Rob Walling

Yeah. When you're talking to engineering managers or even like marketers who have this high bar for the tools they use now, right? Because things are polished. Yeah.

Yeah. When you're talking to engineering managers or even like marketers who have this high bar for the tools they use now, right? Because things are polished. Yeah.

If I have a prediction for where you're headed, and this is just, I mean, none of us can predict where you're headed with the product, but I feel like it won't be inventing a new category or it won't be building something that has no competition. It will be figuring out as you get into this. Now you have your ICP.

If I have a prediction for where you're headed, and this is just, I mean, none of us can predict where you're headed with the product, but I feel like it won't be inventing a new category or it won't be building something that has no competition. It will be figuring out as you get into this. Now you have your ICP.

What tools do they use today that they're already paying for that are not good, that are either way overpriced? And I don't mean 20% overpriced. I mean 5X what they really... You could charge half or a quarter and still mint money. Or that are really... They're polished and you can do a lot of things, but they still don't work.

What tools do they use today that they're already paying for that are not good, that are either way overpriced? And I don't mean 20% overpriced. I mean 5X what they really... You could charge half or a quarter and still mint money. Or that are really... They're polished and you can do a lot of things, but they still don't work.

And there's either a major deficit in a big competitor or there's a corner of the market that isn't being handled. And I think that's... As you're it's kind of being in the game, increasing your luck surface area by just being there, having the conversations, building something.

And there's either a major deficit in a big competitor or there's a corner of the market that isn't being handled. And I think that's... As you're it's kind of being in the game, increasing your luck surface area by just being there, having the conversations, building something.

And I think the difference between success or failure will be if you can find that spot where you like fit in in the market.

And I think the difference between success or failure will be if you can find that spot where you like fit in in the market.

In the last episode, Colleen was frustrated at her lack of progress. And now that she's 22 months in, it feels like she's just getting started again. And you know what? Sometimes that's just how it goes. Sometimes you have to pivot your idea. Sometimes you lose a co-founder. Sometimes it takes a while to find a problem worth solving. That's being a founder.

In the last episode, Colleen was frustrated at her lack of progress. And now that she's 22 months in, it feels like she's just getting started again. And you know what? Sometimes that's just how it goes. Sometimes you have to pivot your idea. Sometimes you lose a co-founder. Sometimes it takes a while to find a problem worth solving. That's being a founder.

In talking with Colleen after this interview, she has about six months of runway to find some traction. Six months to find a signal in all the noise that indicates she's working in the right direction. That's next time on Tiny Seed Tales.

In talking with Colleen after this interview, she has about six months of runway to find some traction. Six months to find a signal in all the noise that indicates she's working in the right direction. That's next time on Tiny Seed Tales.

But it was just that long list of the same mistakes that I see founders and aspiring founders making, thinking they can sell everything on Twitter and they don't have to do any hard work. It just, it's common and it's unfortunate that so many people kind of fall into that trap, as well as the build it and they will come thing or just the, okay, so I built this product, now how do I market it?

But it was just that long list of the same mistakes that I see founders and aspiring founders making, thinking they can sell everything on Twitter and they don't have to do any hard work. It just, it's common and it's unfortunate that so many people kind of fall into that trap, as well as the build it and they will come thing or just the, okay, so I built this product, now how do I market it?

I see this question on Reddit. And it's just, it's like, geez, dude, are you kidding me? It's Startups for the Rest of Us. I'm your host, Rob Walling. Each week on this show, I cover topics related to building ambitious yet sustainable B2B SaaS companies. So you could be bootstrapped, mostly bootstrapped. Maybe you've raised buckets of funding, as some of the listeners do.

I see this question on Reddit. And it's just, it's like, geez, dude, are you kidding me? It's Startups for the Rest of Us. I'm your host, Rob Walling. Each week on this show, I cover topics related to building ambitious yet sustainable B2B SaaS companies. So you could be bootstrapped, mostly bootstrapped. Maybe you've raised buckets of funding, as some of the listeners do.

Historically, the show has focused on bootstrapping. But really, it's about building independent, self-sustaining startups that aren't tied to this need for fast, fast, fast growth, billion dollar outcomes, and the constant influx of additional capital. In today's episode, I answer listener questions.

Historically, the show has focused on bootstrapping. But really, it's about building independent, self-sustaining startups that aren't tied to this need for fast, fast, fast growth, billion dollar outcomes, and the constant influx of additional capital. In today's episode, I answer listener questions.