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Denise Edwards comes on to share how to find the right team, the right product, scale correctly, get funding and much more.

If you've ever had thoughts of starting your own business like me, I'm sure you will love this episode.

Enjoy 🎙

Connect with Denise Edwards:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardsdenise

https://twitter.com/deniseedwardsco

https://saaslaunch.io

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!  

Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/-wavaCe3LDQ

OUTLINE:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:36 - Giving presentations and growing

00:04:16 - From sales to owning a business

00:11:35 - Why B2B SaaS startups?

00:14:49 - How to find co-founders

00:17:58 - Hiring and forming a team

00:24:52 - When to stop building and start selling

00:27:48 - Incorporating feedback and fixing bugs

00:30:26 - Getting your first customers

00:33:14 - Why 90% of startups fail

00:35:48 - Falling in love with your own ideas

00:42:36 - How to scale your solution

00:48:24 - Hire just before it becomes a problem

00:52:16 - How to get funding

00:56:54 - Unnecessary spending in a startup

00:59:12 - Pitching to investors and who pitches?

01:04:37 - Don't be afraid to get help