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Listen in as I navigate the slow SaaS ramp of death while asking for help along the way from people like Justin Jackson, Matt Wensing, and others who have gone before me...
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A long overdue update on how the development of Meeps is going!
Josh talks about why it's such a great idea to build a software product right now.
Here's a quick update on how things are going with Meeps and Upscribe
Megamaker Podcast
Meeps.app - A better way to manage an online community
Upscribe on MicroAcquire
I'm working on a new project with Justin Jackson. Here's what it's been like so far...
Recovered from surgery and back with an exciting announcement. One of my businesses has been acquired!Links
Joshua's Newsletter (https://joshuaanderton.upscri.be)
Micro Acquire - Startup acquisition marketplace
Made With Grit - Podcast by Adreform's Landon Bennet and Kyle Conarro
Adreform - Speed up your tedious ad ops tasks by 10x
Userfeed - User feedback tool for Interom
Putler - Consolidate all your stores, payment gateways and Google Analytics in a single app
Billingly.io - Dunning emails and SMS
Upscribe - No-bloat email marketing
Time to make a change. Here's how the last 7 months have gone and my plans moving forward.
JoshuaAnderton.ca (Josh's personal portfolio site)
Upscribe
Podmelon (Josh's podcast editing business)
Vidmelon (Josh's video business)
Transistor.fm
Build Your SaaS
AdReform
Josh's tweet
MegaMaker
Potion.so
Sandwich Video
Wistia
In this episode Josh talks to Landon Bennet of AdReform about finding and closing on larger SaaS customers.Landon has a ton of experience in SaaS sales at several customers (including 3 companies that he's successfully bootstrapped with his co-founder Kyle Conarro). This is a must-listen for any indie hackers or bootstrap founders.A few topics covered in the call are:
Landon's approach to finding new (validated) business opportunities
How early conversations with potential customer helped Landon and Kyle decide what to build
Where to find bigger customers
1In this episode Josh talks to Landon Bennet of AdReform about finding and closing on larger SaaS customers.Landon has a ton of experience in SaaS sales at several customers (including 3 companies that he's successfully bootstrapped with his co-founder Kyle Conarro). This is a must-listen for any indie hackers or bootstrap founders.A few topics covered in the call are:
You should never be surprised by the outcome of a deal
Time kills every deal
Annual contracts
Avoid forever discounts
Josh talks about what it's been like managing his mental health while trying to grow a software company full-time. There's also a tiny rant about a certain well-known exit and how the employees were "taken care of".
Making a Living From the Paid Newsletter Ecosystem with Yaroslaw Bagriy of Newsletter Crew
Took the plunge! Josh talks about what it's been like after a month of working on Upscribe full-time.
As a maker, it's easy to get distracted by new technologies or emerging fads. But is it a great idea to start-up more than one thing simultaneously? Also, I started a new thing...
Billingly.io - Dunning emails & sms for less (don't pay until we've recovered revenue for you!)
Upscribe - No-bloat email marketing and opt-in forms
Podmelon - Quality podcast editing
Basecamp - The All-In-One Toolkit for Working Remotely
WildBit - The team behind Beanstalk, Postmark, DMARK Digest, and People-First Jobs
Ad Reform - Your intelligent ad ops assistant
Tweet about balancing priorities as a founderVersolyVolkan Kaya TwitterDrawSQLDennis Ong TwitterUserfeed.ioSummitMatt Wensing TwitterBidSketchDocSketchRuben Gamez TwitterBorrowing Brilliance
Links & Resources
Userfeed.io
Build Your SaaS
What will "business as usual" look like after this whole thing blows over? Plus; a few ways us techies can help during a pandemic.Show NotesStill here!Can things go back to normal?How this affects us and our businesses foreverWays we techies can help (financial and otherwise)Links & ResourcesThe Tyler Stalman Podcast, EP80: Tech and the Pandemic, with Sam ShefferMade With Grit Podcast, EP19: How we're dealing with COVID-19
A bit of an update about the fam & I (as we've been recovering from COVID-19). I also rant about one of the best differentiators I think a business can have in a crowded market.
Links & Resources
Made with Grit podcast episode
Landon's announcement on Twitter
Userfeed - Build the right products and grow your business using Intercom data
Links & Resources
Rob's Stairstep Approach to Bootstrapping blog post
Josh's 2019 revenue tweet
Rob's response to revenue tweet
While driving his mini-van home one evening, Josh talks about a Stripe dispute that happened over Christmas time and gives updates on Podmelon (his newly branded podcast editing business) and Upscribe.
Stuck in traffic on my way home from downtown Vancouver, I talk about how the repositioning of Upscribe is going. I also give an update on the podcast editing business, and do some solo-founder venting...
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