In episode 715, Rob Walling is joined by Dr. Sherry Walling to discuss a variety of topics. They chat about two recent and meaningful interactions made possible by the Internet, the motivations behind organizing and performing a circus show, and they chat about upcoming launches on the horizon – new books and courses for SaaS founders.

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Topics we cover:

4:00 – Examples of thoughtful, nuanced Internet interactions
8:12 – Impacting people you otherwise couldn’t online
15:12 – Dr. Sherry Walling’s circus show motivation
21:53 – The psychology of business exits
25:27 – Commonalities across founders considering exits
31:11 – Speaking to the whole lifecycle of a SaaS business

Links from the Show:

Apply for MicroConf Masterminds before June 12th 2024
Sherry Walling (@sherrywalling) | X
Sherry Walling (@dr.sherrywalling) | Instagram
TinySeed
Discretion Capital
Before The Exit by Dan Andrews
Episode 532 | The Art of Selling Your Business with John Warrillow
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t Together by Sherry Walling, PhD and Rob Walling
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