The original podcast for bootstrapped and mostly bootstrapped startups, this show follow the stories of founders as they start, acquire, and grow SaaS companies. Hear when they fail, struggle, succeed, and take you with them through the tumultuous life of a SaaS founder. If you like Mixergy, This Week in Startups, or SaaStr, you’ll enjoy Startup for the Rest of Us.
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Episode 685 | 7 Things You Should Never Do (A Rob Solo Adventure)
In episode 685, Rob Walling goes solo to share his insights on 7 common mistakes that SaaS founders make. Be sure to listen to the end to hear Rob’s spicy take on launching a portfolio of products to see what sticks.
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Topics we cover:- 1:29 – Sign the National Association of Manufacturers Letter, Section 174
- 3:52 – Compiling a list of things founders shouldn’t do
- 6:49 – B2C applications, “the worst of all the worlds”
- 9:42 – Don’t build a second product if your first has stopped growing
- 10:40 – Defining a new category of software is usually a bad idea
- 19:59 – Avoid multi-language support
- 24:13 – Dig deep to find root causes beyond the symptoms
- 27:41 – The portfolio approach
- The Small Software Business Alliance
- MicroConf Remote
- The SaaS Playbook
- Dan Andrews (@TropicalMBA) | X
- Episode 681 | Why Launching a Second Product is Usually a Bad Idea
- Inbound Marketing by Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah
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