand how to penetrate markets. For example, I did a market analysis of Qatar & UAE for a mobility firm that wanted to launch there. Then I helped an Events app understand its competition and the local market—things like that.- ORStrat
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