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Issue #15 · September 10, 2023 · 3 min read

Solopreneur or Cofounder

For years I took a solo approach, but I've come to a new conclusion on co-founders. Here's how I thought through the choice.

Issue #14 · April 10, 2023 · 6 min read

Price by value delivered, not your effort to deliver

You SaaS is delivery value in time savings, expertise delivered, and more. You’re not selling the time to write the code and host your SaaS. You're free your customers to do what they care about.

Issue #13 · April 3, 2023 · 10 min read

Always be Looking for Pain: How I find and source SaaS ideas

As long as you’re listening and reading with intention, you’ll find problems to solve. It’s as simple as that. If you have a problem-solving mindset, you’ll start running across problems constantly.

Issue #12 · March 27, 2023 · 5 min read

You don't need that to ship a MVP

Most MVPs include way more than you need to validate your idea. So stop wasting your resources and ship less in your MVP.

Issue #11 · March 20, 2023 · 4 min read

Five key lessons I wish I had known early on in my SaaS journey

Five lessons I wish I knew early on: Reach > Product, Product Velocity or Die, You Are Not Your Customer, You Have One Shot, Maximize Time to Value, & Churn is the Hidden Killer

Issue #10 · March 13, 2023 · 8 min read

Practical Cybersecurity for early Startups

Practical cybersecurity for early stage startups. How to think about it, and tactical tips to protect yourself.

Issue #9 · March 6, 2023 · 7 min read

Builders are gonna build

So you may as well make the most of it with this 3 part strategy to build and validate together.

Issue #8 · February 27, 2023 · 6 min read

Lessons learned — Going freemium with Noah Bragg of Potion

Dive into the world of a freemium business model with Noah Bragg. What should you consider if you want to add freemium to your SaaS?

Issue #7 · February 20, 2023 · 8 min read

Less is more — How I overbuilt my first startup, failed, and the lessons I learned

This week I'm tackling a common pitfall for many startups (especially first-time founders). It's the problem overscoping, overbuilding, and setting a vision too big for v1.

Issue #6 · February 13, 2023 · 5 min read

The Fine Art of Listening — Techniques for exceptional customer interviews

To do killer interviews you need three things: to be prepared, to know how to listen, and to seek for understanding.

Issue #5 · February 6, 2023 · 3 min read

Three lessons on building customer empathy and doing early research when starting a new SaaS product

Why you should start with a product landing page and how if done right you build customer empathy.

Issue #4 · January 23, 2023 · 3 min read

Using your What and Why to stay on track

As product people we often have more ideas to solve customer pain than we have time and resources. Know your what and why to stay on track.

Issue #3 · January 16, 2023 · 4 min read

How to win the upcoming AI SaaS revolution

Four ways you're seeing AI come to the market: two are winners, one is fun, and avoid one like the plague.

Issue #2 · January 9, 2023 · 7 min read

Maximize Your Product's Potential with AI: A Strategic Approach

New technologies like ChatGPT can be hard to ignore. But how do you know when and how to add them to your product?

Issue #1 · December 31, 2022 · 4 min read

Is this the worst product quote ever? And all about talking to customers.

Is Henry Ford's famous quote relevant? And what does it tell founders and product people when talking to customers?