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The Changing Landscape of Venture Capital: From Easy Capital to Tough Cycles “It was investor-subsidized marketing - fueling artificial growth up the VC food chain.” - Kirk Drage For a decade, capital was cheap and growth was gamed. 💸 Seed funds fueled sales 📈 Growth numbers…

The Secret to Business Success: The Last Mile “Most customers never get the value they were promised - because no one helps them across the last mile.” - Kirk Drage It’s not the product that fails. It’s the handover. 🚨 Companies like Drift left customers mid-implementation 🧩…

From Spellchecker to Unicorn: The Grammarly Story “Grammarly took one feature from Word - and turned it into a unicorn.” - Kirk Drage 💡 One niche problem. 🌍 One global market. 💰 One billion-dollar company. Kirk Drage uses Grammarly to show how the next wave of unicorns…

TikTok Is Like a Night Market: Entertaining But Ephemeral “TikTok is like a night market in Bangkok. You go to be entertained - not to make serious purchases.” - Kirk Drage 🎭 TikTok: A chaotic, creative, curiosity-driven scroll-fest 🔍 YouTube: A deep-dive, discovery, and…

Finding Your Target: Sales Leader or Marketing Leader? “You have to market to what they want - then sell them what they need.” - Kirk Drage Struggling with messaging? You’re not alone. Even seasoned founders hit the wall trying to choose: 🎯 Am I speaking to the sales leader?…

“Just because you can get 1 customer, doesn’t mean you can get 100.” - Kirk Drage 🚨 Founders fall for this every day: “If I can get one… I can scale it.” It’s a fatal assumption. Kirk Drage calls it what it is - a disaster - and shares the hidden mindset flaw that silently…

“Most startups don’t fail from lack of effort - they fail because they follow the wrong roadmap.” - Kirk Drage 💥 The #1 mistake? Building and launching a product before validating demand. Even worse - copying what other founders around you are doing. Kirk Drage shares why the…

“This sort of Ponzi scheme has gone on for a decade… and now it's unraveling.” - Kirk Drage 🔥 Why are so many startups facing down rounds? Because the factory VC model stopped rewarding fundamentals - and started chasing hype. Kirk Drage calls it out: 💸 No real market. 📉 No…

“You don’t want to customize your product every time. Build once. Sell many.” - Kirk Drage Early founders make a killer mistake: They show the product too soon. And as soon as you do that - your customer shuts down. 💡 Instead, Kirk Drage recommends co-development. Build with…

⚡️ The 8-Second Rule: Capture Interest or Get Ignored Here’s the brutal truth no one wants to hear in sales 👇 You’ve got 8 seconds - max - to capture a buyer’s attention. After that? You’re noise. Gone. Forgotten. In this 🔥 clip from The Chat, sales strategist Peter…

🎯 Shift Your Sales Pitch: What’s In It For Them? Still leading with your product features? Talking about your company, your solutions, your process? That’s the fastest way to lose a deal. “Nobody wants to be pitched at. They want to be advised - so they don’t make a mistake.”…

📱 Gen Z Wants Instant Answers - Not Inbox Overload The new generation of B2B buyers? They’re not filling out your lead forms. They’re not jumping on Zoom. And they’re definitely not handing over their email just to get spammed. “They want answers. Now. On your site. With their…

🛒 The Future of High-Value Purchases: E-Commerce Takes Over Think e-commerce is just for cheap SaaS or $50 widgets? Think again. 📈 Gartner’s been calling it for years - B2B buyers want to buy without talking to sales. Even for high-ticket purchases. Even for $50K+ deals.…

📱 The Generational Shift: From Small Talk to Text Messages Not everyone wants to talk to a rep. In fact - many actively avoid it. In this 🔥 clip from The Chat, we explore the real reason why live chat and messaging work so well for some audiences - and completely flop with…

🤖 Engagement Plummets by 50% When Buyers Spot AI in Live Chat Here’s the uncomfortable truth 👇 If your buyers think they’re talking to a bot - they’re bouncing. In this 🔥 clip from The Chat, we share a stat that shocked even us: 📉 Engagement drops by 50% when it's obvious…

💰 The Rising Costs of Modern Marketing (and What to Do About It) Marketing used to be the growth engine. Now? It’s becoming a money pit. 🎯 Paid ads? More expensive than ever. 🔍 SEO? Only works if it’s done right - AI hacks aren’t cutting it. 📉 Cold outbound? Harder and…

🌀 The Insanity of “More Activity = Better Results” Feeling the pressure? Revenue’s flat… so leadership calls for more: 📞 More dials 📧 More emails 🗓 More meetings But here’s the thing 👇 Doing more of the same - and expecting different results - is insanity. In this 🔥…

🧠 ❤️ The Dual Nature of Decision-Making in Sales (And why ROI alone doesn’t win deals) If you think buyers make decisions based purely on logic - think again. In this 🔥 moment from The Chat, sales strategist Peter Strohkorb breaks down what most B2B sellers miss: 👉 Yes,…

💸 The Era of Hidden Prices is Over If your pricing isn’t visible on your website, here’s what buyers are thinking: 👉 “If you can’t tell me how much it costs, I’m not talking to you.” 🔥 In this clip from The Chat, we dive into one of the most frustrating buyer roadblocks in…

Say This to Get Instant Buyer Attention 🧠 Want to stop the scroll and grab attention? Start by saying exactly what your buyer is thinking - in their own words. Christine Gomolka explains why messaging that mirrors your audience’s pain is what makes them stop, listen, and…