7. Ask Me Anything (AMA) Special

It's hard to scale down an hour long conversation, followed by an evening of written Q&A on Reddit into a ~20 minute show, but tonight I tried.On this special episode of the show I have experimented with a different format – with three questions from the AMA, and a summary of my answers. Hope you enjoy the episode!In this episode I share my answers to:How has working with the team changed over the years?How have we managed to get publicity for GoSquared over the years?What advice would I give to my 20 year old self?Actions / take awaysAs a CEO, a lot of your job is to: give direction, unblock, and communicate with your team.Don't purely focus on the marketing that is measurable – take risks, experiment, be bold. Do things that are impossible to measure.With your marketing – make time for responding and reacting to news-worthy events in your industry. Newsjacking is a thing!Be clear with what you want from life, from your business, from your team. It will make a lot of things easier.Find a coach to help you make time for yourself and clarify your thoughts. You'll be glad you did.Links and further readingCh Daniel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chddanielSimple Ink – Ch Daniel's product: https://simple.inkReddit AMA with yours truly: https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/p31kiy/ive_spent_half_my_life_15_years_building/Timeline of GoSquared history: https://www.gosquared.com/about/timeline/Newsjacking: https://amzn.to/3AzNehtThanks, and see you next time!P.S. I'm on Twitter https://twitter.com/jamesjgillMusic: Jakarta by Bonsaye, provided by https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/yjub4r This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamesgill.substack.com