Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike have a casual conversation about what's going on with each other recently. Some of the topics they touch on include Dungeons & Dragons, personal computer setups, new ideas for MicroConf, and Bluetick/TinySeed updates. Items mentioned in this episode: MicroConf Bluetick TinySeed...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike have a casual conversation about what's going on with each other recently. Some of the topics they touch on include Dungeons & Dragons, personal computer setups, new ideas for MicroConf, and Bluetick/TinySeed updates. Items mentioned in this episode: MicroConf Bluetick TinySeed...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of US, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including monetizing B2C, selling a small SaaS,and insurance. They also get a update from a past listener's question. Items mentioned in this episode: FE International MicroConf Robwalling.com/london VidHug Flowlog...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of US, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including monetizing B2C, selling a small SaaS,and insurance. They also get a update from a past listener's question. Items mentioned in this episode: FE International MicroConf Robwalling.com/london VidHug Flowlog...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about how to respond to customer suggestions. The topic was inspired by a Tweet by Ken Wallace, the guys give six approaches they use to tackle this issue as well as some additional thoughts. Items mentioned in this episode: Mike's HR.com Webcast Robwalling.com/London SFTROU Ep.119 MastermindJam...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about how to respond to customer suggestions. The topic was inspired by a Tweet by Ken Wallace, the guys give six approaches they use to tackle this issue as well as some additional thoughts. Items mentioned in this episode: Mike's HR.com Webcast Robwalling.com/London SFTROU Ep.119 MastermindJam...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including the value of startup accelerators, onboarding, liability insurance and more. Items mentioned in this episode: AppSumo MicroConf Clocr.com Founder Shield Sports Tracker App...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including the value of startup accelerators, onboarding, liability insurance and more. Items mentioned in this episode: AppSumo MicroConf Clocr.com Founder Shield Sports Tracker App...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about what KPI's to look at when launching, key metrics you should track, and what they should be. Items mentioned in this episode: TinySeed HR.com Sunrise KPI Cyfe...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about what KPI's to look at when launching, key metrics you should track, and what they should be. Items mentioned in this episode: TinySeed HR.com Sunrise KPI Cyfe...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including managing emotions, cost of an MVP, taking a business idea and more. Items mentioned in this episode: MicroConf 2019 Starter Edition Scholarship Application VidHug OneOneMeeting...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about how to indirectly overcome sales objections. Solving the problem of having to answer some of the same questions numerous times, the guys come up with some ways to combat sale objections when you're not in a direct conversation with the potential customer. Items mentioned in this episode: MicroConf Starter Edition Scholarship Application TinySeed HubSpot Leadpages Kissmetrics...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including converting free users to paid, vesting, business ethics and more. Items mentioned in this episode: Bluetick.io
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about what to look for in a co-founder. They touch on different aspects of evaluating someone for the role including, honesty/integrity, skill-set vs. future skill-set, fixed mindset vs. growth and more. Items mentioned in this episode: AppSumo MicroConf Giveaway MicroConf Starter Edition Scholarship Application MicroConf Growth Edition MicroConf Starter Edition Big Snow Tiny Conf TinySeed CartHook...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob talks with Derrick Reimer about his new product Level. They go through the development timeline as Derrick gives insights on the early access phase, alpha testing, taking pre-orders, and going live with the MVP. Items mentioned in this episode: AppSumo MicroConf Giveaway MicroConf Growth Edition MicroConf Starter Edition Level.app The Art of Product...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including building relationships with agency partners, selling across different currencies, determining equity splits, and more. Items mentioned in this episode: AppSumo MicroConf Giveaway Contest MicroConf Growth Edition MicroConf Starter Edition OpenCage Geocoder FE International Quiet Light Brokerage...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions, the topics include scaling a software product, raising prices, and when to use a CRM. Items mentioned in this episode: AppSumo-MicroConf Giveaway MicroConf Growth Edition MicroConf Starter Edition AppSumo Segment Stripe Zendesk...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about getting started with event tracking. They share some tips and tricks, 3 Core Lifecycle Events, and the purpose/importance for tracking each event. Items mentioned in this episode: Segment Blog Segment Google Doc Spreadsheet ZenFounder 193-"Rob’s Favorite Productivity Hacks"...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about how to launch a product into a mature market. They give a definition of what a mature market is, list some examples of established players in different markets, discuss how to tell if you should enter a particular market and how to execute on it. Items mentioned in this episode: Salesforce HubSpot Stripe Level Gusto Drip Superhuman...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike make their predictions for 2019. They also look back at their 2018 predictions and rate how they did. Items mentioned in this episode: Start Small, Stay Small(Audio Book) StartupBook.net TinySeed...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike set their goals for 2019 as well check in and rate how they did for their 2018 goals. Items mentioned in this episode: Hacker News Rob's Hacker Noon Interview TinySeed MicroConf FounderCafe...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including the impact of GDPR, pruning e-mail lists, TinySeed and more. Items mentioned in this epiosode: TinySeed Drip Workflow Re-Engagement
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us inspired by a Patrick McKenzie tweet, Rob and Mike talk about the science of why charging more works. Items mentioned in this episode: Patrick McKenzie Tweet MicroConf FounderCafe TinySeed Joel Spolsky " Camels and Rubber Duckies" Joel Spolsky " Price as Signal"...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Einar Vollset talk about their alternative form of startup funding, Tiny Seed . They talk about why they started an accelerator, and some of the key differentiators that separates them from typical accelerators. Items mentioned in this episode: Einar Vollset Twitter MicroConf Indie.VC SparkToro ZenFounder Baremetrics...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including VC prospecting emails, building features vs. integration, buying software businesses and more. Items mentioned in this episode: RobWalling.com TinySeed ZenFounder Ep.193-"Productivity Hacks" Flippa All Side Projects 1Kprojects.com FE International QuietLight Brokerage Empire Flippers...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about creators versus fans. They discuss some cautionary tales of building products on someone else's platform and the potential risks. Items mentioned in this episode: TinySeed BlueTick D&D Beyond Resources The Power Struggle for Dungeons & Dragons’ Soul Wizards.com...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including how to market a podcast, what to do with business profits, building features vs. integrating and more. Items mentioned in this episode: MicroConf ZoomAdmin Big Snow Tiny Conf Business of Software Conference FemtoConf Brian Casel "Tiny Conferences"...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike recap MicroConf Europe 2018. The guys go through the list of speakers of the two day event and highlight some of their key takeaways from each presentation. Picture of Rob in the Iron Throne Picture of Mike in the Iron Throne Items mentioned in this episode: MicroConf Europe 2018 Walls of Dubrovnik TinySeed FE International SureSwift Capital...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including trials versus money back guarantees, product founder fit, the stair-step approach, and more. Items mentioned in this episode: MicroConf Europe The Complete Developer Podcast ZenFounder The Single Founder Handbook...
Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about content promotion tactics. Breaking the tactics down in three categories (Social Media, SEO, and E-mail Marketing), the guys share thoughts and expand based on some previously written articles on the topic. Items mentioned in this episode: TinySeed ZenFounder SaaS Mag Episode Resources Orbit Media NeilPatel.com...
