Episode 643 | Feature Flags, Impostor Syndrome, and More Listener Questions with Derrick Reimer

In episode 643, Rob Walling chats with fan favorite Derrick Reimer, the founder of SavvyCal, as they answer listener questions. They cover topics ranging from SaaS feature flags to communicating product needs to a technical founder and combating imposter syndrome.

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Topics we cover: 

• 2:17 - How to think about feature flags for different pricing tiers
• 10:31 - How to communicate product needs to a technical cofounder
• 22:03 - When to put your main SaaS on the backburner
• 28:13 - Combating developer imposter syndrome

Links from the Show:

• Derrick Reimer (@derrickreimer) I Twitter
• SavvyCal 
• MicroConf US
• The Stair Step Method to Bootstrapping 

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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