RS323: Breaking Through Plateaus with Josh Ho

RS323: Breaking Through Plateaus with Josh Ho

Author: RogueStartups August 14, 2024 Duration: 51:33
Today on the Rogue Startups Podcast, Craig chats with Josh Ho from Referral Rock about the peaks and valleys of being a founder. When is the right time to sell? Is there ever a right time? How do you break through a plateau in your business growth? How do you switch from wearing your visionary hat to your marketing and sales hat? They also do a deep dive into when and how you should go about delegating tasks so you can focus on more important things. Josh built Referral Rock from the ground up. Referral Rock helps customers run end-to-end referral programs with frictionless sharing, nudge reminders, and rewards customers actually care about. They help bring in more referrals from happy customers — through a remarkable referral experience — without the pain of building & tracking it all yourself. Do you have any comments, questions, or topic ideas for future episodes? Send Craig an email at podcast@roguestartups.com. If you feel like our podcast has benefited you and it might benefit someone else, please share it with them. If you have a chance, give Rogue Startups a review on iTunes. We’ll see you next week! Highlights from Craig and Josh’s conversation: Switching from visionary mode to marketing mode Reflecting on decisions made as a founder Letting go of your inner Superman: letting your team handle sales Knowing what you need and being strong enough to look for help Strong operations is speed The importance and effectiveness of SEO today Valuating your business and progress Growing, selling, and the future of your business “Good enough” versus “Being done” Links & Mentions from This Episode: Referral Rock Josh Ho on Twitter/X Josh Ho on LinkedIn Rogue Startups Resources: Follow Craig on Twitter/X Craig on LinkedIn Castos Founder Insights

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