Ross Andrew Paquette is the founder and CEO of Maropost, North America’s fastest growing marketing automation company, as ranked by the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. After founding Maropost in 2011, Ross has gone on to double annual growth every year since, turning a one-man operation into an international business. Acting as the strategic center of the company, Ross is responsible for determining both business and development direction.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“it was something of a unique background in that we never raised any capital, or I never raised any capital. So, when I was starting the business I was working of course at another organisation and I was effectively using the income I was generating to grow the business… So, when I think of the difficulties it was more finding the right people, deciding where the product was going to go, deciding how we were going to scale it. But from a more traditional sense it wasn’t that I was going to try and grow it so large… So I would say the main difficulty was deciding on the direction we wanted to go, which people we really need to hire to build the business in the right direction”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business Book by Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters
- Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets Book by Al Ramadan and Dave Peterson and Christopher Lochhead and Kevin Maney
Favourite Quote:
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.” Steve Jobs
Recommended Online Resources:
- LinkedIn is a business and employment-oriented service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Founded on December 28, 2002, and launched on May 5, 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking, including employers posting jobs and job seekers posting their CVs.
- Business Insider is an American financial and business news website published by Insider Inc. It operates international editions in the UK, Australia, China, Germany, France, South Africa, India, Italy, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Nordics, Poland, Spain and Singapore.
- Podcasts
- Audiobooks
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“never give up. That’s without a doubt. And work as hard as possible or I would say put in as many hours as possible for that matter especially in those early stages of the organisation. I think there is far too many individuals out there who are comfortable with giving up when something goes wrong especially in those initial stages because there is a lot of risk… learning all aspects of the business is very very important. That of course comes along with the work ethic side of things because you do have to put in the extra effort to learn the areas that aren’t actually under your purview or you are not generally focused on from a day-to-day perspective”…[Listen for More]
More About Ross Andrew Paquette:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“The sun rises every morning and sheds light, vanquishing the night’s darkness. The rooster also rises every morning only, unlike the sun, he simply makes noise. But the darkness of the night is dispelled by sunshine, not by the rooster’s crowing. The world can use more light and less noise. Wherever I can, I want to be light.” Steve Goodier
Other Quotes From the Chat with Ross Andrew Paquette:
- “there is far too many individuals out there who start companies without putting in the required time, or thoughts, or analysis of whether the business is going to be successful in the first place”
- “figuring out at what point you are going to become a profitable company is very important”
- “I believe work ethic trumps all”
- “there isn’t really a silver bullet or a playbook for starting any individual company”
- “the key to success is work ethic”
- “if you wake up with a positive attitude you are most likely going to have that throughout the day”
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