👉🏼 About the Guest:

Justin Welsh is the writer of the Saturday Solopreneur, a weekly newsletter with 90K+ subscribers, as well as the founder of a boutique advisory firm for entrepreneurs and creator of digital products for creators. He is also an angel investor, a mentor to entrepreneurs in LATAM with 500 Startups, and an LP at GTM Fund, a rolling fund investing $4 million per year into early-stage B2B SaaS companies.

👉🏼 About the Host:

Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.

👉🏼 Description:

Listen in as Sharath and Justin discuss burnout, building alone, and the journey of being transparent as you build.

Timestamps:

• 0:00 | Episode highlight
• 1:33 | Intro to Justin Welsh
• 3:05 | Why become a solo entrepreneur, when building a team is possible?
• 5:48 | How burnout impacted Justin's life design
• 8:17 | What does freedom mean to Justin?
• 10:40 | What triggered Justin into his current path as a writer and product builder?
• 14:01 | What has Justin tried, failed at, and what has he learned?
• 17:30 | Blueprint on pricing yourself as a consultant or freelancer
• 21:15 | The balance between building a niche and building various products
• 24:26 | When was the Saturday Solopreneur born?
• 26:52 | If Justin could begin his entrepreneurial journey all over again, what would he do?
• 30:46 | How Justin built his "publish everything" mindset
• 33:28 | What is the best way of building systems as a solopreneur?
• 35:36 | How do you know you need to hire a virtual assistant?
• 38:36 | How Justin deals with being anxious for the next day
• 42:12 | Justin's method for dealing with self-doubt
• 46:15 | How does one access cutting-edge ideas from remote areas?
• 48:55 | What is Justin's source of inspiration?
• 51:21 | Justin's tips on the journey of being transparent
• 53:55 | Advice for people beginning their career journeys
• 57:23 | Rapid Fire 5: Favorite product, best recent book, and more!
• 1:03:23 | Outro

👉🏼 Resources mentioned in the pod:

• Starbucks Method: https://www.oreilly.com/content/the-eight-rules-of-good-documentation/
• The Saturday Solopreneur: https://www.justinwelsh.me/blog/
• Virtual Assistant Site: https://academy.surgedigital.agency/
• "How to Get Rich" thread: https://twitter.com/naval/status/1002103360646823936
• Growth in Reverse: https://www.indiehackers.com/product/growth-in-reverse
• Ooni Koda 16 - Gas Powered Portable Pizza Oven: https://eu.ooni.com/pages/explore-koda-16
• Die With Zero: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/52950915
• 4,000 Weeks: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54785515

👉🏼 Shoutouts to awesome people:

• Chenell Basilio: https://twitter.com/chenellco
• Dan Koe: https://thedankoe.com/
• Jack Butcher: https://twitter.com/jackbutcher
• Daniel Vassado: https://dvassallo.com/

👉🏼 Where to find Justin Welsh:

• Website: https://www.justinwelsh.me/
• The Saturday Solopreneur: https://www.justinwelsh.me/blog/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/thejustinwelsh
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinwelsh

👉🏼 Where to find Sharath:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harath
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harath
• Website: https://5harath.com/
• Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/