Sam Lytle Podcast- Adventures in Business, Design and Life

In June of 2011 I realized I'd chosen the wrong career path of civil engineering and that my calling in life was to build businesses. That was the moment my life changed. Now, 10 or so years and many failures later, I've just sold my business (over Zoom, mind you) and am building my next company with all of the lessons I've learned over the years. Join me as I share how I failed (twice) on Kickstarter before it was cool, lived in a mobile trailer with my wife and 3 kids for $157/month until my company could support itself, received two six figure Megagrants, made great and poor hiring decisions and am now trying to build SaaS software that will change my industry. Connect with me at www.samlytle.com

The Most Important Work of My Life (Civil Engine Announcement)

In this episode, I share the journey of developing Civil Engine—a groundbreaking software set to launch in Spring 2025 with a bold mission: to democratize 3D visualization for transportation and other civil projects. Join me as I pull back the curtain on how we're working to make high-quality visualization accessible to every civil engineer, designer, and planner—empowering professionals to bring their visions to life without relying on specialists. I'll dive into the challenges we've faced, the milestones we've achieved, and why I believe this could be the most important work of my life. If you're passionate about the future of infrastructure design or curious about how technology is reshaping industries, this is an episode you don’t want to miss. 🌟 🎧 Tune in to explore how Civil Engine could change the way we visualize and build the world around us! https://beyondcad.com/civilengine

12-03
19:31

I Spent $8145 Making a Better Alternative to StreetMix

Try it for yourself here:  https://beyondcad.com/streetmix-alternative/

02-12
08:00

Beyond CAD is Back! (Kind Of)

Learn more here: https://beyondcad.com

12-13
11:25

Caring About Almost Nothing

Learn more about my business at https://beyondware.com

08-22
18:26

The #1 Problem We Face as a Company

https://beyondware.com

08-01
07:46

How Beyondware Became Profitable After 34 Months of Losing Money

It took a while, but Beyondware finally found a path to profitability by playing the slow game and improving in all areas, specifically licensing, pricing, hires and focusing on just Beyond Typicals. Here the whole story here.

06-19
15:02

The Flywheel

01-13
11:42

(Spoiler Version/TinySeed Announcement) First Time Partnering with Investors

I'm excited to announce that Beyondware has been accepted into the startup accelerator TinySeed. Read the full announcement here: https://beyondware.com/tinyseed-announcement/  

11-09
06:10

First Time Partnering with Investors (Spoiler Free Version)

I've been in conversations with investors for the first time in my journey as a business owner. I can't spill all the details yet, but wanted to give a heads up that big things are coming. Learn more about my business at https://www.beyondware.com

10-20
07:56

My Worst SaaS Prediction Ever (?)

I thought I would have 50 paid subscriptions within the first day of launch. It took... a lot longer than that.   www.beyondware.com

08-31
18:14

Momentum (?)

Learn about Beyondware at www.beyondware.com 

07-27
15:04

Dall-e and Similar AI Will Change the World

Dall-e-2 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/dalle2/

06-20
15:14

How to Be a Superhero When You Have No Talents

For nearly a decade I've been building teams and outsourcing and have recently appreciated how the skill of outsourcing, managing and communicating with skilled individuals is perhaps the most important skill any entrepreneur can learn.

04-19
16:53

The 1 Metric to Use to Get Ahead Financially

Spend less than you make? Earn more than you spend? Earn way more than you spend? How about, net worth?

03-21
15:07

Luck, Money or Patience (How to be Successful with SaaS)

We hear stories of incredible successes but they often have a lot of luck baked in. In this episode I talk about how we have 3 options when going from launch to profitable and which ones I plan on using for Beyond CAD.

02-01
14:23

Selling Beyond CAD is Hard. This is How I'll Fix It.

Learn more at www.beyondcad.com

11-30
19:47

I Was Wrong About the Early Access Launch for my SaaS Product

Register for the 'What's New, What's Next for Beyond CAD' livestream next week:   https://www.linkedin.com/events/what-snew-what-snextwithbeyondc6851546241340469248/

10-11
15:33

I've Got 99 Problems and I don't Even Know What They Are

In this episode I talk about how the space between 1 and 1000 subscribers to Beyond CAD Vision is separated between many problems that I don't even know exist.  It's all good, I'm here (hopefully) to solve them as they come along. Learn more about Vision at www.beyondcadvision.com

09-01
09:47

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