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But four of them I did effectively nights and weekends. And it was not fun because I had young kids and I was like telling Sherry, my wife, like, so, you know, all this time I'm putting into this thing, you know, by the time I was on the second one, the first one had made enough money that it was like, OK, I'm going to do this again. And I kind of know what I'm doing now and now, Fred.

But four of them I did effectively nights and weekends. And it was not fun because I had young kids and I was like telling Sherry, my wife, like, so, you know, all this time I'm putting into this thing, you know, by the time I was on the second one, the first one had made enough money that it was like, OK, I'm going to do this again. And I kind of know what I'm doing now and now, Fred.

But the first one was a real tough sell when our friends were like, let's go to happy hour. And I'm like, I would love to. But or I'd go and I'd leave early because I was like, dude, I got to get home and write some code on this thing. These are the trade-offs, the unseen trade-offs of entrepreneurship, but specifically bootstrapping of any kind is just a lot of grinding hours.

But the first one was a real tough sell when our friends were like, let's go to happy hour. And I'm like, I would love to. But or I'd go and I'd leave early because I was like, dude, I got to get home and write some code on this thing. These are the trade-offs, the unseen trade-offs of entrepreneurship, but specifically bootstrapping of any kind is just a lot of grinding hours.

Andy Kim, thanks so much for joining me on the show. If folks want to keep up with you on ex-Twitter, you are at trottohq. And of course, if folks want to check out Trotto, it's trot.to. Thanks again. Thanks. Thanks again to Andy for coming on the show. And thank you for listening this week and every week. This is Rob Walling signing off from episode 739.

Andy Kim, thanks so much for joining me on the show. If folks want to keep up with you on ex-Twitter, you are at trottohq. And of course, if folks want to check out Trotto, it's trot.to. Thanks again. Thanks. Thanks again to Andy for coming on the show. And thank you for listening this week and every week. This is Rob Walling signing off from episode 739.

Welcome back to Startups for the Rest of Us. As always, I'm your host, Rob Walling. In this episode, I'm going to be answering later stage questions. I received a ton of good questions on ex-Twitter a month or so ago when I did a call for them. And I had gotten a little weary of answering the same questions about idea validation and early stage stuff.

Welcome back to Startups for the Rest of Us. As always, I'm your host, Rob Walling. In this episode, I'm going to be answering later stage questions. I received a ton of good questions on ex-Twitter a month or so ago when I did a call for them. And I had gotten a little weary of answering the same questions about idea validation and early stage stuff.

So these are all folks doing six or seven figures in ARR that have questions ranging from regrets for things you didn't delegate, how to decide to DIY versus hiring a growth agency, deciding whether a customer type is worth selling to or targeting, and more. Before we dive into the episode... My new course, the SaaS Launchpad, has been live for a few weeks. It has been receiving rave reviews.

So these are all folks doing six or seven figures in ARR that have questions ranging from regrets for things you didn't delegate, how to decide to DIY versus hiring a growth agency, deciding whether a customer type is worth selling to or targeting, and more. Before we dive into the episode... My new course, the SaaS Launchpad, has been live for a few weeks. It has been receiving rave reviews.

SaaSLaunchpad.co if you want to check it out. It's for the earliest stage SaaS founders. So if you're looking for an idea, if you want to vet an idea to validate it, if you want to build a launch list, if you want to build an MVP, launch your product. This is the course for you. It is the best course I've ever put together. And it's really the first course I've built in about 14 years.

SaaSLaunchpad.co if you want to check it out. It's for the earliest stage SaaS founders. So if you're looking for an idea, if you want to vet an idea to validate it, if you want to build a launch list, if you want to build an MVP, launch your product. This is the course for you. It is the best course I've ever put together. And it's really the first course I've built in about 14 years.

So you can head to saslaunchpad.co for full details and to check out the course. And one more thing, MicroConf US 2025 tickets have just gone on sale. Every event we've run for the past 18 months, I believe, maybe more, has sold out. And I expect MicroConf US 2025 to be no different. It's going to take place in New Orleans, March 16th through the 18th of 2025.

So you can head to saslaunchpad.co for full details and to check out the course. And one more thing, MicroConf US 2025 tickets have just gone on sale. Every event we've run for the past 18 months, I believe, maybe more, has sold out. And I expect MicroConf US 2025 to be no different. It's going to take place in New Orleans, March 16th through the 18th of 2025.

And right now, our lowest priced tickets are available on sale. They will never be lower priced than they are now. We've just wrapped up our Dubrovnik event. That one sold out. And again, I expect this New Orleans event to sell out. All the details are at microconf.com slash US. Be sure to check it out soon if you're interested in joining me.

And right now, our lowest priced tickets are available on sale. They will never be lower priced than they are now. We've just wrapped up our Dubrovnik event. That one sold out. And again, I expect this New Orleans event to sell out. All the details are at microconf.com slash US. Be sure to check it out soon if you're interested in joining me.

and to 250 of your best founder friends that you've known on Twitter, that you've met in person, that you've aspired to meet in New Orleans next March. My first question for today comes from Tobey. He is TobeyBuilds on ex-Twitter. His question is, is there anything you regret doing yourself instead of delegating while trying to grow to 10K MRR? And I'll do you one better.

and to 250 of your best founder friends that you've known on Twitter, that you've met in person, that you've aspired to meet in New Orleans next March. My first question for today comes from Tobey. He is TobeyBuilds on ex-Twitter. His question is, is there anything you regret doing yourself instead of delegating while trying to grow to 10K MRR? And I'll do you one better.

I won't just talk about things I regret, but the most common mistakes I see early stage founders making. And these are founders who listen to startups for the rest of us. These are tiny seed founders. These are microcomp founders. And there are some pretty common anti-patterns in this early stage of learning how and when to delegate.

I won't just talk about things I regret, but the most common mistakes I see early stage founders making. And these are founders who listen to startups for the rest of us. These are tiny seed founders. These are microcomp founders. And there are some pretty common anti-patterns in this early stage of learning how and when to delegate.