Since starting Skip the Hire several months ago we have made some notable adjustments to our business plan. As with any successful business, finding the right market and audience is critical, especially when the company has limited resources.
Based on feedback from companies, consultants, advisors, and investors we’ve realized that the market opportunity for our product, project based financial planning and analysis (FP&A), is much bigger than serving software startups alone. We have therefore decided to focus our attention on strengthening and building upon the partnerships and relationships we have developed with key stakeholders here in our anchor city of Austin, including our relationship with the McCombs School of Business as well as many other growing local businesses.
In doing so, we are decreasing our geographic scope, but simultaneously broadening our target market, working with not only software startups, but also the SMB, and enterprise companies. The exceptional talent we have been able to recruit enables us to expand both our industry and vertical reach allowing us to penetrate a large, more diverse audience with less internal resources. In essence capturing a larger share of a smaller pie rather than a small share of a larger.
While we’ve made some distinct changes, we are confident that they are the right ones, as they reflect a principle that we adhere to “Build, Measure, Learn.” Our focus internally will always be “to move through the build – measure – learn feedback loop as quickly as possible” and repeat.
About
Skip the Hire is a marketplace that connects businesses with top-tier independent financial consultants for project based financial planning and analysis (FP&A).
Our Consultants are comprised of high achieving MBA, CPA, CFA, MA's and select business school students with experience across a breadth of industries and sectors. We provide financial planning and analysis services such as forecasting, budgeting, reporting, research and due diligence.
Please visit https://skipthehire.com or email us at [email protected] for more information on our company & mission, to sign up as a consultant, or to post a project
