In Episode 6 of Behind the Scenes, we dive into #whatsinthebag with John Zheng, Head of Operations at LeadrPro. Discover the more pragmatic side of John as he shares his must haves.

LeadrPro is weeks away from launching a beta version of their platform. 3 months ago, the product was nothing more than an idea and some chicken scratch drawings. Today, there is a testable product that has the basic core functions to service hundreds if not thousands of B2B Saas companies in generating instantaneous "booked meetings." The miracle of code is that anything can be automated. With the right process, logic, design, and developers - you can digitize any business model. 3 months is all it takes. 3 months and you can take an idea to product. 3 months, and you can shape shift an entire industry...

LeadrPro CTO, Walter Guevara, spearheads the hiring and training of the company's development team. Learn how his background as a coding bootcamp mentor played an instrumental part in the recruitment of ambitious, albeit inexperienced, dev talent in a tight labor market. One of the more sought after skill sets of any CTO is their ability to identify, hire, and build a quality team.

In this clip, Chris explains why B2B Saas companies need to think more like a consumer brand when it comes to engaging potential customers. Too many founders rely on a singular channel (think email campaigns) as the sole means to initiate correspondence and to fill their sales pipeline. However, if you were to put on your "consumer" hat - how many times have you ever bought anything from a no-name brand through a bombardment of emails?! Unless you're one of those people that have sponsored a Nigerian prince - the chances are slim to none. This is why B2B Saas companies need to leverage multiple channels, including display ads, as a means to generate interest in their solution.

In Episode 5 of Behind the Scenes, we dive into #whatsinthebag with Chris Sheng, CEO at LeadrPro. Find out his core essentials for living the digital nomad life, including his love for all things Gucci.

Hear the story behind LeadrPro's CTO, Walter Guevara, as he details his journey in becoming a developer coming from very humble beginnings. Walter is the technical genius and leader behind bringing LeadrPro to fruition. His expertise and grit make for the key ingredients of a savvy and successful CTO.

In this clip, Chris explains the difference between a traditional business and a startup - at least in ideology. He explains using the analogy of Instacart and Amazon Fresh vs. your local mom & pop grocery store.

In this episode, learn the importance of making lemonade out of lemons. Chris finds a UI/UX designer in Kazakhstan. Find out how he turns a sticky situation into a positive one, and how he turned a significant time zone gap into an advantage for the LeadrPro product cycle.

Get to know Chris and the gang on a more intimate level. Walter Guevara, LeadrPro's CTO, Eli Remy, LeadrPro's Head of Customer Relations, and John Zheng, LeadrPro's Head of Operations. Find out what walk out song they'd have if they were a professional wrestler, and much more.

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What role do front and backend designers play in the user experience? Find out in this week's episode of How to Start a Startup as Chris speaks about Kathy and Dawson's critical roles in wireframing the front end design and back end logic for LeadrPro. This is the process of taking idea, to visualization, to design, and finally development. Imagine the wireframe as the bones, the logic as the muscle, the design as the skin, and the development as the magic pixie dust that brings the product alive.

Welcome to #GrowthHacks where we share our playbook for various go-to-market motions for B2B Saas companies. We'll share our philosophies, strategies, and tactics on how we generate booked demos for our clients. Learn actionable steps that you can take away and implement today. First things first, what are GrowthHacks?!

In Episode 4, we dive into the core team at LeadrPro. Having an idea is only part of the battle, assembling the right team to go to war with (building the product) is a fundamental piece to success. Watch how Chris tackles the hiring process and why the intangibles and trust are so important when it comes to finding the right people to work with. Learn his philosophies as to how to identify the best talent that complements his skill set. Every founder has their unique set of strengths, it's up to them to build a team that helps to offset their weaknesses. This is why self-awareness and humility is such an important part of the start up process.

In Episode 3 of Behind the Scenes, we dive into #whatsinthebag with Eli Remy, Head of Client Relations at LeadrPro. Discover the more sensitive side of Eli as he shares his must haves and how to not take himself too seriously.

In Episode 3, LeadrPro becomes ever more real as the team attempts to raise a pre-seed round to fund the build of the platform. Will Hsu, cofounder and partner of Mucker Capital, guest stars as he shares how he first discovered and first began working with Chris. He also shares Mucker's investment thesis on betting on the entrepreneur and why he believes LeadrPro can have a $10 billion dollar outcome.

In Episode 2 of Behind the Scenes, we dive into #whatsinthebag with Walter Guevara, CTO at LeadrPro. Discover the essentials of a nomad developer.

In Episode 2, we dive into how the idea for LeadrPro was developed. Chris realizes that in order to grow the number of customers the agency can service, they need to automate a proven but fragmented and manual process. What is currently taking 30 hours per week to service a single customer, can be done in 30 minutes through automation. This ultimately removes any growth restrictions and allows the company to service thousands of customers versus the current cap of 15-20. Like many startups, the idea for LeadrPro was born out of necessity.

Get to know Chris and the rest of the team on a more intimate level. Walter Guevara, LeadrPro's CTO, Eli Remy, LeadrPro's Head of Customer Relations, and John Zheng, LeadrPro's Head of Operations. Find out who'd they each would love to speak with in a sit-down interview, and much more.

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In Episode 1 of How to Start a Startup, we take a look at LeadrPro Founder and CEO, Chris Sheng, as he talks about his back story, the ideation for LeadrPro, and the "what ifs" that enters every startup Founder's mind.