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Episode 704 | Landing Pages, Buying a SaaS, the Right Tech Stack, and More Listener Questions Startups For the Rest of Us

    • Entrepreneurship

In episode 704, join Rob Walling for another solo adventure where he answers listener questions. He weighs in on buying a SaaS, how to validate ideas using landing pages, and what tech stack to choose. Rob also provides guidance for those considering leaving their comfortable day jobs in favor of being a founder.



Episode Sponsor:





Is your outsourced development team dropping the ball?



Maybe you’ve worked with a team that just couldn't grasp your vision and needed constant oversight because they weren’t thinking strategically. Or maybe you ended up wasting hours micromanaging, often needing to jump on late-night calls across massive time zone differences to get alignment. And in the end, they delivered a sluggish app with a frustrating UI that didn’t come close to the solution you had envisioned. If any of that sounds familiar, you need to reach out to our sponsor - DevSquad.



DevSquad provides an entire development team packed with top talent from Latin America. 



Your elite squad will include between 2 to 6 Full Stack Developers, a technical product manager, plus experts in product strategy, UI/UX design, DevOps, and QA - all working together to make your SaaS Product a success.



You can ramp up an entire product team fast, in your timezone, and at rates 75% cheaper than a comparable US-based team. And with DevSquad, you pay month to month with no long-term contracts. 



Get the committed, responsive development team that your business deserves.  



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Topics we cover: 




4:00 – Comparing your business to successful outliers



9:50 – Exploring business outside of a comfortable day job



15:45 – Early access landing pages prior to development



20:00 – How do you vet SaaS businesses that you are trying to acquire? 



27:16 – Evaluating a seller’s intentions



29:50 – Choosing a tech stack for your SaaS




Links from the Show: 




MicroConf Remote – Early Stage Saas Strategies



Register for MicroConf US in Atlanta, April 2024



Apply for Director of Marketing and Operations for MicroConf



MicroConf Connect



Startups For The Rest of Us – Ask a question



37signals



7 Proven Ways to Create Profitable SaaS Ideas EVERY Time



The SaaS Playbook



Quiet Light



Acquire.com



The Stair Step Method of Bootstrapping




If you have questions about sta

In episode 704, join Rob Walling for another solo adventure where he answers listener questions. He weighs in on buying a SaaS, how to validate ideas using landing pages, and what tech stack to choose. Rob also provides guidance for those considering leaving their comfortable day jobs in favor of being a founder.



Episode Sponsor:





Is your outsourced development team dropping the ball?



Maybe you’ve worked with a team that just couldn't grasp your vision and needed constant oversight because they weren’t thinking strategically. Or maybe you ended up wasting hours micromanaging, often needing to jump on late-night calls across massive time zone differences to get alignment. And in the end, they delivered a sluggish app with a frustrating UI that didn’t come close to the solution you had envisioned. If any of that sounds familiar, you need to reach out to our sponsor - DevSquad.



DevSquad provides an entire development team packed with top talent from Latin America. 



Your elite squad will include between 2 to 6 Full Stack Developers, a technical product manager, plus experts in product strategy, UI/UX design, DevOps, and QA - all working together to make your SaaS Product a success.



You can ramp up an entire product team fast, in your timezone, and at rates 75% cheaper than a comparable US-based team. And with DevSquad, you pay month to month with no long-term contracts. 



Get the committed, responsive development team that your business deserves.  



Visit DevSquad.com/startups and get 10% off the first three months of your engagement.



Topics we cover: 




4:00 – Comparing your business to successful outliers



9:50 – Exploring business outside of a comfortable day job



15:45 – Early access landing pages prior to development



20:00 – How do you vet SaaS businesses that you are trying to acquire? 



27:16 – Evaluating a seller’s intentions



29:50 – Choosing a tech stack for your SaaS




Links from the Show: 




MicroConf Remote – Early Stage Saas Strategies



Register for MicroConf US in Atlanta, April 2024



Apply for Director of Marketing and Operations for MicroConf



MicroConf Connect



Startups For The Rest of Us – Ask a question



37signals



7 Proven Ways to Create Profitable SaaS Ideas EVERY Time



The SaaS Playbook



Quiet Light



Acquire.com



The Stair Step Method of Bootstrapping




If you have questions about sta

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