In this episode, Mitch and Gavin ease back into the year with a big life update (Mitch’s tea ceremony), some very real fitness chat, and then get into the spicy question they keep circling - should SixSides consider funding to accelerate growth?

Chapters

• (00:00) - Intro and personal stuff

• Mitch’s edit note - the first 17 minutes are very not-business
• Getting back into fitness - 75 Hard, 75 Medium, and 75 Easy
• Parkrun follow-up, chafing survival strategies, and being sick
• Mitch’s tea ceremony recap - games, challenges, and family speeches
• AIME prep - booth setup decisions, signage, hiring tables, and keeping it simple
• Ordering custom dice and cancelling a dropship order
• Shout out to Nick Taylor and the promised dice
• Booking flights and planning travel around events
• The big topic - funding vs bootstrapping and what “full-time” would change
• Lead capture tools, sponsor lead gen, and how to create more inbound opportunities
• Reducing reliance on attending events in person and planning for clashes and overseas events
• Referrals and partnerships that could pull SixSides into new regions

Expect a candid, behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to launch a B2B SaaS company from scratch – completely bootstrapped.

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