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07/02/2020#20 How to Land More Clients with Your Proposals and Launch a Spin Off Product in A Very Competitive Market with Ruben Gamez
Ruben Gamez is a specialist in Bootstrapping, marketing, User Experience, and software development, he is the founder of Bidsketch, a professional web app focused on designing, tracking, and customizing proposals in no time.
In the past, Ruben owned 9thSign, a small business specialized in web development and consulting, after that Ruben worked In Oasis Outsourcing as a Web development Manager, the largest privately-held PEO at the time, then Ruben decided to quit his job and founded Bidsketch where he’s been growing and improving since 2009.
During this interview we cover:
- Shifting from part-time gig to running a full time startup
- Clearly identifying your startup idea & problem you’re solving
- VC vs. Bootstrapping your company
- Growth Strategies that worked well for Bidsketch
- Failures & how to use them as experience
- Key differences when comparing winning or losing business proposals
- Conceiving other ideas to integrate with your StartUp (Docsketch)
- Proposals for closing SMB’s vs. Enterprise leads
- Trends in e-Signature Market during COVID-19
- Making Docsketch Competitive
- Considering Merger or Acquisition as a way to grow
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