Lost and Founder

7. Ask Me Anything (AMA) Special


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It's hard to scale down an hour long conversation, followed by an evening of written Q&A on Reddit into a ~20 minute show, but tonight I tried.

On this special episode of the show I have experimented with a different format – with three questions from the AMA, and a summary of my answers. Hope you enjoy the episode!

In this episode I share my answers to:

  • How has working with the team changed over the years?
  • How have we managed to get publicity for GoSquared over the years?
  • What advice would I give to my 20 year old self?

Actions / take aways

  • As a CEO, a lot of your job is to: give direction, unblock, and communicate with your team.
  • Don't purely focus on the marketing that is measurable – take risks, experiment, be bold. Do things that are impossible to measure.
  • With your marketing – make time for responding and reacting to news-worthy events in your industry. Newsjacking is a thing!
  • Be clear with what you want from life, from your business, from your team. It will make a lot of things easier.
  • Find a coach to help you make time for yourself and clarify your thoughts. You'll be glad you did.

Links and further reading

  • Ch Daniel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chddaniel
  • Simple Ink – Ch Daniel's product: https://simple.ink
  • Reddit AMA with yours truly: https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/p31kiy/ive_spent_half_my_life_15_years_building/
  • Timeline of GoSquared history: https://www.gosquared.com/about/timeline/
  • Newsjacking: https://amzn.to/3AzNeht


Thanks, and see you next time!

P.S. I'm on Twitter https://twitter.com/jamesjgill

Music: Jakarta by Bonsaye, provided by https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/yjub4r

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Lost and FounderBy James Gill