So I chanced upon these guys, SalesProcess.io, on Facebook, and they have had tremendous success helping SaaS go from $0-$1m ARR in 12 months.<p>I got on a demo with them, I'm convinced by the material/resources/consultation, but it costs $7,800 upfront, or 3 monthly payments of $2,600.<p>It would immediately/eventually cut down my 6-month runway to 2 months.<p>But sales rep convinced me that, "If you do everything we tell you to do, nothing less, at the end of 90 days, you'll probably hit $10k MRR."<p>Is this a bad idea?
If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
A miracle solution to cut 66% of the time off your runway sounds a bit too good to be true for me.<p>However, I didn't see the demo - you did. If your convinced, it might be worth it.<p>I think the big question is - is $7,800 going to break you if it doesn't work out?
As someone who has joined a couple of accelerators and evaluated a few others, I would say no.<p>I've had a lot of great mentors who came from the wrong backgrounds and weren't able to advise me on it. Also joined many of these "guaranteed" programs that just didn't fit my approach - some felt too exploitative, some just didn't fit my personality and would make money but at a personal cost.<p>So just follow your gut.<p>Also as YC has advised, in the earliest stages, you need to be listening to customers and building what they want. Everything else - marketing, mentors, comes later. Otherwise it'll likely bite you back in the future.
Terrible idea. The moment you see the bearded sleezeball CEO / salesperson on the site you're linking to, walking out of a lambo, you know it is crap.