Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 676 | Exit Valuations, Choosing Between Ideas, and More Listener Questions
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In episode 676, join Rob Walling for a solo adventure where he answers more listener questions. He answers questions around the inflated valuations in the B2B SaaS market, choosing between ideas, and validating a SaaS idea before building. Rob wraps up evaluating the effectiveness of building a podcast or YouTube following prior to launch.
Topics we cover:
- 0:56 – TinySeed applications for fall 2023 batch
- 1:42 – The Future of MicroConf announcement event
- 2:13 – Why are B2B SaaS valuations so high?
- 10:43 – Choosing between two software ideas
- 15:02 – Don’t start a two-sided marketplace
- 17:04 – Do my “Stair Steps” have to be related?
- 19:47 – Co-founder equity splits and founder agreements
- 24:56 – Idea validation techniques
- 28:02 – Starting a podcast to building an audience
Links from the Show:
- The SaaS Playbook
- TinySeed
- Future of MicroConf
- The UpFlip Podcast
- 27. How to Build a Thriving Software Company (From Scratch)
- Quiet Light, Empire Flippers, FE international
- Castos Productions
- Nolo, Rocket Lawyer, Lexgo
- Slicing Pie
- Episode 671 | Working on What Matters, Left-handed Threads, and Being Lucky (A Rob Solo Adventure)
- The Stair Step Method of Bootstrapping
- Traction by Gino Wickman
- Hacking Growth by Sean Brown, Morgan, Ellis
If you have questions about starting or scaling a software business that you’d like for us to cover, please submit your question for an upcoming episode. We’d love to hear from you!