Made with Grit

Landon Bennett & Kyle Conarro

A show about bootstrapping SaaS businesses. Hosted by Landon Bennett and Kyle Conarro, co-founders of Zeromile.io.

  1. 07/25/2023

    60 : Mike Hauptman - When the platform you're built on goes bankrupt overnight

    Sponsored by Fetch Truck Rental. Truck rental made easy. To learn more about AdLib. Twitter: @HauptmanMichael Remote workspacesRecent business woesMedia Math as AdReforms first customerMike's connection to MediaMathWhat happened when MediaMath went downRecovery, optionsRepercussionsPossible next stepsWays to stay in the gameGaining and keeping Momentum

    55 min

  2. 03/30/2023

    59: Section 174 with Michele Hansen

    Sponsored by Fetch Truck Rental.  Goal: precipitate the repeal of 174 changes But how? Get 1,000+ signatures on the Small Software Business Coalition Letter to Congress by April 10th Sign the letter → Small Software Business Owners AllianceSDMichele’s Twitter: @mjwhansenMichele’s latest Twitter thread about Section 174 changes

    44 min

  3. 03/28/2023

    58 : Chris Reedy, Big Band Software

    Sponsored by Fetch Truck Rental. Truck rental made easy. Big Band Softwarehow you run multiple businesses and hiringHow do you structure this from an entity standpointWhat can founders do to prepare for saleWhat metrics, P&L line items matterSaaS acquisition market during these tougher timesNiches that are doing wellSect 174

    1h 1m

  4. 02/21/2023

    57 : The Year So Far and Looking Ahead

    Personal updatesRetreats and Conferences, Kyle at Big Snow, Tiny ConferenceKicking off 2023 and the year aheadExploring adjacent use case and tailoring products to new needsPodcast repurposingTip of the week - high yield savings rates

    1h 1m

  5. 12/13/2022

    56 : A few of our favorite (software) things

    Beer vs. Wine vs. Mixed Drinks, all good.Camo and OSX iPhone WebCam App, don’t get a fancy webcam, just use your iPhoneTypeDream.com website builderThnks.com gifting for businessClaap.io video clip / screen sharing and feedback appTLDV.ioRecast.studioMuseapp.com - open canvas, white board type idea building, planning, collaboration platformFelt.com - MAPS!Swarmia.com - Engineering organization appVideoask.com - video clip delivery, vid e-mail appSwitchboard.app - remote collab tool

    58 min

  6. 10/14/2022

    55 : Landon Chats with Bethany Stachenfeld of Sendspark

    https://www.sendspark.com/ Bethany breaks down SendsparkThe problem of stale content in help centerBethany discusses integration into IntercomBethany explains origins of Sendspark, was in marketing at another company when she and co-founder realized the needBethany as a Userfeed customerFundraising for Sendspark, product usage metrics and activationInitial product Dev strategies, funding and spendingBethany working in NYCEnergy of NYC and getting sickGrind during the week, weekends for sleepLandon asks “who is harder to market to - developers or sales people?”Struggles of email marketing, the need for more human connection in marketingLandon using Notion, problem of lack of contextSendspark marketing channels, organic trafficHow-to-SEOSendspark partnershipsLandon testing rankings, name changesYouTube vid SEO tips from BethanyLandon using Intercom for UserfeedBethany using vid email for lead generation on website

    57 min

  7. 10/04/2022

    54: Building a 7 & 6-figure SaaS at the same time with Tom Jacquesson of Tweethunter and Taplio

    Sponsored by Punchlist: Close the loop on creative feedback and get your projects done.  Sign up at punchlist.com and use the promo code GRIT for your first month FREE of Punchlist Team (or 10% off any monthly plan)  --- Notes: Helping people sell more things is the right place to beTaplio: 6-figure ARRTweethunter: 7-figure ARRWhy build two separate products when they could potentially be under one roof?Why its important to build a brand on LinkedIn and tips to building an audienceWhy is LinkedIn different from Twitter?How much time do you spend on each business?

    1h 3m

  8. 09/11/2022

    53: Figuring out how to grow our hiring business

    Sponsored by Punchlist: Close the loop on creative feedback and get your projects done.  Sign up at punchlist.com and use the promo code GRIT for your first month FREE of Punchlist Team (or 10% off any monthly plan)  --- Notes: Growing our candidate pipeline for Hire with GritWhat we look for in candidate interviewsVideo setupsEnergy/enthusiasm Marketing experiments for the podcasts Repurposing content for social channelsVideoMoving the Hire with Grit site to TypedreamCrappy accounting softwareUsing a services business as hunting ground for software ideas

    1h 14m
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A show about bootstrapping SaaS businesses. Hosted by Landon Bennett and Kyle Conarro, co-founders of Zeromile.io.

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  • Creator
    Landon Bennett & Kyle Conarro
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2023
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2019-2023 - Made with Grit podcast
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