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I have been in the same situation as you for many years. 5 years ago I tried a different approach. I created a POC, some slides about the tech and recorded my
by decide1000 3y ago
I have been in the same situation as you for many years.
5 years ago I tried a different approach. I created a POC, some slides about the tech and recorded my screen while giving a demo of the software. I sent it out to about 20 people in my network and asked them if they knew someone who was willing to partner up with me for the sales/marketing part. Some people contacted me, 1 was interesting for me.
After weeks of talking he paid me €10k and put 10k in the company. I gave him 50% of the stocks and made him CEO.
Best choice of my life.
- egesabanci 3y agoThat sounds cool, how is the product doing now? Is this approach sustainable or this kind of "good fit" partnership is mostly luck?
- decide1000 3y agoWe needed about 1 year to rebuild the tech and find the right spot in sales. It was a process we both went through. The year after it was a stable growth. This year its a rocket. We are now considering to take a step back and integrate another management layer. I think it is sustainable. It probably sounds kinda weird, but we both did a personality test. We are total different persons. He has qualities I do not have and vice versa. That's our superpower now. I trust him 100% and looking back on all our mistakes, I regret nothing. This 10k that he paid me; People told me it was too less, it did not value the product good enough. They were right, but I was not looking for the jackpot. I was looking for a sustainable income. Mission accomplished.
- egesabanci 3y agoPerfect. I think I have things to learn from you guys. Can we stay in touch? You can see my email in my bio. I would love to hear about this story in detail.