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In this episode Craig and Dave talk through a few updates from our businesses. With the Covid-19 crisis beginning to settle down in some areas we're all experiencing more freedoms and becoming better adjusted to the proverbial "new norm". Resources Mentioned Twitter thread from David Perrell … [Read more...] about RS217: How World Views Are Shaped

In this episode Dave and Craig catch up on what's been going on in their businesses in the past few weeks. We feature the first of our companies from the Help Founders program, Nodewood. Nodewood is a "SaaS application in a box" for developers who want a head start on their next Node.js project. … [Read more...] about RS216: Channeling Uncertainty

In this episode Craig sits down with Robin Warren of Corrello. They talk through managing the risk of building an extension to an existing platform, doing user testing to release better products the first time, and how Covid-19 is affecting our businesses (and personal lives). Robin's team has just finished a long (multi-year) development project called BlueCat Reports, and we talk about having … [Read more...] about RS215: Managing Platform Risk with Robin Warren

The Covid-19 crisis may just be getting started. And with it the impact that the economic slowdown, changes in customers' buying patterns, and our own general social activities are all changing. So how can we adjust or position our business to survive (and maybe even thrive) in these times? In this episode Dave and Craig talk through things we can do in our own businesses to be successful … [Read more...] about RS213: Positioning Your Business For Survival

Welcome back to Rogue Startups. On today’s episode, I sat down with one of my oldest bootstrap web-world friends, Dave Schneider (formerly the co-founder of NinjaOutreach) to talk about SaaS, how our companies are doing, the current trends in the SaaS market, and Dave’s newest business (a digital marketing agency, Shortlist.io). We also cover the tools we use to run our businesses, how … [Read more...] about RS212: Reflecting On A Life Changing Exit

On today’s episode of Rogue Startups, we talk about how weird it has been lately because of the uncertainty of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). There is uncertainty when it comes to the state of the world and our health, as well as the economy and the future of our businesses. We are both anxious and calm, filled with goals and filled with guilt. We would love to hear from all of the listeners. … [Read more...] about RS211: Coping Best We Can

Covid-19 is changing much of our lives. personally, professionally, and socially. In this episode Craig and Dave talk through changes they're seeing personally, things they're facing with their businesses in light of the Coronavirus situation that many of us are grappling with. … [Read more...] about RS210: Is This The New Normal?

Coronavirus is the topic of the day, in so many ways. In this episode, Dave and Craig talk through what Covid19 is (or could be) affecting in your business. Whether it is a slowdown or change in buying habits for your customers (and their customers) or a direct impact on you and your team's ability to show up for work on a consistent basis there's no doubt that Coronavirus will affect us … [Read more...] about RS208: How Coronavirus Is Affecting Our Businesses

In this episode Dave and Craig talk through what aspects of our childhood affect us as founders. And not just our life now as founders, but what drew us away from the corporate life and into entrepreneurship. Often it is some traumatic or high impact experience from our youth that sends us down an entrepreneurial path, but not always. There are a lot of different routes that someone can take … [Read more...] about RS207: Nature or Nurture

In this episode Dave and Craig talk through the sales process that PodcastMotor has adopted since bringing on a dedicated sales team member. Finding, training, and successfully onboarding a sales person for your company is a key step in enabling growth, especially for businesses with a LTV > $5k. Resources Mentioned Dynamite JobsThe Who Method book … [Read more...] about RS206: Sales Hiring and Process