MySky: How A Founder Got Paying Customers Before Launching A Product – with Josh Isaak

Josh Isaak, MySky, B2B, Customer Acquisition, Mixergy Fan, SaaS (software as a service), System

Josh Isaak had an idea. Nothing special there, right? You have ideas all the time. Everyone does. But here’s what sets Josh apart. The guy PRE-SOLD his idea. What does that mean? It means he got customers to pay him before he even launched his product.

Cash in the bank is nice, but it’s not just about the money. By charging early, he was able to validate his idea, to prove that it was even worth building.

Josh is the co-founder of MySky, contact management software for small businesses. It helps them manage leads, sales and follow up more effectively. He learned how to pre-charge from The Foundation.You can connect with Josh at his blog, joshuaisaak.com

Josh Isaak

MySky

Josh Isaak is the co-founder of MySky, contact management software for small businesses that helps to manage leads, sales and follow-up more effectively. Josh is also a student of The Foundation.

 

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