Time to Market

In the last episode of the season, Sean and Étienne look back at some of the key themes that emerged from the first season.They talk about how entrepreneurship can be viewed more as a career than a one-time experience (02:56), the importance of having conversations in your market (08:34), how founders can evaluate if they’re making real progress (14:24), and why survival is the

In this week's episode, Sean and Étienne build on the sales discussion from episode 8. The topic this time is product demos.They talk about the purpose of demos (01:11), why demos should be tailored and how that can be done (04:05), where demos should sit within the organization (10:00), how to work around mixed audiences (15:10), and how to present the company (19:02). They end t

In this week's episode, Sean and Étienne talk about strategic networking. They discuss whether networking can still be an effective strategy in 2023 (1:01), the types of relationships founders should try to build (5:03), when networking is the right tool for the job (13:06), how to make sure you're getting results from networking (14:14), why follow-ups matter (20:36), how to prio

In this episode, Sean and Étienne discuss how founders should think about making tough decisions. They start by defining why some decisions are difficult to make (01:11), they then discuss the importance of creating a decision-making framework for the company (04:53), share frameworks for making tough calls (11:13), give tips to help solicit feedback from the team (13:35), and end

In this week's episode, Sean and Étienne take a stab at answering a listener's question: how can technical (and other non-commercial) founders learn sales on the job? They talk about how to get started selling (07:04), how to build the confidence to sell early on (13:53), how to evaluate your progress (20:13), how to build consensus inside organizations (22:25), how to stay in the

In this week's episode, Sean and Étienne discuss how co-founders can keep each other honest and accountable (05:00), how to work around personality types (10:05), how to come to a working consensus (14:50), and when disagreements become harmful (18:38). They also share three key strategies to improve co-founder collaboration (27:00).- -© LeanB2B and SKMurphy

In this week's episode, Sean and Étienne discuss strategies to extend a startup's runway (3:30). They share ideas on when startups should start thinking about their runway (21:14), the downsides and upsides of different funding strategies (10:32), and what to do when a startup's runway is running out (25:28).- -Resources mentioned:14 Ways B2B Entrepreneurs Can Extend Their Startup

In this week's episode, Sean and Étienne review four startup posters, discussing where they make sense, what's good about them, and potential drawbacks:Fake it till you make it (01:09)Move fast and break things (06:43)Skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it is now (12:41)If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses (16:33)Each quote conta

In the fourth episode, Sean and Étienne officially name the podcast Time to Market (0:38). They discuss three key strategies to help founders play a fast game (2:47). They talk about how B2B founders can evaluate if they’re making real progress (6:33), how to create more proximity with organizations (15:25), and how big (or small) the initial opportunity should be (21:46).- -Res

In the third episode of "Time to Market," Sean and Étienne discuss their early experiments with AIs and ChatGPT (0:57). They talk about whether ChatGPT is the destination or just a step along the way (13:54) and ask whether the platform is a B2B product masquerading as a B2C product or truly B2C (15:50). Then, they wonder about the impact of AI on entrepreneurship (20:42) and disc