Startups For the Rest of Us

Startups For the Rest of Us


Latest Episodes

Episode 695 | Ideal Customers, Moving from B2C to B2B, and More Listener Questions (with Asia Orangio)
January 09, 2024

In episode 695, Rob Walling and Asia Orangio answer listener questions. They take questions about ideal target customers, moving from B2C to B2B, and how to advertise for a product in a new space. The

Episode 694 | 2023 In Review: Amazing Growth & Fighting Burnout
January 02, 2024

In episode 694, join Rob Walling as he recaps 2023. He reflects on growing TinySeed, MicroConf, the YouTube channel and this podcast. Rob also addresses his struggle with "arrival fallacy" and the con

Episode 693 | Building a Mid-Six-Figure SaaS in Less Than 3 Years
December 26, 2023

In episode 693, Rob Walling interviews Grant McConnaughey, founder of Postpone, a social media scheduling tool. They discuss the app's growth from inception to mid six figures, early growth tactics, a

Episode 692 | Learn the Rules Like a Pro So You Can Break Them Like an Artist (A Rob Solo Adventure)
December 19, 2023

In episode 692, join Rob Walling for a solo adventure where he addresses a variety of topics. He stresses revisiting your onboarding to evaluate your products minimum path to awesome and warns of c

Episode 691 | Freemium, High-touch vs. Low-touch, Selling as an Introvert, and More Listener Questions
December 12, 2023

In episode 691, join Rob Walling for another solo adventure where he answers listener questions. He evaluates freemium as it relates to paying by the honor system, competing against big incumbents,

Episode 690 | When Opt-in Email Could Be Spam, Collecting Customer Feedback, and More Listener Questions
December 05, 2023

In episode 690, join Rob Walling for another solo adventure where he answers listener questions. He advises on the ethical considerations of email marketing and answers how he would value a business w

Episode 689 | How to Keep Your Remote Team Motivated and Engaged
November 28, 2023

In episode 689, Rob Walling interviews Robert Cserti, co-founder of SessionLab. Robert and his team provide tools and resources for designing workshops and SessionLab operates fully remote. Rob and Ro

Episode 688 | Growing Boot.dev From $6k to $110k in Monthly Revenue in 15 Months
November 21, 2023

In episode 688, Rob Walling interviews Lane Wagner, founder of Boot.dev. Boot.dev is a learning platform gamified to teach backend development. They discuss the journey of bootstrapping Boot.dev, its

Episode 687 | An 8th Thing You Should Never Do, Things That Don't Scale, and More Rob Solo Topics
November 14, 2023

In episode 687, join Rob Walling for a solo adventure where discusses a variety of topics. He revisits a recent episode to add one more item to the list of things founders should never do. Rob also of

Episode 686 | How Much is Enough?, Outsourcing Marketing, and More Listener Questions
November 07, 2023

In episode 686, join Rob Walling for another solo adventure where he answers listener questions. He answers how to evaluate monetary success, combat hedonic adaptation, and how to evaluate the capabil