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How I Helped a Stranger On the Plane Fix His Business

Kurtis Pykes
The Startup

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It’s only a matter of time before you’re out of business if you’re not getting new customers through the door.

That’s given you suck at retention too.

There’s no exceptions to the rules.

You can be the nicest person with lots of potential, but you’ll still go broke.

This was the exact archetype of a guy I met on the plane from the UK to Morroco.

He caught me reading a book about capturing leads on LinkedIn and used that as his cue to tell me about his once-thriving online fitness business, which he started during lockdown and used to generate $20,000 in monthly revenue.

But since the world opened back up, he’s had no new customers, and his existing ones are falling through the cracks.

What used to be a class of 40 is now 3 people here and there.

The problem he was solving during lockdown (people not being able to leave the house but wanting to stay fit) no longer exists, and he’s struggled to evolve.

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Kurtis Pykes
The Startup

SaaS Content Writer | Sharing everything I learn as I build my solo business to $10M in revenue