Growth Hacking Foundational Tools Hello and welcome to the wonderful world of digital marketing. All are welcome and anyone can become a huge success, no matter what your objectives are. But it’s a competitive space; […]
Author: Jonathan Maxim
Jonathan Maxim is an app designer, digital marketer and thought leader in the fitness and technology realms. After leaving his job at a Fortune 50 company, he merged his management experience with his passion for technology and innovation to create Apps that encourage fitness and wellness. Educated at San Diego State University first in Graphic Design and User Interface, he went on to gain his Masters of Business from SDSU as well. Currently he serves as founder and CEO of Vea Fitness, an app that rewards you for working out with monetary incentives.
Why Creatives Are More Important Than “Managers” in Business
How many times have you heard someone in their 20’s say, “Why don’t they teach us this in school”? If you’re anything like me—an entrepreneur— you’ve heard it more times than you can count. Is […]
How We Growth Hacked Our Way to $100k in Free Marketing
Okay, let’s start with the basics. There are thousands of ways to conduct a product launch. Don’t ever feel like yours isn’t the “right” way just because it’s different. In many cases, if your launch […]
The Top 3 Venture Competitions for High School Entrepreneurs
Early bird gets the worm, right? The statement is so simple. Yet, it holds immense depth. As Ben Franklin says, “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man [or woman] healthy, wealthy, and wise”. […]
6 Profound Takeaways from Foundr’s New Coffee Table Book
This week, I was lucky enough to connect with a huge role model of mine, and total badass hustler, Nathan Chan from Foundr Magazine. I’ve been listening to his killer podcast for over a year, […]
How to Hack Your Way From Nobody to Influencer
Your personal brand is arguably as important as your professional resume. By establishing a personal brand, and thought leadership following, opportunities will come to you. No more following the disjointed job application process, or cold […]
How to Maximize Your Mind with Meditation
You’ve heard of it before, right? And it’s “not for me”? Got it. Give me 5 minutes, please. But, before I explain the remarkable benefits of meditation, I want to extinguish a few misconceptions. Meditation: […]
How to Growth Hack Your Startup Through Big Partnerships
It’s come to my attention that the masters-level marketing education I was taught in college has become all-but-irrelevant. Sound like an exaggeration? Let me clarify exactly why it is not. In graduate school, they taught […]
How to Give Your App Users that Warm and Fuzzy Feeling
Don’t you love it when you open a new product or App and set it up. Then you can’t help but smirk because it was just so fun. Or simple. Or interesting? I definitely do. […]
How to Hire for a Unicorn Startup
You only really come to appreciate how important hiring is for an early stage startup once: You need to fire someone (trust me, it sucks for everyone involved) Shit hits the fan with a co-founder […]
How to Captivate Difficult Investors
Ready to see the stuff they’ll never teach you in business school? Investors are among the most challenging to impress, gain buy-in from, and ultimately to partner with. Let’s talk about how to create a […]
Make Every Day the “Best Day Ever” with Noah Kagan
The morning is such a vital time of the day. Your peak energy awaits you Your desk is clear (for now) Your schedule is in time blocks The sun is shining (at least for a […]