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Winning in a large target market with Cognism's James Isilay
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Key Points:
- James explains how his trading background led him to founding Cognism (01:04)
- Cognism's first major pivot (02:25)
- My thoughts on early pivots with a quote from Eric Ries (03:39)
- James describes how Cognism's market size meant there was plenty of growth opportunity, despite competition (06:24)
- I explain the advantage of starting your business outside the hyper-competitive US market with a quote from Jean-René Boidron (07:18)
- James talks through why friendly, warm relationships with your early customers is key (08:53)
- My opinion on networking and why you should begin marketing efforts years before your product is available (09:57)
- I unpack why even mediocre companies can succeed if they have excellent product-market fit, with a quote from Wealthfront's Andy Rachleff (12:28)
- James discusses the importance of mentorship (13:28)
- My advice on seeking out mentors (14:21)
- Why Cognism did things in the early days that wouldn't scale, with a quote from Y Combinator's Paul Graham (16:26)
- My thoughts on building out your brand narrative once you've identified your competitive edge (18:55)
- James describes the moats Cognism is building for the future (23:57)
- Advice James would give to fellow SaaS founders (26:40)
- Wrap up (28:09)
Mentioned:
Expanding internationally into market openings with Kameleoon's Jean-René Boidron
My Links:
88 episoder
MP3•Episoder hjem
Manage episode 328562466 series 2948343
Innhold levert av Peep Laja. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Peep Laja eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
Key Points:
- James explains how his trading background led him to founding Cognism (01:04)
- Cognism's first major pivot (02:25)
- My thoughts on early pivots with a quote from Eric Ries (03:39)
- James describes how Cognism's market size meant there was plenty of growth opportunity, despite competition (06:24)
- I explain the advantage of starting your business outside the hyper-competitive US market with a quote from Jean-René Boidron (07:18)
- James talks through why friendly, warm relationships with your early customers is key (08:53)
- My opinion on networking and why you should begin marketing efforts years before your product is available (09:57)
- I unpack why even mediocre companies can succeed if they have excellent product-market fit, with a quote from Wealthfront's Andy Rachleff (12:28)
- James discusses the importance of mentorship (13:28)
- My advice on seeking out mentors (14:21)
- Why Cognism did things in the early days that wouldn't scale, with a quote from Y Combinator's Paul Graham (16:26)
- My thoughts on building out your brand narrative once you've identified your competitive edge (18:55)
- James describes the moats Cognism is building for the future (23:57)
- Advice James would give to fellow SaaS founders (26:40)
- Wrap up (28:09)
Mentioned:
Expanding internationally into market openings with Kameleoon's Jean-René Boidron
My Links:
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