This episode is a slight departure from the normal startup-y banter between Dave and Craig. After a horrific school shooting at the school where Dave’s children go there is a lot of unrest in the Denver community around school safety, gun control, and what everyone can/should expect at the intersection of those few parts of ... Read more

In this episode, we discuss some changes to our recording process, growth within our own companies, and having a holistic marketing plan. Tune in to hear us discuss all these things and more. Topics: Recording with Zoom. Getting reviews from customers. Attending FentoConf Growth and progress. Having a holistic view of your marketing plan. Measuring […]

Craig speaks with Pedro Cortes about converting high end Saas customers. We based a previous episode on Pedro’s blog on this very topic. We thought it would be a good idea to bring him in and hear ideas from the horse’s mouth. Tune in to hear what Pedro has to say about converting high-end Saas […]

In this episode, we are joined by Kevin McArdle, the Co-Founder and CEO of SureSwift Capital, a holding company that acquires and operates small businesses in perpetuity, Tune in to hear us discuss how SureSwift Capital maintains its portfolio and important tools that keep the company running. Topics: SureSwift’s operating infrastructure. Why and how SureSwift […]

This week Dave and Craig catch up on their businesses after a few weeks without updates. Craig is looking forward to the end of the year to put together a SaaS specific founder retreat in Tuscany, Italy toward the end of the year. If anyone is interested in joining head over to saasretreat.com and drop […]

In this episode, the discussion surrounds the tailwinds and headwinds of business. Tune in to hear this discussion about the ways in which business has changed and can potentially change in the future. Topics: A message from Rob Walling regarding their MicroConf episode. The binary thinking of the MicroConf community. How MicroConf and other conferences […]

In this episode, Craig and Dave break down MicroConf, how to decide which conferences to attend, and how to implement new marketing tactics, among other things. Tune in to hear this discussion about conferences and how you can get the most out of attending them. Topics: The general consensus about MicroConf. Learning about new marketing […]

During this episode, Craig speaks with David Henzel, entrepreneur and founder of MaxCDN. David founded MaxCDN before selling the company years later. Now, he offers other entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn from his experience during his online course, Managing Happiness. Together, Craig and David discuss what it’s like to run your own business and the […]

Dealing with feedback at work is tough. Whether its with customers or your internal team so many of us get emotional when dealing with feedback and criticism at work. This week’s episode is based on a blog post from the Trello blog in which they walk through 5 steps to effectively managing your emotions when […]

Today Dave and Craig talk about what approaches you should consider when designing landing pages and marketing copy for high end (hundreds of dollars per month) SaaS products. But first, our friends at ReleaseNotes.tv are giving away 2 tickets to their ReleaseNotes conference. Rogue Startups listeners can go to releasenotes.tv/rogue to enter for a chance […]