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RS327: 3 Traits Of Successful Founders w/ Rob Walling


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Craig has TinySeed’s Rob Walling in the hot seat today. They’re chatting about defining, attaining, and maintaining success. What does success mean to you? How do focus, clarity, and execution fit into it? Rob, a leading founder and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the SaaS industry, shares his expert advice and insights on achieving success.

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Highlights from Craig and Rob’s conversation:
  • What makes Rob Walling a successful founder
  • How to gain clarity and focus in your decision-making
  • Relentless execution: why the winners are those who practice every day
  • Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation
  • Creating a network of accountability
  • The parallels between “fitness” and being a founder
    • Making success fun
    • Finding someone to hold you accountable
    • Is there a one-stop shop for founders?
    • The layers of Rob’s business model funnel
    • A Little About Rob:

      Rob Walling is the founder of TinySeed, host of Startups For The Rest Of Us, and of MicroConf. Rob has bootstrapped multiple startups to exit, most recently Drip. He has been advising, mentoring, and investing in startups for more than a decade. He has also written The SaaS Playbook which aims to help entrepreneurs strategize and build frameworks from the trenches so they can grow successful SaaS companies.

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