Navigating the Transition from Bootstrap to Investment

In the third episode of season 3 of TinySeed Tales, Rob Walling checks in with Tony Chan of CloudForecast to see how he is faring since his co-founder is now on paternity leave.

During this time, Tony shares a big win along with dealing with some hiring and growth setbacks.

Topics we cover: 

• 1:24 - How the business is doing while Francois is on paternity leave 
• 2:36 - Tony’s perspective on being a solo founder for the past 6 weeks 
• 5:04 - Managing your own founder psychology  
• 7:49 - How Tony is dealing with an unexpected sales slump 
• 16:16 - Did Tony end up hiring a full-time SDR?  
• 21:04 - Dealing with setbacks 
• 22:41 - What Tony is looking forward to in the next couple of months  

Links from the Show:

• Tony Chan (@toeknee123) I Twitter
• CloudForecast
• TinySeed Applications are now open 
• Episode 613 | Hacking Your Founder Psychology
• Summit

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