Startups For the Rest of Us

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The original podcast for bootstrapped and mostly bootstrapped startups, this show follow the stories of founders as they start, acquire, and grow SaaS companies...

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Episode 851 | The Messy Middle of a SaaS Pivot 44 min · Rob Walling · 8h ago

Episode 850 | How Not to Screw Up When Hiring Your first Developer and More Listener Questions (with Derrick Reimer) 51 min · Rob Walling, Derrick Reimer · 7 days ago

Episode 849 | Legal Threats, AI as Platform Risk, Building Confidence, and More Listener Questions (Rob Solo) 29 min · Rob Walling, Keith Shields · 14 days ago

Episode 848 | What Liquid Death Can Teach Us About B2B SaaS (Rob Solo) 23 min · Rob Walling · 21 days ago

Episode 847 | What Second Time Founders Do Differently, Pricing AI Agents, and More Listener Questions (Rob Solo) 29 min · Rob Walling · 28 days ago

Episode 846 | Snail Mail, Cold Calling, Regulating Your Nervous System, and More Listener Questions (Rob Solo) 30 min · Rob Walling · Aug 18

Episode 845 | Lifetime Deals Revisited, Building is Not the Hard Part, and Confirming an Idea is Worth Paying For (Rob Solo) 33 min · Rob Walling · Aug 11

Episode 844 | Building a $1M+ ARR SaaS for Laundromats 43 min · Brian Henderson, Rob Walling, Keith Shields · Aug 4

Episode 843 | Success Patterns of $1M+ SaaS Founders 34 min · Julien Marzouk, Rob Walling · Jul 28

Episode 842 | What is the Future of SaaS in an AI World? (Rob Solo) 25 min · Rob Walling · Jul 21

Episode 841 | One-time Payments, Growing a Step 2 Business, Positioning, and More Listener Questions (Rob Solo) 28 min · Rob Walling, Keith Shields · Jul 14

Episode 840 | 5 PM Revisited, Starting Over After Failure, Never Shipping, and More Listener Questions (Rob Solo) Rob Walling · Jul 7

Episode 839 | The Journey Growing Help Scout to $35M ARR 36 min · Nick Francis, Rob Walling · Jun 30

Episode 838 | 6 Key Takeaways From a TinySeed Batch Kick-Off Rob Walling · Jun 23

Episode 837 | How Do You Learn Product? and Optimizing Your Trial Funnel (with Ruben Gamez) Rob Walling · Jun 16

Episode 836 | The 5 A.I. Moats Acquirers Value Most Rob Walling · Jun 9

Episode 835 | The Right Way to Use AI in Your Startup Marketing Rob Walling · Jun 2

Episode 834 | Eric Ries Revisits The Lean Startup and Discusses How to Become Incorruptible Rob Walling · May 26

Episode 833 | Success Patterns of Nobel Laureates, Developing Expertise, and From Zero to $10k (A Rob Solo Adventure) Rob Walling · May 19

Episode 832 | Going Full-time, When to Pivot, Building With Young Kids, and More Listener Questions (Rob Solo) Rob Walling · May 12

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Charts

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About

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The original podcast for bootstrapped and mostly bootstrapped startups, this show follow the stories of founders as they start, acquire, and grow SaaS companies. Hear when they fail, struggle, succeed, and take you with them through the tumultuous life of a SaaS founder. If you like Mixergy, This Week in Startups, or SaaStr, you’ll enjoy Startup for the Rest of Us.

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Rankings

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As of 2026-09-22, Startups For the Rest of Us ranks #113 in the Business category on Apple Podcasts in Chile.

Chart records

First charted2026-04-11

Best ever#89 on Apple Podcasts (Argentina) · 2026-04-12

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