Forever Business or Exit?
I was talking to RoxCodes earlier this week on my podcast, and his very honest and vulnerable account of how he’s grieving for the business he sold made me think about how one-sidedly the “Exit your…
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RoxCodes — Building Dreams and Letting Go
Rox (@RoxCodes) recently sold his SaaS thumbnailtest.com. But he’s pretty conflicted about the sale. What was promised to be a moment of joy and celebration quickly turned into doubt, grief, and…
Read the essay →Local AI for Software Founders
We live in a day and age where using AI on our own servers has become possible. As a business owner and software entrepreneur, I think it’s just as interesting as it is important to consider setting…
Read the essay →Josh Pigford — The Open-Source Transformation of Maybe
Josh Pigford (@shpigford), who created Maybe and Baremetrics, talks about bringing his financial tool back to life with the help of open-source collaboration, sparking interest and investment. In our…
Read the essay →To Pivot or Not to Pivot
This week, I made a choice. And it has a lot to do with focus and opportunity. And, most of all, money. To set the stage, let me share this voicemail I received earlier this week: Hey Arvid, Mahogany…
Read the essay →Spencer Patterson — Mastering Market Niches and Startup Growth
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpencer Patterson (@SpencePatterson) is a former financial advisor turned tech entrepreneur, who transformed his non-technical background into a $3.5 million SaaS triumph.…
Read the essay →Rethinking the Creator Economy
Is the creator economy a misnomer? When I think about creators and the effort and time they spend on their work, it seems similar to a 9-to-5 job. For most people, it’s a daily grind. It’s main focus…
Read the essay →Thibault Louis-Lucas — Selling a $10M SaaS and Building Another One
Thibault Louis-Lucas (@tibo_maker), or Tibo for short, is the indie hacker and innovator behind successful ventures like TweetHunter and Taplio — which he sold for over $10M! In this episode, we…
Read the essay →White Glove Onboarding
While working on my latest software project Podline, I’ve been thinking a lot about how I plan to onboard customers and deliver the service offered by my SaaS business. And that’s what I want to…
Read the essay →Asia Orangio — Crafting a Growth Blueprint for Emerging Startups
Asia Orangio (@AsiaOrangio), CEO of Demand Maven, joins me as we dive into the world of customer discovery and (go-to) market strategies. We’ll discuss real-life examples, like a Gantt chart tool…
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