In Episode 583, Rob Walling chats with Sam Parr about about building an email list, selling to Hubspot, podcast growth, and how to spot business opportunities. The topics we cover [3:53] Building Hustle to 8 figures in revenue [5:52] Growing an email list [11:01]…
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Your query for "Funding" returned 397 episodes.Episode 579 | The SaaS Fundraising Landscape (+The TinySeed Syndicate)
In this special episode of Startups For the Rest of Us, Rob Walling chats with Einar Vollset about not only the announcement of the TinySeed Syndicate but also the investment landscape for B2B SaaS today. Even if you don't think you'll raise funding, it's important to unders…
Episode 576 | Don’t Become a Media Company (A Rob Solo Adventure)
In Episode 576, Rob Walling chats about permissionless entrepreneurship, why you probably shouldn't be a media company if you're an early stage or bootstrapped SaaS, and the importance of exploring beyond what your customers ask for to find out what they actually need. Th…
Episode 575 | Shipping Code, Pivoting, and More Listener Questions with Derrick Reimer
In Episode 575, Rob Walling is joined by Derrick Reimer for a quick update on SavvyCal and some recent hiring decisions he has made. They also answer listener questions about shipping code as a bootstrapper, pivoting, selling a business through a broker, and more The topi…
Bonus Episode: The 2021 TinySeed Batch Announcement
TinySeed, MicroConf's venture fund and SaaS accelerator, is launching their Fall 2021 accelerator batch this week. 📈 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/microconf?sub_confirmation=1 #tinyseed Join Rob Walling (co-founder of MicroConf and TinySeed) and Tracy Osborn (T…
Episode 573 | Hiring FT vs. PT, WordPress Consolidation, and More Bootstrapper News
In Episode 573, Rob Walling chats with Einar Vollset and Tracy Osborne about the part-time contractor versus hiring full-time debate, the acquisition of Sandhills Development, as well as the launch of a TinySeed Europe. The topics we cover [02:14] FT vs PT Contractor …
Episode 571 | Deciding When to Move on to Your Next Idea
In Episode 571, Rob Walling chats with Peter Suhm about moving on from WP Pusher and Branch. We also dive into how he came up with the idea for Reform and his process for validating the idea with a landing page before building. The topics we cover [1:28] Intros [2:4…
Episode 570 | Bootstrappable Businesses, Selling as an Introvert, and More Listener Questions
In Episode 570, Rob Walling answers listener questions about the ideal business for bootstrapping, how to create trust with potential customers, navigating depression as an entrepreneur as well as advice for introverted founders. The topics we cover [1:42] Problems tha…
Episode 568 | MailChimp Sells for $12 billion
In Episode 568, Rob Walling talks about MailChimp selling for $12 billion to Intuit, the largest exit for a bootstrap company, ever. Not that all founders aspire to grow to this scale, but it's truly an incredible day for bootstrapped founders to know that we have the potent…
Episode 567 | From Developer to CTO to Buying the Company for $1
In Episode 567, Rob Walling chats with Don Pottinger about joining a company as a developer, transitioning to CTO within 6 months, buying the company for $1, and then later on selling it for a life-changing sum of money. The topics we cover [1:13] Introductions [4:0…
