Every week I share my business journey as an immigration lawyer and tech cofounder in Canada! Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along and drop any questions in the comments. And make sure you're on my Substack to get my top business story and tip of the week here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Welcome to the Weekly Business Update 00:12 Reflecting on a Busy and Rewarding Week 00:46 The Challenges of Scaling a Tech Startup 01:38 Celebrating Passover Amidst Global Concerns 03:29 The Importance of Downtime for Entrepreneurs 08:01 Navigating Business Growth and Personal Energy Management 13:17 Book Recommendations and Historical Reflections 17:19 Closing Thoughts Startup Success and Personal Energy Management | Weekly Business Vlog #23  #businessblog  #businessvlog  #cofounder  #lawyer

Every week I share my business journey as an immigration lawyer and tech cofounder in Canada! Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along and drop any questions in the comments. And make sure you're on my Substack to get my top business story and tip of the week here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Welcome to the Weekly Business Vlog and Navigating the Cloudy Weather of Toronto 00:32 Growing an Immigration Tech Startup: Challenges and Strategies 01:00 The Importance of Customer Success in SaaS 05:09 Feedback and Feature Prioritization: The Roadmap to Success 08:21 Upcoming Holidays and Personal Updates 10:00 Book Review: The Diary of a CEO by Steven Bartlett 13:26 Diving into History: A Holocaust Story 16:13 Wrapping Up and Looking Ahead Navigating Growth and Customer Success at Visto: A Week in Review | Weekly Business Vlog #22 #businessblog  #businessvlog  #cofounder  #lawyer

Every week I share my business journey as an immigration lawyer and tech cofounder in Canada! Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along and drop any questions in the comments. And make sure you're on my Substack to get my top business story and tip of the week here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Welcome to the Weekly Business Check-In 00:17 The Impact of Weather on Mood and Productivity 00:51 A Busy Week at Visto: Product Testing and Launches 01:51 The External Environment's Influence on Internal State 02:24 Control What You Can in Business and Life 05:55 The Challenges of Selling Legal Tech to Law Firms 10:07 Book Recommendations and Entrepreneurial Insights 13:37 Closing Thoughts and Next Week's Preview #businessblog  #businessvlog  #cofounder  #lawyer

Every week I share my business journey as an immigration lawyer and tech cofounder in Canada! Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along and drop any questions in the comments. And make sure you're on my Substack to get my top business story and tip of the week here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Welcome Back to the Weekly Update! 00:42 Diving Deep into Pricing Strategies at Visto 02:20 The Art and Science of Pricing: Insights and Adjustments 07:51 Grandfathering Early Clients: A Strategic Move 10:11 Book Review: Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter by 50 Cent 14:36 Wrapping Up and What's Next #businessblog  #businessvlog  #cofounder  #lawyer

Every week I share my business journey as an immigration lawyer and tech cofounder in Canada! Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along and drop any questions in the comments. And make sure you're on my Substack to get my top business story and tip of the week here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Intro to Another Episode of Business Weekly Vlog 00:32 A Visit to the Barbershop: Lessons on Career Longevity 01:55 Reflecting on a Week of Wearing Multiple Hats 03:46 The Growth and Success of Our AI Product Launch 05:18 Expanding Our Immigration Software: A Full Solution 09:10 The Power of Marketing Over Cold Outbound Sales 14:40 Book Recommendations and Closing Thoughts #businessblog  #businessvlog  #cofounder  #lawyer

Every week I share my business journey as an immigration lawyer and tech cofounder in Canada! Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along and drop any questions in the comments. And make sure you're on my Substack to get my top business story and tip of the week here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Introduction and Weekly Update 00:37 Launch of Canadian Immigration AI 01:22 Impact of AI on Various Industries 04:40 The Role of AI in Customer Support 09:44 The Future of Small Companies and AI 12:07 Book Review: Made in America by Sam Walton 13:33 Conclusion and Final Thoughts #businessblog  #businessvlog  #cofounder  #lawyer

Every week I share my business journey as an immigration lawyer and tech cofounder in Canada! Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along and drop any questions in the comments. And make sure you're on my Substack to get my top business story and tip of the week here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: Vacation, Visto's AI Launch and Book Recommendations 00:00 Introduction and Catching Up 00:54 My Trip to Florida and Its Impact 02:15 Big Launch at Visto: Canada's First Immigration AI Assistant 05:47 The Importance of Testing in Tech Product Launches 07:16 Initial Success and Future Plans for Visto 08:55 My Reading Habits and Recent Books 12:44 Conclusion and Looking Forward #businessblog  #businessvlog  #cofounder  #lawyer

Every week I share my business journey as an immigration lawyer and tech cofounder in Canada! Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along and drop any questions in the comments. And make sure you're on my Substack to get my top business story and tip of the week here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Introduction and Personal Updates 00:45 The Power of Information in the Digital Age 03:38 The Double-Edged Sword of Information Overload 05:39 Product Development and Business Updates 07:35 The Importance of Wearing Multiple Hats in Business 10:28 The Value of Doing Your Own Bookkeeping 13:26 Book Recommendations and Reviews 16:39 Conclusion and Final Thoughts #businessblog  #businessvlog  #cofounder  #lawyer

Every week I share my business journey as an immigration lawyer and tech cofounder in Canada! Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along and drop any questions in the comments. And make sure you're subscribed to my Substack for my weekly updates here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Introduction and audio hardware issues... 00:26 The importance of proper equipment usage 02:42 Business reflections and rolling with the punches 05:37 The grind of business and creating your own luck 08:09 The harsh realities of business and handling challenges 08:56 Engaging with the audience and content updates 09:45 Book recommendation and final thoughts #businessblog #businessvlog #cofounder #lawyer

Every week I share my business journey as an immigration lawyer and tech cofounder in Canada! Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along and drop any questions in the comments. And make sure you're subscribed to my Substack for my weekly updates here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Introduction and when I record my vlogs 01:40 Updates coming off of the holidays 03:54 What we're working on moving forward at Visto 05:25 Marketing and sales strategies for 2024 07:20 Emergency Substack post for a new accountability group 11:39 Books for the week 14:19 Conclusion #businessblog #businessvlog #cofounder #lawyer

Every week I share my business journey as an immigration lawyer and tech cofounder in Canada! Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along and drop any questions in the comments. And make sure you're subscribed to my Substack for my weekly updates here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Introduction 01:04 Update on the last week in business 02:09 New sales focus for the year ahead 03:20 The pros and cons to selling to different sized companies 05:09 On niching down and segmenting your target market 07:12 Why hyper-targeted selling and marketing is so powerful 08:54 Update on Visto and new features that are in the pipeline 10:42 Latest book I finished and what's up next from the bookshelf 11:59 Conclusion #businessblog #businessvlog #cofounder #lawyer

Every week I share my business journey as an immigration lawyer and tech cofounder in Canada! Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along and drop any questions in the comments. You can also follow on Substack for my weekly updates here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Introduction and happy holidays 01:58 Agenda 02:38 Year in review for my company (Visto) 06:25 My last year of social media/personal branding and my biggest piece of advice 10:33 Big goals that we hit in 2023 11:06 Goals for 2024 13:11 Thinking about reading and books from 2023 15:03 Conclusion and wrap up #businessblog  #businessvlog #cofounder #lawyer

Every week I share my business journey as an immigration lawyer and tech cofounder in Canada! Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along and drop any questions in the comments. You can also follow on Substack for my weekly updates here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Introduction 00:46 Getting back into my routine after a vacation 02:00 Business update and what we're doing heading into the holidays 03:42 Thinking about sales during the holidays 07:22 The previous week of work and what I've been working on 08:51 What to expect as a business owner over the next few weeks and what to do about it 09:18 Thinking back on my social media progress from the last year and plans for next year 10:02 The last few weeks of my books/reading list 13:02 Conclusion and wrap up #businessblog  #businessvlog #cofounder #lawyer

Every week I share my business journey as an immigration lawyer and tech cofounder in Canada! Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along and drop any questions in the comments. You can also follow on Substack for my weekly updates here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Introduction and catchup 01:49 Plans for moving forward on the socials 02:35 My honeymoon/vacation/unplug from work 03:21 Why we picked Belize and more details about the trip 06:31 How much work I did on the trip and why 07:45 Why taking a break is so important in business 08:49 Two key takeaways from my 2 weeks off 10:13 My suggestion on how many vacations to take and why (per year) 10:52 Final thoughts #businessblog  #businessvlog #cofounder #lawyer

Every week Josh goes live to share his business journey as an immigration lawyer and tech cofounder in Canada! Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along, and drop any questions in the comments! You can also follow me on Substack for my weekly updates here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Intro and musings on the year so far 01:06 General update from my previous week in biz 01:58 Two webinars I had this week and why they're good 03:41 Why I'm so bullish on AI 04:35 How all business owners or law firms should be using AI right now 05:37 Why companies using AI will beat those who don't 06:39 The experience of selling tech in the legal industry and why it usually lags behind other industries 07:51 Our early adopters, ideal customers and more AI features at Visto 09:44 Why my week is going to be hectic and a big personal update 11:19 Conclusion and thanks #businessblog  #businessvlog

Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along, and drop any questions in the comments! You can also follow me on Substack for my weekly updates here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Introduction and our crazy world 01:38 Recent updates and focus at Visto, and why you should be posting content 03:10 The ideal combo of cofounders for a tech startup 05:50 Why tech is so much harder than selling non-tech 07:49 Details on the Visto Show and live videos 09:09 Getting strategic with content creation as entrepreneurs 09:49 Pushing very hard for the next 2 weeks before some time off 10:42 Wrap up #businessblog  #businessvlog

Every week I record a short business vlog to update you on my previous week, updates, tips, book recommendations and more. Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along, and drop any questions in the comments! You can also follow me on Substack for my weekly updates here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Introduction and why I'm recording in the dark 00:45 Onboarding a new hire 02:15 Benefits of hiring and the future 03:49 Exciting life update and vacation 05:44 The focus for the next 3 weeks and company growth 08:01 Getting back to basketball and the importance of sports 09:35 Reading for the week 11:49 Conclusion and thoughts on creating great video content #businessblog  #businessvlog

Every week I record a short business vlog to update you on my previous week, updates, tips, book recommendations and more. Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along, and drop any questions in the comments! You can also follow me on Substack for my weekly updates here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Introduction and why I think vlogging is cool 01:39 Why I missed the vlog last week and the Israel-Hamas war 05:23 Getting back into business and the focus these days 06:51 The pros and cons of being focused or not 08:29 Two different phases of being an entrepreneur 09:37 The key to being productive in business and why it's so important 11:42 Conclusion #businessblog  #businessvlog

Every week I record a short business vlog to update you on my previous week, updates, tips, book recommendations and more. Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along, and drop any questions in the comments! You can also follow me on Substack for my weekly updates here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Introduction 01:21 Sad world events from the weekend 03:45 The ups and downs of building a business 05:12 A short week in business and recent updates 05:56 Our focus for moving forward 06:59 Evolving in your business as an entrepreneur 08:37 Getting into a good content creation routine 10:49 Book of the week: No Rules Rules 11:37 Conclusion #businessblog  #businessvlog

Every week I record a short business vlog to update you on my previous week, updates, tips, book recommendations and more. Make sure to like/subscribe to follow along, and drop any questions in the comments! You can also follow me on Substack for my weekly updates here: https://joshschachnow.substack.com/ Agenda: 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Visto update on hiring 01:49 The hard part about hiring as a founder 04:15 Keys to hiring effectively 05:35 Switching over my email list to Substack 06:45 Our hiring process at Visto 09:20 Summary of the current situation and key takeaways