It was late, and I was exhausted. But I needed the money. I was pulling my hair out putting together on YET ANOTHER proposal. I’d already spent HOURS on the phone and multiple back-and-forths. He seemed excited. I sent the proposal, and – Crickets. Ghosted again. The next morning I Read more…
The siren song of entrepreneurship is the chance to build something truly novel – to see a void in the marketplace and fill it with innovation that unlocks value for customers (and profit for you). But how do you know if that gap you’ve spotted is just a mirage, or Read more…
If your agency is operating at 5-10% margins, you’re just a few weeks from dead. I talked to three agency owners in the last week, each doing around $1M in revenue, each with margins under 10% (they’re bringing in $100k in profit) And they AREN’T relentlessly focused on fixing their Read more…
Most people are SO predictable. You give them a time machine and they’re all like: “I’ll go back in time with the winning stock picks.” BORING. Let’s pretend I had a time machine and could only give myself entrepreneurial advice. Much more interesting: 👇 Here are 5 things I’d tell Read more…
“You’re doing too much, dumbass,” he said – and my ego was smashed. This week I met two entrepreneurs One had a simple website business. Just published articles on a blog and had a newsletter. Didn’t do any fancy SEO. Three years in, and he’s making $5M in revenue, $4.7M Read more…
One thing I did right as a parent was introduce my 12 year old daughter to metal from an early age. But it didn’t turn out how I expected – Years ago she wanted to hear what Daddy Music sounded like. She didn’t know – because it isn’t appreciated by Read more…
As a marketing agency, it is essential to think beyond the traditional productized services model. While this model may offer fixed deliverables, duration, and dollars, it is not the best approach for growing and selling a business. Instead, there is a much better model that can help you achieve greater Read more…
Raj interviews AdZombies founder Ken “Spanky” Moskowitz on how to make your advertising impactful, storytelling, and lessons from growing from a business in the bedroom to supporting thousands of customers.