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Dec 5, 2022 • 29min

American Founder Life Abroad (and Back) with Craig Hewitt

Craig Hewitt, founder of Castos, moved to France for 5 years but he and his family have moved back here to the States. We unpack life and business abroad vs. stateside and the many tradeoffs.Brian and Craig's conversation was recorded on December 5, 2022.
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Nov 28, 2022 • 45min

Shipping Speed & Deciding What to Build Next with Benedikt Deicke

In SaaS, speed matters. A lot. Benedikt Deicke, co-founder of Userlist, joins me to chat about shipping speed and how we decide what to build next. It’s too easy to get these essentials wrong!Brian and Benedikt's conversation was recorded on November 28, 2022.
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Nov 21, 2022 • 39min

Geeking out on Music Documentaries with Justin Jackson

I could talk for days about music. So can Justin Jackson, cofounder of Transistor. So we geeked out on our favorite bands, documentaries, and how these experiences actually shape us as entrepreneurs (believe it or not!).Brian and Justin's conversation was recorded on November 21, 2022.
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Nov 14, 2022 • 18min

Starting Over with a New SaaS Idea with Nathan Powell

After exiting his 1st SaaS and shuttering all his social media profiles, Nathan Powell is back online with a new idea for a SaaS - Feature Flux. Let’s dig into it.Brian and Nathan's conversation was recorded on November 14, 2022.
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Nov 7, 2022 • 33min

Quitting the Internet (for a while) with Nathan Powell

The story of why Nathan Powell quit the internet for a while after exiting his SaaS business (and why he came back to start his new company, Feature Flux).Brian and Nathan's conversation was recorded on November 7, 2022.
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Oct 31, 2022 • 28min

People Strategy with Tyler King

Tyler King, CEO and co-founder of Less Annoying CRM, is back on the show to talk about teams. Remote, in-house, culture, experience, and everything in between.Brian and Tyler's conversation was recorded on October 31, 2022.
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Oct 25, 2022 • 33min

Sharing Our Fails (& Wins) with Craig Hewitt

Building in public ain’t all about the highlight reel. Craig Hewitt, founder of Castos, and I agree that there’s so much more to learn from our fails. The question is, how can we share them publicly in a helpful (and healthy) way?Brian and Craig's conversation was recorded on October 25, 2022.
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Oct 3, 2022 • 42min

The business of snowboarding (in the ‘90s) with Justin Jackson

Justin Jackson, co-founder of Transistor, joins me to share the story of how he started a snowboard shop in the late 90s and what, if any, parallels can be drawn to software businesses today.Brian and Justin's conversation was recorded on October 3, 2022.
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Sep 26, 2022 • 31min

Portfolio of products vs. focus on one with Dan Rowden

Dan Rowden, founder of ilo, and I share our experiences running multiple products simultaneously vs focusing on one.Brian and Dan's conversation was recorded on September 26, 2022.
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Sep 19, 2022 • 38min

Marketing: More Questions Than Answers with Tyler King (LessAnnoyingCRM)

Tyler King, CEO and co-founder of Less Annoying CRM, joins me to commiserate on why marketing a SaaS is so damn hard in 2022.Brian and Tyler's conversation was recorded on September 19, 2022.

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