Episode 14: Finding Your First Customer

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Episode 14: Finding Your First Customer

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46 minutes

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May 6, 2020

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Mike and Tom answer the question everyone has asked at some point in their entrepreneurial journey, “How do I find my first customer?”

Released:

May 6, 2020

Format:

Podcast episode

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Biz Buds is value-packed weekly discussion from successful creative entrepreneurs Mike Janda and Tom Ross. They share their journeys from struggling freelancers to both running multi 7-figure businesses, and the lessons picked up along the way.

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Episode 1: How Mike Janda Got Started: In our first episode we talk about how Mike Janda started in his business and all the growth he has been through over the years. by Biz Buds
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Episode 17: Product Market Fit: Once you find your “Product Market Fit” your business will explode. Until then, keep tweaking the dials. In this episode, Mike and Tom discuss ways to help you understand the customer you are serving and ideate ways to improve your offering. by Biz Buds
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Episode 4: Standing Out and Differentiation: Tom and Mike explore ways to help you stand out and differentiate from your competitors. Every business needs to determine what makes them unique in their market. This episode will help you learn actionable strategies to differentiate your... by Biz Buds
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Episode 7: Imposter Syndrome: So many people struggle with imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is all about doubting yourself, your worth, your value, and whether you deserve the the opportunities you have and the things you are doing. In this episode, Mike and Tom discuss... by Biz Buds
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Episode 9.5: Enduring Quarantine and Pivoting Your Business During Economic Turmoil: Tom and Mike interrupted their pre-recorded episodes to do a special, time sensitive episode about the challenges we are all facing with the coronavirus, quarantine, and economic uncertainty. With both optimism and compassion for the challenges we are... by Biz Buds
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Episode 13: Avoiding Burnout: Tom and Mike tackle strategies to help you find balance between working with relentless passion and burning yourself out completely. This episode was recorded on March 11, 2020. by Biz Buds
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Episode 20: Cracking the Code to Ambition: Today we are talking about the idea of cracking the code to ambition. There are people that have a relentless drive behind what they do and other people who simply don't put that much effort.... Can we figure out a way to coach people to feel more... by Biz Buds
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Episode 14: Finding Your First Customer: Mike and Tom answer the question everyone has asked at some point in their entrepreneurial journey, “How do I find my first customer?” by Biz Buds
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Episode 22: Personal Branding: Tom and Mike are bringing the knowledge bombs about branding. Most people might think it's about creating a brand for an entity but first you have to figure out what your brand is. by Biz Buds
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Episode 18: Enjoy the Journey: Enjoying the journey is a constant struggle for entrepreneurs. Tom and Mike explore two different mindsets, the joy of reaching the summit and the joy of walking the path. Perspective, gratitude, and comparing yourself to others are all discussed in a... by Biz Buds
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Episode 24: Best Practices for Brainstorming: Tom and Mike are talking all about brainstorming today. Where do ideas really come from? How to generate creative ideas? They are dissecting all of it in this episode! by Biz Buds
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Episode 21: Scaling Your Business: Tom and Mike dig into a very important subject: scaling your business. How do you hire? When to do it? And why it can help your business reach a whole new level. by Biz Buds
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Episode 12: Instagram Growth Strategies, Part 2: Following up on Episode 11, Tom and Mike continue sharing actionable strategies to help you grow your Instagram account the right way, no hacks, no bots, no tricks, just real step by step tips that you can put into practice starting today. by Biz Buds
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Episode 31: Pricing Masterclass, Part 1: In this episode Tom and Mike are taking a variety of questions from our lovely biz buddies, as they'll be discussing all about pricing your products and services. by Biz Buds
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Episode 16: How to Overcome Perfectionism: Tom and Mike dig into one of creative entrepreneurs biggest challenges, perfectionism. In this episode, learn some actionable tips to help you find the balance between “done” and “perfect.” by Biz Buds
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Episode 30: Foundation to Pricing: Tom and Mike are talking about pricing today, something that Mike is quite passionate about and has touched on quite a bit in the past. So if you want to know how to price yourself or your product, this episode is for you. by Biz Buds
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Episode 19: How to Get in Front of a Wider Audience: We are talking about distribution today. Once you have your product or service, how do you get it out there to the masses? Tom and Mike discuss today how to get a wider audience for your distribution. by Biz Buds
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Episode 15: How to Nail the Interview: Combined, Mike and Tom have hired hundreds of employees in their businesses. In this conversation they explore best tips to help you nail your next interview. (These tips can easily be converted to client meetings, as well.) by Biz Buds
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Episode 25: What to Do When Nothing Is Working with Your Business?: Tom and Mike are digging into what to do when your business is just not taking off. You're trying things, you can't get unstuck, you can't get any traction and the experiments you are running don't seem to be working... So, what should you do next? by Biz Buds
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Episode 33: Sacrifices: In today's episode, Mike and Tom dig in on how business and sacrifices go hand in hand. Growing your business take sacrifices, especially in the early years so it's not all that easy and glamorous. by Biz Buds
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Episode 27: Side Hustle Income, Part II: Tom and Mike continue where they left off in the previous episode, bringing more actionable advices to create more streams of income. by Biz Buds
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Episode 14: Finding Your First Customer

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