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#ObsessivelyEnthusiasticInvestor #UnreasonablyEnthusiasticInvestor #IrrationallyEnthusiasticInvestor at REFASHIOND Ventures: The Industrial Transformation Fund. We look for the people we believe are doing the best work in Industrial Transformation & Supply Chain Technology; Attempting the impossible. Then we go all-in on them. With obsessive and unreasonable enthusiasm. Join us. #IndustrialTransformation #SupplyChain #Innovation #Technology #Startups #VentureCapital #DemandTheImpossible #UnreasonableEnthusiasm #ObsessiveEnthusiasm #IrrationalEnthusiasm 

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Basics in raising your first investment round in Europe For Pre-seed Tech Startups. About the definition, from whom, and how much? Type of Investment? Valuation? & My advice to you 1. 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞? => has a complementary team => has a Minimum Viable Product => has started to talk and sell to customers => usually has revenue between €0 to €25.000 MRR 2. 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞? => Angel investors and Accelerators mostly, => But VCs also focus on the entry of the funnel (pre-seed) because they don't have munition in seed/series A/B. => There are also a few family offices, but this is a new concept in Eastern Europe, where I live. 3. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞? (𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝) => between €10k to €300k => receive all of the investment vs the investment is unlocked by milestones achieved 4. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? => through direct equity or a convertible loan. There are some SAFE models from Ycombinator and other companies you can use. => In this part of the world, our culture is designed on Ownership. So, you will probably give away equity directly. 5. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? => is subjective. For ex if you create equations demonstrating the valuation based on discounted cash flow, that's 0. => between €100.000 to €3.000.000 => You give away between 1% to 20% of your company. => A maximum of 15% is recommended at this stage. 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐈 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐈'𝐦 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡? => The chemistry is the most important => We need Smart, not Fool Money => Let's find the Angels/people with whom we have the chemistry and vision => and also who can offer expertise on the main business pillars that your startup has and has time to invest their knowledge and expertise in you. For this, I would think about my startup in this way >> What are the Core Foundations of this Startup? >> for ex: 1. Core Business Skilss 2. Specific Business Industry Expertise 3. Advanced Technical Expertise in the Technology we are developing it 4. Go-To-Market expertise // Sales - Marketing And I would find the right people who want to invest € and come to the table with the right expertise on my main business pillars. 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝? I'm a message away. Let's have a talk to see if there is a match to work together. Cheers, and let me know if you have questions or want to approach in-depth subjects on this topic. Have a great day! #fundraising #techstartups #founders #preseed #adigheorghe

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Basics in raising your first investment round in Europe For Pre-seed Tech Startups. About the definition, from whom, and how much? Type of Investment? Valuation? & My advice to you 1. 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞? => has a complementary team => has a Minimum Viable Product => has started to talk and sell to customers => usually has revenue between €0 to €25.000 MRR 2. 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞? => Angel investors and Accelerators mostly, => But VCs also focus on the entry of the funnel (pre-seed) because they don't have munition in seed/series A/B. => There are also a few family offices, but this is a new concept in Eastern Europe, where I live. 3. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞? (𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝) => between €10k to €300k => receive all of the investment vs the investment is unlocked by milestones achieved 4. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? => through direct equity or a convertible loan. There are some SAFE models from Ycombinator and other companies you can use. => In this part of the world, our culture is designed on Ownership. So, you will probably give away equity directly. 5. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? => is subjective. For ex, if you create equations demonstrating the valuation based on discounted cash flow, that's 0. => between €100.000 to €3.000.000 => You give away between 1% to 20% of your company. => A maximum of 15% is recommended at this stage. 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐈 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐈'𝐦 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡? => The chemistry is the most important => We need Smart, not Fool Money => Let's find the Angels/people with whom we have the chemistry and vision => and also who can offer expertise on the main business pillars that your startup has and has time to invest their knowledge and expertise in you. For this, I would think about my startup in this way >> What are the Core Foundations of this Startup? >> for ex: 1. Core Business Skilss 2. Specific Business Industry Expertise 3. Advanced Technical Expertise in the Technology we are developing it 4. Go-To-Market expertise // Sales - Marketing And I would find the right people who want to invest € and come to the table with the right expertise on my main business pillars. 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝? I'm a message away. Let's have a talk to see if there is a match to work together. Cheers, and let me know if you have questions or want to approach in-depth subjects on this topic. Have a great day! #fundraising #techstartups #founders #preseed #adigheorghe

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Top 12 KPI’s for Founders and CEO’s ✏️ Track these metrics, and you’ll be managing your business better than 95% of your competition. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue): -> Total revenue generated from recurring subscriptions and memberships each month. ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue): -> Total revenue generated from recurring subscriptions each year. Calculated as MRR*12. CAC (Customer Acquisition Cost): -> The cost associated with acquiring a new customer. Expansion Revenue: -> Additional revenue generated from existing customers through upsells, cross-sells, and upgrades. Payback Period: -> The time it takes for a customer to generate revenue that covers the initial cost of acquisition. 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: LTV (Lifetime Value): -> The total revenue a customer is expected to generate over the lifetime of their subscription. Churn Rate: -> The rate at which customers cancel their subscriptions, measured by the number of customers lost in a billing cycle. Retention Rate: -> The percentage of customers retained versus those lost over a given period; essentially the opposite of churn rate. Onboarding Success Rate: -> Percentage of customers who have activated into a subscription tier or plan. ARPU (Average Revenue Per User): -> The average monthly revenue received per user. 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲: NPS (Net Promoter Score): -> Measures your customers’ willingness to rate and recommend your product or service to others. CSAT (Customer Satisfaction Score): -> Measures customer satisfaction with your product or service. ---------------- Want the PDF? Drop me a DM with the word “KPI”. For strategies, models, and systems that generate millions of dollars in recurring revenue, join our community here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e7St_YeT

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What do you think about the new LinkedIn AI Assistant? It's a new feature for premium accounts that prompts you to learn more about a particular company or topic when it appears in a post in your LinkedIn feed. Some interesting use cases: ✅ To direct you to other content and research that is related to the topic of the post you are interested in ✅ To learn more about a company or person you are interested in working for or with It's still in its early stages - the first few prompts under this post of mine weren't particularly useful and just regurgitated back what I wrote in my post. I had to prompt it further to get it to serve up some new content to me. What do you think? #virtualleadership #hybridleadership #distributedteams

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5 foundational frameworks I use to save my clients time and money with automation: 1) CRM strategy I start by asking my clients questions like: What is your vision? What are we trying to build? What is your ideal situation? This gives me a big picture view of their goals. Then I might ask: What department has the biggest problems? For example: If your sales department spends more time doing data entry than selling, you have a big problem on your hands. So, I make sure to get a bird's-eye view of your organization. And ensure we're on the same page in terms of what we're looking to build together. 2) Team adoption Salesforce isn't a set it and forget it tool. Employees in your organization need to use the automation. When I start with a business, I make sure they're onboard to adopt SalesForce and automation as a part of their workflow. 3) Crap input. Crap output. AKA the "data management framework." In order to automate anything, you need to make sure the data going in is accurate. The good news: SalesForce has a way of improving organizations as a whole because it forces you to collect better data on all fronts. For example: If Susan in customer service is calling a lead an "opportunity", but Steve in sales is labeling it as an "account," we’re going to have an issue. Consistency across every department is what allows SalesForce automation to work best. Great input = great output. 4) Calculated customization You can customize SalesForce to do anything you want. But its standard features work well for most companies. Don't customize things for no reason. It's a waste of time. Use the built in features. Only change them if it's 100% necessary. 5) Measurement and improvement I'm always thinking about KPIs (key performance indicators). And measuring against them. I'm often ask myself and my clients: "Will this move the needle for your business?" If not, then we don't focus on it. 5 foundational frameworks I use to save my clients time and money with Sales Force: 1) CRM strategy 2) Team adoption 3) Crap input. Crap output. 4) Calculated customization 5) Measurement and improvement Thanks for reading. Enjoyed this post? Follow Jordan Nelson Share with your network to help others optimize their systems with Salesforce.

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How I got 50 clients without a course… Many gurus claim you NEED their course to succeed in the SMMA space. Is that true though? Well, I’m the first to call it what it is. Bullshit. Yes, you read right. You can definitely build a successful SMMA without buying a course. I’m living proof of that. I mean, yes, I did invest in mentors and coaches that have helped me get results. But the overall message is that it’s all up to YOU whether you will get success. A course, coach, mentor, or a book, will just be an amplifier of the effort you put in yourself. It will assist you, not be the detrimental factor of you reaching your goals. You see, back when I was still helping realtors, I got to the point where I had 50 clients… How did I do this? Well, some of you might not know this… But there are tons of FREE communities available online.  “But which one do I join, Stefan?” Don’t worry, I got some recommendations (these are all FREE). Nowadays, any information is at the tips of your fingers. But all that matters is what you do with it. Remember that.

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VCs: What is your immediate gut reaction when you see posts like this? Meme posts making fun of VCs show up in my feed every day. Whenever I see one, I go to the comments to see if any VCs have responded, but they almost never do. Is that because you think these posts refer to other VCs but not you? Do you take them personally or laugh them off? It's interesting that I never see VCs posting memes about delusional founders (also, let's be honest, great subjects for parody)--probably because doing so could make it harder to get into deals, but I'm just guessing. Anyone want to weigh in on this? https://lnkd.in/gNNDEUTj

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❗❗What successful startups have in common with people ❗ ❗ Some time ago I've watched a speech given by Sam Altman regarding the "must have" list for successful startup. I am not going to quote him, but rather suggest to take a different perspective and to apply the same principles to an individual. So, which features/parameters should a promising individual have in order to gain momentum, go to market, capitalise and reap dividends (lets not talk about exit in this case 🙄 ) 1. Person so interesting that people are telling each other about him/her 2. Easy to understand. Can you explain yourself in 2-3 words? 3. Engaged in activity of high value for lots of people 4. Making trends and forecasting trends 5. Preaching what he/she is doing. Doing what he/she is preaching 6. Pursuing a challenging goal/task  7. Confident about his/her future perspectives  8. Huge if his/her goals are accomplished  9. Surrounds himself with an excellent team (I’ll just copy from Sam Altman, as it is hard to say better: optimists; idea generators; «will figure it out», «I’ve got it» people who stand up; action bias - moving quickly with what they have) 10. 200% dedicated to the task/job of his/her life 11. Has discovered his/her superpower and uses it all the time 12. Has secured his/her «freedom budget»  13. Has a strategy for his/her life 14. Agile in all aspects How does that look to you? Would be interested to know your opinion) As growth and transformation strategist I help people to get disproportionate advantage over their life!  If you found this helpful, feel free to repost ♻️ #agilelifecoaching #25minutes #onestepcloser 

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📊 EdTech Investor Landscape 2024: A Guide for Founders 🚀 Attention EdTech entrepreneurs! Here's a comprehensive overview of active investors in the EdTech space, courtesy of Startup Fountain: By the way-> Startups can sign up for free and get intro's to over 700 investors in Europe :) 🔹 Early-Stage Gems (€25K - €500K): APX (Europe) ASIF Ventures (Amsterdam Metropolitan area) Multiple Anonymous Angels across Europe Daniel Gebler (Europe) 🔸 Mid-Range Powerhouses (€500K - €2M): 4impact.vc (Europe) Arches Capital (Netherlands, Belgium, Germany) Creative Capital Studio (Europe, focus on Benelux) DN Capital (Europe + N. America) 🔹 Growth-Stage Backers (€2M+): Fortino Capital (Europe, up to €5M) Holland Capital (Benelux, Germany, up to €3M) Mediahuis Ventures (Europe, up to €20M) Peak (Benelux, DACH, Nordics, up to €4M) 🌍 Geographic Diversity: From Netherlands-focused firms like LIOF to global players like NCA, there's support for EdTech innovation worldwide. 💡 Unique Players: InnovationQuarter - IOCapital: Focusing on greater Rotterdam-The Hague area Rubio Impact Ventures: Combining impact with investments (€500K - €4M) Whether you're seeking €25K to kickstart your idea or €20M to scale globally, this landscape has options for every stage of your EdTech journey. Which of these investors aligns best with your EdTech vision? Edward van der Hout Diederik Stolk Marcel van der Heijden Mathijs de Wit Sven Meyer Edward de Jager Bas Langelaar Claire Tange Alex Menn Denisa Kasa Martin Schreurs Thomas Batsleer Stefan Bary Thorsten Wittmuetz Koen Christiaens Daan Sanders François-Xavier Fanard Suzanne Kroeze Rune Theill Andy Lurling Federico Pisano Max Schalow 👨‍🚀  Chingiskhan Kazakhstan 🤠 #EdTechInvestors #StartupFunding #EducationInnovation #TechStartups

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🔥The Top 10 Inauthentic Selling Mistakes That Repel Clients & Customers Workshop in our Soulful Selling Secrets Series is now online 🔥 Comment "ACCESS" To Watch The Class P.S. The Doors Are Now Open To: Soulful Selling Secrets Mastery 🔥 Learn How to Sell more from Podcasts, Stages and by Phone Calls🎙️ By Inspiring people (without feeling Salesy) WildFlower's 4-Week Mastery Experience To Help You Use Authentic, Inspiration-Based Selling From Podcasts, Stages, Phone and more. 🎙️6 Spots Open at 70% Off✨ We just opened the doors to my Soulful Selling Secrets Mastery Experience for 6 more people to teach them how to sell without selling by incorporating inspiration-based selling into their business in a way that feels natural, high vibe and authentic. ✨Inspiration-based selling is not about rubbing in pain points. ✨Inspiration-based selling is not about pitching offers. ✨It's about presenting an invitation to the lifestyle that your clients will have by working with you. There are nuances around this that have taken me over two decades to develop into a body of work around marketing, sales, and soulful success. After 20 plus years helping Academy and Grammy winners, New York Times bestselling authors in over 50 other brands including Samsung, Dish Network and Polaris build, brand, market and sell, plus being in the top 1% of business influencers on LinkedIn globally as a Top Voice on LinkedIn, WildFlower has learned a thing or two about how to sell authentically. Right now, you'll save over 70% off of our usual rates for this program because we're looking for case studies. Soulful Selling Secrets Mastery Experience Is 70% off our usual rate because we're looking for Case Studies. But right now, we only have room for the next 6 people This is the lowest investment that we have had for a deep-level mastery experience since 2008. You'll even get a Soulful Selling Live Critique Session where WildFlower will personally help you craft and elevate your Soulful Selling approach. And if you would like to also upgrade your Personal Brand to attract more High-Ticket Clients & Stages, We also have VIP or Platinum Options that include Private Mentorship and Done-For-You Personal Brand elements and scripts plus a Featured Interview on our Crowd-Funded TV Show, Global Thought Leaders Today TV. Our VIP Packages start at $400/Month to $2,500/Month and up, it just depends on what the best fit is for you. (and we'll know more about what the best fit is when you chat with one of my Success Specialists. And we even have a payment plan option available, depending on which level you enroll at. Learn How to Sell more from Podcasts, Stages and by Phone Calls🎙️ By Inspiring people (without feeling Salesy) Comment "SECRETS" or Inbox me for details about being a member of our Case Study Group. 🔥

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Artificial intelligence (AI) isn't just for tech giants anymore. It's rapidly becoming a game-changer for businesses of all sizes, and I'm here to tell you why you should pay attention. What's in it for you? Supercharge your marketing: AI-powered tools can help you analyze customer data, personalize your messages, and target the right audience with laser precision. Imagine knowing exactly what your customers want before they even do. 🎯 Boost productivity: Say goodbye to tedious tasks! AI can automate repetitive processes like data entry, email responses, and even content creation, freeing up your valuable time to focus on what matters most - growing your business. 🚀 Make smarter decisions: AI can analyze massive amounts of data in seconds, uncovering hidden patterns and trends that can inform your business strategy. This means making data-driven decisions that lead to real results. 📈 Level the playing field: AI gives small businesses a competitive edge by offering tools and insights that were once only accessible to large corporations. Now you can compete with the big guys without breaking the bank. 💪 But...where do I start? Here are a few easy ways to dip your toes in: Chatbots: These AI-powered virtual assistants can handle customer inquiries, provide support, and even make sales around the clock. Social media tools: Many platforms offer AI-driven features for scheduling posts, analyzing engagement, and even suggesting content ideas. Email marketing automation: AI can help you segment your email list, personalize your campaigns, and track performance. Ready to take the next step? If you're ready to explore the full potential of AI for your business, there are countless resources available online and many affordable tools designed specifically for small businesses. AI isn't about replacing humans; it's about empowering them. #AI #digitalmarketing #growth

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7 Points of Company Growth Strategy 🌟 Attention all business owners! 🌟 Unlock the secrets to company growth with these 7 powerful strategies: ⿡ Strategic Planning: Chart your course to success with a well-defined roadmap. Set ambitious yet achievable goals and outline the steps needed to reach them. ⿢ Targeted Areas of Growth: Focus your efforts where they matter most. Identify high-potential markets or niches and tailor your strategies to capitalize on these opportunities. ⿣ Market Research and Analysis: Knowledge is power. Stay ahead of the curve by understanding market trends, consumer behavior, and the competitive landscape. ⿤ Revenue Growth Strategies: Drive your bottom line with innovative approaches to generating revenue. Explore pricing optimization, upselling, cross-selling, and other tactics to maximize profitability. ⿥ Customer Acquisition and Retention: Win hearts and wallets by attracting new customers and keeping them coming back for more. Invest in delivering exceptional experiences and building lasting relationships. ⿦ Expansion into New Markets: Spread your wings and explore new horizons. Expand into untapped markets or geographies to fuel your growth trajectory. ⿧ Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships: Join forces with like-minded businesses to amplify your strengths and capabilities. Explore opportunities for strategic alliances that create mutual benefits. Ready to take your company to the next level in 2024? Embrace these growth strategies and watch your business thrive! 💼🚀 #CompanyGrowth #Strategy #Entrepreneurship #2024Goals

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Top videos vs lives on TikTok Shop: the numbers will surprise you! Interesting comparison between top-performing videos and lives past 30 days on TikTok Shop. The number 1 video earned around $500k in GMV. Meanwhile, the number 1 live more than doubled that number. People need to stop sleeping on lives! Lives are where the money's at, folks! Don't believe me? Check the numbers yourself! Lives are the future of e-commerce! Get ahead of the game! Start crushing your sales goals now on TikTok Shop! Follow Muhammad Bilal for more about TikTok Shop #TikTokShop #TikTokMarketing #BrandBuilding #TikTokCreators #LetsConnect

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