Episode 708 | Outsourcing Marketing, Competitive Markets, and More Listener Questions (with Derrick Reimer)

In episode 708, Rob Walling and Derek Reimer tackle listener questions about building development skills vs. business skills and strategies for entering competitive markets. They also chat about building on top of AI services, addressing the risks of platform dependency and the i … | Continue reading


@startups-for-the-rest-of-us.castos.com | 18 days ago

Episode 708 | Outsourcing Marketing, Competitive Markets, and More Listener Questions (with Derrick Reimer)

In episode 708, Rob Walling and Derrick Reimer tackle listener questions about building development skills vs. business skills and strategies for entering competitive markets. They also chat about building on top of AI services, addressing the risks of platform dependency and the … | Continue reading


@startups-for-the-rest-of-us.castos.com | 18 days ago

Episode 707 | Once.com, Open Source to FT Income, and More (Hot Take Tuesday)

In episode 707, Rob Walling, alongside guests Tracy Osborn and Einar Vollset, give their hot takes on some recent news in the world of SaaS. They discuss Once.com’s launch, liquidation preference nuances in startup buyouts, with moving from open source to full time income and mor … | Continue reading


@startups-for-the-rest-of-us.castos.com | 25 days ago

Episode 707 | Once.com, Open Source to FT Income, and More (Hot Take Tuesday)

In episode 707, Rob Walling, alongside guests Tracy Osborn and Einar Vollset, give their hot takes on some recent news in the world of SaaS. They discuss Once.com’s launch, liquidation preference nuances in startup buyouts, with moving from open source to full time income and mor … | Continue reading


@startups-for-the-rest-of-us.castos.com | 25 days ago

Episode 706.1 | MicroConf US Tickets Will Sell Out Soon!

MicroConf US in Atlanta is here in just a couple weeks, and this is your last call to buy tickets. We've sold more than 90% of the tickets, and we will sell this event out as we have for many years. The event is April 21st through the 23rd in Atlanta, Georgia at the amazing Starl … | Continue reading


@startups-for-the-rest-of-us.castos.com | 1 month ago

Episode 703 | The Accidental SaaS Entrepreneur

In episode 703, Rob Walling interviews Jordan Hansen, founder of Cobalt Intelligence. They dive into Jordan's unexpected journey into SaaS and the growth of his company, which specializes in business verification through API. Jordan reflects on quitting his job to pursue his star … | Continue reading


@startups-for-the-rest-of-us.castos.com | 1 month ago

Episode 702 | Revenue vs. Profit Multiples, When to Lower Prices, and More Listener Questions

In episode 702, join Rob Walling for another solo adventure where he answers listener questions. He answers how to introduce friends to bootstrapping, when to lower your prices, and addresses the difference in revenue and profit multiple valuations. Rob also offers advice when we … | Continue reading


@startups-for-the-rest-of-us.castos.com | 2 months ago

Episode 696 | The Truth about Product-Market Fit + Doing Sales as an Introvert (With Ruben Gamez)

In episode 696, Rob Walling and Ruben Gamez cover a variety of topics. They discuss how product market fit is achieved across customer segments and use cases, not simply broadly. Ruben shares how he approaches effective decision making and sales as an introvert. They wrap up by s … | Continue reading


@startups-for-the-rest-of-us.castos.com | 3 months ago

Episode 669 | 10 Years to Overnight Success: Bootstrapping to a Multi-Million Dollar Exit

In episode 669, Rob Walling chats with Rick Hymanson, founder of detamoov and previously Shugo. They discuss Rick’s exit from Shugo in 2018 in what Rob calls “ten years to overnight success”. Rick recounts an early pivot for the company in finding product market fit, building the … | Continue reading


@startups-for-the-rest-of-us.castos.com | 9 months ago

Episode 668 | 9 Key Takeaways from MicroConf U.S. 2023 in Denver

In episode 668, Rob Walling and Arvid Kahl share nine key takeaways from MicroConf US 2023 in Denver. They cover topics ranging from founder mental health, shared motivations for bootstrapping, the value of in-person conferences, and the MicroConf experimentation that led to the … | Continue reading


@startups-for-the-rest-of-us.castos.com | 9 months ago