Hard Lessons Learned Scaling a Startup in Year 1

About this episode

Colin and Brent reflect on their experiences and lessons learned during the first year of scaling their startup.

Colin and Brent discuss their wins and losses and lessons learned in the last year. Colin's lessons learned in year 1: https://www.colinkeeley.com/blog/hard-lessons-learned-scaling-a-startup Want to get my best breakdowns for free? Grab them here: https://www.colinkeeley.com/newsletter Hire top 1% remote talent in Latin America at HireinSouth.com Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com . Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your SaaS at VerneHQ.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Colin Keeley, Brent Sanders

Topics covered

• startup lessons
• entrepreneurship
• scaling a business
• wins and losses
• year 1 challenges

Keywords

• startup
• entrepreneurship
• scaling
• lessons learned
• business growth

Sponsors

HireinSouth.com, IndiePE.com

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: VerneHQ.com

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