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Feb 21, 2024 • 55min

296: Yong-Soo Chung — Surviving Serial Entrepreneurship

Yong-Soo Chung shares survival strategies for running diverse businesses, hiring the right people, and finding your distinct voice. Topics include juggling passion-based businesses, nurturing talent, lessons from projects, audio vs visual content, and social media self-identity.
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Feb 16, 2024 • 14min

295: Forever Business or Exit?

Explore the personal and emotional aspects of selling a SAS business. Learn about the significance of hiring the right people. Highlight the benefits of creating an organizational chart. Discuss options for the future of a business, including selling or retaining ownership. Emphasize the desire to keep progressing and the idea of listing the business on acquire.com.
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Feb 14, 2024 • 1h 3min

294: RoxCodes — Building Dreams and Letting Go

Rox, recently sold his SaaS thumbnailtest.com, shares his emotional journey after the sale. The podcast delves into the complexity of giving up something you hold dear, leveling up after a successful exit, and the challenges of building a public persona. Rox candidly talks about the emotional toll of selling a business and navigating challenges while building his next venture.
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Feb 9, 2024 • 17min

293: Local AI

Learn about the benefits of setting up AI systems on personal servers and gaining more control and flexibility over AI applications. Explore the use of AI technology in a SaaS product, the limitations of keyword matching in podcast discovery, and the concept of using questions to filter podcasts based on specific criteria. Discover the power of open-source language models, the benefits of local AI installations, and the advantages of incorporating AI systems into your software business.
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Feb 7, 2024 • 49min

292: Josh Pigford — The Open-Source Transformation of Maybe

Josh Pigford, creator of Maybe and Baremetrics, talks about open-sourcing Maybe, building a community-supported plugin system, considering changing the technology behind his project to Rails, and the reasons people contribute to open-source projects.
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Feb 2, 2024 • 13min

291: To Pivot or Not to Pivot

The speaker discusses the choice between starting something new and sticking with what's already built. They share their journey from Podline to developing Podscan, a marketing tool. They talk about the decision to pivot from Podline to Podscan and the importance of financial stability. They also explore the benefits of selling a business and planning for a successful future sale.
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Jan 31, 2024 • 58min

290: Spencer Patterson — Mastering Market Niches and Startup Growth

Former financial advisor turned tech entrepreneur, Spencer Patterson, shares his journey to a $3.5M SaaS success. Topics include marketing MVPs, team-building on a budget, balancing tech with customer service, creating a YouTube community for founders, AI advice, and building a community for indie hackers.
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Jan 26, 2024 • 30min

289: Rethinking the Creator Economy

The podcast explores the tension between creativity and attention in the creator economy. It discusses the importance of earning people's attention and finding connection, as well as the potential downsides of entrepreneurship. The speaker shares their journey of selling their business to alleviate financial and mental health issues.
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Jan 24, 2024 • 53min

288: Thibault Louis-Lucas — Selling a $10M SaaS and Building Another One

Thibault Louis-Lucas, indie hacker and innovator behind successful ventures like TweetHunter and Taplio, shares his strategies for tripling revenue post-acquisition, discusses AI risks and the nomadic lifestyle, highlights the power of video content for indie hackers, and emphasizes the importance of building in public and receiving feedback.
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Jan 19, 2024 • 24min

287: White Glove Onboarding

The podcast explores the concept of white glove service in the onboarding process, the development of a community-driven tool for podcast engagement, and the challenges of balancing marketing and product development. The speaker also highlights the importance of understanding customer expectations and thanks the sponsor Aqui.com.

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