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- Founder Coffee
Ai Ching Goh of Piktochart
Jeroen talked with Ai Ching, co-founder of Piktochart. They talk about why and how Piktochart introduced a 4-day workweek, how it feels to be working fully remotely from a tropical island, what it means to build a people centric company, and the immense power of deep work.
- Sales
How to Overcome Sales Objections
Learn about the different types of objections you will encounter and how you can overcome them in 5 simple steps.
- Sales
The Subtle Art Of Following Up With Automation
How to massage your prospects with automated follow-up emails into giving a f*ck, automagically. If you have a reply rate of about 3% and use automation to scale your outreach from 10 to 300 emails a day, you’ll have yourself 270 new leads to follow up on every month.
- Founder Coffee
Dave Will of PropFuel
Jeroen talked with Dave, co-founder of PropFuel. They talk about walking slow and smiling more, focusing on controlled growth instead of building a high risk high growth business, why we don’t like the sitcom Silicon Valley, and the importance of the little things.
- Sales
13 TED Talks every sales and marketing pro should watch
TED Talks are a treasure trove of information. That's why we’ve found 13 the most interesting and enlightening videos for sales people and marketers!
- startups
How to Manage a Remote Team
Missed RemoteCon? Get a very practical rundown on how to successfully organize your internal communication while working remotely.
- Product Update
Scale Your Team
Use the new permission system to define what your team members have access to, and discover our two new pricing plans with extra services for larger teams.
- Founder Coffee
Lisa Popovici of Cartloop
Jeroen talked with Lisa, co-founder of Cartloop. They talk about why she chose entrepreneurship over med school, what motivates and what scares her, everything she does to stay healthy and balanced, how you make your customers the heroes, and why it’s important to build habits and set priorities.
- Founder Coffee
Udesh Jadnanansing of Mopinion
Jeroen talked with Udesh, co-founder of Mopinion. They talk about why Mopinion focuses on the European market, how as a CRO he spends his time crunching data, the ethics of habit building in software, and why you should start selling your product as soon as possible.
- email marketing
How to Align Your B2B Email Automation to Sales & Marketing
Aligning your B2B email automation strategy with your sales & marketing teams will help you achieve better lead management and a higher probability of closing deals.
- Founder Coffee
Will van der Sanden of Dux-Soup
Jeroen talked with Will, founder of Dux-Soup. They talk about how to build a remote team, why Dux-Soup mostly employs freelancers, why they price their product lower than competitors, how Chrome sets the internet standards, and why listening is a founder’s most important skill.
- email marketing
Cold Email Outreach for Startups
Reaching out to grow your startup? Cold emails are still extremely effective. Research your audience, write an email focused on them, use a strong CTA and a subject line that gets clicks.
- Founder Coffee
Steven Benson of Badger Maps
Jeroen talked with Steven, founder of Badger Maps. They talk about the power of podcasting, studying languages, doing three-hour bike rides on a stationary bike, and why he might move his company out of the Valley.
- Founder Coffee
Nick Franklin of ChartMogul
Jeroen talked with Nick, founder of ChartMogul. They talk about the joys of building stuff and hiring the right people, how he’s looking to go deeper in the current niche, his plans with implementing EOS, living in Korea, and developing your own inner confidence.
- Founder Coffee
Amir Salihefendić of Doist
Jeroen talked with Amir, founder of Doist. They talk about the advantages of building products for yourself, how synchronous team communication is stressing us all out, the difficulties of find product-market fit in a busy industry, and how to stay competitive in the long run.
- Founder Coffee
Randy Rayess of Outgrow
Jeroen talked with Randy, co-founder of Outgrow. They talk about how to recruit the right people, how to select the right features to work on, the benefits of meditation and stretching, and why doing something for just 3 minutes per day might be the right way to start building a lasting habit.
- Founder Coffee
Rand Fishkin of Sparktoro
Jeroen talked with Rand, co-founder of Sparktoro. They talk about SaaS vs. services, the innovative business model behind Sparktoro, how to stay authentic in marketing, how Rand organizes marketing in his new company, and why not to release any MVP but take it slowly.
- Founder Coffee
Veronika Riederle of Demodesk
Jeroen talked with Veronika, co-founder of Demodesk. They talk about why to focus very hard on the product first before starting to sell, how to properly organize a remote team, and how to know whether you’ve reached Product Market Fit.
- Product Update
Take Control
Take more control over your customer data and communication with easy account merging the possibility to send emails during specific hours.
- Founder Coffee
Jason Fried of Basecamp
Jeroen talked with Jason, co-founder of Basecamp. They talk about how to go about remote working the right way, why he puts sustainable growth over investor fueled growth, and how to apply stoicism in life and in business.