On this episode of the STICK TALK podcast, the boys sit down with Alex Heiden to talk about his journey of building and selling Closify, starting the no-code-sass movement and experiencing viral growth on social media.
Watch the full episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/vUOwjYFaP3k
CONNECT WITH ALEX
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nocode.alex/?hl=en
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@alexheiden3403/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/alexh459
ABOUT THE GUEST:
Alex Heiden is the founder and former owner of Closify and currently he's focused on growing a portfolio of B2B SaaS companies
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CONNECT WITH THE BOYS
Andre's Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrehaykaljr
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Christian: https://twitter.com/cbwritescopy
Christian’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgoHnHvO87agpiMN3gziT4w
Dan: https://twitter.com/dancrowley1212
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Time stamps:
0:00 - start
1:37 - first time meeting Alex
3:36 - growing his instagram to 100k in 95 days
5:47 - Alex and his thoughts on Iman Ghadzi
8:06 - how the idea of closify got started
13:30 - should everyone start a SASS?
15:10 - how list kit got started
15:57 - what exiting Closify was like
20:12 - what he would have done differently with Closify
22:15 - what most new entrepreneurs dont know
23:16 - does Alex code?
23:56 - How he scaled Closify
28:30 - Equity mistakes to avoid in SASS companies
33:31 - The future of SASS companies
35:33- step by step breakdown for building a no-code SASS company
38:53 - how to launch a software company
43:07 - Why you should buy distribution
47:00 - content strategy to get 100K followers on IG
49:21 - Sneaker hustle and business mindset
57:45 - Relationships with old friends
1:00:20 - work life balance
1:02:10 - Professional pickle ball career?
1:03:55 - Lightning round