An AI Services BPO.
Our goal is to bring infinitely (∞) scaled productivity to the global workforce.
The Future of Work = People (leveraged) + AI Agents (specialized).
PEOPLE are a vital part of the equation, those who figure out the best collaboration of ppl + tech will win.
Lessons Learning:
Simplify, Focus
Make Something Useful
Eat Your Own Dog Food
Services Scale (with AI)
Responsible for revenue and operational efforts. We were able to rebuild the business (from essentially scratch), scaled the team from 6 to 34+ employees and ARR from 100K to >$2,000,000.
We successfully raised a 3.5M Seed + 9M Series
Lessons Learned:
How To Scale
Revenue Solves All Problems
A luxury hanger company. Manufacturing was done overseas, distribution out of Colorado. Benefactors of the global pandemic. Scaled to 7 figures of revenue in 2020. People had time stuck at home, extra money, and nothing else to do.
Lessons Learned:
Quality Wins
Riches in Niches
Listen to the Market
Winck was a digital marketing agency that specialized in lead gen. We focused on Google PPC, FB Paid, SEO and website builds/optimizations. The business was bootstrapped and scaled to 7 figures.
It was 2015. Clients could not believe you could show direct ROI for dollars spent on advertisements :)
Lessons Learned :
First Mover Advantage
Take Action -> Don't Get Caught in Motion
Found/Acquired/Renovated/Held real estate in Colorado from 2015 to 2023. Denver was going through a renaissance, adding over 500,000 people in <10 years. Average home prices during the same stretch appreciated by 138%.
Lessons Learned:
No Such Thing as Passive Income
Leverage / Financial Engineering
Fall in like with a deal, not in love with a deal
First job. Increased sales territory from 1.3M to 5.4M, (CAGR of 21%, 3x company average). Managed 25+ distributor relationships throughout the state of Colorado. Closed AWS.
Lessons Learned:
How To Sell
Can't Teach Effort
What You Should Work On
You Only Need a Few Good Men
Follow along for lessons learned, how to operate, scale, and optimize your own company.
For more info: ck@itschriskeith.com
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