Adam Vazquez

Product Market Fitness

Business EN ↓ 206 episodes

Product Market Fitness is a show about the mindset and practices of modern builders. Hosted by entrepreneur, marketing strategist and gym rat Adam Vazquez, each episode explores one (or all) of three pillars:Product — How real founders built what they builtMarket — The content, tactics, and strategy behind their growthFitness — The physical and mental practices that keep them sharpSome episodes are interviews with founders, marketers, and athletes. Others are short solo riffs with honest reflections from the trenches. Whether you’re running a business, scaling a brand, or just trying to stay h...

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Adam Vazquez

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Ep. 59 - Growing Your Audience to 75,000+ with Barrett O'Neill 23.08.2022 41:00

Highlights from the conversation: Barrett’s business success story (6:12) Why you shouldn’t jump without a safety net (10:52) How to make it through the startup process (17:23) About Brightline Media (21:38) What it’s really like to have a large audience (25:35) How to grow your Twitter audience (29:48) Advice for aspiring influencers (33:38) Trends on the horizon (37:19) Links & Resources: JK M...

Ep. 58 - Profit or Bust in the First 30 Days With Content 19.08.2022 33:07

Highlights from the conversation: Spotify recorded reactions (3:59) Setting up a case study (8:02) What not to do (9:55) What you SHOULD do (12:36) How to actually make the money (23:41) Tweet of the week (29:13) Links & Resources: Spotify reactions article Content Is for Closers is a bi-weekly podcast powered by HEARD Media. Each episode we get into the nitty-gritty details with an entrepreneur,...

Ep. 57 - How to Become a Self-Made Millionaire (and Stay That Way) with Pine Baron 16.08.2022 38:18

Highlights from the conversation: Why “Pine Baron” (6:25) Poker as career experience (11:16) About Wealth Pin (16:19) The lies online mediums spread (23:35) What today’s market looks like (27:31) More about Wealth Pin (29:27) Keep up with Pine: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpiritofPines Wealth Pin: https://wealthpin.com/ * Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/critici...

Ep. 56 - Pro Tips for Taking Better Photos and Videos with Luke Cleland 12.08.2022 31:40

Highlights from the conversation: Luke’s background (3:38) Getting in the habit of capturing (5:44) Practical tips on improving photos (15:28) Finding inspiration (24:27) What’s trending (30:14) Keep up with Luke: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpCFvxtj1u3Sfo-FuO6ApvQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukewtcleland/?hl=en Website: https://www.lukecleland.ca/ Cleland Photographs: http...

Ep. 55 - How to Grow Your Niche Into a $10,000,000+ Business with Bryan Clayton 09.08.2022 32:06

Highlights from the conversation: Bryan’s background and career journey (6:07) The rise in service-based businesses (15:36) How to grow your company (19:24) Trends on the horizon (28:14) Links & Resources: GreenPal Website GreenPal App Keep up with Bryan: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryanmclayton Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryanMclayton Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/Bryanmclayton * Want...

Ep. 54 - How We Repurpose Content 05.08.2022 29:22

Highlights from the conversation: Our technical setup (4:47) Direct assets (8:17) Indirect assets (19:12) Tweet of the week (26:54) The tools we use: ClickUp: https://clickup.com/ Google Drive: https://www.google.com/drive/ Riverside: https://riverside.fm/ Make: https://www.make.com/en Otter: https://otter.ai/home Descript: https://www.descript.com/ Canva: https://www.canva.com/ * Want to be featu...

Ep. 53 - How to Make Your Podcast Stand Out with Johnny Podcast 02.08.2022 35:43

Highlights from the conversation: Adam’s take on Ben Simmons (5:35) How Johnny got into podcasting (9:06) What makes podcasting so attractive (15:31) Breaking into your listener’s weekly rotation (19:03) The future of podcasting (29:38) Links & Resources: The Rights to Ricky Sanchez Keep up with Johnny: Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/johnnypodcasts * Want to be featured in a future episode? D...

Ep. 52 - Is Content Marketing Dying 29.07.2022 28:18

Highlights from the conversation: The dark side of content (1:17) Content negatives throughout history (8:43) Using content marketing methods for good (13:18) Societal shifts from technological change (15:48) Elements of an effective story (18:52) Who’s doing this well (22:22) Tweet of the week (24:44) * Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love here: https...

Ep. 51 - Running an Influencer Marketing Campaign at Scale 26.07.2022 37:08

Highlights from the conversation: Where it’s at on TikTok (7:30) Jess’ background and career journey (9:58) Influencer marketing (18:32) Judging the effectiveness of a campaign (23:40) Programmatic performance marketing (26:37) Getting started with influencer marketing (31:24) Keep up with Jess: Ubiquitous: https://www.ubiquitousinfluence.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmeQp02WM6HK...

Ep. 50 - 4 Ways to Overcome Creative Block 22.07.2022 30:16

Highlights from the conversation: Defining “resistance” (1:13) #1 - Treat yourself like a professional (8:31) #2 - Have an office (11:59) #3 - Have a marathon mindset (15:29) #4 - Don’t take criticism personally (21:27) Tweet of the week (27:00) Links & Resources: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield Nipsey Hussle * Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love...

Ep. 49 - How to Provide Value and Fairness Through Sales with Dale Dupree 20.07.2022 39:06

Highlights from the conversation: Sell me this pen (7:23) Dale’s background and career journey (10:11) Gaining a customer-centric view of sales (14:42) Why sales is viewed as a trashcan job (19:43) Birth of The Sales Rebellion (22:19) About The Sales Rebellion (28:11) From sales to content creation (32:45) Keep up with Dale: Join the rebellion: https://www.thesalesrebellion.com/ LinkedIn: https://...

Ep. 48 - 4 Secrets to Finding Your Best Ideas 15.07.2022 43:39

Highlights from the conversation: What good content is (4:09) Curate your own content diet (7:20) Build a family tree (13:13) Learn by copying (20:20) Make what you like (27:24) Favorite tweets (34:06) Links & Resources: Adam Tweet #1 Adam Tweet #2 Adam Tweet #3 Carlton Tweet #1 Carlton Tweet #2 Carlton Tweet #3 * Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love h...

Ep. 46 - How to Drive Organic Growth for SMBs with Dan Thompson 08.07.2022 31:56

Highlights from the conversation: The birth of Salt Water Digital (5:53) Defining “Fulfilled By Amazon” (8:31) Starting a content strategy (10:38) Local business benefits (14:32) Non-standard SEO or builders (20:16) Organic growth (24:45) What’s coming in the content world (30:04) Links & Resources: Ship 30 for 30 Keep up with Dan: Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/danthewolfe Consultation call:...

Ep. 45 - How to Build a 7-figure Media Business in 12 months with Jake Corley 06.07.2022 38:44

Highlights from the conversation: Being off-the-cuff on shows (4:41) About Digital Wildcatters (6:22) Why podcast advertising is lazy (13:16) Empowering content creation (17:52) How to build an audience (25:36) Where content is heading (33:26) Links & Resources: Digital Wildcatters Wildcatter Studios Sons of Wichita Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. Sign up for Collide Keep up with Jake:...

Ep. 44 - How Content Impacts Startups and Stakeholders with Zécca Lehn 01.07.2022 32:16

Highlights from the conversation: Zécca’s background and the history of ESG (5:12) Content’s role in startups (10:34) Why you’re not seeing results (15:25) How to begin a content creation series (22:47) Up and coming content creators (29:02) Links & Resources: Posi2ive Climatize Keep up with Zécca: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zecca_Lehn Responsibly Venture: https://responsibly.vc/ Responsibly’s T...

Ep. 43 - How to Niche-Down Your Podcast (and Succeed) with Erik Jacobson 29.06.2022 36:55

Highlights from the conversation: About Lemonpie and Hatch Edits (5:51) Creating a bottom-funnel podcast (9:44) Podcast seasons: do or don’t? (17:10) PR for niche podcasts (19:52) How to find podcasts you’ll love (26:28) Content trends on the horizon (32:50) Links & Resources: The OG Interview Bootstrapped Web Keep up with Erik: Lemonpie: https://www.lemonpie.fm/ Hatch: https://www.hatch.fm/ * Wan...

Ep. 42 - Raise Your Content Game with Alan Stein Jr. 24.06.2022 38:42

Highlights from the conversation: Alan’s background and career journey (8:14) Refining your gift as a storyteller (18:30) What Alan is doing today (23:03) Exciting content trends (31:04) A little anecdote about Kobe’s work ethic (33:55) Links & Resources: Raise Your Game by Alan Stein Jr. Sustain Your Game by Alan Stein Jr. Keep up with Alan: The main hub: https://alansteinjr.com/ Alan’s auxilia...

Ep. 41 - Balancing Personal and Corporate Creativity with Jamie Whiffen 22.06.2022 39:26

Highlights from the conversation: Jamie’s background and career journey (6:32) Transitioning from individual creation to company production (11:57) Balancing personal and work creativity (18:34) Advice for TikTokers (23:58) Exciting content trends (30:47) Links & Resources: Ryan Trahan’s YouTube channel Yeezy Thoughts Keep up with Jamie: Tech Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIWaNdYp0Q80n...

Ep. 39 - Defining Growth for Your Company with Mike Simmons 15.06.2022 40:17

Highlights from the conversation: Defining “growth” (5:57) Mistakes to avoid when it comes to selling (14:47) Why forecasting is important and how to do it (24:59) New content trends and ideas (32:04) Keep up with Mike: Catalyst Sale: https://catalystsale.com/ Find My Catalyst : https://catalystsale.mykajabi.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikesimmons * Want to be featured in a future e...

Ep. 38 - Taking the Airbnb Challenge Before it Was Cool with Tristan Thomas 10.06.2022 12:04

Highlights from the conversation: Tristen’s experience working at HEARD (2:39) Entering the workforce as a remote employee (4:54) Why Tristen’s relocating to Hawaii (6:40) Preparing for remote work (8:29) * Want to be featured in a future episode? Drop your question/comment/criticism/love here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/content-is-for-closers/id1280589855 * Support the pod by spreading...

Ep. 37 - How to Monetize an Audience of Any Size with Kyle Scott Laskowski 08.06.2022 31:58

Highlights from the conversation: How CrossingBroad came about (2:44) Selling CrossingBroad to Excel Media (11:53) About Monetize Media (17:55) How to 5x your revenue without ads (21:07) Content trend: products (28:36) Keep up with Kyle Scott: CrossingBroad: https://www.crossingbroad.com/ Monetized Media: https://monetized.media/ Monetized Twitter: https://twitter.com/monetizemediahq Kyle’s Twitte...

Ep. 36 - Booking It to Your Writing Dream with Ben Putano 01.06.2022 36:57

Highlights from the conversation: Ben’s background and career journey (9:56) Why operators can benefit from book writing (16:47) How to write a book (19:03) One book, to commercial outcomes (22:07) How Damn Gravity helps authors find success (25:14) About Great Founders Write (29:28) Thinking through the success rate of books (31:49) Content trends (34:17) * Want to be featured in a future episode...

Ep. 35 - How to Take Over Podcasting with Ben Wilson 25.05.2022 35:16

Highlights from the conversation: How Ben’s podcast came to be (8:31) Using Notion to take notes (11:18) Scripting a podcast episode (14:52) The future of Ben’s podcast (19:00) The best outcomes of content creation (21:08) Content trends (28:00) Links & Resources: Content Is for Closers YouTube Channel Keep up with Ben: How to Take Over the World podcast: https://www.httotw.com/ Twitter: https://t...

Ep. 34 - Building a Newsletter From the Ground Up with Rachel Cantor 18.05.2022 37:03

Highlights from the conversation: Favorite fiction reads (8:25) Rachel’s career journey (10:51) Working at Morning Brew (15:40) Growing an audience-driven newsletter (18:05) Publishing content (21:56) A recent content series brainstorm (22:37) Exciting content trend (33:39) Links & Resources: No One Is Talking About This A Little Life Tydo Tables Keep up with Rachel: Twitter: https://twitter.com/r...

Ep. 33 - How to Reach the Top of Product Hunt with Jeroen Corthout 11.05.2022 38:59

Highlights from the conversation: Generating your own interest and hype (11:30) The founding of SalesFlare (19:01) Flipping slow conversation to sales (24:32) Why SalesFlare is a helpful sales and marketing tool (31:22) Building a product that organizes all things sales (35:45) Links & Resources: SalesFlare: https://salesflare.com/ Jeroen’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeroenCorthout * Want to be...