Startups For the Rest of Us

Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about how to launch a product into a mature market. They give a definition of what a mature market is, list some examples of established players in different markets, discuss how to tell if you should enter a particular market and how to execute on it. Items mentioned in this episode: Salesforce HubSpot Stripe Level Gusto Drip Superhuman

Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike make their predictions for 2019. They also look back at their 2018 predictions and rate how they did. Items mentioned in this episode: Start Small, Stay Small(Audio Book) StartupBook.net TinySeed

Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike set their goals for 2019 as well check in and rate how they did for their 2018 goals. Items mentioned in this episode: Hacker News Rob's Hacker Noon Interview TinySeed MicroConf FounderCafe

Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including the impact of GDPR, pruning e-mail lists, TinySeed and more. Items mentioned in this epiosode: TinySeed Drip Workflow Re-Engagement

Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us inspired by a Patrick McKenzie tweet, Rob and Mike talk about the science of why charging more works. Items mentioned in this episode: Patrick McKenzie Tweet MicroConf FounderCafe TinySeed Joel Spolsky " Camels and Rubber Duckies" Joel Spolsky " Price as Signal"

Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Einar Vollset talk about their alternative form of startup funding, Tiny Seed. They talk about why they started an accelerator, and some of the key differentiators that separates them from typical accelerators. Items mentioned in this episode: Einar Vollset Twitter MicroConf Indie.VC SparkToro ZenFounder Baremetrics

Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including VC prospecting emails, building features vs. integration, buying software businesses and more. Items mentioned in this episode: RobWalling.com TinySeed ZenFounder Ep.193-"Productivity Hacks" Flippa All Side Projects 1Kprojects.com FE International QuietLight Brokerage Empire Flippers

Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike talk about creators versus fans. They discuss some cautionary tales of building products on someone else's platform and the potential risks. Items mentioned in this episode: TinySeed BlueTick D&D Beyond Resources The Power Struggle for Dungeons & Dragons’ Soul Wizards.com

Show Notes In this episode of Startups For The Rest Of Us, Rob and Mike answer a number of listener questions on topics including how to market a podcast, what to do with business profits, building features vs. integrating and more. Items mentioned in this episode: MicroConf ZoomAdmin Big Snow Tiny Conf Business of Software Conference FemtoConf Brian Casel "Tiny Conferences"