This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis covers startups, tech, markets, media, and all the hottest topics in business and technology. He also interviews the world’s greatest founders, operators, investors, and innovators.

Ask Jason! Cold email tips, what founders miss during pitches, domain name hacks & more! | E1053

E1053 • May 5, 2020 • 51 mins

In this episode, Jason Calacanis answers listeners' questions about startups, including overlooked aspects in pitches, conducting customer research, traits of successful founders, and impactful cold emails. He also discusses his book recommendations, the impact of COVID-19 on deal flow, the significance of startup names, customer retention strategies, and product development considerations.

Speakers

Jason Calacanis

Host • 83%

Jason Calacanis

Host • 11%

Chapters

0:00	Opening
0:01	Jason intros today's questions!
2:18	Kate asks what founders & investors often overlook while pitching/being pitched, and what they should focus more closely on
6:58	Daniel asks about Jason's next book
8:59	Avery asks for advice on performing customer research
14:27	Dan asks what common traits Jason sees in the best founders and tangible steps to gain these traits
19:55	Shahpar asks what kind of cold emails catch Jason's eyes
22:10	Amy asks for the top 5 books Jason would recommend to an aspiring founder
27:18	Andrew asks Jason how his deal flow has been impacted by COVID-19
30:27	Dharma asks about the importance of a startups name/domain name and any hacks getting a better domain name
34:54	Pedro asks how to improve customer retention when acquisition goes down
39:57	Ivan asks how Jason is "sizing up" founders without meeting them in person
42:10	Gerry asks whether to offer a freemium version of a product OR to offer the full product free for a limited window before looking to convert
46:51	Naiem asks whether to push new products searching for product-market fit OR focus on improving existing products

Transcript

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