Your backlog is making me thirsty

Justin and Jon dive into the growing backlog of features, bugs and tasks, and talk about how they might better manage it as a two-person team. A big new milestone is reached!Jon had a bit of anxiety over the growing backlog in ClubhouseNew ideas were being thrown into an unscheduled list, but weren't yet actionable.Some ideas can be left alone for awhile and revisited to see if they're still worthwhile.Ben Orenstein wants to delete your entire backlog.6 week cycles like Basecamp does might help out - but what does that mean for a tiny team?We hit $20K in MRR in under a year!★ Thanks to our sponsors:ProfitWell gives you free subscription metrics for your SaaS. Just plug in your billing system (Stripe, Zuora, Braintree, Chargebee, Recurly are all supported) and get free access to your MRR, churn, cohorts. Sign up for free at profitwell.com.Redash is is a BI tool for people who love SQL. Connect your database, query, visualize and share your data in minutes. Mention "Build your SaaS podcast" and get 50% off your first 3 months! Sign up at redash.ioShow notes:Basecamp's new online book: Shape UpBen Orenstein's tweet: "My new consulting engagement: you pay me $10,000 and I delete your project’s backlog while explaining that nothing of value has been lost."You can reply to this podcast here:Leave a comment on Breaker, the podcast app for iPhone.Leave a comment on CastBox, the podcast app for Android and iPhone.Otherwise, get us on Twitter: @transistorfm or email us: [email protected] to our monthly supporters:Colin GrayJosh SmithIvan CurkovicBrian RheaMiguel PiedrafitaShane SmithAustin LovelessSimon Bennett Corey HainesMichael SitverPaul Jarvis and Jack EllisDan Buda danbuda.comDarby FreySamori AugustoDave YoungBrad from CanadaKevin MarkhamSammy SchuckertDan EricsonMike WalkerAdam DuVanderDave Giunta (JOOnta)ProfitWell.comRedash.ioGetRewardful.com Thanks to our monthly supporters Pascal from sharpen.page Rewardful.com Greg Park Mitchell Davis from RecruitKit.com.au Marcel Fahle, wearebold.af Bill Condo (@mavrck) Ward from MemberSpace.com Evandro Sasse Austin Loveless Michael Sitver Colin Gray Dave Giunta 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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