Spyros Tsoukalas

Member story

β€œIn 30 minutes you can grow from knowing nothing to knowing what to do next.”

Spyros Tsoukalas

Founder Β· SelfGuided & Languages Without Borders

Greece Β· lwb.gr β†— Β· Nov 2020

Product/Market FitPivotingNo Code

The Work

What are you working on now?

I run two awesome teams behind two awesome initiatives.

SelfGuided, a platform that provides self-guided audio tours in the tourist market. To be launched in 2021

Languages without Borders, a non-profit organization that utilizes technology to address social problems.

Our core mentality is creating valuable solutions to target the pain points of our customers.

Before

Before you learned about GrowthMentor, where were you getting advice from?

Before Growth Mentor, I was feeling lucky when "people with knowledge" or "people with experience" would spend some time to answer my questions. In most cases, mentors were hard to find, and committing time to you personally was even more complicated.

So, after I joined Growth Mentor, I hardly look for advice outside the community. I don't hesitate to reach out to mentors, and recently I noticed that I do almost two calls per week.

The reason is that I receive answers to my questions in 30 minutes, getting the related input by top people in the field.

The Decision

Why did you signup to GrowthMentor?

Here is a funny story. I never "signed up" on the platform. The subscription was the prize I received in a startup competition.

Believe it or not, we preferred the 2nd place over the 1st to get in Growth Mentor, and we are glad we made it! The 1st prize was a 10-day trip to New York. πŸ˜‰

Inside the Platform

What do you enjoy most about being a member?

I enjoy meeting new & outstanding people from all over the world, forming personal relationships, sharing ideas and experiences and growing all together.

Here is what I have really enjoyed so far:

My 27 calls with people from all around the globe, from California to Hong Kong, and from London to New Zealand

My weekly accountability check with Michelle Evans

Browsing in the mentors' list not knowing who to contact first

Meeting other mentees in the Slack Community, sharing feedback or even building partnerships

Receiving the best support and coordination by Jessica

Engaging with the awesome content that grows out of the community

I even enjoy when the Slackbot informs me about new members. The community is growing πŸ’ͺ

The Breakthrough

Any specific mentors that stand out in your mind as super helpful?

Nelio is my favorite mentor.

I got to know him through some accountability calls that we run during spring and I feel him like a friend. We have exchanged value multiple times for various matters, including growth opportunities, startup concepts, and marketing, and have even discussed how we could cooperate.

I always feel gratitude when he honestly asks me about the matters he could be of help, just because he likes helping people achieve stuff.

"How else could I help you?", a simple question with great value!

Recently, he guided me through how to build a marketing budget that I needed. He did it live in a google sheet, explaining every little step along the process. I didn't know what to say in the end, other than THANKS!

The Transformation

How has GrowthMentor helped you?

I bet you don't want me to list my pain points for the 27+ calls that I have booked, but here are some highlights:

Product Market Fit and Worst Practices with Aggelos

UX/UI review with Jonathan

Early Adopters with Tim

Product Name with Nikki, Lingo Salad won eventually

Pivoting and New Opportunities with Foti

Smart Scaling with Anastasia

No Coding with Vince

Along this Growth Mentor journey:

I have named a board game

I have pitched my ideas like I was presenting them to investors

I have created strategies for early adopters and smart scaling

I have found ways to pivot or re-target my activities

I have learned how to track my leads

I have received guidance for my mindset and focus

I have found out about awesome tools

I have avoided mistakes

… and many more.

I just realized how much help I have received. Growth Mentor rocks!

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