Startups For the Rest of Us

Episode 654 | Shipping Every Day for 10 Years with Tom Merritt


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In episode 654, Rob Walling chats with Tom Merritt, who is the host of multiple shows, including Daily Tech News, Know A Little More, Sword & Laser, Cordkillers, and more. Tom has more podcasts than anyone I know, and this episode will be a little different since Tom is not a SaaS founder or someone who wrote a book for founders.

Instead, you’ll learn about the systems, processes, and discipline that Tom has set up so that he can be such a prolific creator. You’ll also learn more about his innate ability to summarize complex situations and then talk about both sides in a fair and balanced way.

Topics we cover: 
  • 3:13 - Tom’s decision to go into business for himself in 2013
  • 7:10 - Being an early adopter of Patreon
  • 9:29 - Dealing with the emotional aspect in the early days
  • 10:40 - The hardest parts of launching a daily show in the early days
  • 13:01 - Tom’s approach to dealing with public criticism
  • 19:07 - Tom’s process for shipping new content every day for 10 years
  • 24:00 - Has Tom missed a day for recording The Daily Tech News Show in 10 years?
  • 25:01 - Tom’s ability to see and communicate both sides of a story
  • 28:22 - Is Tom using AI in his workflow?
  • 34:10 - The Secret Hidden Track
  • Links from the Show:
    • Tom Merritt I Twitter
    • Tommerritt.com
    • Daily Tech News Show 
    • ElevenLabs 
    • 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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