37: Mark Faggiano on How to Focus on What Really Matters

Today, on the Early-Stage Founder Show, I’m talking with Mark Faggiano, the founder and CEO at TaxJar, a SaaS startup that automates your sales tax calculations, reporting, and filings in minutes so you can spend time on your business. As a startup founder you need to be versatile and prepared to wear dozens of different hats in order to get things done, but if you let the company itself get pulled in too many directions, it’s going to be hard to make progress. In our chat, Mark dives into the importance of focus in early-stage startups, how their own focus has given them a competitive advantage, and how you can figure out what really matters in your startup. If you feel like there are dozens of paths you could take but are unsure what one is best, then this is the episode for you.