{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The 7 Laws of Scaling with Jim Huffman","title":"How to Get Your First 1000 Customers with the KickOff Labs CEO, Josh Ledgard (#118)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3f3c951b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3328,"description":"This week, Jim is joined by Josh Ledgard of Kickoff Labs as they chat about validating startup ideas, being your own angel investor, and scrappy growth tactics to get you to your first 1000 customers.\nTOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE\nLearning while being paid\nIdentifying the inflection point\nValidating startup ideas\nGetting the first 100 customers\nScrappy growth after the first 100 customers\nAngel funding yourself\nManaging a lean team\nFighting feature bloat\nTactics working right now\nPricing strategies\nNavigating the vision\nResources:\nKickoffLabs\nJosh Ledgard Blog\nJim Huffman website\nJim's Twitter\nGrowthHit\nThe Growth Marketer's Playbook\nSponsor: This episode is sponsored by Remotely Talents. Hire ridiculously talented offshore staff that cost 40%-80% less than EU or US-based equivalents\n \nAdditional episodes you might enjoy:\nStartup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)\nNathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)\nHow I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)\nRyan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)\nHow We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)\n\n ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o2LQlWgTbns0mw3pkbfZyyACZ_ssUafgaoXrX9iPDv0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85N2Mx/ODFkMzBjZjA2M2Uy/OTRiZTgwYjRhZmMx/YmE1YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}