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Joe Koufman

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
160 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

Like, for example, recruiters have come along and said, how much would it cost for us to hire you and shut down that thing?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

And the answer is, I'm not looking for that.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

I want something where we would be a complementary piece to something bigger, where this could live on and grow beyond me and us.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

But there's more to it than just the Rolodex.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

I mean, we have a regimented, repeatable, sustainable business development process, which is part of what we'll be teaching in the course that launches in April.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

I came from the products world.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

Knowledge Storm was a software directory.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

And frankly, I think there is something to automating some of this.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

The challenge is that it's a very relationship focused business.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

I absolutely think there are some things that can be automated in this.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

I am definitely a part of the top tribe.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

The Challenger Sale by Brent Adamson and Matthew Dixon.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

Everybody is in sales, whether they realize it or not.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

Yeah, Jeff Hillemeier, who was a friend and then a boss, but he's the CEO of a company called Dragon Army, and he successfully helped sell Spun Logic to Engage and helped sell Engage to Publicis, and who knows what's going to happen with Dragon Army now.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

Yeah, I love a tool called Lucky Orange.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

I spend 20 bucks a month on it, and it's like a DVR to see the folks on your site and what they're doing and where they're navigating and that kind of thing.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

I try to get seven, but I don't always, I rarely do.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

I am married with twin, almost seven-year-olds.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

I appreciate it, Nathan.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
665: Blessed or Gutsy? CEO Turns Down $400k Salary to Launch Own Agency

Thanks so much.

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