“How Soon Should You Have Investor Convos?” - Mailbag #1

Founder's Journal

Morning Brew

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

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🗓️ 14 July 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Episode 15: It’s our first ever mailbag episode! Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista) answers questions that cover whether you should be worried about someone stealing your idea, what to do in the first 90 days of starting a business, how to leverage your network whether big or small, and knowing when to pivot. Timestamps: (01:01): Intro (02:21): How quickly should you have investor convos? (09:25): Do you have a playbook in your first 90 days? (16:42): Can you build a business without a big network? (20:35): What is your framework on when to pivot? Send us an email and let us know what you think of the idea! foundersjournal@morningbrew.com #FoundersJournal #Startups #Entrepreneur Listen to Founder’s Journal here: https://link.chtbl.com/OV4W93_W Watch Founder’s Journal here: https://www.youtube.com/@FoundersJournal/ Subscribe to Morning Brew! Sign up for free today: https://bit.ly/morningbrewyt Follow The Brew! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/morningbrew/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MorningBrew Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@morningbrew Follow Alex! Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista) Learn more about Shopify here: https://shopify.com/crazyones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up everyone? Welcome back to Founders Journal, your window into my personal
0:04.6	journey in the world of business. Whether you're a long time listener or dropping in for the first
0:10.1	time, my goal from day one has always been to help people become better business builders.
0:16.8	And that is why this episode is going to be a special one. We're doing something I like to call
0:21.6	the mailbag and I will be answering a few questions from listeners that I've been sent in.
0:27.4	And that reminds me, if you have a question that you want me to answer on an upcoming mailbag
0:33.1	or turn possibly into a full topic of an episode of the show, email me at Alex at MorningBrew.com,
0:40.4	literally ask me anything. And I'll try my best to answer them right here on the pod.
0:44.8	So far, the mountain of emails continues to pile on and I love it. So let's hop into the first ever
0:51.1	mailbag. What do you think of when you hear the word entrepreneur? A lone innovator pacing on
1:06.7	a spotlight stage? Sure, that's part of it, but entrepreneurs can only succeed with a trusted
1:12.6	partner. Find yours and Shopify. They're the commerce platform revolutionizing millions of
1:18.9	businesses worldwide. Whether you're IPO ready or starting your side hustle, Shopify can help you
1:24.8	start run and grow your business without the struggle. Shopify puts you in control of every sales
1:31.3	channel. Whether you're selling satin sheets from Shopify's in-person POS system or offering
1:36.8	organic olive oil on Shopify's all-in-one e-commerce platform, you're covered. What I love about Shopify
1:43.8	is how they give you all the tools and support you need to grow your business to the next level.
1:48.4	No matter how big or small your goals are, sign up for a $1 per month trial period at Shopify.com
1:55.6	slash founders journal, all lowercase. Go to Shopify.com slash founders journal to get started
2:02.8	that Shopify.com slash founders journal.
2:12.0	Before we get into our first question, you will actually hear, I believe for the first time
2:16.6	from my producer Ray, he is the person behind the scenes who makes this podcast possible. He'll
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