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Scaling a startup through the startup process has a litany of challenges. But never fear.The latest installment of our “Startups Scaling Smarter” series features an in-depth interview with Naman Jain, a Senior Manager of the startup program at Startup Grind. An experienced founder in his own right, Naman has spent the past six years at Startup Grind, helping founders connect with other founders, investors, and media.With his unique experience, Jain kindly shared tons of helpful advice with HubSpot for Startups to help founders navigate the scaling process, from nailing down product-market fit to finding and reaching out to investors. Jain even speaks to trends he’s seeing in the startup and VC investing spaces.Here’s just a glimpse of all the wisdom Jain shared with us for this interview:“In terms of the deck, I think there should be different versions. For the initial outreach, there should be a one-pager, literally just one page that makes it very obvious why I should spend another five minutes looking at this company. Founders need to think about how they can stand out and make it very easy for whoever's looking at that email or that deck to understand what they're like.“Another thing that founders often do is, if you look at that deck, it's hard to understand what they do because it's so technical. They build an advanced machine learning startup, and they get super technical in the deck. But most VCs are not technical people, right? They're trying to identify the right business to buy, and they're not from your industry. So, I think it also has to be highly simplified, at least initially.”Ready to get inspiration and level up your business? Check out more of Jain’s best tips for startups in this post.#startups #VCfunding #scaling
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This week's "Science of Scaling" is a doozy! Mark Roberge has a chat with Toast CRO Jonathan Vassil.Jonathan shared how Toast was able to scale with purpose during the pandemic. Some of the top takeaways were:1. The Pandemic Pivot: Navigating challenges with agility can lead to new growth opportunities.2. Mission-Driven Impact: Supporting customers during difficult times results in lasting loyalty.3. Optimal Sales Force: Utilization of field reps and social proof for effective sales.To hear about all seven lessons, or read the full highlights, head on over to the blog post for the episode. Or get it in all the usual podcasty places!https://hubs.la/Q02Gtk1t0
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