Episode 676 | Exit Valuations, Choosing Between Ideas, and More Listener Questions

In episode 676, join Rob Walling for a solo adventure where he answers more listener questions. He answers questions around the inflated valuations in the B2B SaaS market, choosing between ideas, and validating a SaaS idea before building. Rob wraps up evaluating the effectiveness of building a podcast or YouTube following prior to launch.

Topics we cover:

• 0:56 – TinySeed applications for fall 2023 batch
• 1:42 – The Future of MicroConf announcement event
• 2:13 – Why are B2B SaaS valuations so high?
• 10:43 – Choosing between two software ideas
• 15:02 – Don’t start a two-sided marketplace
• 17:04 – Do my “Stair Steps” have to be related?
• 19:47 – Co-founder equity splits and founder agreements
• 24:56 – Idea validation techniques
• 28:02 – Starting a podcast to building an audience

Links from the Show:

• The SaaS Playbook
• TinySeed
• Future of MicroConf
• The UpFlip Podcast
• 27. How to Build a Thriving Software Company (From Scratch)
• Quiet Light, Empire Flippers, FE international
• Castos Productions
• Nolo, Rocket Lawyer, Lexgo
• Slicing Pie
• Episode 671 | Working on What Matters, Left-handed Threads, and Being Lucky (A Rob Solo Adventure)
• The Stair Step Method of Bootstrapping
• Traction by Gino Wickman
• Hacking Growth by Sean Brown, Morgan, Ellis

If you have questions about starting or scaling a software business that you’d like for us to cover, please submit your question for an upcoming episode. We’d love to hear from you!

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