Searching For SaaS
Josh Ho & Nate Bosscher
A podcast with a fresh perspective on the stages of building a SaaS business
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May 27, 2022 • 33min
EP49.5: Profitwell, Baremetrics, Chart Mogul, the 3 horse race of pricing analytics
On this special .5 episode, we look into 3 startups: Baremetrics, Profitwell and Chart Mogul, they all were founded in the last ~5yrs, originally they did mostly the same thing, they were fierce competitors, and today 2 of them have been acquired. Today, an outsider's view of the 3 horse race.
May 20, 2022 • 35min
EP49: Tech downturn and strategies we can use in a slower economy
This week we talk about the tech slowdown and ways we can make the best of this as bootstrapped companies.
May 11, 2022 • 31min
EP48: Dashboarding, review scraping and Referral Rock ideas
Josh has some ideas for Referral Rock that involve scraping and Nate wishes he could launch a company around dashboarding.
Apr 27, 2022 • 42min
EP47: Magazine Advertising for Product Sonar??
This week Nate & Josh talk about a strange opportunity for a print ad to reach Product Sonar's audience.
Apr 13, 2022 • 32min
EP46: Contractor Newsletter and other pivots for Product Sonar
This week Nate and Josh riff on possible pivots for Product Sonar. Go pro-sumer with the contractor market, to upstream with the developer market, so many possibilities!
Mar 30, 2022 • 32min
EP45: Josh tries to convince Nate to pivot
Josh has some ideas for an new Product Sonar offering. Nate and Josh debate the efficacy of this new idea.
Mar 16, 2022 • 43min
EP44: Pricing Workshopping on Product Sonar
Nate and Josh dig through how to price Product Sonar (Nate's SAAS) for that market.
Mar 2, 2022 • 31min
EP43: Josh and Nate reflect lessons podcasting after 1 year
This week we celebrate the ups and downs of our first year in podcasting. Things we liked, things we didn't and where we'd like to head.
Feb 16, 2022 • 46min
EP42: Interview with Marc Thomas: Journalist to Founder to Growth Marketer
Marc shares his story being a journalist, stumbling into SaaS, customer signal problems, and finally running growth at Powered by Search.
Feb 2, 2022 • 43min
EP41: Are there moats in SaaS that keep competition at bay?
Today Josh and Nate talk about classic company moats and defensible ways to grow our businesses.
