Jim Barnish, has spent the last two decades as serial entrepreneur, operator, investor and M&A expert. He runs Orchid Black, a boutique growth services firm complete with serial entrepreneurs and growth experts, who are all accomplished operators and consultants with an investor mindset and a history of value creation and exits. Orchid Black’s business model not only accelerates this value, but aligns their own compensation with their partner-clients’ success. During this interview we cover: 00:00 http://fddcourse.horizencapital.com (The Financial Due Diligence Framework Course) (CODE: SAASDISTRICT for $100 OFF) 01:02 - Intro 02:01 - PMF & Nailing Your Niche 05:03 - What is Limiting Your SaaS to Achieve Faster Growth 07:54 - Content Marketing Growth Hacking 10:49 - Best Distribution/Marketing Channels With Best ROI 13:04 - SaaS Metrics That Matter The Most 16:26 - Grow Smart & Grow Fast 18:18 - Orchid.Black’s Growth Hacking Playbook 25:32 - Orchid.Black Target Company Profile 29:35 - Maximizing Exit Value 32:19 - Predictable Revenue & Revenue Growth 36:17 -Jim’s Capital Investment Network 37:44 - Jim’s Background Coming From an Upbringing of trials & Tribulations 41:53 - Am I Ready for an Executive Coach?, Jim’s Routines & Productivity 47:07 - How’s Jim Measuring his Own Leadership Success? 49:38 - Advice Jim Would Tell His 25 Years Old Self 50:23 - Instrumental Resources for Jim’s Success 50:51 - What does Success Mean to Jim 51:10 - Get in Touch With Jim
Mentions: https://www.orchid.black/ (Orchid.Balck) https://www.orchid.black/enhanced-case-study/from-vca-to-exit-a-fintech-firm-reinvisions-their-go-to-market-strategy (VCA) https://lifengoal.com/ikigai (Ikigai)
People: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-horwitz/ (Steve Horwitz) https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-joyce-a012a/ (Howard Joyce)
Get In Touch With Jim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grow-smart-grow-fast/ (Jim’s Linkedin)
Books: https://fromimpossible.com/ (From Impossible to Inevitable) https://www.dalecarnegie.com/en/courses/216 (How to Win Friends & Influence People)
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