On today's episode: Sharing our real time stories publicly & transparently Compensation for sales teams vs. product teams Developing the content muscle Self-serve & async demos and onboarding Exploring a coaching offer around product strategy Connect with Brian and Jordan: Brian's company, Clarityflow Brian on Twitter: @casjam Brian on Threads: @brian.casel Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal Jordan on Threads: @jordangal...
Nov 03, 2023•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: Sharing our real time stories publicly & transparently Compensation for sales teams vs. product teams Developing the content muscle Self-serve & async demos and onboarding Exploring a coaching offer around product strategy Connect with Brian and Jordan: Brian's company, Clarityflow Brian on Twitter: @casjam Brian on Threads: @brian.casel Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal Jordan on Threads: @jordangal...
Nov 03, 2023•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: A few words on world events Brian's runway and strategic planning for 2024 Jordan's reallocating of resources and investment Brian's firing himself from sales Jordan's hiring for sales Connect with Brian and Jordan: Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal Jordan on Threads: @jordangal Brian's company, Clarityflow Brian on Twitter: @casjam Brian on Threads: @brian.casel...
Oct 27, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: A few words on world events Brian's runway and strategic planning for 2024 Jordan's reallocating of resources and investment Brian's firing himself from sales Jordan's hiring for sales Connect with Brian and Jordan: Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal Jordan on Threads: @jordangal Brian's company, Clarityflow Brian on Twitter: @casjam Brian on Threads: @brian.casel...
Oct 27, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: When does shipping product lead to growth? Muddy Metrics Sports, exercise, health, eating, and drinking habits Connect with Brian and Jordan: Brian's company, Clarityflow Brian on Twitter: @casjam Brian on Threads: @brian.casel Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal Jordan on Threads: @jordangal...
Sep 15, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: When does shipping product lead to growth? Muddy Metrics Sports, exercise, health, eating, and drinking habits Connect with Brian and Jordan: Brian's company, Clarityflow Brian on Twitter: @casjam Brian on Threads: @brian.casel Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal Jordan on Threads: @jordangal...
Sep 15, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: How we work with coaches & consultants to guide strategy & implementation UX hangover on shipped features Selling software "once" Connect with Brian and Jordan: Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal Jordan on Threads: @jordangal Brian's company, Clarityflow Brian on Twitter: @casjam Brian on Threads: @brian.casel...
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: How we work with coaches & consultants to guide strategy & implementation UX hangover on shipped features Selling software "once" Connect with Brian and Jordan: Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal Jordan on Threads: @jordangal Brian's company, Clarityflow Brian on Twitter: @casjam Brian on Threads: @brian.casel...
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: How we onboard and activate after a sales call Strategic pricing and show vs. don't show How to think about hiring a sales person Context switching between product work and marketing work as a solo founder. Connect with Brian and Jordan: Brian's company, Clarityflow Brian on Twitter: @casjam Brian on Threads: @brian.casel Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal Jordan on Threads: @jordangal...
Aug 25, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: How we onboard and activate after a sales call Strategic pricing and show vs. don't show How to think about hiring a sales person Context switching between product work and marketing work as a solo founder. Connect with Brian and Jordan: Brian's company, Clarityflow Brian on Twitter: @casjam Brian on Threads: @brian.casel Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal Jordan on Threads: @jordangal...
Aug 25, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: Building in public. Why and how? Learning sales. Process, strategy, tactics. How we learn and implement. A solo founder's dillemma Connect with Brian and Jordan: Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal Jordan on Threads: @jordangal Brian's company, Clarityflow Brian on Twitter: @casjam Brian on Threads: @brian.casel...
Aug 11, 2023•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: Building in public. Why and how? Learning sales. Process, strategy, tactics. How we learn and implement. A solo founder's dillemma Connect with Brian and Jordan: Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal Jordan on Threads: @jordangal Brian's company, Clarityflow Brian on Twitter: @casjam Brian on Threads: @brian.casel...
Aug 11, 2023•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: How do we think about runway and profitability? What's an appropriate level of mud throwing? Should founders spend time on personal brand? Connect with Brian and Jordan: Brian's company, Clarityflow Brian on Threads: @brian.casel Brian on Twitter: @casjam Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on Threads: @jordangal Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal...
Jul 21, 2023•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: How do we think about runway and profitability? What's an appropriate level of mud throwing? Should founders spend time on personal brand? Connect with Brian and Jordan: Brian's company, Clarityflow Brian on Threads: @brian.casel Brian on Twitter: @casjam Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on Threads: @jordangal Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal...
Jul 21, 2023•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: Brian's back from Asia (did he stop working?) Launching the Clarityflow app on iOS and Android ( check the video ) Jordan's shifting the sales process & sequence What it takes to close larger deals Connect with Brian and Jordan: Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal Brian's company, Clarityflow Brian on Twitter: @casjam Yo! We're on Threads too!...
Jul 07, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: Brian's back from Asia (did he stop working?) Launching the Clarityflow app on iOS and Android ( check the video ) Jordan's shifting the sales process & sequence What it takes to close larger deals Connect with Brian and Jordan: Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal Brian's company, Clarityflow Brian on Twitter: @casjam Yo! We're on Threads too!...
Jul 07, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: The value of in-person relationship building The murky side of MRR growth Transparency with our teams PGA & LIV, Apple Vision Pro and other sidetracks! Connect with Brian and Jordan: Brian's company, Clarityflow Jordan's company, Rally Brian on Twitter: @casjam Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal...
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode: The value of in-person relationship building The murky side of MRR growth Transparency with our teams PGA & LIV, Apple Vision Pro and other sidetracks! Connect with Brian and Jordan: Brian's company, Clarityflow Jordan's company, Rally Brian on Twitter: @casjam Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal...
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast What (and when) is a SaaS "feature complete"? How do we sell and negotiate mid-market contracts? How to please customers (and which ones are worth pleasing)? ...And other tricky questions we're thinking about this week. Connect with Brian and Jordan: Brian's company, Clarityflow Jordan's company, Rally Brian on Twitter: @casjam Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal...
Jun 02, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast What (and when) is a SaaS "feature complete"? How do we sell and negotiate mid-market contracts? How to please customers (and which ones are worth pleasing)? ...And other tricky questions we're thinking about this week. Connect with Brian and Jordan: Brian's company, Clarityflow Jordan's company, Rally Brian on Twitter: @casjam Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal...
Jun 02, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Founder shadowing (make it a thing?) chatGPT vs. hiring a writer Go to market strategy Dialing in ICP What is marketing, really? Follow Brian and Jordan: Jordan's company, Rally Brian's company, Clarityflow Jordan on Twitter Brian on Twitter...
May 19, 2023•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Founder shadowing (make it a thing?) chatGPT vs. hiring a writer Go to market strategy Dialing in ICP What is marketing, really? Follow Brian and Jordan: Jordan's company, Rally Brian's company, Clarityflow Jordan on Twitter Brian on Twitter...
May 19, 2023•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Brian and Jordan give their takes on the question of whether to start up your first business earlier vs. later in life. Plus: Board meeting takeaways, MRR growth, sales demos, enterprise vs. mid-market, and BBQ smokers. Brian's business: Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage ) Jordan's business: Rally Follow us on the Twitters: @jordangal & @casjam...
May 12, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Brian and Jordan give their takes on the question of whether to start up your first business earlier vs. later in life. Plus: Board meeting takeaways, MRR growth, sales demos, enterprise vs. mid-market, and BBQ smokers. Brian's business: Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage ) Jordan's business: Rally Follow us on the Twitters: @jordangal & @casjam...
May 12, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast What would we have done differently if we started Rally or Clarityflow over again? We get into that and other questions from Twitter. Keep em coming! Brian's business: Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage ) Jordan's business: Rally Follow us on the Twitters: @jordangal & @casjam...
May 05, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast What would we have done differently if we started Rally or Clarityflow over again? We get into that and other questions from Twitter. Keep em coming! Brian's business: Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage ) Jordan's business: Rally Follow us on the Twitters: @jordangal & @casjam...
May 05, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Brian's taming the chaos of inbound customer growth mixed with urgency to ship. Jordan's experimenting with 2 go-to-market strategies, one for enterprise, one with partners. Jordan's business, Rally Brian's business, Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage )
Apr 28, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Brian's taming the chaos of inbound customer growth mixed with urgency to ship. Jordan's experimenting with 2 go-to-market strategies, one for enterprise, one with partners. Jordan's business, Rally Brian's business, Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage )...
Apr 28, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jordan announces Rally's Series A and we unpack the whirlwind road that it took to get there. Brian launched a pricing increase, which coincided with a competitor's unexpected shut down. It's been a wild few weeks while we've been off, but we're back! Jordan's business, Rally Brian's business, Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage )...
Apr 21, 2023•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jordan announces Rally's Series A and we unpack the whirlwind road that it took to get there. Brian launched a pricing increase, which coincided with a competitor's unexpected shut down. It's been a wild few weeks while we've been off, but we're back! Jordan's business, Rally Brian's business, Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage )...
Apr 21, 2023•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast