The Bootstrapped Founder

192: Colleen Schnettler — Stair-Stepping into SaaS


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Today, I’m talking to Colleen Schnettler, co-founder of Hammerstone and build-in-public podcaster. We talk about getting bootstrapper-compatible funding, juggling way too many projects, and selling a business when you know it’s time to move on. Here’s Colleen.

00:00:00 A lot of podcasts
00:06:01 Building on Heroku
00:12:25 Building on Marketplaces
00:16:59 Dealing with support requests
00:21:49 Pressure to sell?
00:26:27 Hammerstone
00:31:24 Business Value
00:35:46 Value of value
00:41:11 The risks of having just a few big customers
00:46:12 Getting bootstrapper funding


The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/colleen-schnettler-stair-stepping-into-saas/
The podcast episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/281dbe46
The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpcYTO5x3cY

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This interview is sponsored by Acquire.com

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