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Startup Snacks from Alloy Growth Lab

Brought to you by the Alloy Growth Lab, Startup Snacks delivers bite-sized, actionable insights for startup founders and entrepreneurs, covering practical tips on scaling, fundraising, market strategies, team building, and managing challenges in startup growth. Designed for quick consumption, these posts aim to empower startup leaders with relevant, timely advice to fuel their journey. The content is tailored to inspire, inform, and provide clarity on crucial aspects of the entrepreneurial experience.

  1. DEC 20

    Startup Snacks #83 - Make the Most of a Slow Season: Invest in Your Skills

    Founders: Got a Slow Season? Make It Count! The holidays can bring a natural lull, but this is the perfect time to invest in yourself and your startup. From free courses on LinkedIn Learning or MasterClass to tackling those long-delayed projects, there are countless ways to stay productive during a slowdown. This week’s Startup Snacks explores actionable ways to make the most of this time and enter 2025 stronger than ever.

    19 min

  2. DEC 20

    Startup Snacks #82 - Hard Questions, Big Growth: A Year-End Reflection for Founders

    As a founder are you asking the right questions? As the year wraps up, it’s the perfect time to reflect on your leadership, team, and strategy. This Startup Snack dives into the hard questions every founder should ask to uncover blind spots and set the stage for an incredible 2025.

    6 min

  3. DEC 12

    Startup Snacks #1 - Boosting Cold Email Open Rates

    This is the inaugural post for "Startup Snacks," a weekly online resource created by Alloy Growth Lab to help startups. The initiative aims to provide one actionable piece of advice or resource per week, drawn from various areas crucial for startup success, including legal matters, business setup, market growth, technology, team building, investor relations, finance, and government policy. The first "snack" focuses on improving cold email open rates, leveraging external expertise to offer practical, immediately applicable strategies for startup founders. The overall goal is to share valuable information and tools, acting as a centralized hub of helpful resources for the startup community. This episode was generated with assistance from Google’s NotebookLM, an AI tool.

    3 min

  4. DEC 12

    Startup Snack #2 - Finding Traction

    This is the second installment of "Startup Snacks," a weekly series offering actionable advice to the startup community. This edition focuses on achieving traction, emphasizing the importance of customer growth and sales. It highlights the book "Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Customer Growth," recommending it for its actionable strategies and easy readability. The post provides examples of successful traction channels, such as targeted blogging and community building, and advocates for a systematic approach to testing different channels to find the most effective one. The overall purpose is to equip startups with practical tools and resources for achieving sustainable growth. This episode was generated with assistance from Google’s NotebookLM, an AI tool.

    6 min

  5. DEC 12

    Startup Snack #3 - Validating Your Product

    This is a "Startup Snack," a weekly tip sheet from Alloy Growth Lab aimed at helping entrepreneurs. The core theme is product validation, emphasizing the crucial need to test ideas with potential customers beyond family and friends. The author advises conducting at least thirty interviews to gauge market viability, suggesting helpful interview questions and resources like creating user personas and landing pages to gather feedback before significant investment. Ultimately, the Snack urges startups to complete thorough pre-launch market research using readily available tools to increase their chances of success. This episode was generated with assistance from Google’s NotebookLM, an AI tool.

    7 min

  6. DEC 12

    Startup Snacks #4 - Prioritizing Founder Wellness

    This is a blog post excerpt offering actionable advice for startup founders. The author, Antony Seppi, presents "Startup Snack #4," focusing on the often-overlooked importance of the entrepreneur's personal well-being. He highlights seven essential habits from an Entrepreneur.com article, including daily learning, goal setting, regular exercise, healthy eating, and work-life balance. Seppi's aim is to provide one practical tip per week to improve startup success, emphasizing the interconnectedness of personal health and business performance. This episode was generated with assistance from Google’s NotebookLM, an AI tool.

    4 min

  7. DEC 12

    Startup Snacks #5 - Leveraging Community Events

    Leveraging community events is a tremendous way to learn more about the resources available to assist your growing company. The author emphasizes the importance of entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs) and networking opportunities for startups, highlighting resources like Eventbrite and Meetup. The post promotes specific startup ecosystem events, such as a pitch showcase and networking workshops, aiming to connect entrepreneurs and provide them with valuable resources and support to overcome the challenges of running a startup. The overall purpose is to foster community and growth within the Cincinnati startup ecosystem. This episode was generated with assistance from Google’s NotebookLM, an AI tool.

    6 min

  8. DEC 11

    Startup Snacks #7 - Post-Event Follow-Up

    This is a blog post from Alloy Growth Lab's "Startup Snacks" series, offering startups one actionable tip weekly. This particular post, following a week at StartupCincy, emphasizes the importance of post-event follow-up with connections made at networking events. It suggests using tools like HubSpot for organized tracking or a simple spreadsheet for less complex needs. The core message underscores that neglecting follow-up drastically reduces sales potential, citing a statistic showing that only 2% of sales are closed at the first contact. This episode was generated with assistance from Google’s NotebookLM, an AI tool.

    5 min
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Brought to you by the Alloy Growth Lab, Startup Snacks delivers bite-sized, actionable insights for startup founders and entrepreneurs, covering practical tips on scaling, fundraising, market strategies, team building, and managing challenges in startup growth. Designed for quick consumption, these posts aim to empower startup leaders with relevant, timely advice to fuel their journey. The content is tailored to inspire, inform, and provide clarity on crucial aspects of the entrepreneurial experience.

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