TMBA 238: 9 Months Into A SaaS Project - 5 Things We’d Do Differently

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People have been asking us to open up a little bit more about some of our specific business ventures so this week we're going to be talking about our new software-as-a-service product, ValetUp.com. We're 9 months into the company, and we've already faced some significant challenges. On this week's episode we'll be discussing the 5 things that we'd do differently if we were starting up a SaaS business today.

Listen to this week's show and learn:

  • Why you need to be avoiding "the idea trap."

  • How to focus on the features your customers are interested in instead of the ones that will make you the most money.

  • Why you shouldn't be undervaluing design as a competitive advantage.

  • The important difference between painful problems and profitable problems.

  • Why we thought we'd be the next Steve Jobs (and why we bombed at that).

People on this episode:

Dan
Ian

Mentioned in the episode:

Call us at 888-554-8428
ValetUp.com
Taylor Pearson
Rob and Mike at Startups For The Rest of Us
Patrick McKenzie - Kalzumeus
Jason Cohen
Families on the Road
TropicalMBA Listeners

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Dan & Ian

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