Rob Walling

So last question for you today before I let you go. I asked you offline, I said, you're named Help Spot. How did you feel when all these other help desks launched with help, right? So there was like Help Scout and Help somewhere else. And what did you say to me?

So last question for you today before I let you go. I asked you offline, I said, you're named Help Spot. How did you feel when all these other help desks launched with help, right? So there was like Help Scout and Help somewhere else. And what did you say to me?

Sometimes that happens. Sometimes it happens. You seem to have done it. I like Dharmesh. Oh, yeah. Dharmesh is great.

Sometimes that happens. Sometimes it happens. You seem to have done it. I like Dharmesh. Oh, yeah. Dharmesh is great.

He's so gracious. And he's still like, when I wrote this ass playbook, I emailed and said, would you, you know, would you give me an endorsement? And he's like, of course. And he gave me this great endorsement. I put it on the cover of the book. It was so nice. You know, it was like, it was like, I've been learning from Rob for years. You should too, or something. I'm like, oh, you're the, ah,

He's so gracious. And he's still like, when I wrote this ass playbook, I emailed and said, would you, you know, would you give me an endorsement? And he's like, of course. And he gave me this great endorsement. I put it on the cover of the book. It was so nice. You know, it was like, it was like, I've been learning from Rob for years. You should too, or something. I'm like, oh, you're the, ah,

Yeah. Yeah. That's great. Ian Lansman. Thanks for joining me today. If folks want to keep up with what you're working on, obviously help spot.com to see the app and you are Ian Lansman on X Twitter. Anything else you'd like folks to check out? I know you have a few podcasts.

Yeah. Yeah. That's great. Ian Lansman. Thanks for joining me today. If folks want to keep up with what you're working on, obviously help spot.com to see the app and you are Ian Lansman on X Twitter. Anything else you'd like folks to check out? I know you have a few podcasts.

Thanks again for coming on the show. Thanks for having me. Thanks again to Ian for coming on the show. And thank you for listening this week and every week. This is Rob Walling signing off from episode 734.

Thanks again for coming on the show. Thanks for having me. Thanks again to Ian for coming on the show. And thank you for listening this week and every week. This is Rob Walling signing off from episode 734.

And I had this epiphany on the spot, and I'd never said this before. I said, weaknesses are fine. We all have strengths and weaknesses. You don't want blind spots. A blind spot is a weakness that you're not aware of. When you have a weakness and you know about it, you can work around it. If you're the founder who bounces from one thing to the next to the next,

And I had this epiphany on the spot, and I'd never said this before. I said, weaknesses are fine. We all have strengths and weaknesses. You don't want blind spots. A blind spot is a weakness that you're not aware of. When you have a weakness and you know about it, you can work around it. If you're the founder who bounces from one thing to the next to the next,

who follows each distraction, and you realize, you know what? I'm never going to focus on anything long enough to build something great, then you can acknowledge that weakness and stick with things longer than you think you should. But if you're not aware of it, how can you work around it? another episode of Startups for the Rest of Us. As always, I'm your host, Rob Walling.

who follows each distraction, and you realize, you know what? I'm never going to focus on anything long enough to build something great, then you can acknowledge that weakness and stick with things longer than you think you should. But if you're not aware of it, how can you work around it? another episode of Startups for the Rest of Us. As always, I'm your host, Rob Walling.

This week, I'm flying solo. As I talk through a few topics I've been mulling over these past few weeks and months. The first one is going to be about distractions, good distractions, bad distractions, micro macro, and talking about how to avoid the ones that will derail your plans. I also want to talk about weaknesses versus blind spots.

This week, I'm flying solo. As I talk through a few topics I've been mulling over these past few weeks and months. The first one is going to be about distractions, good distractions, bad distractions, micro macro, and talking about how to avoid the ones that will derail your plans. I also want to talk about weaknesses versus blind spots.

I want to look at how everyone, even the successful founders around you, struggle. And then if we have time, I'm going to cover a topic about how you don't have to be right all the time. In fact, you don't even need to be right the vast majority of the time to be successful. Before I dive into the topics, if you haven't picked up a copy of the SaaS Playbook, it has sold just about 30,000 copies.

I want to look at how everyone, even the successful founders around you, struggle. And then if we have time, I'm going to cover a topic about how you don't have to be right all the time. In fact, you don't even need to be right the vast majority of the time to be successful. Before I dive into the topics, if you haven't picked up a copy of the SaaS Playbook, it has sold just about 30,000 copies.

I actually haven't run the numbers in about a month, and last I checked, it was at about 29,000. The book is selling really well, and the reviews and ratings and comments, both on xTwitter, Amazon, and other places, are really encouraging, and it seems the book is resonating with a lot of people. If you haven't picked it up, sasplaybook.com or you can get it on Amazon or Audible.

I actually haven't run the numbers in about a month, and last I checked, it was at about 29,000. The book is selling really well, and the reviews and ratings and comments, both on xTwitter, Amazon, and other places, are really encouraging, and it seems the book is resonating with a lot of people. If you haven't picked it up, sasplaybook.com or you can get it on Amazon or Audible.