Fundraising Pitfalls & Upskilling with Foti from GrowthMentor.

Hello hello! During this episode of The SEO Growth Podcast, we sat down with Foti Panagiotakopoulos, the founder of GrowthMentor, to discuss the ins and outs of bootstrapping a start-up and managing the workload with a small team.

GrowthMentor is a platform that lets solo marketers and solo founders receive one-on-one mentoring from vetted growth-marketing, start-up, and marketing mentors. The platform allows you to “get on-demand mentorship from people who have more experience in the fields that you’re struggling with,” says Foti.

In this interview, we talk about why diving straight into raising funds isn’t the best way to make your start-up successful. We also discuss the importance of knowing your strengths and those of your team, upskilling yourself, and how SEO can be your strongest tool if you use it right. 

Foti has boot-strapped GrowthMentor and, although he was aware of the risk he was taking, he and his team were able to make the platform a success. During our conversation today, Foti shares his experience with growing his platform and how he was able to make it happen. 

As a solo founder, it’s incredibly easy to get overwhelmed by fear and doubt. Should you hire more talent or should you do the task yourself? How can you upskill yourself if you’re focused on managing a team of freelancers? How can you keep yourself and your team from burning out? Is it possible to focus too much on raising funds? What happens if you do? 

If you’ve ever asked yourself any of these questions, you’re not alone. Tune in to this episode and give yourself the chance to walk away less overwhelmed and with some actionable tips on how to grow your SEO.