Seeking Scale

Seeking Scale

By Andy Baldacci and Craig HewittSociety & CultureBusinessTechnology
Download on the App Store

Seeking Scale episodes

  • Deadlines and Details: It’s About to Get Real

    Craig and Andy talk about the shift in mindset when it comes to taking time off from your business and getting others up to speed or being more productive and strategic as a founder to enable others to reach goals and be successful.

    Andy’s stress level steadily increases as the due date nears for the birth of his baby. His mindset has shifted from creating new stuff for SaberSim to more productive tasks, such as planning and priorities to wrap up projects before he takes time off.

    Craig’s management style tends to be very laid back and less stressful. So, his team met up for a retreat to lay out a more structured approach to feedback and reviews using the continuous performance management software, 15FIVE, and project management software, Notion.

    28 min
  • Time to Impact, Confidence, and Effort
    Craig and Andy talk about learning to just say, ‘No.’ What is meaningful, matters most and what does not? Most likely, 20-50% of what you are doing are things that you should not be doing.  Craig shares how his company retreat went really well. They dedicated time to talk about and reflect on objectives and ... Read more
    37 min
  • Fitness, Finances, and Going Green
    Craig and Andy talk about finances. But first, founders need to give themselves permission to do what they want to feel better and guarantee a great start to the workday because too often the afternoon falls apart. Craig wants to declare that he does not start work until 9 a.m. to drop his kids off ... Read more
    29 min
  • Coworker and Coaching Context
    Craig and Andy talk about pre-planning versus figuring things out as they go. What’s driving what and how do you get there together to grow? After a weekend getaway to unwind, Andy is back to prep and quarterly planning before paternity leave. Focusing on the right things makes a big difference because it’s so easy ... Read more
    23 min
  • Deadlines and Details: It’s About to Get Real
    Craig and Andy talk about the shift in mindset when it comes to taking time off from your business and getting others up to speed or being more productive and strategic as a founder to enable others to reach goals and be successful. Andy’s stress level steadily increases as the due date nears for the ... Read more
    28 min
  • Building for Now vs. The Future
    Craig and Andy talk about building for now versus for the future when it comes to their roles and responsibilities as founders. Both are looking to take themselves out of the critical aspects of their businesses. Andy is focused on significantly shifting what he is working on and hiring an executive assistant and copywriter before ... Read more
    25 min
  • Building for Now vs. The Future

    Craig and Andy talk about building for now versus for the future when it comes to their roles and responsibilities as founders. Both are looking to take themselves out of the critical aspects of their businesses.

    Andy is focused on significantly shifting what he is working on and hiring an executive assistant and copywriter before the birth of his baby. Time is limited, so he may not be able to hire and onboard until after he returns from paternity leave. 

    Craig provides an update on his business about hiring specialized attention, focus, and talent for what really matters and is most valuable to the company and customers. He has realized that he is too involved in services over product. Castos is now hiring a podcast coach! 

    25 min
  • Current Events in Tech
    Craig and Andy talk about current events in tech, including Paddle’s acquisition of ProfitWell and what else is going on in the bootstrapped versus enterprise world, economy, and ecosystem.  Andy views the acquisition/merger as the ProfitWell brand and team continuing to do what it has been doing, but what will happen to the leadership (i.e., ... Read more
    28 min
  • Current Events in Tech

    Craig and Andy talk about current events in tech, including Paddle’s acquisition of ProfitWell and what else is going on in the bootstrapped versus enterprise world, economy, and ecosystem. 

    Andy views the acquisition/merger as the ProfitWell brand and team continuing to do what it has been doing, but what will happen to the leadership (i.e., Patrick Campbell) and liquidity? It takes money to grow a business, but don’t obsess over numbers you can’t control. 

    Craig explains that ProfitWell’s product revenue is 80+ percent of the company. This is the path to take if you don’t want to raise money, start as a consultancy, build a product, revenue shifts, and roll over profit. That’s what Craig did, too.

    28 min
  • Managing Technical Debt
    Craig and Andy talk about managing technical debt. Is more data needed? Do you need to be driven by metrics? What is possible versus realistic? Who do you need to make happy—your customers or your team members? Andy shares how a big release has been in quality assurance (QA) for about a month, which shows ... Read more
    22 min

About Seeking Scale

From the publisher's feed

A podcast about growing a SaaS business to meaningful scale