[Inside the Business] AwardWallet with Alexi Vereschaga

<p><b><strong>Nuggets:</strong></b></p><ul> <li>Find out the behind the scenes relationships building and negotiating sometimes necessary for successful software entrepreneurship.</li> <li>Social media is the new TV after work. If you want to start a business, delete all your accounts.</li> <li>Going the extra mile on business development often pays off big.</li> <li>Balancing a freemium model is tricky: listen to the episode to hear how Alexi thinks about it</li> <li>Use a B2B2C model to get other businesses to sign up your new clients.<p></p> </li> </ul><p><b><strong>Action Steps:</strong></b></p><ol> <li>Alexi’s biggest pains are<ol> <li>managing business development and marketing (these are not his strengths) and </li> <li>managing relationships with big corporations, specifically 3 big airline companies.</li> </ol> </li> <li>Use this information to consider what kind of businesses could support him and help his business thrive.</li> <li>Do you have business development skills or business and userbase growth skills? Maybe you could join Alexi’s team and fill in a central gap.</li> <li>Do you know someone that could fill that role? Is there a business in understanding what startup companies need out of additional team members and then finding the right match for them?</li> <li>Do you have an understanding of how to manage business relationships between small startups and large corporations? Do you know how to make it a win-win? Again, perhaps you can fill a role on Alexi’s team or help find the right new team members to fill in the gaps.</li> <li>Email ideas for what Alexi can do to address the concerns raised during the episode</li> </ol><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow through on these action steps and email us your results at update@runwithit.fm. You'll get exclusive access to a private Facebook group of action takers and one listener will earn a free mentorship call with our guest, and potentially, a business partnership.</strong></p><p><b><strong>Links:</strong></b></p><ul> <li><a href="https://award