In episode 727, Rob Walling is joined by Tracy Osborn and Einar Vollset to give their hot takes on some recent news. First they celebrate Gymdesk’s recent funding and evaluate what that means for TinySeed companies. Then, they weigh in on bootstrapper hiring, grappling with new challenges as MRR grows, and how to really move the needle in your business.

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Topics we cover: 

• 2:19 – Gymdesk Announces a $32.5 Million Strategic Growth Investment
• 9:06 – Is it getting easier for bootstrappers to hire?
• 12:22 – Facing different challenges as MRR grows   
• 19:37 – Identifying what really moves the needle
• 23:56 – Listen to those who have built businesses before you

Links from the Show: 

• Subscribe to the Startups For the Rest of Us Email List
• TinySeed
• The SaaS Playbook
• Discretion Capital
• Tracy Osborn (@tracymakes) | X
• Einar Vollset (@einarvollset) | X
• TinySeed (@tinyseedfund) | X
• Gymdesk Announces a $32.5 Million Strategic Growth Investment from Five Elms Capital
• Eran Galperin (@erangalperin) | X
• Episode 697 | 7 Predictions for SaaS Bootstrappers in 2024
• State of Independent SaaS Report
• The Elephant in the room: The myth of exponential hypergrowth
• Traction by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares

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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