Guillaume Moubeche's Linkedin Analytics

Your friend just launched a company. You have the power to change their life forever - here's how: 1- Buy the product without asking for a discount 2- Write a review/testimonial 3- Find people in your network who could benefit from it. You have no idea how much impact you can have as a first supporter to someone who's just getting started ❤️ P.S: If you're not in the target audience, do #3 only. --> Share what you're working on in the comments if you're just getting started so people can have a look 🚀

11 startup lies 👇 “Forbes 30 under 30” —> I paid a PR firm $50,000 so I could update my LinkedIn bio and make my mum proud "We have a highly experienced advisory board." —> A few industry experts agreed to have coffee with us once. “Our team is like a family.” —> Dysfunctional, passive-aggressive, and no one does the dishes. “We’re highly profitable…" —> only if you exclude salaries, marketing, and office rent. “Our sales team is crushing it!” —> About 25% of our sales team hit quota “We’ve been developing our own AI for years.” —> We use chatGPT "We have a disruptive business model." —> We're not making any money yet. "Our burn rate is under control." —> We're running out of money, but we're trying to sound optimistic. "We have a strong company culture." —> We occasionally order pizza and play ping pong in the office to keep morale up. "We're in talks with several Fortune 500 companies for partnerships." —> We had one introductory call with an intern at one of those companies. “We’re community-driven.” —> We have a Discord with 12 people, 11 of them are bots. What would you add?

I’ve invested in a few funds, and last year I received an email from one of the investors. It said we’d only get 20 cents on a dollar on an investment they made a few years ago. Apparently, the company got acquired, but at a much lower valuation than the initial investment… A few weeks after that email, I saw an article celebrating that exit… Then, the same investor posted on LinkedIn to congratulate the founder and the team on the achievement The founder even changed his tagline to “Exit SaaS founder”… So I decided to email the investor back with two questions, as I believed there was a potential typo in his email. 1- Did the founder actually got any money on that deal? 2- Are we making any money on that deal? His answer was simple and clear… 1- No. 2- No, we’re actually loosing money (as mentioned). So I guess, cheers to another successful VC-backed exit founder 🥂

What won’t make your startup successful: - Your $5k logo designed by an “award-winning agency” - The PR firm you paid $15k to get your article in Forbes - The pitch deck you spent three weeks perfecting before you had a single user - Buying more swag so your team feels part of a "family" What will? - Finding a real problem to solve - Shipping a solution fast - Sending cold emails with lemlist (shameless plug 🤣) - Charging money on day 1 Remember: Uber didn’t start with a brand bible. Stripe’s first homepage looked like it was built in a dorm room (because it was). Airbnb started with air mattresses. You don’t need sleek. You need signal. You don’t need polish. You need payment. Fix one problem. For one type of person. With one sharp offer. That’s the game. Not branding. Not funding. Just pain, solution, and a price tag. Simple, not easy... ✌️