Startups For the Rest of Us

Episode 838 | 6 Key Takeaways From a TinySeed Batch Kick-Off


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What do 15 brand-new TinySeed founders have in common? 

In this solo episode, Rob Walling shares six key takeaways from the most recent TinySeed batch kickoff in New York City. He covers why asking "why" is the most underrated founder habit, why pricing is still the biggest lever in SaaS and positioning might be the second biggest, why AI SEO is already a real channel and more.

He also makes the case for why being around other founders doing what you're doing is one of the most underrated advantages in bootstrapping.

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Topics we cover:
  • (5:59) – Takeaway #1: Always ask why
  • (8:42) – Takeaway #2: New revenue fixes everything (except bad pricing)
  • (10:29) – Takeaway #3: Positioning is the second biggest lever in SaaS
  • (16:32) – Takeaway #4: Quick test for your lowest pricing tier
  • (18:23) – Takeaway #5: AI SEO is a real channel
  • (21:20) – Takeaway #6: Be around people doing what you're doing
  • Links from the show:
    • TinySeed SaaS Institute
    • TinySeed Mentors
    • TinySeed Apply
    • SignWell
    • SavvyCal
    • Senior Place 
    • How to Perfectly Position Your B2B Brand in 34 Minutes | Microconf Talk by Anthony Pierri
    • Episode 772 | A Highly Effective Framework for SaaS Positioning
    • The SaaS Playbook
    • Rob Walling (@robwalling) | X
    • 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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