Tim Kroggel’s Post

Sharing some summer reading (and podcast) materials from the Fika Ventures team’s Q2 newsletter! Countless exciting updates including: 🌟 An insider’s look at our 9th annual LA First Look Retreat 🎙 New Pour Over Episodes with Payabli and Specright 💰 Recent funding news from Sift, Volta Circuit, Ivo, and Payabli 🤝 Many of our portcos are hiring from Bikky, StretchDollar, SubBase, Sunbound, and more so be sure to check out the Key Roles! 🏖 Join us for the next #LATechDayofService beach clean up on July 25th in Santa Monica (sign up link in the newsletter) And last but not least…here’s an opening teaser on the current VC landscape written by our very own prolific writer James Shecter(who puts genAI-authored output to shame!): As we stride through the midway point of 2024, the VC landscape presents a kaleidoscope of soaring optimism and lurking uncertainty. The public markets have mounted a remarkable rebound, skyrocketing nearly 40% compared to late 2020 levels - a resounding vote of investor confidence. Yet the private markets realm tells a more nuanced story, with late-stage valuations still trailing 4% behind, unable to rally above the ZIRP-driven heights… 👉 For more insights, dive into our Q2 newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gaGKKqQk 📫 If you’re not a subscriber yet, sign up here: http://eepurl.com/iaoksz

Check out EP92 of the Accelerate Your Business Growth podcast where Kurt Uhlir shares his expertise on executing over 60 transactions. Learn the strategies that helped him achieve success in his business journey. Listen here:

Check out EP92 of the Accelerate Your Business Growth podcast where Kurt Uhlir shares his expertise on executing over 60 transactions. Learn the strategies that helped him achieve success in his business journey. Listen here:

If you're ready to turn tracking into a powerful growth tool, this week's episode is for you. Jeremy Kagan, Managing Partner at Textbook Ventures, shares how to focus on metrics that truly matter. 🎥 Watch the full episode: https://lnkd.in/e45T7zxA 🎧 Listen to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/eWd394PQ #GrowthMindset #BusinessGrowth #DataDriven #StartupTips

Learning from Failure to Cultivate Success In this episode of "Business Insider Secrets," Elaine Harding, CEO of Augment Aero, shares her inspiring journey through successes and failures. Andy Hooper dives into the importance of learning to learn and the power of perseverance in achieving mastery and success. What lessons have you learned on your path to success? Let us know in the comments! Click here to view the full episode now: https://lnkd.in/eZUHDWty #EcomExpander #EuropeanMarkets #GlobalExpansion #Expandly #BusinessGrowth #PodcastInsights Full episode out now on Youtube and Spotify! #BusinessInsiderSecrets ________________*****_________________ My name's Andy and I do two things: 1 - Building a tribe of entrepreneurs that want to globally dominate and Globally expanding $5m+ brands worldwide to help them double their business through Expandly and Global E-commerce Experts Ltd. 2 - Acquire or Invest in Ecommerce Service providers to help our sellers expand globally Visit https://lnkd.in/egmT6VvX to learn more and take the quiz Follow me – Andy Hooper Like this post or Comment Repost this if you think this could help someone

As founders, we’re used to solving problems ourselves, putting in the time, and pushing for growth. It’s how we got here—past product-market fit, even into profitability. But scaling demands a different mindset—moving from exchanging time for growth to exchanging money for growth. This shift is far from easy and feels uncomfortable. But if you want to scale, this is the critical bridge to cross. Many founders get stuck here, not because they fear losing control, but because the shift from spending time to spending money feels like a big leap. But this is where real growth happens. Catch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/dPANsK-X

Todd started his career in complex sales, experienced rapid growth at Heap and Square and now he’s a first time founder at Champify. Rich convo, eloquent guest, time flew for me 🌊 Here's a highlight from an epic episode: 👉 THE HARDEST LESSONS YOU LEARNED ABOUT STARTUP SALES 1- "The biggest mistake I made was not investing in ops and enablement early": We started to scale, and we thought, okay, we'll just get smart reps, and we'll figure this out. You need systems. You might think that what you're selling is so unique that we can't have a discovery checklist or we can't have guidelines for deals. But it's not true. Every company can benefit from them." 2- "If I'd go back in time, I'd spend even more time understanding the customer even better" During the first year we focused on rapid growth at all costs. Silicon Valley :) But now I realized, If we had spent more time with early customers... ... really understanding what they were doing, getting more feedback, really I think it would have sped us up a lot." 👉 Check out the rest of the episode for growth from 6 to 80 employees in 6 months, what makes a great sales rep, and other lessons learnt! He’s very well-versed and eloquent with his ideas so this short episode will flow 🌊 like a flowla 😉 And I genuinely believe he's one of those people raising the profile of the sales job. 🙏 You can check out the episode on spotify and youtube and If you like the episode may I please ask you to share a comment or leave us a rating? Thank you in advance! #buyerenablement #salestherapy #podcast

I recently had the pleasure of joining the Unstuck Your Business Podcast to discuss SMB exit planning and what business owners should be doing to prepare their companies for the enviable future sale of their companies. You can find the episode on Spotify using the link below. #mergersandacquistions #MandA #businesssale #SMB #Podcast https://lnkd.in/e9PYEb43

What does it mean to be 100% channel-focused? 🤔 It means doing everything with the channel. Rene Bonvanie shares the wisdom from his remarkable channel journey on the Partnerships Unraveled Podcast. From his foundational days at Oracle to his entrepreneurial leap with Palo Alto Networks and now his influential role at Battery Ventures, René provides a masterclass on navigating high-tech channels: - How to position a fledgling brand to compete with behemoths - Philosophy of treating partners as equals to internal employees - Important KPIs to track partner success other than revenue Tune in and learn how to cultivate loyalty, prevent deal hijacking, and maintain a thriving, partner-inclusive ecosystem that benefits all involved. #channel #channelpartners

🔥 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: What’s the ONE thing RevOps should focus on right now? Craig Rosenberg hitting the nail on its head: “RevOps should help companies move beyond pipeline generation and focus on optimizing the overall business. They should fix issues such that metrics like win rates improve.” RevOps isn’t just about pipeline generation anymore. It’s about 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 the WHOLE business. We had a chat with Craig from Scale Venture Partners about the evolution of RevOps. He dropped some serious knowledge on how RevOps can handle the chaos of multiple revenue streams, why your metrics are either making or breaking you, and how data is the key to unlocking what your buyers really want. You 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 strategic RevOps if you’re serious about growth. Watch the full episode. 👇 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gWazzJA9