Monday, April 20, 2026

For Founders – Storytelling, Sales, and Business Growth: Turning Ideas into Revenue!

 

Do’s and Don’ts: Fabulous Framing for Founders!

 

“Peter E. Cohan shares how storytelling, sales strategy, and business thinking drive real growth.

Learn how to communicate value, build strong business cases, and position yourself as an expert.”

 

I joined Craig Sheets and “Behind Closed Books” for this engaging and pragmatic discussion of founding and growing your business, including: 

 

00:00   Introduction

00:30   Welcome and topics

04:00   Naming your company – and what not to do!

12:30   A surprising way to write a book

15:30   Print-on-demand and publishing options

16:30   Getting to the point!

24:00   Marketing, being perceived as an expert, and bootstrapping

28:00   Struggling to “pull the trigger” in starting the business?

32:30   Tax and company structure pragmatics!

40:00   Storytelling, business success, and effective stories

50:00   Five ways to communicate ideas

55:30   Some thoughts on AI (of course!)

64:30   Freeze-dried beer!

69:30   Origins, changes, and growth

 

You can find the full recording here – enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP5-QsGPOw4 

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