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🧵 Thread
The 70-20-10 Rule: Why Most Innovation Budgets Fail
The Investment Reality:
• 70% maintains core business
• 20% extends existing products
• 10% creates breakthrough innovation
• Most companies ignore this balance
Current State:
• 92% overinvest in core
• 65% underinvest in breakthroughs
• 78% face disruption threat
• 83% lack innovation pipeline
🧵 Thread
The Networking Myth:
Here's why "it's all about who you know" is terrible advice:
The Reality Check:
• Most networking events are useless
• LinkedIn connections aren't relationships
• Cold DMs rarely work
• Coffee chats without purpose waste time
Real Data Points:
• 82% of "networking" leads nowhere
• 91% of cold outreach gets ignored
• 64% feel fake at networking events
• 77% never follow up after meetings
LinkedIn Lead Generation Strategy
⚡ Generated 200+ leads in 30 days using this:
The Profile-to-Pipeline Framework:
1. Profile Optimization
- Hero banner = Social proof
- Featured section = Lead magnet
- About section = Clear CTA
2. Content Seeding
- Monday: Framework post
- Wednesday: Case study
- Friday: Behind-the-scenes
3. Engagement Automation
- Reply within 60min
- Move to DM strategically
- Book call immediately
Warning: This only works with consistent content
Quick Win: Add CTA to your featured section now
How I track my solo SaaS metrics 📊
Daily focus split:
40% Development
30% Customer support
20% Growth tasks
10% Admin
Key metrics:
- MRR growth
- Feature usage
- Time to value
- Support time
Ruthlessly track what matters.
#SoloFounder #Metrics
The only 3 frameworks you need 🎯
1. Lean MVP
- Problem validation
- Solution testing
- Market fit check
2. AARRR Metrics
- Acquisition
- Activation
- Revenue
3. Feature Priority
Score = Impact/(Effort × Risk)
Start here. Scale later.
#StartupFramework #ProductDevelopment