Brian Balfour was the Head of Growth at HubSpot, started multiple VC-backed companies, and has grown brands to MILLIONS of daily active users. Today, he’s the founder of Reforge — a REALLY cool tool that gives you access to things like onboarding docs, presentation decks, brand positioning, org charts, roadmaps, etc. from top-performing business leaders like:   - Andrew Chen of Andreessen Horowitz - Lauryn Isford the Head of Growth @ Notion - And Helen Kupp the Sr. Director of Product Strategy @ Slack   It’s like Github for tech startup businesses.   Check out Reforge at www.reforge.com.   If you’ve ever wanted to learn about how to SUPERCHARGE your business’s growth, you’ll love this episode.   In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things:  - Why being a CEO isn’t actually as awesome as people make it seem - What Brian does to make every new business launch EPIC - The EXACT strategies Brian uses to scale companies in a big way   Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way.   

Getting Real GROWTH In Your Business (w/ Brian Balfour of Reforge)

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Behind Patrick Bet-David’s $500M Net Worth

BreezeDoc is the simple way to sign documents digitally. Pay just $9 once, and get it forever (no expensive subscriptions here). In today's episode it’s all about landing those big-paying jobs by working for free. That’s right, you heard me, that’s no pay today BUT… a huge one down the line, let’s call it ‘Prework’. Roll in the six or seven-figure paydays. I'll share how I snagged jobs and clients I wasn't qualified for; from my experience at mint.com, to how Jay Yang, Mitchel, Jeremy and Cameron all landed incredible opportunities working for me by going the extra mile. I'll break down how you can do the same and make it easy for people to hire you by putting a little extra effort in first. In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things:   How to stand out and why those generic "Can I Help You?" messages fall flat   Where to uncover the hidden value your future employer is overlooking   Make yourself indispensable by going above and beyond, even without being prompted.   Enjoy these 3 things plus many nuggets along the way.   If you dug this episode and you're a fresh-faced job seeker, don't miss out on more career wisdom ‘10 Career Tips For Ambitious People in Their Twenties’ you find that in episode 162 of this feed.   FiveTaco is the easiest way to find software for solopreneurs, from productivity tools, to the latest AI tech to help run your business. I have also been sharing emails on my brutally honest advice on a variety of topics. People have been loving it. Sign up at noahkagan.com and join 350k other people who get juicy insights every week.   

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Getting Real GROWTH In Your Business (w/ Brian Balfour of Reforge)

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