Moving Forward Amidst Entrepreneurial Challenges with Akis Laopodis | S1 E10

Every entrepreneur has their own way of motivating oneself despite the challenges experienced along the journey. Our guest emphasizes that one of these is seeing the unique value of your service and allowing this to keep motivating you to move forward and improve your gameplay in business. If learning is a constant process and knowledge is gained through it, so as to keep the entrepreneurial spirit alive through the right motivators. Learn more with our guest – Akis Laopodis, as he passionately shares his entrepreneurial journey. Akis is the Founder of Helpful Docs – a managed network of prescreened technical writers with SaaS and API experience that provide knowledge-base, help videos, product guides, and all the other helpful documents that users need. Aside from that, he’s also an enthusiast when it comes to giving advice on sales and growth to startups. In this episode, we talk about: (1:43) Akis Laopodis (4:51) The biggest learning of Akis is business. (6:58) What led to the creation of HelpfulDocs. (11:21) What keeps Akis motivated. (13:53) Growth journey of HelpfulDocs and the future of its services. (18:32) What services does Akis outsource and what does he keep in-house. (20:42) Structure of the HelpfulDocs Team. (22:08) The goal of HelpfulDocs next year. (23:23) How Akis spends his time in business. (24:51) How Akis manages his time as a father and an entrepreneur. (26:43) Akis’ advice to focus on satisfaction and on what matters to you. *view show notes* Mangtas Nation is hosted by Mangtas CMO Jacki Demuynck and CEO Wouter Delbaere. Jacki and Wouter are also the co-founders of Mangtas – a digital platform where startups and SMEs can engage with project-based, outsourcing agencies. Connect with Akis https://www.linkedin.com/in/akislaopodis/ Connect with Wouter https://www.linkedin.com/in/akislaopodis/ Connect with Jaclyn www.linkedin.com/in/jackidemuynck/ Join us at https://tinyurl.com/mangtaswebsite ----- Follow us on Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest ----- Be sure to subscribe/follow #MangtasNation for more!