Ian Block

has anyone ran X ads for B2B SaaS, specifically IT persona? if so curious their results.

@PLBompard go use it to see how much I can get from a lender and go buy a near or already profitable business.

If you were given $500k to quit your job and start a company, what would you do?

@startupsharma overall, yes. but it a crappy idea executed well doesnt necessarily mean success.

Execution > Idea. Do you agree?

phew! what a week! feeling good about the work. learning @webflow and honestly kinda dig it…

first time marketo user trying to create a landing page. no html/css code experience just hacking with gpt trying to create a somewhat pretty landing page. good grief.

@JasonEggett case by case. i tend to wait too long in general, though. you?

@iankblock Totally agree. What do you do when coaching doesn’t help? How much time do you give someone to make improvements before making a change?

If you hire SDR’s that are on the phones all day be sure to listen to their call recordings often. Are they following the script? Are they actually responding when businesses answer the phone? Are they handling questions appropriately? Do they have disruptive background noise on their end? Are they actually making phone calls? Are they multitasking while on the phone? Are they listening to music in background? Are they recording the outcome of the call appropriately in your calling platform? Are they just going through the motions to put up daily call numbers? The answers to these questions may be the reason why they aren’t performing well. And if a change is needed, make it swiftly. I may have learned this lesson today.

i need a b2b saas marketing mentor. anyone want to help me grow?

@seanpk hard to believe 80%...

Elon Musk fired 80% of Twitter (6500 people) and everyone thought that Twitter was doomed. He was right. Everyone was wrong. It’s the management masterclass of the decade and every entrepreneur must understand why it worked 🧵:

@MoummarNawafleh not sure if all businesses will choose creator-led as their strategy.... but it certainly makes things easier for your marketing dept if it is!

Are all businesses going to be creator-led going forward? just came across a VC that only invests in creator led startups they offer some capital, but mainly provide the technical know how and support to build the software for years most creators would focus on DTC and merch to make money but we're seeing an influx of creators that are going down the startup route with youtube shorts on mobile growing like crazy having someone click a link to download an app from the App Store could be easier than going to a Shopify site

@DarrelFrater down!

Any founders interested in me interviewing them on Linkedin Live this Friday? The person I had for this week can't make it anymore. It'll be a good way to get exposure to my investor network on Linkedin. Let me know.

@justingordon212 learn distribution and sales.

Founders: What's one piece of advice you wish you had received before starting your company?

i'm starting GA4, GTM, and GSC from absolute scratch for a $ XMM company. where would you start @Google marketing experts...?

@_jameslincoln that sounds addicting.

Update from the first day of vacation: - $1000 new MRR closed - no urgent emails that needed my attention 🏝️🏝️

i feel like friday afternoon i i find flow state every week. i'm not sure why... but its not a bad thing.

@nateobrienn depends on revenue, not head count. imo

If you own a business under 20 employees, what title do you give yourself? CEO just sounds corny

@Byron_bnp Marketing that’s good.

@_jameslincoln I enjoyed Traction and the Dan Martell book. Good list. It’s add- The hard thing about hard things.

My book list for Hawaii — any others that I should read? (I need to get a kindle)

@justingordon212 community mngr.

If you were building an in-person and online community for founders who would be your first 1-3 hires?

sooo how many tabs is too many tabs?