My First Million

Saas Companies that Anyone Can Start with Rob Walling

Jan 11, 2022

Rob Walling, a serial entrepreneur and author, joins the conversation to share insights on starting SaaS businesses anyone can launch. He discusses the importance of community in business, emphasizing the value of organizing in-person events. Rob reveals his favorite SaaS ventures and offers creative ideas for newcomers. He also addresses the financial realities of running a SaaS, the significance of pricing strategies, and how non-technical founders can successfully create their own software solutions.

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Episode guests

Rob Walling

Highlights

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Episode notes

Start Small and Build Experience before Developing a SaaS App

01:10

Seeking a Trusted Information Source

01:22

Small Teams, Big Triumphs

01:41

Importance of Naming in Business

01:26

Intro

2min

The Economics of Vacation Homes and Investment Strategies

2min

Creating Community Spaces for Passionate Hobbyists

2min

Reflections on Failure and Resilience

8min

The Humor and Challenges of Parenting Metrics

2min

Navigating Finances and Personal Growth

21min

Navigating the SaaS Landscape and Community Building

25min

Monetizing Health Insights and Building Trust

13min

Navigating Hiring and Building SaaS for Non-Technical Founders

5min

Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Ben Wilson (@BenWilsonTweets) discuss Sam's article defending Theranos, airport houses, and conducting an end of year family review. They are then joined by Rob Walling (@RobWalling) who talks about great SaaS business that anyone could start.

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Show Notes:

(00:20) - Airline neighborhood with houses and hotels

(06:45) - Sam on the front page of HackerNews for defending Elizabeth Holmes

(12:20) - The family board meeting

(18:30) - Rob Walling joins the show. About Rob.

(30:30) - Why you should or shouldn't sell your business

(42:30) - Rob's favorite Saas businesses that he's working with

(50:50) - Rob's ideas for new SaaS companies that anyone could start

(01:10:10) - Founding a company as a non-technical founder

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Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more.

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