Maker Mindset

Adventures and learnings in building, launching and running a portfolio of profitable SaaS products. Get ready to learn from Mike and his guests as they share struggles, successes, best practices, and case studies.

Losing transparency

Losing transparency We are dropping transparency as a company value. https://blog.rubini.solutions/public-vs-private

07-05
02:22

Right people, right seats

Right people, right seats The team is growing! https://blog.rubini.solutions/right-people-right-seats

06-28
01:52

On volume

On volume Ask yourself: how can you go extreme? https://blog.rubini.solutions/on-volume

06-21
01:43

Time to first result

Time to first result One useful metric that I've begun to track lately is "time to first result". https://blog.rubini.solutions/time-to-first-result

06-14
01:11

Negotiations as a solo founder

Negotiations as a solo founder I’ve been part of negotiations related to agreements a few times now in my entrepreneurial career and I’ve been fooled a few times... https://blog.rubini.solutions/negotiations-and-power

06-07
01:35

How I stay productive

How I stay productive Productivity for me is about how well I spend my time and energy, and how I can get more energy and time. https://blog.rubini.solutions/productivity

05-17
03:43

Is being a maker a disadvantage in the job market?

Is being a maker a disadvantage in the job market? As you know I believe in stacking multiple streams of income. I currently have ~10 SaaS, a productized service, a course, and I consult. But I’m missing one important stream of income. https://blog.rubini.solutions/maker-job-market

05-10
01:57

Space occupation

Space occupation I recently launched 10 products on Product Hunt at the same time and I wanted to expand on why I did this. https://blog.rubini.solutions/space-occupation

04-26
02:54

Announcing my tiny bootstrapped fund (and first acquisition)

Announcing my tiny bootstrapped fund (and first acquisition) I’m announcing my alternative, bootstrapped fund. https://blog.rubini.solutions/fundEpisode Notes

03-29
02:30

[Interview] How to become a full-time creator

[Interview] How to become a full-time creator An interview I did with Doc Williams on how to become a full-time creator almost 2 years ago, but still current. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aiE0qrGzD8

03-22
01:13:56

Reversing SaaS demos

Reversing SaaS demos How I currently think about demos and how to go extreme on minimizing time to value. https://blog.rubini.solutions/extreme-demos

03-14
03:22

About playbooks

About playbooks I run three types of SaaS products. Here are the different playbooks I'm using the monetize them. https://blog.rubini.solutions/playbooks/

02-23
08:09

My first hire

My first hire My journey hiring Clarice as an executive assistant, 8 months ago. https://blog.rubini.solutions/my-first-hire/

02-16
08:07

Yes and yes

Yes and yes In life, people often think they have to choose between two things. Or, put one before the other. Here is the thing: you can just have both. https://blog.rubini.solutions/my-first-hire/

02-09
02:49

We launched Podda.io (2021)

We launched Podda.io (2021) We just launched a new tool that allows you to search podcasts by guest, and more! https://blog.rubini.solutions/we-launched-podda-io-2021/

06-30
05:28

1:1

1:1 This episode is about encapsulating my thinking on the topic of hiring at this point in time. In addition, I set my weird candidate criteria. https://blog.rubini.solutions/11-2/

06-23
07:50

Does it make sense?

Does it make sense? This is an episode about finding the thing that makes the other things you do meaningless. https://blog.rubini.solutions/does-it-make-sense/

06-16
03:00

Speed by subtraction

Speed by subtraction Pointing out a great tweet by Patrick Collison (CEO @ Stripe) https://blog.rubini.solutions/speed-by-subtraction/

06-09
02:11

The era of gods

The era of gods In this episode I clarify my position about code becoming a commodity. Is code still technology? What will we work in the future? https://blog.rubini.solutions/the-era-of-gods/

06-02
06:15

Multiple products, same product

Multiple products, same product How can you differentiate yourself when code is becoming a commodity? https://blog.rubini.solutions/multiple-products-same-product/

05-26
08:06

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