Studying competition isn’t the answer

Today on the show Nate shares how the customer interview pipeline is going. Josh weights in with some modern strategies on how to make contact with Nate's target audience. Links: - Jason Lemkin GTM - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ol2xgMUUlkFSC9SfwTONl?si=1341698660ee46e2 - Jason Lemkin ChatBot - https://www.delphi.ai/saastr/talk This is episode 124

Today on the show, we talk about finding killer features in customer interviews and avoiding sales triggers with customers. Finally, we dig into the age old adage that successful solutions remove steps for the customer. Links: My First Million - AI App - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NZ8-WQGb-g James Clear Article - https://jamesclear.com/great-speeches/a-journey-on-the-information-highway-by-evan-williams This is episode 123

Today on the show, we talk about the place of growth teams as Josh talks about his business. Nate’s frustrated with cold outreach and Josh gives some tips to improve the odds. This is episode 122

Today on the show Nate & Josh pull together some credible ideas on how to improve our odds of success building a SaaS. In a world of conflicting advice, we’re looking for repeatable, credible advice from people who have actually been successful in the trenches. Links: - My First Million: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkcFcwb6mk0&list=PLWloxQyF_2n4aCanY4Y45HLTY2zoeZF8U&index=9 - Jason Cohen: https://longform.asmartbear.com/startup-drake-equation/ - Lenny Podcast: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/podcast This is episode 121

Today on the show Nate’s found a market, but feels like the competition is too good. Josh doesn’t think so and points out some ways to uncover opportunities. Links: https://userlist.com/podcast/bullseye-customer-research-with-michael-margolis/ https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/finding-your-bullseye-customer-michael-margolis https://www.systm.co/post/how-to-write-the-perfect-headline-for-your-landing-page

Today on the show Josh and Nate talk about narrowing the search for a new SaaS. They recap Josh’s bootstrap business idea search framework and discuss a new focus to help narrow the search field. Links: - https://x.com/hnshah/status/1875997046219645270?t=6EfbrvsoqwuaBeIk41E9cQ&s=19 This is episode 119

Today on the show, we discuss some big changes for Nate and Josh weighs with his method for validating early stage bootstrapped business ideas. This is episode 118

Today on the show Josh and Nate talk about conferences and reasons why a startup founder may or may not choose to attend. They dive into customer discovery, early marketing approaches, and language market fit. Links: Marketing Against the Grain: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5AVbuUGM7MftTFVAf86RTT Market / Language Fit: https://review.firstround.com/finding-language-market-fit-how-to-make-customers-feel-like-youve-read-their-minds/ ChatGPT Customer Interviews: https://www.systm.co/post/can-chatgpt-replace-customer-interviews AI Customer Exploration: https://www.app.supercopy.ai/ This is episode 117

Today, we chat with Aaron Weiche co-founder of LeadFerno and CEO at GatherUp. Aaron shares his take on the current SMB market, how he grew LeadFerno, GatherUp and his strategy for the future. You can find Aaron at https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronweiche/

Today on the show we talk about responding to partnership inquiries. We go through everything from white labelling, reselling, affiliates and specific customization. Josh shares some of his experience from the trenches as we think through these ideas. This is episode 115