This ONE tip helped me finally close more deals   On this lazy Sunday morning, I want to give you a sales and negotiation tip that has helped me close a countless number of deals. I find myself having to teach this trick to nearly every CEO and startup when I...

I just signed four new clients by asking my existing clients for referrals     If you want to explode sales, ask your existing customers for referrals. If you're a startup, ask your existing happy users to recommend you. And if you have a voice skill, find a...

Should Google give away Google Home devices to beat Amazon?     I thought it was fascinating last night that Morgan Stanley suggested that Google give away Google Home devices to beat Amazon. We analyze why or why not, and then discuss three strategies and...

Today is my 100th podcast— what I’ve learned     All of the things I've learned from doing 100 daily podcast episodes. Some good lessons. Some bad lessons. But SO many interesting insights. Please hit the subscribe button so that you do not miss any future...

5 voice skill mistakes to avoid at all costs     These five mistakes can hurt your voice skill in more ways than you can imagine. Please hit the subscribe button so that you do not miss any future episodes.     <11 MIN LISTEN BY AUDIO:   To...

Should I raise money for my voice skill? (Q&A)     Just got this question from a listener named Melao last night: Q: Should I raise money for my voice skill? I have a chance to raise about $150,000 from my family and a few friends of my Dad.  Is this a...

Don’t expect Amazon to market your Voice Skill   The nice part about running Voice Entrepreneur is I get to talk to so many smart, interesting people every single day. But over the last few weeks, a disturbing trend has emerged. People tell me they expect Amazon...

OFFLINE marketing for voice skills (Q&A!)   In this podcast, I go over answers to questions I received from the "OFFLINE marketing for voice skills" podcast episode last week. Q and A covered in this podcast: 1) You mentioned tools. What tools do you use? 2)...

An Interview with Seth Lugibihl on the Founder Series   I'm super psyched to share this live stream interview I did on the Founder Series with Seth Lugibihl this week. We talk a lot about the current state of voice technology, and then get heavily into the art of...

OFFLINE marketing for voice skills   We all know that the challenge with most voice skills today is discovery. How do you get people to learn about your voice skill? How do you get them to discover your new voice technology project? Here are suggestions on how...

Short-term mentors are underrated   "We rarely talk about short-term mentors. These mentors work with us for a short amount of time, so people often disregard them as mentors even though they can have a lasting impact."--Shireen Jaffer  If you are on the fence...

Voice is about to have a social media explosion   As voice technology and voice platforms are now exploding it’s only a matter of time until we start to see the "Twitter for voice" happen. It’s also only a matter of time until we see the "Facebook for voice"...

"Voice is the new marketing battleground"   Advertising has become a tax on the attention poor. Our time and attention is our most valuable resource. Link to the original article HERE.   <7 MIN LISTEN BY AUDIO:   To listen on iTunes, go HERE. To...

5 reasons to start a Facebook group for your business   I’d strongly suggest if you can create a discussion around topics that involve your business, brand, community or industry, you might want to start a FB group for it.   <9 MIN LISTEN BY AUDIO:  ...

The secret sales weapon   I worked at Google and YouTube and all these fancy places, but they never taught me that one thing.   <9 MIN LISTEN BY AUDIO:   To listen on iTunes, go HERE. To listen on Alexa, go HERE. To listen on Spotify, go HERE. To...

Where are push notifications with Amazon Alexa and Google Home? (and other Q&A)   Today's Q&A includes: 1) My concern is how new changes in Net Neutrality laws from the FCC will effect the future of voice skills from a systems point of view especially the...

How I quickly acquire users and you can too   If there is one skill that would serve everybody well it’s audience building. It’s going out there and getting people to try your product or service. How do you get people to try your stuff?! And lots of people assume...

Alexa Flash Briefing secrets and Q&A   1) Did you finally decide if Voice Entrepreneur is a podcast or a flash briefing? 2) What’s your podcasting and flash briefing gear setup right now? 3) Should I record daily? 4) How would you optimize your flash briefing...

What is the Entrepreneur Credit Score? Learn your score here.   Imagine if everybody had a entrepreneur score. Are you a 750 or a 450? Wouldn’t you like to know just how great of an entrepreneur you are right now? Imagine the benefits. You could instantly see...

How I started making 33% more money in a day   After I learned this secret power, I used it to help build and contribute to Google and YouTube, and then build and sell multiple venture-backed startups. I’ve made more money in a single day than I did for the first...

5 questions to ask your team to get hockey stick growth   As a startup CEO, I’m always expected to have all of the right answers. But I discovered a while back there might be even more power in having all of the right questions. You see, when I started asking the...