Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob interviews Jeff Epstein, Founder of Ambassador, about building and selling his multi-million dollar startup as a non-technical founder. They dive deep into the details of the acquisition and the toll it took on him. Items mentioned in this episode: TinySeed Ambassador
Jul 16, 2019•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob interviews Jeff Epstein, Founder of Ambassador, about building and selling his multi-million dollar startup as a non-technical founder. They dive deep into the details of the acquisition and the toll it took on him. Items mentioned in this episode: TinySeed Ambassador...
Jul 16, 2019•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Jordan Gal answer a number of listener questions on topics including LinkedIn outreach, building features versus fixing bugs and more. Items mentioned in this episode: CartHook UpCounsel Baremetrics Balsamiq Bootstrapped Web...
Jul 09, 2019•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Jordan Gal answer a number of listener questions on topics including LinkedIn outreach, building features versus fixing bugs and more. Items mentioned in this episode: CartHook UpCounsel Baremetrics Balsamiq Bootstrapped Web...
Jul 09, 2019•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of US, Rob interview Laura Roeder, Founder and CEO of MeetEdgar . They talk about her fast success with growing MeetEdgar, dealing with platform risks, and the humbling experience with her second venture. Items mentioned in this episode: Laura Roeder.com Customer.io TinySeed...
Jul 02, 2019•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of US, Rob interview Laura Roeder, Founder and CEO of MeetEdgar . They talk about her fast success with growing MeetEdgar, dealing with platform risks, and the humbling experience with her second venture. Items mentioned in this episode: Laura Roeder.com Customer.io TinySeed...
Jul 02, 2019•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of US, Rob does a Founder Hotseat interview with Matt Wensing of SimSaaS . They talk about how to develop a strong cadence of work as a one person company. Items mentioned in this episode: Riskpulse TinySeed
Jun 25, 2019•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of US, Rob does a Founder Hotseat interview with Matt Wensing of SimSaaS . They talk about how to develop a strong cadence of work as a one person company. Items mentioned in this episode: Riskpulse TinySeed
Jun 25, 2019•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob along with co-host Tracy Osborn answer a number of listener questions on topics including two side marketplaces, automated testing, building like-minded relationships and more. Items mentioned in this episode: TinySeed Tracy Osborn
Jun 18, 2019•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob along with co-host Tracy Osborn answer a number of listener questions on topics including two side marketplaces, automated testing, building like-minded relationships and more. Items mentioned in this episode: TinySeed Tracy Osborn
Jun 18, 2019•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about the current status of Bluetick. They discuss the Google approval process, external/internal motivations, current roadblocks, and Mike's future with Bluetick. Items mentioned in this episode: Bluetick Mailbird Referral Rock MastermindJam...
Jun 11, 2019•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about the current status of Bluetick. They discuss the Google approval process, external/internal motivations, current roadblocks, and Mike's future with Bluetick. Items mentioned in this episode: Bluetick Mailbird Referral Rock MastermindJam...
Jun 11, 2019•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including pricing and customer development. They also continue to discuss Mike's verification journey with Google. Items mentioned in this episode: Churn Buster CartHook Derrick Reimer...
Jun 04, 2019•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including pricing and customer development. They also continue to discuss Mike's verification journey with Google. Items mentioned in this episode: Churn Buster CartHook Derrick Reimer...
Jun 04, 2019•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about how to build more successful integrations. They discuss how to approach the different areas of risk including work estimates, API integration, co-marketing opportunities and more. Items mentioned in this episode: TinySeed Bluetick Baremetrics Stripe...
May 28, 2019•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about how to build more successful integrations. They discuss how to approach the different areas of risk including work estimates, API integration, co-marketing opportunities and more. Items mentioned in this episode: TinySeed Bluetick Baremetrics Stripe...
May 28, 2019•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about some of the pitfalls of absolute thinking. Things are rarely black and white, they are more nuanced and on a spectrum. The guys explore the advantages to this approach. Items mentioned in this episode: Gusto Secret Stache Big Snow Tiny Conf Teamwork Desk Help Scout VidHug...
May 21, 2019•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about some of the pitfalls of absolute thinking. Things are rarely black and white, they are more nuanced and on a spectrum. The guys explore the advantages to this approach. Items mentioned in this episode: Gusto Secret Stache Big Snow Tiny Conf Teamwork Desk Help Scout VidHug...
May 21, 2019•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including what are their biggest regrets, how to deal with the loneliness of building a startup, and task management. Items mentioned in this episode: MicroConf Europe Mailbird Mailplane ZenFounder...
May 14, 2019•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including what are their biggest regrets, how to deal with the loneliness of building a startup, and task management. Items mentioned in this episode: MicroConf Europe Mailbird Mailplane ZenFounder...
May 14, 2019•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including which signals matter, staying on task without external motivation, and how they manage their time. Items mentioned in this episode: HR.com Bidsketch MastermindJam ZenFounder Podcast...
May 07, 2019•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including which signals matter, staying on task without external motivation, and how they manage their time. Items mentioned in this episode: HR.com Bidsketch MastermindJam ZenFounder Podcast...
May 07, 2019•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Einar Vollset talk through the different kinds of corporate entities, how they differ, and how they can impact you in the future. Items mentioned in this episode: TinySeed LegalZoom
Apr 30, 2019•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Einar Vollset talk through the different kinds of corporate entities, how they differ, and how they can impact you in the future. Items mentioned in this episode: TinySeed LegalZoom
Apr 30, 2019•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike revisit their 2019 goals. The guys check in to see if they are on pace with their 2019 goals as well as discuss some other topics including why remote companies grow slower. Items mentioned in this episode: FE International Fearless Salary Negotiation Position Health...
Apr 23, 2019•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike revisit their 2019 goals. The guys check in to see if they are on pace with their 2019 goals as well as discuss some other topics including why remote companies grow slower. Items mentioned in this episode: FE International Fearless Salary Negotiation Position Health...
Apr 23, 2019•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about the process of putting together a case study and reasons why you would do it. They also share some additional thoughts on this years MicroConf and its future. Items mentioned in this episode: FE International Gumroad Episode Sources neilpatel.com articulatemarketing.com coschedule.com hubspot.com...
Apr 16, 2019•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about the process of putting together a case study and reasons why you would do it. They also share some additional thoughts on this years MicroConf and its future. Items mentioned in this episode: FE International Gumroad Episode Sources neilpatel.com articulatemarketing.com coschedule.com hubspot.com...
Apr 16, 2019•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Note In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about their 9 key takeaways from MicroConf 2019. They give a brief synopsis of some of the talks from both starter and growth edition. Items mentioned in this episode: CartHook Leadfuze MicroConf Recap Art of Product Podcast Punchline Copy MicroConf Europe...
Apr 09, 2019•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Note In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about their 9 key takeaways from MicroConf 2019. They give a brief synopsis of some of the talks from both starter and growth edition. Items mentioned in this episode: CartHook Leadfuze MicroConf Recap Art of Product Podcast Punchline Copy MicroConf Europe...
Apr 09, 2019•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast