Essential Tools for Startups to Boost Your Success
GrowthMentor for Mentoring
GrowthMentor is an online mentoring platform tailored for startups. For $75, we can get unlimited mentoring, learning strategies for marketing and Go-To-Market (GTM) in the global market.
Startup Mentors for Growth-Addicted Founders & Marketers | GrowthMentor
Eventbrite for Webinars
Eventbrite is an online ticketing service that aids event organizers in planning and pricing, and promotes events through integration with social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Hosting events on topics of interest to our target customers on Eventbrite consistently attracts a certain number of international users.
Founder's Talk - AI Startup: 5 Years to Public in Japan
ProductHunt for Product Release Announcements
ProductHunt is a hub for new tech products. Launching our products on ProductHunt, targeting a global release, has brought them significant attention. Achieving the top spot daily or weekly earns a coveted position on their homepage.
AnyLangPitch - Product Information, Latest Updates, and Reviews 2023 | Product Hunt
Octopus CRM for DM
Octopus CRM is a LinkedIn automation software that optimizes outreach to LinkedIn users almost entirely automatically. For every 100 messages sent, we typically receive 3-5 responses. It was recommended by a mentor on GrowthMentor and has been effective for us.
Octopus CRM | Most Trusted LinkedIn Automation Tool
Clarity & Google Ads for Needs Validation
Clarity, a mouse tracking and heatmap tool, is completely free to use. When targeting overseas markets, initiating customer conversations can be challenging, so we combined advertising with Clarity to validate our product needs. By spending just 2,000 yen per day on ads and monitoring user behavior in real time, we've been able to make daily improvements to our product.
Microsoft Clarity - Free Heatmaps & Session Recordings
Y Combinator Co‑Founder Matching for Finding Co-founders
As the name suggests, Y Combinator Co‑Founder Matching is a platform run by Y Combinator for finding co-founders. We've used it to find global team members, and it's full of passionate people ready to start businesses.
Y Combinator Co-Founder Matching Platform - find a co-founder through YC
Osome for Company Formation
Osome is a cloud-based platform that helps small to medium-sized businesses with company formation. Their services include company incorporation, accounting, and secretarial services. By trusting Osome with their admin routine tasks, entrepreneurs can focus on strategic tasks to grow their business. If you want to establish a company in Singapore, Hong Kong or the UK, Osome might be a great solution for you.
Osome Hassle-Free Incorporation and Accounting Experts for Your Business
Newswire NEXT for PR
NewswireNEXT is a service that distributes press releases to various global media from the US to Asia. Their distribution network includes widely known media outlets like FOX, Google News, and Bing and Yahoo Search Engines. Especially for young startups with a limited team capacity, press distribution services like NewswireNext can help with initial reputation building. For a single payment of $129, quick distribution is possible, with the potential for significant traffic and SEO benefits from the press releases. Their higher tier plans also include press release writing if you need support with that.
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Closing
We've shared eight tools that we've actually used getting our business started. These tools can be instrumental in helping you validate your market, build a team, and grow your presence globally. We believe that sharing our experiences and insights can help other startups navigate the complexities of international expansion.
By now, we are in a place to provide in-depth advice and practical support to young companies who are aspiring to become a global player. Feel free to reach out to us at GlobalDeal for a free consultation, and we’ll see from there how we can help you!