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> But if you don't know who to talk to, then you are trying to solve two problems at the same time: who to talk to and how to talk to them. Great point

Awesome guide, thanks for sharing this in so much detail with all the steps (including email templates, etc). Ton of work, but huge payoff.

great list, thanks :)

Thanks for sharing!

Enjoyed this episode, particularly the habits/building momentum vs setting goals philosophy :)

:) I'm working with Steli on the content. Just sent you an email - would super appreciate if you find the time to answer. It's the critical feedback like yours that helps us improv…

Thanks! :)

Great read!

Decide in advance what the 3 most important facts are you want them to remember about you. Then make sure to work this into your answers, even if the question they ask you seemingl…

Reminds me of Warren Buffett's "Avoid At All Cost" list or Steli's "Not To Do" list: http://blog.close.io/not-to-do-list

It's an awesome book. Based on the 1-star review you chose I wouldn't read it, but it's not an accurate representation of what's in the book. Another (more straightforward and simp…

Awesome post! Should be included in https://yourfirstcustomers.com/podcast/ and http://www.unscalablestartup.com :)

From the software vendors' perspective, it makes good business sense to call you asap, see: http://blog.close.io/why-you-need-to-call-every-signup-user-... From a customer perspect…

I guess that falls under "doing things that don't scale" :)

If that's your favorite quote, maybe you'll like this post from Alex Turnbull https://www.groovehq.com/blog/turning-down-vc where he laid out his reasons why he said no to a $5 mil…

Reminds me of Steli's story of how he followed up 48 times (!) with an VC who went dead. Zero, zipzilch, nada. Response to the 48th email? "Thank so much for following up, I've bee…

I think you could just as well make the opposite argument: a retreat can be an easier way to get started, because it takes you away from your normal, everyday surroundings, and by …

"Just playing devil's advocate here." Not sure what you're getting out of that, but I'm happy to play along :-) "you suggest people waste: - a lot of their own time" I wouldn't cal…