Startups For the Rest of Us

Episode 620 | Finding SaaS Ideas, Customer Pain, SaaS Metrics, and More Listener Questions

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In episode 620, join Rob Walling for a solo adventure as he answers some listener questions. These questions range from which SaaS business metrics to pay attention to and how to find good SaaS ideas to helping an employee transition from a task-level to a project-level thinker.

Topics we cover: 
  • 1:44- What SaaS business metrics matter the most? 
  • 11:21- Do you have any general observations about building a SaaS for non-technical customers? 
  • 16:00- How do you find a good SaaS idea? 
  • 24:41- How can I assist an employee in transitioning from a task-level to a project-level thinker? 
    • Links from the Show:
    • Episode 480 I Stairstepping Your Way To SaaS with Christopher Gimmer
    • 2022 State of Independent SaaS Report 
    • The Stairstep Approach to Bootstrapping 
    • TMBA 100 - Rip, Pivot, and Jam
    • MicroConf Connect 
    • MicroConf Europe 
    • Applications for TinySeed’s Fall 2022 SaaS Accelerators Will Open September 12th
    • MicroConf Youtube Channel 

      • If you have questions about starting or scaling a software business that you’d like for us to cover, please submit your question for an upcoming episode. We’d love to hear from you.

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