In Episode #20, @ali_moiz sits down with @SignalFire Partner @ezelby in order to discuss all things GTM and Growth.
Our favorite excerpt ⏬⏬⏬
"Every startup is a shit show all the time.
I will add what I always tell the founders:
'I know you think that everything looks rosy for all these companies because they're tweeting about everything going perfectly, or you're only seeing the positives in TechCrunch, but know that every company is a sh*t show all the time.'
Today, we’re excited to share more about Stonks’ largest product in our history:
Demo Day Vehicles (DDVs) — a “Stripe-like” Express Checkout for Demo Days now directly integrated into every facet of the Stonks platform and ecosystem.
The current flow looked like this:
Founders are stuck using a mash-up of 3rd-party tools to complete these workflows.
It doesn't work well for founders or investors.
The current stack:
Increases friction, hurting conversions.
Takes weeks, not days. Time kills deals.
Fails to strike “while the iron is hot” — when there is a live audience of interested investors.