The leaner approach to testing before launching (from a proven outsider) – with Scott Burns

Scott Burns, GovDelivery, B2B, Customer Acquisition, Non-Tech, SaaS (software as a service), Scaling

I hate to admit it but I feel like I have this mindset that focuses on the same types of companies over and over again.

Meanwhile, I know that there are these big companies that are growing in sectors that I don’t pay any attention to and because I don’t pay any attention to them I’m not learning anything from them.

My hunch is that the same thing is happening to my listeners and that’s why I invited today’s guest. I want to find out what he is doing to grow a business in a different part of the world that we don’t usually focus on.

Today’s guest is Scott Burns. Scott is the cofounder of GovDelivery, a platform for helping government communicate with the public.

Scott Burns

GovDelivery

Scott Burns is the CEO and Co-Founder of GovDelivery, a network which allows the public sector to connect with people all over the world.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy.com. It is home of the ambitious upstart. It’s the place where I interview different entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses.

You know, I hate to admit it but I feel like I’ve got this mindset that just focuses on the same kinds of companies over and over again–the ones that are in the news, the ones that are all either catering to small businesses or to consumers because those are the ones that we read about a lot.

Meanwhile, I feel like I know that there are these big companies growing in sectors that I don’t pay any attention to and because I don’t pay any attention to them, I’m not learning about them. My hunch is having talked to you, the person who’s listening to me and so many other people who are listening to me that the same thing is happening to you. That’s why I invited today’s guest on here. I...

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