Jim Barnish, has spent the last two decades as serial entrepreneur, operator, investor and M&A expert. He runs Orchid Black, a boutique growth services firm complete with serial entrepreneurs and growth experts, who are all accomplished operators and consultants with an investor mindset and a history of value creation and exits.

Orchid Black’s business model not only accelerates this value, but aligns their own compensation with their partner-clients’ success.

During this interview we cover:

• 00:00 The Financial Due Diligence Framework Course (CODE: SAASDISTRICT for $100 OFF)
• 01:02 - Intro
• 02:01 -  PMF & Nailing Your Niche
• 05:03 - What is Limiting Your SaaS to Achieve Faster Growth
• 07:54 -  Content Marketing Growth Hacking
• 10:49 - Best Distribution/Marketing Channels With Best ROI
• 13:04 - SaaS Metrics That Matter The Most
• 16:26 - Grow Smart & Grow Fast
• 18:18 - Orchid.Black’s Growth Hacking Playbook
• 25:32 - Orchid.Black Target Company Profile
• 29:35 - Maximizing Exit Value
• 32:19 - Predictable Revenue & Revenue Growth
• 36:17 -Jim’s  Capital Investment Network
• 37:44 - Jim’s Background Coming From an Upbringing of trials & Tribulations 
• 41:53 - Am I Ready for an Executive Coach?, Jim’s Routines & Productivity 
• 47:07 - How’s Jim Measuring his Own Leadership Success?
• 49:38 - Advice Jim Would Tell His 25 Years Old Self
• 50:23 - Instrumental Resources for Jim’s  Success
• 50:51 - What does Success Mean to Jim
• 51:10 - Get in Touch With Jim

Mentions:

• Orchid.Balck
• VCA
• Ikigai

People:

• Steve Horwitz
• Howard Joyce

Get In Touch With Jim:

• Jim’s Linkedin

Books: 

• From Impossible to Inevitable
• How to Win Friends & Influence People

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