Indie Board Session

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Indie Board Session episodes

  • #4 Simple APIs, Meaningful Impact, and Finding Purpose with Screenshot One

    What drives you once you’ve reached your financial goals? 


    In this episode of Indie Board Session, we dive deep with Dmytro Krasun, who built Screenshot One from scratch to $15K MRR as a solo founder. After achieving financial stability, he found himself asking "what's next?"—a question many successful founders eventually face.


    Joining me:

    🔹 Dmytro Krasun (Founder, Screenshot One)
    🔹 John Rush (Serial Indie Founder, 24+ Products)


    In this episode, we unpack:


    ✅ The journey from software engineer to successful indie founder
    ✅ How to find meaning and purpose after hitting your financial targets
    ✅ A counterintuitive growth strategy that feels authentic, not salesy
    ✅ The struggle of feeling like you're "just building two endpoints" when others are "launching rockets"


    If you've ever questioned the significance of your work or wondered what comes next once you achieve financial stability, this one’s for you!


    Listen now to discover how to reframe your product's impact, grow your business authentically, and find lasting purpose in your indie journey.


    🔥 Thinking about selling your SaaS? Consider Noosa Labs! Check out our website or drop me a DM on LinkedIn.


    Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    54 min
  • #3 Audiences' Cloud-Native Playbook: Privacy, Marketplaces & Fixing Broken Adtech

    Spot the opportunity: when a market fails to deliver for 30 years, can you build the solution?


    In this episode of Indie Board Session, we tackle the real challenges of building a bootstrapped SaaS in the enterprise space, navigating cloud marketplaces, and expanding internationally with limited resources.

    Joining me:


    Rob McLaughlin (Founder & CEO, Audiences)

    Patrick Riley (Principal, Cloud Go-to-Market, tackle.io)

    In this episode, we unpack:
    ✅ Why 30 years of traditional SaaS has "fundamentally failed" marketers
    ✅ How to navigate cloud marketplaces as a bootstrapped startup
    ✅ The strategic approach to US expansion for UK-based founders

    Rob also shares his founder-to-product journey and how he transformed consulting expertise into a specialized SaaS solution that's helping major advertisers activate first-party data across the entire media ecosystem.

    🎧 If you're building a cloud-native app, considering marketplace strategies, or navigating privacy concerns, don't miss this one!

    Listen now to discover why Rob believes consulting is the perfect “training wheels” for software and how it shaped Audiences' success.

    🔥 Thinking about selling your SaaS? Consider Noosa Labs! Check out our website or drop me a DM on LinkedIn.


    Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    51 min
  • #2 DropInBlog’s Growth Journey: Pricing, Positioning & Lessons Learned

    What does it really take to grow an indie SaaS in a competitive market? And what hard lessons do founders learn along the way?

    In this episode of Indie Board Session, we go behind the scenes of DropInBlog, from early challenges to key growth decisions. We break down the real struggles of scaling, pricing, positioning, and standing out in the SaaS world.

    Joining me:


    🔹 Jesse Schoberg – CEO and Co-founder of DropInBlog
    🔹 Zsolt Varga – SaaS growth specialist


    Through DropInBlog’s journey, we explore:


    ✅ Tough growth challenges, and how they tackled them
    ✅ Why pricing and positioning can make or break a product?
    ✅ How they found (and doubled down on) their competitive advantage?
    ✅ Lessons learned from building in a crowded space


    If you're a SaaS founder or thinking about scaling your product, this episode is packed with insights you won’t want to miss.


    🎧 Hit play now to learn from DropInBlog’s experience and level up your own SaaS journey.


    🔥 Thinking about selling your SaaS? Check out Noosa Labs! Visit our website or DM me on LinkedIn.


    Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    1 hr 10 min
  • #1 Messaging Mistakes, Cold Outreach, Brand Building - SalesRobot’s Journey with Saurav Gupta & Victoria Rudi

    Spot the flaw: is it in the strategy itself, or in the approach that most people take? 


    In this episode of Indie Board Session, we discuss the biggest misconceptions about cold outreach, AI’s role in sales, and the messaging mistakes that kill deals.


    Joining me:

    • Victoria Rudi (B2B SaaS messaging expert)

    • Saurav Gupta (CEO, SalesRobot)


    In this episode, we unpack:

    ✅ The real reason most cold outreach fails, and how to fix it
    ✅ The biggest messaging mistake (spoiler: don’t be vague on benefits)
    ✅ Why UX is the hidden advantage in AI-powered sales
    ✅ What startups can learn from the biggest outreach tools on the market
    ✅ How SalesRobot is building a brand in its ultra-competitive space


    Victoria also shares her Empathy Messaging Framework—a simple but powerful approach to crafting messaging that makes your product impossible to ignore.


    🎧 If you're in sales, marketing, or running a SaaS, you won't want to miss this!


    Hit play now to sharpen your messaging, rethink your outreach, and stay ahead in an AI-driven world.


    🔥 Thinking about selling your SaaS? Consider Noosa Labs!


    Check out our website or drop me a DM on LinkedIn.


    Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    57 min
  • #0 Introduction with Andrew Gazdecki, CEO @Acquire.com

    To introduce the show, I had the great pleasure to be interviewed by Andrew Gazdecki, CEO & founder of Acquire.com.

    What you'll learn:

    • Why I decided to launch Indie Board Session

    • What can you expect in the coming episodes

    • What makes this show different


    See you in episode 1 😉


    Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    7 min

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