Getting To Ramen Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/ramen One SaaS-trepreneur's journey to building a sustainable lifestyle business online. With all of the failures, successes, and learnings along the way (including interviews with people like Justin Jackson, Rob Walling, Ben Orenstein, and others). © 2022 Getting To Ramen 26035767-d4fa-5c89-9ff0-66fc6133bc92 no Support this podcast on Patreon It's a great time to SaaS The big Stripe dispute: a cautionary tale Why I’m making a podcast about SaaS en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:35:16 +0000 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:35:24 +0000 https://www.gettingtoramen.com/ https://img.transistorcdn.com/Vo2ZnW3sNGh-IGKsxhnEpoXClVuUFd3uha-TaqiEe9Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQwODgvMTU2NzU3/MTI0OC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.jpg Getting To Ramen https://www.gettingtoramen.com/ episodic Joshua Anderton One SaaS-trepreneur's journey to building a sustainable lifestyle business online. With all of the failures, successes, and learnings along the way (including interviews with people like Justin Jackson, Rob Walling, Ben Orenstein, and others). One SaaS-trepreneur's journey to building a sustainable lifestyle business online. software,technology,business Josh Anderton info+ramen@joshanderton.com No No An update on Meeps (and why it's a good time to be a TALL dev) 39 39 An update on Meeps (and why it's a good time to be a TALL dev) full 8f0044b0-c384-4898-8737-77fd43fe7478 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ef0398f4 A long overdue update on how the development of Meeps is going!

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> A long overdue update on how the development of Meeps is going!

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> Sat, 13 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 1667 A long overdue update on how the development of Meeps is going!

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> software,technology,business No It's a great time to SaaS 36 36 It's a great time to SaaS trailer 428af5f9-df85-4f3d-b767-ecb916c75a96 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0f5c359e Josh talks about why it's such a great idea to build a software product right now.

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> Josh talks about why it's such a great idea to build a software product right now.

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:30:15 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 377 Josh talks about why it's such a great idea to build a software product right now.

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> software,technology,business No Launching a SaaS. Selling a SaaS. 35 35 Launching a SaaS. Selling a SaaS. full 87d15c49-0ce2-4021-8f57-ba6953c2485c https://share.transistor.fm/s/c11f11e1 Here's a quick update on how things are going with Meeps and Upscribe

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> Here's a quick update on how things are going with Meeps and Upscribe

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> Sat, 07 Aug 2021 13:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 708 Here's a quick update on how things are going with Meeps and Upscribe

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> software,technology,business No Never going solo again 34 34 Never going solo again full d855cf03-f2b8-4ec1-9632-b0d2b2a36e66 https://share.transistor.fm/s/173f077e I'm working on a new project with Justin Jackson. Here's what it's been like so far...

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> I'm working on a new project with Justin Jackson. Here's what it's been like so far...

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 650 I'm working on a new project with Justin Jackson. Here's what it's been like so far...

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> software,technology,business No I got micro-acquired 33 33 I got micro-acquired full 0bed21c2-77ff-4435-b36c-8e0f14008723 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8422dfee Recovered from surgery and back with an exciting announcement. One of my businesses has been acquired!

Links

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> Recovered from surgery and back with an exciting announcement. One of my businesses has been acquired!

Links

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> Mon, 17 May 2021 13:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 748 Recovered from surgery and back with an exciting announcement. One of my businesses has been acquired!

Links

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> software,technology,business No Time to get a job 32 32 Time to get a job full 97a70256-91b3-421f-8e03-7ae27b2bb24a https://share.transistor.fm/s/ec5169de Time to make a change. Here's how the last 7 months have gone and my plans moving forward.

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> Time to make a change. Here's how the last 7 months have gone and my plans moving forward.

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:08:19 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 1046 Time to make a change. Here's how the last 7 months have gone and my plans moving forward. Time to make a change. Here's how the last 7 months have gone and my plans moving forward. software,technology,business No PART 2: SaaS sales + getting to revenue quickly w/ Landon Bennet of AdReform 31 31 PART 2: SaaS sales + getting to revenue quickly w/ Landon Bennet of AdReform full 5d7ab053-4c38-43c0-ac81-b04112773c5b https://share.transistor.fm/s/f6e20189 In 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 customer helped Landon and Kyle decide what to build
  • Where to find bigger customers
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> In 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 customer helped Landon and Kyle decide what to build
  • Where to find bigger customers
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:30:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 3774 In this episode (part 2 of 2) Josh talks to Landon Bennet of AdReform about finding and closing on larger SaaS customers. In this episode (part 2 of 2) Josh talks to Landon Bennet of AdReform about finding and closing on larger SaaS customers. software,technology,business No PART 1: Finding and closing bigger SaaS customers w/ Landon Bennet of AdReform 30 30 PART 1: Finding and closing bigger SaaS customers w/ Landon Bennet of AdReform full f7d58c1e-81a4-4669-9e5a-6ed6e3c41623 https://share.transistor.fm/s/62d111c3 In 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 discounts
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> In 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 discounts
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 1774 In this episode (part 1 of 2) Josh talks to Landon Bennet of AdReform about finding and closing on larger SaaS customers. In this episode (part 1 of 2) Josh talks to Landon Bennet of AdReform about finding and closing on larger SaaS customers. software,technology,business No Founder depression 29 29 Founder depression full 33e34edf-0434-4a08-a23c-43598805228a https://share.transistor.fm/s/ca9876bb Josh 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".

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> Josh 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".

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 1141 Josh 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". Josh 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". software,technology,business No Building an email marketing solution as an IndieHacker 28 28 Building an email marketing solution as an IndieHacker full 1202a33e-592c-4c89-9bb4-6316e204dddd https://share.transistor.fm/s/14985708
  • Making a Living From the Paid Newsletter Ecosystem with Yaroslaw Bagriy of Newsletter Crew
    • ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>
  • Making a Living From the Paid Newsletter Ecosystem with Yaroslaw Bagriy of Newsletter Crew
    • ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 621 Josh gives a quick update on how things are going with Upscribe, the new Paid Newsletters craze, and how tech like Laravel Vapor makes possible to build an ESP as an IndieHacker. Josh gives a quick update on how things are going with Upscribe, the new Paid Newsletters craze, and how tech like Laravel Vapor makes possible to build an ESP as an IndieHacker. software,technology,business No     Focusing on just one product (still not ready for freemium) 27 27 Focusing on just one product (still not ready for freemium) full ff0f983e-2cac-44fa-8436-2f80baf1d15e https://share.transistor.fm/s/3787d25b Took the plunge! Josh talks about what it's been like after a month of working on Upscribe full-time.

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Took the plunge! Josh talks about what it's been like after a month of working on Upscribe full-time.

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Wed, 09 Dec 2020 05:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 966 Took the plunge! Josh talks about what it's been like after a month of working on Upscribe full-time. Took the plunge! Josh talks about what it's been like after a month of working on Upscribe full-time. software,technology,business No     Should you start multiple businesses? (I built something new) 26 26 Should you start multiple businesses? (I built something new) full bc6911cd-71fa-4875-ae55-6cf7fc1a1114 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7968ef20 As 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, and People-First Jobs
    • Ad Reform - Your intelligent ad ops assistant
    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     As 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, and People-First Jobs
    • Ad Reform - Your intelligent ad ops assistant
    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:45:22 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 421 As a maker, it's easy to get distracted by new technologies or emerging fads. But is it a great idea to start more than one thing? Also, I started a new thing... As a maker, it's easy to get distracted by new technologies or emerging fads. But is it a great idea to start more than one thing? Also, I started a new thing... software,technology,business No     What not to work on next (advice from successful founders) 25 25 What not to work on next (advice from successful founders) full a5077aa0-689c-4193-81b5-571415b17650 https://share.transistor.fm/s/887aca0d
  • Tweet 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


    • ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>
  • Tweet 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


    • ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Fri, 29 May 2020 05:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 774 Josh goes over some things he's learning about juggling priorities as a founder/GM Josh goes over some things he's learning about juggling priorities as a founder/GM software,technology,business No     You should be collecting customer feedback 24 24 You should be collecting customer feedback full faf71a48-44ae-4bc1-838d-9b363b50930a https://share.transistor.fm/s/03fed183 Links & Resources

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Links & Resources

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Sat, 25 Apr 2020 06:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 593 Three major things I've learned about customer feedback so far working on a customer feedback platform. Three major things I've learned about customer feedback so far working on a customer feedback platform. software,technology,business No     What is "normal" now? 23 23 What is "normal" now? full 75c8bb78-027a-4355-b51e-48d7c6c36fd1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c3dfc84d What 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

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     What 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

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Sat, 11 Apr 2020 05:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 736 What will "business as usual" look like after this whole thing blows over? Plus; a few ways us techies can help during a pandemic. What will "business as usual" look like after this whole thing blows over? Plus; a few ways us techies can help during a pandemic. software,technology,business No     Getting COVID-19, un-productivity hacks, and market differentiators 22 22 Getting COVID-19, un-productivity hacks, and market differentiators full 1dc3852a-d898-436c-bce9-55f0286d82eb https://share.transistor.fm/s/dfde39be Fri, 27 Mar 2020 07:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 776 A 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. A 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. software,technology,business No Head of Product at Userfeed.io 21 21 Head of Product at Userfeed.io full 95d55285-a3b1-410d-a9c0-fea8b7b736f7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/93e58741 Links & Resources

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Links & Resources

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Sat, 01 Feb 2020 08:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 945 Joshua interviews the new Head of Product at Userfeed.io... Joshua interviews the new Head of Product at Userfeed.io... software,technology,business No     Rob Walling of MicroConf & TinySeed on his Stairstep Approach to Bootstrapping 20 20 Rob Walling of MicroConf & TinySeed on his Stairstep Approach to Bootstrapping full 8a53c312-8ea8-44ed-9705-c4d81529716e https://share.transistor.fm/s/27ec7a03 Links & Resources

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Links & Resources

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Sat, 25 Jan 2020 06:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 864 Rob Walling (of MicroConf, TinySeed, Drip, HitTail...) takes the mic to talk about the approach he - and now many others - have taken to go from side gig to a profitable SaaS business. Rob Walling (of MicroConf, TinySeed, Drip, HitTail...) takes the mic to talk about the approach he - and now many others - have taken to go from side gig to a profitable SaaS business. bootstrapping,saas,rob walling,microconf,tinyseed No     The big Stripe dispute: a cautionary tale 19 19 The big Stripe dispute: a cautionary tale trailer 0f3a7668-d01b-4f07-9e59-58947605e7d3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/44f99ce9 Sun, 19 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 1090 While 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. While 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. software,technology,business No Repositioning a platform-reliant product 18 18 Repositioning a platform-reliant product full c98ca306-089c-4e7e-8257-c8380fc6028f https://share.transistor.fm/s/009190b7 Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 1132 Stuck 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 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... saas,startups,startup,bootstrapping Yes Stuck at $5K MRR...now what? 17 17 Stuck at $5K MRR...now what? full c74ecbd4-fb55-4d9f-b40d-d02db5adac65 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ff33c4c3 Upscribe
    https://upscri.be

    Podcard - Podcast editing services
    https://editing.podcard.fm

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Upscribe
    https://upscri.be

    Podcard - Podcast editing services
    https://editing.podcard.fm

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Fri, 15 Nov 2019 09:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 672 I'm back after missing a week. Today's episode is a bit of a recap on what I've been up to, Upscribe's apparent revenue peak, and the productized service business I've started on the side. I'm back after missing a week. Today's episode is a bit of a recap on what I've been up to, Upscribe's apparent revenue peak, and the productized service business I've started on the side. bootstrapping,saas,startups,startup No     Ben Orenstein of Tuple.app on building a fast-growing bootstrapped company 16 16 Ben Orenstein of Tuple.app on building a fast-growing bootstrapped company full 741d84d3-3630-46ed-8198-01df746955c3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8ce93e56 Tuple - Pair programming
    https://tuple.app

    Ben Orenstein
    https://twitter.com/r00k

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Tuple - Pair programming
    https://tuple.app

    Ben Orenstein
    https://twitter.com/r00k

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Fri, 01 Nov 2019 08:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 1952 In this episode I talk to Ben Orenstein of Tuple.app and Art Of Product podcast about how years of building "social capital" with his audience has paid off with the "faster than expected" growth of Tuple. In this episode I talk to Ben Orenstein of Tuple.app and Art Of Product podcast about how years of building "social capital" with his audience has paid off with the "faster than expected" growth of Tuple. saas,bootrapping,software,startup,startups No     Matt Wensing of SimSaaS.co on why you don't need a co-founder and taking funding from TinySeed 15 15 Matt Wensing of SimSaaS.co on why you don't need a co-founder and taking funding from TinySeed full 736f7b79-9be2-4034-ab78-268e9d0152d9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5a2cb174 Matt'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/

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Matt'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/

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Fri, 25 Oct 2019 08:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 2634 In this episode Matt talks about why he's chosen not to have a co-founder with his new company. He also talks about his experience with TinySeed and why he took funding right away. In this episode Matt talks about why he's chosen not to have a co-founder with his new company. He also talks about his experience with TinySeed and why he took funding right away. saas,bootstrapping,self-funded,startup,startups No     Landon and Kyle of Userfeed.io and AdReform.com on using continues customer feedback to inform product 14 14 Landon and Kyle of Userfeed.io and AdReform.com on using continues customer feedback to inform product full ea3448c2-3133-472d-a43f-d8ff559a6de3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7a842c44 Userfeed
    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

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Userfeed
    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

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 2010 Landon Bennet and Kyle Conarro recently hit $250K ARR with Userfeed and AdReform. We talk about their journey to profitability and how hard it really is to get there. Landon Bennet and Kyle Conarro recently hit $250K ARR with Userfeed and AdReform. We talk about their journey to profitability and how hard it really is to get there. saas,bootstrapping,self-funded,startups,startup No     Mubashar Iqbal of PodHunt on building the company you want to work for 13 13 Mubashar Iqbal of PodHunt on building the company you want to work for full ea1ce71e-c0e1-4f5c-8fd6-2701795b7751 https://share.transistor.fm/s/32893fca Mubashar Iqbal on Twitter
    https://twitter.com/mubashariqbal

    PodHunt
    https://podhunt.app

    Quuu
    http://quuu.co

    I Worked On
    https://iworkedon.com/@mubashariqbal

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Mubashar Iqbal on Twitter
    https://twitter.com/mubashariqbal

    PodHunt
    https://podhunt.app

    Quuu
    http://quuu.co

    I Worked On
    https://iworkedon.com/@mubashariqbal

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Fri, 11 Oct 2019 06:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 2141 Mubs and I chat about learning to code, side projects (he's built over 80 so far) and building the business you actually want to work for. We also talk about why he is building PodHunt; a leaderboard of the podcasts people are recommending. Mubs and I chat about learning to code, side projects (he's built over 80 so far) and building the business you actually want to work for. We also talk about why he is building PodHunt; a leaderboard of the podcasts people are recommending. saas,software,code,startups,startup No     Matt Wensing of SimSaaS.co on scaling Stormpulse pricing from $0/mo to $30k/mo 12 12 Matt Wensing of SimSaaS.co on scaling Stormpulse pricing from $0/mo to $30k/mo full 8fe63819-a37a-4467-acce-966d95ae9798 https://share.transistor.fm/s/eefdde61 Matt Wensing
    https://twitter.com/mattwensing

    SimSaaS
    https://simsaas.co

    Out of Beta podcast
    https://outofbeta.fm/

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Matt Wensing
    https://twitter.com/mattwensing

    SimSaaS
    https://simsaas.co

    Out of Beta podcast
    https://outofbeta.fm/

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Fri, 04 Oct 2019 09:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 2331 I had the privilege of chatting with Matt Wensing about his first company Stormpulse and how he evolved the freemium product through customer interviews until he was able to charge up-words of $30k/mo and eventually pivoting entirely into enterprise. I had the privilege of chatting with Matt Wensing about his first company Stormpulse and how he evolved the freemium product through customer interviews until he was able to charge up-words of $30k/mo and eventually pivoting entirely into enterprise. saas,bootstrapping,software,startups,startup No     Justin Jackson of Transistor.fm on why I'm not gaining traction 11 11 Justin Jackson of Transistor.fm on why I'm not gaining traction full 946b7ffd-a2d0-429f-969b-801ad5c71a0f https://share.transistor.fm/s/a5e83395 Justin 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

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Justin 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

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Fri, 27 Sep 2019 09:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 1451 Justin Jackson reached out about why he felt Upscribe isn't gaining the traction I had hoped for. We talk about why well-known writers and brands are leaving Medium.com in droves, what I should do next, and whether business is right for me in the first place. Justin Jackson reached out about why he felt Upscribe isn't gaining the traction I had hoped for. We talk about why well-known writers and brands are leaving Medium.com in droves, what I should do next, and whether business is right for me in the first pl saas,startups,business No     Benedikt Deicke of Userlist.io on competing with Intercom in an established market 10 10 Benedikt Deicke of Userlist.io on competing with Intercom in an established market full 2cdc0225-54aa-47f3-a695-789bcddefcd0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/13d84904 Follow @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://userlist.io/launch-strategy/

    Check out the Ramen Games list.
    https://ramengames.podcard.co/

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Follow @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://userlist.io/launch-strategy/

    Check out the Ramen Games list.
    https://ramengames.podcard.co/

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Fri, 20 Sep 2019 12:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 2343 I had an awesome chat with Benedikt Deicke (co-founder of Userlist.io) about his start in development at 15, initial experience building a SaaS company for metal bands, how he met his co-founders and formed Userlist.io, and how customer interviews have fueled the launch and development of the product in a well established market. I had an awesome chat with Benedikt Deicke (co-founder of Userlist.io) about his start in development at 15, initial experience building a SaaS company for metal bands, how he met his co-founders and formed Userlist.io, and how customer interviews have fu saas,bootstrapping,startups,startup No     Going part time / building for everyone == building for no-one 9 9 Going part time / building for everyone == building for no-one full 3a3df60e-a848-43d3-a1bc-21688b8aea44 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8ad042f8 Sun, 15 Sep 2019 08:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 426 Making 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. Making 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. saas,bootstrapping,startups,startup, No Product launches: Build first vs talk to customers first 8 8 Product launches: Build first vs talk to customers first full 3f156d18-a208-4cd9-8894-477c107734ce https://share.transistor.fm/s/c49f03ad Thu, 05 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Joshua Anderton Joshua Anderton 780 After 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. After 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 saas,startups,startup,bootstrapping No Creating an emotional connection between your customer and your product 7 7 Creating an emotional connection between your customer and your product full a8ff25f5-d9ba-80d6-9008-4356e563b3cd https://share.transistor.fm/s/f20041b6 Customer 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.

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Customer 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.

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Wed, 28 Aug 2019 23:34:00 +0000 Josh Anderton Josh Anderton 491 Customer 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. Customer 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 c software,technology,business No     Growing a startup and a young family and learning to take my time seriously 6 6 Growing a startup and a young family and learning to take my time seriously full 20c99017-4a94-c3f1-e492-dc400549ab3c https://share.transistor.fm/s/c679f860 I’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

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     I’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

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Josh Anderton Josh Anderton 440 I’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. I’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. software,technology,business No     Why annual plans are a win win and I’m building features for nobody 5 5 Why annual plans are a win win and I’m building features for nobody full 91acaec9-6094-b44b-a675-81f0e9ae76ca https://share.transistor.fm/s/eb99683a In 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

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     In 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

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Fri, 23 Aug 2019 20:13:00 +0000 Josh Anderton Josh Anderton 637 In 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. In 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 software,technology,business No     The downside to this “No Code” fad and lessons from a millionaire 4 4 The downside to this “No Code” fad and lessons from a millionaire full 0f50e1c6-a4e8-5485-0ba4-1d6c1fa8703e https://share.transistor.fm/s/fa2b8229 This 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”.

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     This 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”.

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Tue, 20 Aug 2019 16:10:00 +0000 Josh Anderton Josh Anderton 460 This 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”. This 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-milli software,technology,business No     Why MRR is a deceiving metric and my 2 year old thinks I don’t love him 2 2 Why MRR is a deceiving metric and my 2 year old thinks I don’t love him full 8152b4d0-0ccc-168c-4957-f40786e503fe https://share.transistor.fm/s/1bd7053c Balancing 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).

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Balancing 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).

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Mon, 19 Aug 2019 19:33:00 +0000 Josh Anderton Josh Anderton 477 Balancing 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). Balancing 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 mo software,technology,business No     The future of “growth hacking” 3 3 The future of “growth hacking” full 90cb9a31-95a0-9c00-212d-9143c012fcd0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b800b825 Wistia, 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.

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Wistia, 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.

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Mon, 19 Aug 2019 19:27:00 +0000 Josh Anderton Josh Anderton 556 Wistia, 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. Wistia, 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. software,technology,business No     Why I’m making a podcast about SaaS 1 1 Why I’m making a podcast about SaaS trailer ebd6431b-8a6e-112e-8c97-79d4db3a8eff https://share.transistor.fm/s/a7f7ce2e I talk about why I’m building a SaaS company and why I’m podcasting about it.

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     I talk about why I’m building a SaaS company and why I’m podcasting about it.

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ]]>     Wed, 14 Aug 2019 15:53:00 +0000 Josh Anderton Josh Anderton 772 I talk about why I’m building a SaaS company and why I’m podcasting about it. I talk about why I’m building a SaaS company and why I’m podcasting about it. software,technology,business No