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 relates to developing a product alongside a day job. Rob also discusses competing against VC-backed companies, learning to code in the age of AI, and how much risk lies in IP theft when building your SaaS.

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Topics we cover: 

• 3:00 – Reacting to needing a burning desire for entrepreneurship
• 5:20 – Maintaining a day job to enable space for entrepreneurial pursuits
• 8:52 – Balancing build speed vs. scalability with your tech stack
• 10:30 – The April Fools Episode
• 12:55 – Competing against VC-backed companies in a “hot” space
• 18:34 – Is learning to code dead?
• 27:33 – Risk in SaaS of IP theft

Links from the Show: 

• MicroConf Connect
• Episode 704 | Landing Pages, Buying a SaaS, the Right Tech Stack, and More Listener Questions
• Episode 706.5 | Rethinking My Most Common Advice
• The SaaS Playbook by Rob Walling
• Start Small Stay Small by Rob Walling
• TinySeed
• Episode 688 | Growing Boot.dev From $6k to $110k in Monthly Revenue in 15 Months
• Ask a Question on SFTROU

If you have questions about starting or scaling a software business that you’d like for us to cover, please submit your question for an upcoming episode. We’d love to hear from you!

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