Getting To Ramen
40 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsListen in as I navigate the slow SaaS ramp of death while asking for help along the way from people like Justin Jackson, Matt Wensing, and others who have gone before me...
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An update on Meeps (and why it's a good time to be a TALL dev)
November 13, 2021 13:00 - 27 minutes - 63.7 MBA long overdue update on how the development of Meeps is going!
An update on Meeps
November 13, 2021 13:00 - 27 minutes - 63.7 MBA long overdue update on how the development of Meeps is going! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Increasing motivation & focus (and what drives every living thing)
October 19, 2021 15:10 - 26 minutes - 60.1 MBWhat began as some light reading in order to learn more about ADHD, has turned into a new obsession with the molecule that drives every living thing on this planet. This episode ended up being a continuation/revision/partial-redaction to Episode 37 on "mentally optimizing for creativity" (https://share.transistor.fm/s/7979b502). Links Huberman Labs YouTube Channel Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction | Huberman Lab Podcast #39 Characterization of dopam...
Mentally optimizing for creativity
September 29, 2021 15:18 - 24 minutes - 44.7 MBAfter being diagnosed with ADD and SAD, Josh has been researching natural long-term solutions for a healthy, consistent, and creative mental game. Kite Drinks - Organic sparkling adaptogenic tea ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
It's a great time to SaaS
September 22, 2021 14:30 - 6 minutes - 11.6 MBJosh talks about why it's such a great idea to build a software product right now.
Launching a SaaS. Selling a SaaS.
August 07, 2021 13:00 - 11 minutes - 21.7 MBHere's a quick update on how things are going with Meeps and Upscribe Megamaker Podcast Meeps.app - A better way to manage an online community Upscribe on MicroAcquire
Never going solo again
June 10, 2021 13:00 - 10 minutes - 15 MBI'm working on a new project with Justin Jackson. Here's what it's been like so far...
I got micro-acquired
May 17, 2021 13:00 - 12 minutes - 17.2 MBRecovered from surgery and back with an exciting announcement. One of my businesses has been acquired! Links Joshua's Newsletter (https://joshuaanderton.upscri.be) Micro Acquire - Startup acquisition marketplace Made With Grit - Podcast by Adreform's Landon Bennet and Kyle Conarro Adreform - Speed up your tedious ad ops tasks by 10x Userfeed - User feedback tool for Interom Putler - Consolidate all your stores, payment gateways and Google Analytics in a single app Billingly....
Time to get a job
April 19, 2021 15:08 - 17 minutes - 24 MBTime to make a change. Here's how the last 7 months have gone and my plans moving forward. JoshuaAnderton.ca (Josh's personal portfolio site) Upscribe Podmelon (Josh's podcast editing business) Vidmelon (Josh's video business) Transistor.fm Build Your SaaS AdReform Josh's tweet MegaMaker Potion.so Sandwich Video Wistia
PART 2: SaaS sales + getting to revenue quickly w/ Landon Bennet of AdReform
April 08, 2021 13:30 - 1 hour - 115 MBIn this episode Josh talks to Landon Bennet of AdReform about finding and closing on larger SaaS customers. Landon has a ton of experience in SaaS sales at several customers (including 3 companies that he's successfully bootstrapped with his co-founder Kyle Conarro). This is a must-listen for any indie hackers or bootstrap founders. A few topics covered in the call are: Landon's approach to finding new (validated) business opportunities How early conversations with potential cus...
PART 1: Finding and closing bigger SaaS customers w/ Landon Bennet of AdReform
April 08, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 54.2 MBIn this episode Josh talks to Landon Bennet of AdReform about finding and closing on larger SaaS customers. Landon has a ton of experience in SaaS sales at several customers (including 3 companies that he's successfully bootstrapped with his co-founder Kyle Conarro). This is a must-listen for any indie hackers or bootstrap founders. A few topics covered in the call are: You should never be surprised by the outcome of a deal Time kills every deal Annual contracts Avoid forever ...
Founder depression
March 23, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes - 26.2 MBJosh talks about what it's been like managing his mental health while trying to grow a software company full-time. There's also a tiny rant about a certain well-known exit and how the employees were "taken care of".
Building an email marketing solution as an IndieHacker
March 08, 2021 14:00 - 10 minutes - 14.3 MBMaking a Living From the Paid Newsletter Ecosystem with Yaroslaw Bagriy of Newsletter Crew
Focusing on just one product (still not ready for freemium)
December 09, 2020 05:00 - 16 minutes - 29.5 MBTook the plunge! Josh talks about what it's been like after a month of working on Upscribe full-time.
Should you start multiple businesses? (I built something new)
September 17, 2020 14:45 - 7 minutes - 8.09 MBAs a maker, it's easy to get distracted by new technologies or emerging fads. But is it a great idea to start-up more than one thing simultaneously? Also, I started a new thing... Billingly.io - Dunning emails & sms for less (don't pay until we've recovered revenue for you!) Upscribe - No-bloat email marketing and opt-in forms Podmelon - Quality podcast editing Basecamp - The All-In-One Toolkit for Working Remotely WildBit - The team behind Beanstalk, Postmark, DMARK Digest, an...
What not to work on next (advice from successful founders)
May 29, 2020 05:00 - 12 minutes - 23.7 MBTweet about balancing priorities as a founder Versoly Volkan Kaya Twitter DrawSQL Dennis Ong Twitter Userfeed.io Summit Matt Wensing Twitter BidSketch DocSketch Ruben Gamez Twitter Borrowing Brilliance
You should be collecting customer feedback
April 25, 2020 06:00 - 9 minutes - 18.2 MBLinks & Resources Userfeed.io Build Your SaaS
What is "normal" now?
April 11, 2020 05:00 - 12 minutes - 14.1 MBWhat will "business as usual" look like after this whole thing blows over? Plus; a few ways us techies can help during a pandemic. Show Notes Still here! Can things go back to normal? How this affects us and our businesses forever Ways we techies can help (financial and otherwise) Links & Resources The Tyler Stalman Podcast, EP80: Tech and the Pandemic, with Sam Sheffer Made With Grit Podcast, EP19: How we're dealing with COVID-19
Getting COVID-19, un-productivity hacks, and market differentiators
March 27, 2020 07:00 - 12 minutes - 23.8 MBA bit of an update about the fam & I (as we've been recovering from COVID-19). I also rant about one of the best differentiators I think a business can have in a crowded market.
Head of Product at Userfeed.io
February 01, 2020 08:00 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MBLinks & Resources Made with Grit podcast episode Landon's announcement on Twitter Userfeed - Build the right products and grow your business using Intercom data
Rob Walling of MicroConf & TinySeed on his Stairstep Approach to Bootstrapping
January 25, 2020 06:00 - 14 minutes - 19.8 MBLinks & Resources Rob's Stairstep Approach to Bootstrapping blog post Josh's 2019 revenue tweet Rob's response to revenue tweet
The big Stripe dispute: a cautionary tale
January 19, 2020 05:00 - 18 minutes - 25 MBWhile driving his mini-van home one evening, Josh talks about a Stripe dispute that happened over Christmas time and gives updates on Podmelon (his newly branded podcast editing business) and Upscribe.
Repositioning a platform-reliant product
December 06, 2019 06:00 - 18 minutes - 26 MBStuck in traffic on my way home from downtown Vancouver, I talk about how the repositioning of Upscribe is going. I also give an update on the podcast editing business, and do some solo-founder venting...
Stuck at $5K MRR...now what?
November 15, 2019 09:00 - 11 minutes - 15.4 MBUpscribe https://upscri.be Podcard - Podcast editing services https://editing.podcard.fm
Ben Orenstein of Tuple.app on building a fast-growing bootstrapped company
November 01, 2019 08:00 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBTuple - Pair programming https://tuple.app Ben Orenstein https://twitter.com/r00k
Matt Wensing of SimSaaS.co on why you don't need a co-founder and taking funding from TinySeed
October 25, 2019 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBMatt's Tweet https://twitter.com/mattwensing/status/1176469847468859392 Matt Wensing https://twitter.com/mattwensing SimSaaS https://simsaas.co Matt's podcast Out of Beta https://outofbeta.fm/
Landon and Kyle of Userfeed.io and AdReform.com on using continues customer feedback to inform product
October 18, 2019 09:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBUserfeed https://userfeed.io @userfeedio AdReform https://adreform.com @adreformers Landon and Kyle's Podcast Made With Grit https://madewithgrit.fm Landon on Twitter @LandonB32 Kyle on Twitter @conarro
Mubashar Iqbal of PodHunt on building the company you want to work for
October 11, 2019 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBMubashar Iqbal on Twitter https://twitter.com/mubashariqbal PodHunt https://podhunt.app Quuu http://quuu.co I Worked On https://iworkedon.com/@mubashariqbal
Matt Wensing of SimSaaS.co on scaling Stormpulse pricing from $0/mo to $30k/mo
October 04, 2019 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBMatt Wensing https://twitter.com/mattwensing SimSaaS https://simsaas.co Out of Beta podcast https://outofbeta.fm/
Justin Jackson of Transistor.fm on why I'm not gaining traction
September 27, 2019 09:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBJustin Jackson https://justinjackson.ca Transistor.fm - Host all of your podcasts on Transistor https://transistor.fm MegaMaker - A community for bootstrappers https://megamaker.co Baremetrics Open Startups https://baremetrics.com/open-startups Upscribe's open metrics https://upscribe.baremetrics.com Derrick Reimer https://www.derrickreimer.com/ StaticKit http://statickit.com
Benedikt Deicke of Userlist.io on competing with Intercom in an established market
September 20, 2019 12:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBFollow @benediktdeicke on Twitter. Userlist.io - A behavior-based customer messaging tool for SaaS companies. StageCMS - The Content Management System for unique band website design. Slow & Steady Podcast - A podcast by Benedikt Deicke and Brian Rea about what it's like to build and launch a bootstrapped startup while working for yourself full-time. Also, check out Benedikt's co-founder Jane Portman's podcast UI Breakfast! Userlist blog post about their launch strategy: https:...
Going part time / building for everyone == building for no-one
September 15, 2019 08:00 - 7 minutes - 6.56 MBMaking a change! One that will affect Upscribe, and this podcast. I also reflect on my time in a rock band and how it has influenced the way I build software.
Product launches: Build first vs talk to customers first
September 05, 2019 00:00 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBAfter receiving some extremely appreciated listener feedback I go into more detail about how I started Upscribe following a failed project (that I also talk about) and the lessons learned. I also talk about the successful Product Hunt launch that brought in Upscribe' first 1000 users in just over a week.
Creating an emotional connection between your customer and your product
August 28, 2019 23:34 - 8 minutes - 7.55 MBCustomer service has become one of my favourite parts of running a small SaaS company. You learn so much about your product and what people are feeling when they use it. Here are a few examples how to turn an angry customer into a true fan or just truly churned.
Growing a startup and a young family and learning to take my time seriously
August 27, 2019 00:00 - 7 minutes - 6.76 MBI’ve been doing a poor job lately of being present while with my family. In this episode I talk about some of the pressures of having a young family and trying to start a company as well as some of the benefits. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gettingtoramen/message
Why annual plans are a win win and I’m building features for nobody
August 23, 2019 20:13 - 10 minutes - 9.77 MBIn this episode I talk about my phone call with Corey Haines from Baremetrics (https://baremetrics.com) and how he showed me how I’ve been building a bunch of features no one needs (as well as how to fix this). Then I really nerd out like a number-one-fan about bootstrapping SaaS. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gettingtoramen/message
The downside to this “No Code” fad and lessons from a millionaire
August 20, 2019 16:10 - 7 minutes - 7.08 MBThis No Code fad has been huge. Tools like Bubble, WebFlow, etc. are killing it and changing the way we launch and build products. But there may be a cost I think most people aren’t thinking about. I also talk about a conversation I had with a multi-millionaire business man (who shall not be named) about “learning whatever it takes”.
Why MRR is a deceiving metric and my 2 year old thinks I don’t love him
August 19, 2019 19:33 - 7 minutes - 7.33 MBBalancing a day job, a family, and a side project can be a rollercoaster of emotion. So are revenue analytics. I talk about these (while trying to say “umm” less), how founders are addicted to checking their baremetrics dashboard, and a more (not a lot more).
The future of “growth hacking”
August 19, 2019 19:27 - 9 minutes - 8.54 MBWistia, Basecamp, Transistor.fm...companies that are run by teams who actually need and use the product they build. Here’s another rant about the advantages of being your own customer and NOT JUST knowing your own customers.
Why I’m making a podcast about SaaS
August 14, 2019 15:53 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBI talk about why I’m building a SaaS company and why I’m podcasting about it.