Two Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Answer (#397)

Two Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Answer (#397)

“If the customer doesn’t scream, you don’t have product-market fit.” — Andy Rachleff Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show. This time, we have a slightly different episode—a takeover by Mike Maples, Jr. Mike Maples, Jr. (@m2jr) and his firm, Floodgate, have invested in and supported many of the startups you might recognize …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Benedict Dohmen and Santiago Nestares with Elaine Pofeldt (#354)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Benedict Dohmen and Santiago Nestares with Elaine Pofeldt (#354)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Santiago Nestares and Benedict Dohmen, 21-year-old cofounders of Benitago Group, a company which has introduced 120 consumer products and is on track for nine-figure revenue in 2019. We were joined by Elaine Pofeldt (@elainepofeldt), an independent journalist and speaker and the author of The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business: Make Great Money. Work …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Scott Belsky (#336)

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Scott Belsky (#336)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Scott Belsky (@scottbelsky), an entrepreneur, author, investor, Chief Product Officer of Adobe, and venture partner with venture capital firm Benchmark. Transcripts may contain a few typos—with some episodes lasting 2+ hours, it’s difficult to catch some minor errors. Enjoy! Listen to the interview here or by selecting any of …

Vanity Metrics vs. Actionable Metrics – Guest Post by Eric Ries

Vanity Metrics vs. Actionable Metrics – Guest Post by Eric Ries

Vanity metrics: good for feeling awesome, bad for action. (photo source: UK Guardian) This is a guest post by serial entrepreneur Eric Ries. He was most recently co-founder and CTO of IMVU, which has more than 20 million registered users and generates $1,000,000+ in revenue per month. Eric is also a venture advisor to Kleiner …