I am an open book.
I have nothing to hide, and I don't think it's good to just glorify your wins.
Anyone who shares the upsides of business, in my opinion, has a responsibility to share the harder parts. Give the full picture or nothing at all.
We grew by 96.6% overall from January to last month's figures.
May finished just $6,402.25 short of a full 100% increase over January.
But something strange happens when you grow. The goalposts move.
It was a mega month, and we had pretty much 5 ATH months in a row. But in those breakout months comes this new height of expectation.
Not that long ago, being at $120,000 MTD seven days into the month would have felt unbelievable. I’d have been celebrating lol
Today, it feels like I’m fighting a wave.
The business is objectively performing better than ever. But with growth comes a completely new level of expectation.
I can even feel it from my team, clients, but mainly myself.
So far this month, we got off to a very strong start, but last week we had multiple red line deals stall at the late stage.
Mainly logistical, that I expect to still land at some point, but a few external factors that just went against us that we couldn't help. E.g clients had a slowdown in lead flow, 2 old top performers emailed the founder to rejoin, management change around etc
At the same time, we’re working on some of the largest opportunities we’ve ever had. One $58,000 proposal and another $42,000 proposal.
Multiple larger opportunities with sales cycles far longer than what we’re used to.
If they land, we’re pacing for records again.
If they get delayed another few months, the picture looks completely different.
But that's business.
I've been in the office 12-14 hours a day since the start of the month because when you build from nothing, it becomes part of you.
It's not even about the money. it's about the growth.
I am DealFuel and I was born to win.