Reagan T. Pollack, author of No Startup Left Behind

See what your business really earns, and what to do about it.

Free profit calculators, a practical book, and one-on-one strategy sessions for founders, marketers, and small business owners who want clarity, not more noise.

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Writer, speaker, and advisor

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Written for Entrepreneur.com and MSN.com. Featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, Yahoo! News, Music Industry Today, and The Trophy Kids Grow Up (WSJ Press). Spoken at SCORE, Babson College, and Cal State University Monterey Bay. Advisor to Parallel18, Hustle Fund, Babson College, and MCAET.

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Find out what’s really making you money.

Four free calculators that look past revenue to real profit: on every visitor, every sale, every ad campaign, and every customer.

Conversion Rate

Going from 2% to 4% doubles your orders. See what more of your visitors buying would add in profit.

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Pricing & Margin

A 100% markup is only a 50% margin. See your real margin and the price you need to hit your target.

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ROAS vs. GROAS

A 3.6 ROAS can still lose money. See the profit behind your ad results and your break-even ROAS.

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CAC & LTV

Revenue LTV makes customers look richer. See what a customer is really worth and how fast they pay you back.

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Want every Pro feature? Get all four in the Profit Toolkit for $199.

How I think about business

Most businesses don’t struggle because of lack of effort or intelligence.

They struggle because attention drifts. The wrong things become important. The right things disappear under habit, story, and noise. Over time, complexity replaces clarity. My work is about removing what isn’t essential so the real business can emerge.

What I pay attention to

Where value actually accrues in a business model

Why most differentiation doesn’t survive contact with reality

Customer experience as an economic signal

Growth decisions that quietly affect leverage

Simplicity as a competitive advantage

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Ways to work with me

One-on-one

Strategic Sessions

Bring one real problem: pricing, ad spend, positioning, or growth. Bring your calculator results if you have them. Leave with clarity and a plan.

$200 per hour

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No Startup Left Behind

The book on how to launch an idea and skyrocket it to success, with practical lessons you can put to work at your own pace. Available on Amazon, and sold at Harvard Business School, UPenn, Georgia Tech, and Babson College.

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What people say

Trusted by founders, investors, and operators

“

Reagan is incredibly insightful and methodical in his approach to overviewing and dissecting startups. He provided many acute points from fresh, new perspectives and brought his experience and expertise in building and executing. I’d highly recommend for anyone to borrow from his arsenal of knowledge.

Hayoung Park

Founder & CEO, HYP_

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[Reagan] is a lifelong learner, who pursues knowledge and opportunities with gusto. He is always a positive force of nature no matter the situation, who understands that action and not just planning is the way to get things done.