Seeking Wisdom with David Cancel

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20: Why A Guy With 200,000 Monthly Readers Killed His Lead Forms, Too Jun 30, 2016

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If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. --- A few weeks ago, we were browsing articles on Inbound.org and came across an article from a guy named Nat Eliason titled: "I’m killing most of my email capture. Here’s why.” Sound familiar? That's the exact same thing that we did at Drift a few months ago. And with over 200,000 people coming to Nat’s site every month, this decision was no small feat. But Nat noticed something: the people who had subscribed from pop-ups and forms weren’t high quality anyway. Believe it or not, most of Nat’s following and traffic have come because he’s…created something that people want. So Dave gave Nat a call to talk about his article, killing his lead forms, the future of marketing, and this movement to treat people like people. #freeyourmarketing Here’s a link to Nat’s original article: http://www.nateliason.com/email-capture/ Follow Nat On Twitter: https://twitter.com/nateliason Catch all of the previous episodes of Seeking Wisdom: seekingwisdom.io/

19: Career Advice: Why Millennials Need To Carry The Water Jun 27, 2016

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If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. --- Today we’re talking career advice. But this career advice is going to be unpopular among the millennial crowd. Everyone wants a mentor, or someone to “pick their brain over coffee." Everyone wants to become an executive overnight. But first, you need to carry the water. You need to put in your time. Here’s what no one ever tells you early in your career: you actually have two jobs. The first job? Crushing your job. Your day-to-day to work. The things you were hired for. Your second job? Managing up and making the life of your manager or boss easier. That’s what we’re talking about today on Seeking Wisdom. Catch all of the previous episodes of Seeking Wisdom: seekingwisdom.io/ Follow David (twitter.com/dcancel) and Dave (twitter.com/davegerhardt) on Twitter.

18: The Grind: Why You Have To Put In The Work Jun 21, 2016

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If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. --- Chances are, you’re not going to be the next Instagram or What’s App. If you really want success, you need to be ready for this: success is going to take years of grinding and putting in the work day in and day out. The overnight success stories? Those are great Business Insider headlines. The four hour work week? That’s a great way to sell you a book. And that’s why today on Seeking Wisdom, we have a few words to say about the grind. Follow David (twitter.com/dcancel) and Dave (twitter.com/davegerhardt) on Twitter. Catch all of the previous episodes of Seeking Wisdom: http://seekingwisdom.io/ The book we mention on this episode is Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike. *We're both in separate places this week so had to record over Skype if your audio isn't as pristine as it usually is :)

17: Why The Early Days Of A Startup Are Like Wandering Through The Desert Jun 14, 2016

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If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. --- You ever feel like the early days of a startup are like wandering through a desert? You're alone. You don't have anything to reference. That's what we're talking about today on Seeking Wisdom: why startups are like wandering through the desert, what to look for, how to know when you're making progress, and who to bring with you. Follow David (twitter.com/dcancel) and Dave (twitter.com/davegerhardt) on Twitter. Subscribe on iTunes: bit.ly/SW-Podcast Catch up on every episode at www.seekingwisdom.io/

16: Stopping The BS: How To Move Fast Even As You Scale Jun 06, 2016

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If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. --- It's easy to be customer-driven when your team is small. But after a while (as teams start to get big) two things tend to happen: 1. Your team stops talking to customers every day. 2. Your team deals with more internal BS every day (meetings, politics, spreadsheets, moving slow, red tape, whatever.) On this episode of Seeking Wisdom, we talk about how to keep shipping, keep moving fast -- and most importantly -- keep your team focused on customers even as you scale. Follow David (twitter.com/dcancel) and Dave (twitter.com/davegerhardt) on Twitter. Subscribe on iTunes: bit.ly/SW-Podcast Catch up on every episode at http://www.seekingwisdom.io/

15: Do You Really Want Success? Jun 03, 2016

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If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. --- We snuck out another episode before heading into the weekend. Are you sure you really want success? Are you ready for what it takes? Most people aren't. Follow David (twitter.com/dcancel) and Dave (twitter.com/davegerhardt) on Twitter. Subscribe on iTunes: bit.ly/SW-Podcast Here's a link to the book we mentioned on this episode: https://www.amazon.com/Shoe-Dog-Memoir-Creator-Nike-ebook/dp/B0176M1A44?ie=UTF8&btkr=1&ref_=dp-kindle-redirect

14: Innovation, Not Invention Jun 01, 2016

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If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. --- There's one thing we always want to do when we build new things: invent them scratch. It's human nature. But it's actually a huge mistake to always try to invent new things. On this week's episode of Seeking Wisdom, we talk about innovation vs. invention, muscle memory, and how some of today's most successful products leverage patterns that we're all already familiar with. Follow David (twitter.com/dcancel) and Dave (twitter.com/davegerhardt) on Twitter. Subscribe on iTunes: bit.ly/SW-Podcast

13: How To Set Goals For Your Startup (And The Power Of Focus) May 25, 2016

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If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. --- On this episode of Seeking Wisdom we talk about the power of FOCUS and setting goals for your startup. If you like tactical episodes, this one is for you. We dive into why we set one team goal for Q2 at Drift, the results, the impact it had on the team and our growth -- including how not focusing on paying customers brought in more paying customers. Follow David (https://twitter.com/dcancel) and Dave (https://twitter.com/davegerhardt) on Twitter. Catch up on all of the previous episodes at http://www.seekingwisdom.io/ Resources and books we mention on this episode: http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2007/06/internet-market.html http://www.the1thing.com/ Subscribe on iTunes: bit.ly/SW-Podcast

12: The Myth Of Work Life Balance May 16, 2016

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If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. --- Work life balance is a myth. On this week's episode of Seeking Wisdom, we talk about why it's time to stop fighting work/life balance and instead, focus on prioritizing the right things. This episode was inspired by a post that David wrote titled: How-to Be Happier: Avoid Work/Life Balance https://medium.com/life-learning/your-priorities-bcbbb7e49287#.llbq5lu8v Catchup on all of the previous episodes at www.seekingwisdom.io/ Follow us on Twitter: @dcancel, @davegerhardt and @seekingwisdomio

11: Why We Killed Our Lead Forms And Gated Content May 09, 2016

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If you liked this episode, we bet that you’ll love our blog content. blog.drift.com/#subscribe Subscribe to never miss a post & join the 20,000+ other pros committed to getting better every day. --- Last week at Drift, we made the decision to kill all of our lead forms and gated content. Here's why (and how it all went down). If you missed the article, here's the backstory: http://blog.drift.com/no-more-forms And the thread on Inbound.org: https://inbound.org/article/can-we-build-an-audience-without-gated-content Subscribe on iTunes: bit.ly/SW-Podcast

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