Ikenna Paschal

Ikenna Paschal

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Ikenna Paschal

5yr ago

What a great way to transition from being a developer to marketing?

My 7 years in the workforce has been as a developer, I recently started my startup journey by building out ditData.com As a developer this isn't too hard, but selling the product is - I don't enjoy it. I am lost on how to get my brain to accept the change. I want to be involved in the sales and talking to users, not just writing codes, but the biggest barrier is psychological - I can't concentrate on anything other than coding. Any tip on how to make this transition?
Danyub Mustefa

5yr ago

How do you reach out to B2B companies to try your product?

We have a bunch of email leads, we are offering deals on F6S and other communities but we are yet to figure out any acquisition channels that actually works. Would anyone like to impart some of their wisdom?
Archisketch

5yr ago

How do you deal with declining email open rates?

Hello, everyone We recently started to use mailchimp to send out emails to customers. For the first email we got 80% open rate and the second email we only got 15% and it has been decreasing since. Weird part is that we sent our first email on 5AM on Tuesday and 2PM on Thursday for the second one. According to the several researches, second should get more attention than the first one. Would you please share your experience with sending out emails to customers? Thank you
Forster Perelsztejn

5yr ago

How much time do you spend on things that don't scale?

I'm sure a lot of you have read this iconic article by Paul Graham (http://paulgraham.com/ds.html) so I was wondering... how much time do you founders/early-stage startup marketers/growth hackers really spend on things that don't scale (like writing content, building relationships, etc.)?
Shakil Ahmed

5yr ago

How do you keep yourself motivated?

Motivation or willpower is not an infinite resource. It's much like a muscle that can get tired. How do you recharge yourself in those situations?
Jake Crump

5yr ago

Will you be going with one of the new iPhones or Pixels?

With the iPhone 12 models being announced yesterday, and the new Pixel 5 being announced a couple of weeks ago, what's everyone's plans for their next upgrades?
Aaron O'Leary

5yr ago

When do you buy the domain?

When you have a new idea do you buy the domain straight away or wait a while? I tend to get the domain first hence why I have about 10 unused domains right now
Aleks Miric

4yr ago

You just raised your seed round. What should be your main priority for the next 3 months?

Assuming you already have an MVP... They threw a pile of cash at you and your quest is to spend it smart. Some of it will go to distribution, but not much before there's a clear PMF. So most of it is going into the product. That means people. But when you hire your first few employees you want them to be the best for the job. And that can take months... So what do you in the awkward period between getting all that money and completing your dream team?
Richard Fang

4yr ago

What's your best productivity tip?

I find that time blocking has helped me a lot. How about yours?
Richard Fang

4yr ago

What's your favorite marketing / social media platform?

For growth, community engagement, and more - what's your favorite and why?
Ikenna Paschal

5yr ago

ditData - No-code data automation platform for startups & SMBs

ditData is a data science automation platform that seeks to bring the same technology used by big companies to the ordinary founder & startups.
Ikenna Paschal

4yr ago

Email Verify API - Simple email validation API for a $39 lifetime license

Accurate API to validate email addresses in a simple GET request. Easily detect disposable emails, verify mailbox is active.
Ikenna Paschal

4yr ago

Email Warmup - Automated email warming, lifetime access for just $59

Murlist email warming uses a network of 2500+ real email addresses and our algorithms to simulate positive user behaviors with your inbox. This improves email sender reputation, and get your emails delivered to your prospects without hitting the spam box.
Ikenna Paschal

3yr ago

Closers HQ - Send unlimited cold emails from unlimited mailboxes

Warm up unlimited mailboxes, and send unlimited emails to unlimited leads from unlimited email accounts. ClosersHQ is for sales teams sending high-volume.
Ikenna Paschal

1yr ago

DitCal - Free scheduling management and calendar for teams.

An affordable scheduling tool with teams with advanced needs.