Startups For the Rest of Us

Episode 517 | Married Co-founders Who Turned a Free Tool Into a Fast-Growing SaaS Product

Oct 6, 2020
Join John Samuelson and Colleen Johnson, co-founders of Scatterspoke, a thriving SaaS business that started as a side project. They discuss the exciting journey of transforming a free tool into a successful product, sharing insights on shifting to enterprise customers and the emotional toll of bootstrapping. The duo opens up about the challenges of outsourcing development and the delicate task of re-evaluating pricing strategies, including the tough decision to remove a free tier while maintaining user trust. Their story is both inspiring and educational!
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