Want to grow fast in your career? Then work with the smartest people that you can find.

Today, we have Egan Montgomery, the Director of Go-To-Market at High Alpha, a venture studio based in Indianapolis. High Alpha helps B2B SaaS startup founders and companies launch and scale through their unique venture studio model.

Egan's passion for helping others and his intentional actions led him to succeed in his career and become a startup leader.

In this episode, Egan talks about the role of venture studios in helping startup companies launch and scale. He touches on the common problems of startup founders and companies, how to find product market fit, and how startups can move fast and grow quickly in their business.

Episode Highlights:

02:36   Interesting story of how Egan came to and why he stayed in Indiana

06:38  Egan's early career growth at DemandJump

09:13  The difference between working in a startup and a large established company

12:05  How Egan works with a venture studio like High Alpha

19:13  The willingness to absorb, learn and work with new ideas

21:52  How High Alpha helps startup founders succeed 

25:40  High Alpha's approach to determining product market fit

34:07  What are the criteria for identifying the ideal customer profile

40:29  How startup executives can be more involved in the investor side of the business

45:27  The growth of Egan as a leader after working with startups

LINKS MENTIONED:

Connect with Egan Montgomery on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/egan-montgomery/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/eganmontgomery

High Alpha: https://highalpha.com

Connect with Grayson Faircloth on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nosyarg/