Sean Byrnes, Ash Rust & Nic Meliones

The Startup Help Desk

Business EN ↓ 56 episodes

Answers to your questions about starting and building companies. Your hosts are Sean Byrnes, Ash Rust and Nic Meliones, all experienced founders who have built companies themselves and coached hundreds of CEOs on their startup adventures. They share their lessons from building, buying, selling and investing in companies over the past 20 years. If you have questions you'd like answered you can submit them on Twitter by tagging @thestartuphd or on our website http://www.thestartuphelpdesk.com.

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Sean Byrnes, Ash Rust & Nic Meliones

Episodes

How To Rally Your Team Behind Your Vision, Understanding Customer Development and Generalists vs Specialist 29.09.2022 23:47

In this episode we answer questions submitted by founders just like you, including: How do you motivate your team around your vision? What's the difference between Customer Development and Sales? When do you need Generalists or Specialists on your team? You can submit questions for us to answer on our website https://www.thestartuphelpdesk.com/ or on Twitter @thestartuphd - we'd love to...

How to Collect Investor Feedback, Monetize your First Customers and Understanding Cap Tables 12.09.2022 24:07

In this episode we answer questions submitted by founders just like you, including: How do you get useful feedback from investors? How many investors is too many? How do you get your first customers to pay you? You can submit questions for us to answer on our website https://www.thestartuphelpdesk.com/ or on Twitter @thestartuphd - we'd love to hear from you! Episode Notes Reminder: this is n...

How To Find Product/Market Fit, How To Plan For The Long-Term 26.08.2022 23:35

In this episode we answer questions submitted by founders just like you, including: How do you know when you’ve found Product/Market Fit? How do you know when it’s time to pivot? Or that you just haven’t spent enough time on your existing strategy? How far in the future should you be planning? You can submit questions for us to answer on our website https://www.thestartuphelpdesk.com/ or on Twitte...

How To Settle Founder Disputes, How To Setup Your Company 09.08.2022 24:06

In this episode we answer questions submitted by founders just like you, including: What corporate structure should you have? Does it matter? How do you scale hiring? How do you resolve co-founder disagreements? You can submit questions for us to answer on our website https://www.thestartuphelpdesk.com/ or on Twitter @thestartuphd - we'd love to hear from you! Episode Notes: Q1: What corporat...

How To Hire When You're Too Busy, How To Pivot Your Product 19.07.2022 22:14

In this episode we answer questions submitted by founders just like you, including: How do you handle a co-founder who isn't scaling in their position at the company? What do you do when you are overwhelmed as a founder and know you have to hire, but don't have the time? I have a consulting business that is cashflow positive, but want to pivot to a product so we can grow faster. How do...

How To Get Your First 5 Customers, How To Fire Someone 03.07.2022 22:25

In this episode we answer questions submitted by founders just like you, including: If you see other startups doing the same thing, is that a sign that there is a demand for this opportunity? Or a sign that you are not differentiated enough? How do you acquire your first five customers? How do you fire someone? You can submit questions for us to answer on our website https://www.thestartuphelpdesk...