Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions

Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about doing $%&@ that matters. 

Being a bootstrapper means being scrappy and focusing on what moves the needle for your business. That means lots of unsexy work and less time on social media. Harsh, we know.

We also got to roast Kevin in the intro for his double whammy start to the episode 😂

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Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) WENT TO AN IN-PERSON CONFERENCE. And it was magical. They debrief and talk about the very thing many of us have missed over the last year and half - human connection.

Many of your businesses will succeed or fail based on human connection. It's all around us and drives decisions daily. Hear about their takeaways and reasons to prioritize face-to-face meetings as soon as possible.

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Does the idea matter? Is it everything? Or nothing? Sometimes choosing the right game and rules you want to play by are everything when it comes to building a successful startup. 

Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about how they thought about the space they got into, why and what they didn't want to deal with on their startup journey.

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If you're an entrepreneur that's on the fence about starting a business or you're early in your startup journey, this one is for you.

Mike and Kevin dive into their backgrounds, upbringing and psychology to pull out the lessons, traits and characteristics that have led to some of their success with Spectora.

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🎙 The first few episodes Mike and Kevin will tell "The Backstory" of Spectora - How they took an idea that they were left with from 0 to an 8-figure SaaS business in only 4 years with no outside investment or funding.

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In episode 3, Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about year 2 where they went from 200 customers to 1000 and the challenges of 100 hour work weeks, first hires and scaling not-so-gracefully.

They talk about the toll of being "all-in", how to handle a fragile customer base, being there for your first customers, imposter syndrome and all the highs and lows of growing a company from a start-up to a real small business and a team of 23.

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🗣Have a startup? Have a t-shirt? Send it and Mike or Kevin will wear it (on YouTube version) and give you a shout out next episode! Email [email protected] for where to send it.

🎙 The first few episodes Mike and Kevin will tell "The Backstory" of Spectora - How they took an idea that they were left with from 0 to an 8-figure SaaS business in only 4 years with no outside investment or funding.

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In episode 2, Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) step through a less-than-stellar launch and what the first year was like growing Spectora from 0 customers and 0 brand awareness to 200 paying customers in year 1.

They dive into being "all in", having a maniacal approach to responding quickly, what customer service means, dealing with early bugs, resistance to change and showing up day after day when you still have massive imposter syndrome and don't know if you're going to make it.

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🗣Have a startup? Have a t-shirt? Send it and Mike or Kevin will wear it (on YouTube version) and give you a shout out next episode! Email [email protected] for where to send it.

🎙 The first few episodes Mike and Kevin will tell "The Backstory" of Spectora and how they took an idea that they were left with from 0 to an 8-figure SaaS business in only 4 years with no outside funding.

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In episode 1, Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) give you the backstory of their SaaS company Spectora, from initial idea inception to launch in 2017. 

They dive into what it's like having co-founder differences and breakups, working a side hustle, cranking on an MVP, validating the idea and how to generate demand before you have a product.

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