Startups For the Rest of Us

Startups For the Rest of Us


Latest Episodes

Episode 713 | Our Top 5 Takeaways from MicroConf US 2024 (with Arvid Kahl)
May 14, 2024

In episode 713, Rob Walling is joined by Arvid Kahl to share their experience from MicroConf US 2024 in Atlanta. They each discuss their top 5 moments, ranging from Dr. Sherry Wallings talk on motiva

Episode 712 | Revisiting Burnout + Updates on My Progress in 2024 (A Rob Solo Adventure)
May 07, 2024

In episode 712, join Rob Walling for another solo adventure. He starts by revisiting past predictions and provides an update on how he successfully staved off full burnout. Rob then gives updates on t

Episode 711 | Finding Early Customers, Horizontal vs. Vertical, Prosumer SaaS, and More Listener Questions (with Ruben Gamez)
April 30, 2024

In episode 711, join Rob Walling and Ruben Gamez as they answer listener questions. They chat about finding early customers without an audience, how to approach horizontal vs. vertical product spinoff

Episode 710 | Is Coding Dead?, The "Right" Tech Stack, Funded Competition, and More Listener Questions
April 23, 2024

In episode 710, join Rob Walling for another solo adventure where he answers listener questions. He answers whether you need a burning passion to be successful in entrepreneurship, and how that relate

Episode 709 | The 7 Greatest Investments of My Life
April 16, 2024

In episode 709, join Rob Walling for a solo adventure as he shares his story of growing his personal wealth over the past few decades. Selling companies was the major driver of wealth, but he also exp

Episode 708 | Outsourcing Marketing, Competitive Markets, and More Listener Questions (with Derrick Reimer)
April 09, 2024

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 bui

Episode 707 | Once.com, Open Source to FT Income, and More (Hot Take Tuesday)
April 02, 2024

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.coms launch, liquidation preference nuan

Episode 706.5 | Rethinking My Most Common Advice
April 01, 2024

In episode 706.5, join Rob Walling as he reconsiders some of his most common advice. He explores why lowering prices might make sense and discusses the benefits of a B2C business model. Rob also walks

Episode 706.1 | MicroConf US Tickets Will Sell Out Soon!
March 28, 2024

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. T

Episode 706 | 2/20/200 Validation, Prior Art, and Designing by Committee (A Rob Solo Adventure)
March 26, 2024

In episode 706, join Rob Walling for a solo adventure where he discusses a variety of topics. He starts with why its important to both consider and credit prior art in business. Rob outlines his 2/