Seriously Don’t Do That™

The Half-Million Dollar Mistake: Stop Funding the Wrong Things

Seriously Don’t Do That™

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Send us Fan Mail Entering the U.S. market is not a spending problem — it’s a sequencing problem. Every year, European SaaS and healthtech founders burn six figures on activities that feel productive but don’t create pipeline: • Conference booths before ICP clarity • PR campaigns without localized messaging • Lead-gen vendors before a sales process exists • Hiring U.S. reps before the system is built In this session, Dan walks through the real $500K mistakes he’s seen over and over — and the...

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