1 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yeah, my name is Justin Lawrence, 2 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I'm with LBE Global and 3 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 we work to bridge the gap 4 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 between a great product and having users show up and pay for your product. 5 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Toye] Welcome to Innovater Tribe: Outside the Bubble. 6 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Ahmad] A show about bridging the gap 7 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 between the inspiration of the idea to the creation of a product. 8 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [music] 9 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Toye] Ahmad, what's going on, brother? 10 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Ahmad] What's good, Toye! How you feeling? 11 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Toye] Aw man, I'm feeling really good. 12 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I'm actually pretty excited, 13 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I'm getting ready to head down to ATL for my little sister's graduation. 14 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 She's graduating with her master's on Friday. 15 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Ahmad] That's what's up man. 16 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Shout out to the little sis. 17 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It's always exciting to see, y'know someone's family reaching their goals, 18 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 new heights, scholarship, all that good stuff, 19 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 and plus I love ATL, you know. 20 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I enjoy Georgia peaches. 21 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Toye] Georgia...peach... OK-OK, I like Georgia peaches, too man! 22 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Toye laughs] 23 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Thanks, I'm about to try some when I get down there. 24 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Ahmad] It's a great fruit! It's the state fruit too, by the way. 25 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Toye] OK, this isn't a fruit podcast, though. 26 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Ahmad] No, no, not it's not, so we should change the subject. 27 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Toye] Yeah, but I definitely do like peaches, though. 28 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Anyways, what's going on with you, man? Did you secure that property yet? 29 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Ahmad] I thought you about to say, did I secure it back, but I did. 30 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The property's still on the contract. I have a contract that's coming out. 31 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yeah, we're trying to close May 25. 32 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Man, I've been feeling like I've been maturing exponentially. 33 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Just within the time span 34 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 of getting this property 35 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 36 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But I'm excited; it's good stress to have. 37 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Toye] Secure the real estate. 38 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Ahmad] Secure the real estate, indeed. 39 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Let's sound the alarm. 40 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I like that, I like that. [laughs] 41 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Toye] Secure the real estate. 42 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Ahmad] But this isn't a 43 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 real estate podcast, either! 44 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We're here to talk about one of my 45 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 dear friends, and an awesome technologist. 46 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 His name is Justin Lawrence. 47 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Toye] Justin Lawrence of LBE global 48 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 shared his story about working on 49 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 product and companies, as well as 50 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 helping us build our actual website, 51 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 InnovatorTribe.com. 52 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I'm very excited to not only have him 53 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 on the show, but to announce 54 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 that InnovatorTribe.com is now live. 55 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Ahmad] Yes, yes, shout out to Justin and his team for doing some 56 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 awesome work on getting 57 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 InnovatorTribe.com up and running, 58 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 and just the whole LBE global team. 59 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 They're so awesome, man. 60 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yeah, I'm happy he's able to come on the show, 61 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 and just share with our audience ways to interact. 62 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 'Cause he's a technical founder. 63 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And so, he shares some really good gems for not-technical founders to attract 64 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 people like himself to join your team, 65 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 and be able to build some great products. 66 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And, uh, just a lot of gems in store. 67 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 (Toye) Yeah, I mean, he literally walks through steps you can take to secure 68 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 that technical founder if you don't know how to code, 69 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 or you don't have enough money to actually pay developers. 70 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So definitely look out for that little tidbit. 71 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 One of the things that stood out to me as well was 72 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 he actually talks about once you actually have a product, 73 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 you wanna make sure that you actually have people that are gonna buy it. 74 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Ahmad] Yeah. 75 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Toye] Right, so, you're having a plan, 76 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 once you actually launch your product. 77 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Do you know where your target audience is? If you don't, you need to find them. 78 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 He highlights that it really hits hard 79 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 on the point of making sure you have a launch plan, 80 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 once you actually have your product done. 81 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Ahmad] Yeah, he keeps it straight, no [inaudible], I like to say. 82 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 He digs into his personal experiences with hitting those type of hurdles 83 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 when building LBE global and previous products outset 84 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 that he developed throughout his career. 85 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So, a lot of gems within 86 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 his personal story. 87 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We also dive into the differences between a B to B, or "Business to Business" 88 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 approach versus a B to C, also known as "Business to Consumer" approach. 89 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 The nuances and different strategies that you have to consider 90 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 as a technologist when positioning your products in those different type 91 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 of demographics. 92 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So many gems. 93 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So it's a lot. You need your pen and paper. 94 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You may need to put this episode on 0.5 to slow it down, and 95 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 cosume, absorb all the info. 96 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You'll definitely get a lot out of it. 97 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [Toye] Yeah, so make sure you grab your pen and pad and please, please, please 98 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 don't forget to hit subscribe. 99 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And make sure you get the updates when we actually push out new updates, 100 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 and new podcast shows for you guys. 101 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Like I said, we just launched InnovatorTribe.com. 102 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Make sure you go to the site, check it out, 103 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 give us feedback. We created the site to really have 104 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 a centralized place where you can find our episodes, and find the 105 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 show notes, and find all the information around 106 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Innovator Tribe and outside the bubble. 107 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yes, so subscribe and checkout the website 108 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Let's dive into the show. Let's do it. 109 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [INTRO MUSIC PLAYING] 110 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I'm excited to actually start 111 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 getting into this conversation 112 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 because I'm already feeling that theres a 113 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 treasure of gems in store for this show. 114 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Don't set the bar too high now 115 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I want to set the stage for our listeners 116 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 who are listening today on the show 117 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We have with us today Justin Lawrence 118 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 From Lawrence Burns Enterprises 119 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 which is an awesome agency 120 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 or awesome company thats really out there 121 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 to build excellent world class products 122 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 and he's actually the one thats- 123 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 If you're listening to this episode today 124 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It's also the day where 125 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 our website is published 126 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 out there now [] It's officially launched! 127 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Yes sir! Let me just tell you about 128 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 like why Justin is so awesome 129 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Once I seen this guy first hand 130 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 working with him on projects