An Interview With Fotis Georgiadis — Take the time to understand the customer’s why or the reason they are making the purchase. As a part of my series about how to be great at closing sales without seeming pushy, obnoxious, or salesy, I had the pleasure of interviewing Lyndon Brathwaite. Lyndon is an easy-going, driven father…

An Interview With Fotis Georgiadis — Talk to users often. Ideally daily. Do a lot of user discovery and validation before building. As part of our series about the “5 Things You Need To Know To Create a Successful App or SaaS”, I had the pleasure of interviewing CJ Looi. CJ Looi founded PixCap after a…

An Interview With Fotis Georgiadis — Passion — This industry is full of obsessed people who are either working on this stuff or dreaming about it while they sleep. If you don’t share that level of commitment, you are going to be beat by them. The Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality & Mixed Reality Industries are so…

An Interview With Fotis Georgiadis — Build a team, and a cadre of leaders. Your role will change rapidly, and you need to adjust both yourself and your organization to meet these changes as it grows. As a part of our series called “Making Something From Nothing”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Lance Zaal. Lance…

An Interview With Fotis Georgiadis — It will always take longer to build…before they come; You must plan for a long adoption cycle, increased cost, and lower ROI in the early years. As a part of our series called “Making Something From Nothing”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Bryan Smeltzer. Bryan Smeltzer is a successful…

An Interview With Fotis Georgiadis — Learn patience. This helps with all of the above. If you expect that everything needs to be done or happen quickly, you will eventually drive yourself and everyone around you crazy. As a part of our series called “Making Something From Nothing”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Kay Giesecke. …

An Interview With Fotis Georgiadis — Don’t be afraid to take risks — It’s a skill and you definitely have to weigh out the pros and cons, but for the most part, you’ll always land on your feet. As a part of our series called “Making Something From Nothing”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike…

An Interview With Fotis Georgiadis — One thing I wish I knew about before I started was toxicity in business. I was well aware of toxicity when it came to esports but I was unaware it also existed in other areas of business as well. As a part of our series about “5 Things You Need…

An Interview With Fotis Georgiadis — “Be Bold” — from a former boss who was wishing me on my way as I left a role in his team for a promotion somewhere else. It’s so simple — but is such great advice for both career and life. As a part of our series about business leaders…