This episode is a slight departure from the normal startup-y banter between Dave and Craig. After a horrific school shooting at the school where Dave's children go there is a lot of unrest in the Denver community around school safety, gun control, and what everyone can/should expect at the intersection of those few parts of life. Dave and his family have understandably been shaken by the … [Read more...] about RS174: Getting All Political
RS173: Loops Over Funnels
In this episode, we discuss some changes to our recording process, growth within our own companies, and having a holistic marketing plan. Tune in to hear us discuss all these things and more. Topics: Recording with Zoom.Getting reviews from customers.Attending FentoConfGrowth and progress.Having a holistic view of your marketing plan.Measuring your success rate.Getting referrals.Update … [Read more...] about RS173: Loops Over Funnels
RS172: SaaS Landing Page Best Practices with Pedro Cortes
Craig speaks with Pedro Cortes about converting high end Saas customers. We based a previous episode on Pedro’s blog on this very topic. We thought it would be a good idea to bring him in and hear ideas from the horse’s mouth. Tune in to hear what Pedro has to say about converting high-end Saas customers. Topics: Upfront work before making calls.Trying to keep the focus during a call.Asking … [Read more...] about RS172: SaaS Landing Page Best Practices with Pedro Cortes
RS171: Running a Portfolio Business with Kevin McArdle
In this episode, we are joined by Kevin McArdle, the Co-Founder and CEO of SureSwift Capital, a holding company that acquires and operates small businesses in perpetuity, Tune in to hear us discuss how SureSwift Capital maintains its portfolio and important tools that keep the company running. Topics: SureSwift’s operating infrastructure.Why and how SureSwift ends up running … [Read more...] about RS171: Running a Portfolio Business with Kevin McArdle
RS170: Doubling Down on What’s Working
This week Dave and Craig catch up on their businesses after a few weeks without updates. Craig is looking forward to the end of the year to put together a SaaS specific founder retreat in Tuscany, Italy toward the end of the year. If anyone is interested in joining head over to saasretreat.com and drop in your email for future updates. Dave has been riding high on some recent success with … [Read more...] about RS170: Doubling Down on What’s Working
RS169: Headwinds and Tailwinds in Your Business
In this episode, the discussion surrounds the tailwinds and headwinds of business. Tune in to hear this discussion about the ways in which business has changed and can potentially change in the future. Topics: A message from Rob Walling regarding their MicroConf episode.The binary thinking of the MicroConf community.How MicroConf and other conferences are great for extroverts.Different … [Read more...] about RS169: Headwinds and Tailwinds in Your Business
RS168: Microconf 2019 Takeaways
In this episode, Craig and Dave break down MicroConf, how to decide which conferences to attend, and how to implement new marketing tactics, among other things. Tune in to hear this discussion about conferences and how you can get the most out of attending them. Topics: The general consensus about MicroConf.Learning about new marketing tactics.Choosing the right conferences to attend.Is … [Read more...] about RS168: Microconf 2019 Takeaways
RS167: Growing from $20k -> $100k MRR with David Henzel
During this episode, Craig speaks with David Henzel, entrepreneur and founder of MaxCDN. David founded MaxCDN before selling the company years later. Now, he offers other entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn from his experience during his online course, Managing Happiness. Together, Craig and David discuss what it’s like to run your own business and the process of growing from a small … [Read more...] about RS167: Growing from $20k -> $100k MRR with David Henzel
RS166: Effectively Managing the Emotion of Feedback
Dealing with feedback at work is tough. Whether its with customers or your internal team so many of us get emotional when dealing with feedback and criticism at work. This week's episode is based on a blog post from the Trello blog in which they walk through 5 steps to effectively managing your emotions when receiving feedback. … [Read more...] about RS166: Effectively Managing the Emotion of Feedback
RS165: Converting High Ticket SaaS customers
Today Dave and Craig talk about what approaches you should consider when designing landing pages and marketing copy for high end (hundreds of dollars per month) SaaS products. But first, our friends at ReleaseNotes.tv are giving away 2 tickets to their ReleaseNotes conference. Rogue Startups listeners can go to releasenotes.tv/rogue to enter for a chance to win a complementary ticket to this … [Read more...] about RS165: Converting High Ticket SaaS customers
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