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* Deciding the in-source vs. out-source as you scale a software company.
* Why demoing software is a bad approach, and how to use the tabs-menu approach to make &#8220;demos&#8221; live and dynamic.
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Software sales challenges they covered:

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* Deciding the in-source vs. out-source as you scale a software company.
* Why demoing software is a bad approach, and how to use the tabs-menu approach to make &#8220;demos&#8221; live and dynamic.
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Software sales challenges they covered:

* How to scale by adding salespeople without losing performance.
* Deciding the in-source vs. out-source as you scale a software company.
* Why demoing software is a bad approach, and how to use the tabs-menu approach to make &#8220;demos&#8221; live and dynamic.
* How to land the choose-your-own-adventure software demo with a value-finding question.

 
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Software sales challenges they covered:

* How to scale by adding salespeople without losing performance.
* Deciding the in-source vs. out-source as you scale a software company.
* Why demoing software is a bad approach, and how to use the tabs-menu approach to make “demos” live and dynamic.
* How to land the choose-your-own-adventure software demo with a value-finding question.

 
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Isaiah McPeak opens the show talking about his successful fundraising round for Pinwheel. We delve into raising money, communicating well, and relating to investors like people:



* The difference between raising money pre- or post-revenue (why Isaiah&#8217;s company said no to Jason Calacanis)* How new company founders find investors to pitch: building a network and getting introductions* Why a network matters and how repeat founders can be in a better spot* How to practice your pitch for investors* Pitch meetings structure: one cool trick to making a slide deck help the conversation move* How to make your presentations more interesting: don&#8217;t start with slide one* Why showing that you&#8217;re intimidated by potential funders sets you up to fail



Read more: Navigating Fundraising Advice for Startups (from Isaiah)



Concision: Put Yourself on the Clock  (from Nathanael)



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Read more: Navigating Fundraising Advice for Startups (from Isaiah)



Concision: Put Yourself on the Clock  (from Nathanael)



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Co-host and show notes: Nathanael Yellis



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Read more: Navigating Fundraising Advice for Startups (from Isaiah)



Concision: Put Yourself on the Clock  (from Nathanael)



Credits



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Co-host and show notes: Nathanael Yellis



Producer: Elijah Schow






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* The difference between raising money pre- or post-revenue (why Isaiah&#8217;s company said no to Jason Calacanis)* How new company founders find investors to pitch: building a network and getting introductions* Why a network matters and how repeat founders can be in a better spot* How to practice your pitch for investors* Pitch meetings structure: one cool trick to making a slide deck help the conversation move* How to make your presentations more interesting: don&#8217;t start with slide one* Why showing that you&#8217;re intimidated by potential funders sets you up to fail



Read more: Navigating Fundraising Advice for Startups (from Isaiah)



Concision: Put Yourself on the Clock  (from Nathanael)



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Co-host and show notes: Nathanael Yellis



Producer: Elijah Schow






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Read more: Navigating Fundraising Advice for Startups (from Isaiah)



Concision: Put Yourself on the Clock  (from Nathanael)



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Co-host and show notes: Nathanael Yellis



Producer: Elijah Schow






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Read more: Navigating Fundraising Advice for Startups (from Isaiah)



Concision: Put Yourself on the Clock  (from Nathanael)



Credits



Co-host: Isaiah McPeak



Co-host and show notes: Nathanael Yellis



Producer: Elijah Schow






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* Steven jumps into the drivers&#8217; seat of the pod, asking your hosts questions.
* Nathanael quotes Steven&#8217;s definition of communication, referencing stick figures drawn on one of Acton MBA&#8217;s massive whiteboards, &#8220;land on their island.&#8221;
* What to do about weaponized communication: when people think of communicating as just wanting to win an argument.
* How Steven starts his coaching in a human, honest place, with a generous intention.
* Learn about the one secret tool that makes communications coaching work: a camera, allowing the client to see themselves.

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* What to do about weaponized communication: when people think of communicating as just wanting to win an argument.
* How Steven starts his coaching in a human, honest place, with a generous intention.
* Learn about the one secret tool that makes communications coaching work: a camera, allowing the client to see themselves.

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* Steven jumps into the drivers’ seat of the pod, asking your hosts questions.
* Nathanael quotes Steven’s definition of communication, referencing stick figures drawn on one of Acton MBA’s massive whiteboards, “land on their island.”
* What to do about weaponized communication: when people think of communicating as just wanting to win an argument.
* How Steven starts his coaching in a human, honest place, with a generous intention.
* Learn about the one secret tool that makes communications coaching work: a camera, allowing the client to see themselves.

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* Isaiah opens with a quick time machine to remind us why the pod is called &#8220;own your platform.&#8221;
* Steven jumps into the drivers&#8217; seat of the pod, asking your hosts questions.
* Nathanael quotes Steven&#8217;s definition of communication, referencing stick figures drawn on one of Acton MBA&#8217;s massive whiteboards, &#8220;land on their island.&#8221;
* What to do about weaponized communication: when people think of communicating as just wanting to win an argument.
* How Steven starts his coaching in a human, honest place, with a generous intention.
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* Nathanael quotes Steven&#8217;s definition of communication, referencing stick figures drawn on one of Acton MBA&#8217;s massive whiteboards, &#8220;land on their island.&#8221;
* What to do about weaponized communication: when people think of communicating as just wanting to win an argument.
* How Steven starts his coaching in a human, honest place, with a generous intention.
* Learn about the one secret tool that makes communications coaching work: a camera, allowing the client to see themselves.

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* Steven jumps into the drivers’ seat of the pod, asking your hosts questions.
* Nathanael quotes Steven’s definition of communication, referencing stick figures drawn on one of Acton MBA’s massive whiteboards, “land on their island.”
* What to do about weaponized communication: when people think of communicating as just wanting to win an argument.
* How Steven starts his coaching in a human, honest place, with a generous intention.
* Learn about the one secret tool that makes communications coaching work: a camera, allowing the client to see themselves.

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Isaiah and Nathanael welcome a guest to the podcast. He&#8217;s a business owner with a specific challenge: how to pitch his service to new clients. Isaiah and Nathanael help him identify the kinds of potential clients, and figure out what to bring to pitch conversations. Of all the things a salesperson can say, what should they bring up? How can sales pitches be playful, generative, and helpful to all participants?Isaiah gives you a few playbooks to take to your next pitch, all under the heading of making the pitch more of a dialog.
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* We learn just how many debate partners Isaiah had&#8211;and where some of them are now.
* Why &#8220;pitches&#8221; aren&#8217;t really pitches, 8 out of 10 times.
* Get a peek behind the curtain of how Isaiah McPeak coaches entrepreneurial communication.

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Other notable moments:

* We learn just how many debate partners Isaiah had&#8211;and where some of them are now.
* Why &#8220;pitches&#8221; aren&#8217;t really pitches, 8 out of 10 times.
* Get a peek behind the curtain of how Isaiah McPeak coaches entrepreneurial communication.

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Other notable moments:

* We learn just how many debate partners Isaiah had–and where some of them are now.
* Why “pitches” aren’t really pitches, 8 out of 10 times.
* Get a peek behind the curtain of how Isaiah McPeak coaches entrepreneurial communication.

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Producer: Elijah Schow






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Other notable moments:

* We learn just how many debate partners Isaiah had&#8211;and where some of them are now.
* Why &#8220;pitches&#8221; aren&#8217;t really pitches, 8 out of 10 times.
* Get a peek behind the curtain of how Isaiah McPeak coaches entrepreneurial communication.

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Other notable moments:

* We learn just how many debate partners Isaiah had&#8211;and where some of them are now.
* Why &#8220;pitches&#8221; aren&#8217;t really pitches, 8 out of 10 times.
* Get a peek behind the curtain of how Isaiah McPeak coaches entrepreneurial communication.

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Other notable moments:

* We learn just how many debate partners Isaiah had–and where some of them are now.
* Why “pitches” aren’t really pitches, 8 out of 10 times.
* Get a peek behind the curtain of how Isaiah McPeak coaches entrepreneurial communication.

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Co-host: Nathanael Yellis
Producer: Elijah Schow






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Isaiah and Nathanael join forces for the first time in 6 years: where are they now? Are they still communications coaches? The hosts catch up on career, communications, and how their approaches have evolved. Isaiah&#8217;s career has taken him into startup land, advising founders on how to pitch their companies: we hear the one thing he still does that adds the most value (Nathanael calls it crazy! Fun!). Part of his evolution is doing the work directly in addition to coaching those who do the work. Nathanael moved from politics to software consulting: Isaiah teases out some themes from his approach and declares: still a communicator!
 
Come for the catch up. Stay for the&#8230;

* Question-asking trick to be the &#8220;dumbest&#8221; person in the room.
* Isaiah&#8217;s menu of bananas-but-true stories from his recent work.
* The secrets of startups raising money.
* The balance of doing the thing vs. coaching the doers.
* A story about leaving politics and going to HubSpot.
* Explainer on HubSpot consulting.
* Aristotle quote that actually helped Nathanael.
* 
Hat tip to Steven Tomlinson.


ROADMAP



Catch up with Isaiah



— Break —


Catch up with Nathanael




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Isaiah and Nathanael join forces for the first time in 6 years: where are they now? Are they still communications coaches? The hosts catch up on career, communications, and how their approaches have evolved. Isaiah&#8217;s career has taken him into startup land, advising founders on how to pitch their companies: we hear the one thing he still does that adds the most value (Nathanael calls it crazy! Fun!). Part of his evolution is doing the work directly in addition to coaching those who do the work. Nathanael moved from politics to software consulting: Isaiah teases out some themes from his approach and declares: still a communicator!
 
Come for the catch up. Stay for the&#8230;

* Question-asking trick to be the &#8220;dumbest&#8221; person in the room.
* Isaiah&#8217;s menu of bananas-but-true stories from his recent work.
* The secrets of startups raising money.
* The balance of doing the thing vs. coaching the doers.
* A story about leaving politics and going to HubSpot.
* Explainer on HubSpot consulting.
* Aristotle quote that actually helped Nathanael.
* 
Hat tip to Steven Tomlinson.


ROADMAP



Catch up with Isaiah



— Break —


Catch up with Nathanael




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Isaiah and Nathanael join forces for the first time in 6 years: where are they now? Are they still communications coaches? The hosts catch up on career, communications, and how their approaches have evolved. Isaiah’s career has taken him into startup land, advising founders on how to pitch their companies: we hear the one thing he still does that adds the most value (Nathanael calls it crazy! Fun!). Part of his evolution is doing the work directly in addition to coaching those who do the work. Nathanael moved from politics to software consulting: Isaiah teases out some themes from his approach and declares: still a communicator!
 
Come for the catch up. Stay for the…

* Question-asking trick to be the “dumbest” person in the room.
* Isaiah’s menu of bananas-but-true stories from his recent work.
* The secrets of startups raising money.
* The balance of doing the thing vs. coaching the doers.
* A story about leaving politics and going to HubSpot.
* Explainer on HubSpot consulting.
* Aristotle quote that actually helped Nathanael.
* 
Hat tip to Steven Tomlinson.


ROADMAP



Catch up with Isaiah



— Break —


Catch up with Nathanael




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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 09:00:45 -0400</pubDate>
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Isaiah and Nathanael join forces for the first time in 6 years: where are they now? Are they still communications coaches? The hosts catch up on career, communications, and how their approaches have evolved. Isaiah&#8217;s career has taken him into startup land, advising founders on how to pitch their companies: we hear the one thing he still does that adds the most value. Part of his evolution is doing the work directly in addition to coaching those who do the work. Nathanael moved from politics to software consulting: Isaiah teases out some themes from his approach and declares: still a communicator!
 
Come for the catch up. Stay for the&#8230;

* Question-asking trick to be the &#8220;dumbest&#8221; person in the room.
* Isaiah&#8217;s menu of bananas-but-true stories from his recent work.
* The secrets of startups raising money.
* The balance of doing the thing vs. coaching the doers.
* A story about leaving politics and going to HubSpot.
* Explainer on HubSpot consulting.
* Aristotle quote that actually helped Nathanael.
* 
Hat tip to Steven Tomlinson.


ROADMAP



Catch up with Isaiah



— Break —


Catch up with Nathanael




Credits
Co-host: Isaiah McPeak
Co-host: Nathanael Yellis
Producer: Elijah Schow
Contact
Questions or comments? Email us at podcast@isaiahmcpeak.com. We&#8217;d love to hear from you.
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Isaiah and Nathanael join forces for the first time in 6 years: where are they now? Are they still communications coaches? The hosts catch up on career, communications, and how their approaches have evolved. Isaiah&#8217;s career has taken him into startup land, advising founders on how to pitch their companies: we hear the one thing he still does that adds the most value. Part of his evolution is doing the work directly in addition to coaching those who do the work. Nathanael moved from politics to software consulting: Isaiah teases out some themes from his approach and declares: still a communicator!
 
Come for the catch up. Stay for the&#8230;

* Question-asking trick to be the &#8220;dumbest&#8221; person in the room.
* Isaiah&#8217;s menu of bananas-but-true stories from his recent work.
* The secrets of startups raising money.
* The balance of doing the thing vs. coaching the doers.
* A story about leaving politics and going to HubSpot.
* Explainer on HubSpot consulting.
* Aristotle quote that actually helped Nathanael.
* 
Hat tip to Steven Tomlinson.


ROADMAP



Catch up with Isaiah



— Break —


Catch up with Nathanael




Credits
Co-host: Isaiah McPeak
Co-host: Nathanael Yellis
Producer: Elijah Schow
Contact
Questions or comments? Email us at podcast@isaiahmcpeak.com. We&#8217;d love to hear from you.
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Isaiah and Nathanael join forces for the first time in 6 years: where are they now? Are they still communications coaches? The hosts catch up on career, communications, and how their approaches have evolved. Isaiah’s career has taken him into startup land, advising founders on how to pitch their companies: we hear the one thing he still does that adds the most value. Part of his evolution is doing the work directly in addition to coaching those who do the work. Nathanael moved from politics to software consulting: Isaiah teases out some themes from his approach and declares: still a communicator!
 
Come for the catch up. Stay for the…

* Question-asking trick to be the “dumbest” person in the room.
* Isaiah’s menu of bananas-but-true stories from his recent work.
* The secrets of startups raising money.
* The balance of doing the thing vs. coaching the doers.
* A story about leaving politics and going to HubSpot.
* Explainer on HubSpot consulting.
* Aristotle quote that actually helped Nathanael.
* 
Hat tip to Steven Tomlinson.


ROADMAP



Catch up with Isaiah



— Break —


Catch up with Nathanael




Credits
Co-host: Isaiah McPeak
Co-host: Nathanael Yellis
Producer: Elijah Schow
Contact
Questions or comments? Email us at podcast@isaiahmcpeak.com. We’d love to hear from you.
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      <title>014 – Coaching workshop part 3: “I bombed”</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 19:43:42 -0400</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Nathanael picks up shattered pieces of his ego after returning from the Marketo marketing conference. He and Isaiah analyze what went wrong during his presentation, why it went wrong, and how to improve.]]></description>
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      <title>013 – Coaching workshop part 2</title>
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      <dc:creator>Nathanael Yellis and Isaiah McPeak</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2015 09:30:23 -0400</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Nathanael eviscerates Isaiah's venture capital pitch about Moneyball for Soccer. Tune in (uh…download in?) for another live coaching session.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://podcast.isaiahmcpeak.com/013-coaching-workshop-part-2/">013 – Coaching workshop part 2</a> appeared first on <a href="https://podcast.isaiahmcpeak.com">The Isaiah McPeak Show</a>.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nathanael eviscerates Isaiah's venture capital pitch about Moneyball for Soccer. Tune in (uh…download in?) for another live coaching session.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://podcast.isaiahmcpeak.com/013-coaching-workshop-part-2/">013 – Coaching workshop part 2</a> appeared first on <a href="https://podcast.isaiahmcpeak.com">The Isaiah McPeak Show</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>012 – Coaching workshop part 1</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:09:06 -0400</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Isaiah coaches Nathanael for an upcoming presentation. Listen to part one to hear how Isaiah coaches; listen to part two to discover how the coaching worked for Nathanael and why Isaiah made the coaching decisions he did.]]></description>
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      <itunes:duration>0:24:26</itunes:duration>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Isaiah coaches Nathanael for an upcoming presentation. Listen to part one to hear how Isaiah coaches; listen to part two to discover how the coaching worked for Nathanael and why Isaiah made the coaching decisions he did.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Isaiah coaches Nathanael for an upcoming presentation. Listen to part one to hear how Isaiah coaches; listen to part two to discover how the coaching worked for Nathanael and why Isaiah made the coaching decisions he did.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>011 – Book Commentary: “Confessions of a Public Speaker”</title>
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      <guid>http://www.blubrry.com/ownyourplatform/2661813/011-book-commentary-confessions-of-a-public-speaker/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Nathanael Yellis and Isaiah McPeak</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:38 -0400</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Isaiah constantly references "Confessions of a Public Speaker" by Scott Berkun, so the hosts dedicated an entire episode to get the book out of his system. Hear the hosts supplement Berkun's pithy prose with personal anecdotes</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://podcast.isaiahmcpeak.com/011-book-commentary-confessions-of-a-public-speaker/">011 – Book Commentary: “Confessions of a Public Speaker”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://podcast.isaiahmcpeak.com">The Isaiah McPeak Show</a>.</p>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Isaiah constantly references "Confessions of a Public Speaker" by Scott Berkun, so the hosts dedicated an entire episode to get the book out of his system. Hear the hosts supplement Berkun's pithy prose with personal anecdotes</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://podcast.isaiahmcpeak.com/011-book-commentary-confessions-of-a-public-speaker/">011 – Book Commentary: “Confessions of a Public Speaker”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://podcast.isaiahmcpeak.com">The Isaiah McPeak Show</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>010 – Best Advice We’ve Ever Gotten</title>
      <link>http://ownyourplatform.com/010-best-advice-weve-ever-gotten/</link>
      <guid>http://www.blubrry.com/ownyourplatform/2618566/010-best-advice-weve-ever-gotten/</guid>
      <dc:creator>Nathanael Yellis and Isaiah McPeak</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2015 19:23:22 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The hosts share the best communication advice they've ever received and the embarrassing stories to go along with it.]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle>The hosts share the best communication advice they've ever received and the embarrassing stories to go along with it.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The hosts share the best communication advice they've ever received and the embarrassing stories to go along with it.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>009 – How to give effective criticism (part 2)</title>
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      <dc:creator>Nathanael Yellis and Isaiah McPeak</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 20:20:59 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Cumulatively, Isaiah and Nathan have given feedback professionally for over 15 years. In this episode, they reach into the past and discuss the secret sauce that makes their criticism pop.]]></description>
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