In Episode 439, Rob Walling is joined by Jordan Gal to answer listener questions about starting an e-commerce SaaS and the laws and regulations, and compliance requirements required. They talk about managing enterprise perceptions of risk towards bootstrap startups. They also answer questions about bootstrapping and enterprise SaaS as well as hiring a growth role and whether you should hire full-time or outsource to a contractor or an agency.

The topics we cover

[01:11] Regulatory requirements for starting an e-commerce platform (Solman Ahmed)

[06:18] Managing enterprise perception of risk when selling as a bootstrapper (Noah Stall)

[16:26] Are some markets not feasible with a bootstrapped approach? (Declan Sweeney)

[22:42] Finding someone who is experienced growing SaaS companies (Russ)

[30:10] Hiring full-time versus outsourcing (Filip Kis)

Links from the show

• Crossing the Chasm
• DemandMaven || Growth Marketing Consultancy for SaaS & Startups
• MicroConf Connect — MicroConf
• Episode 537 | On Launching, Funding, and Growth with Serial SaaS Founder Rand Fishkin
• Episode 499 | The (First) Six Stages of SaaS Growth - Part 1
• Episode 499.5 | The (First) Six Stages of SaaS Growth - Part 2
• Jordan Gal (@jordangal) | Twitter

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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