The original podcast for bootstrapped and mostly bootstrapped startups, this show follow the stories of founders as they start, acquire, and grow SaaS companies. Hear when they fail, struggle, succeed, and take you with them through the tumultuous life of a SaaS founder. If you like Mixergy, This Week in Startups, or SaaStr, you’ll enjoy Startup for the Rest of Us.
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The original podcast for bootstrapped and mostly bootstrapped startups, this show follow the stories of founders as they start, acquire, and grow SaaS companies. Hear when they fail, struggle, succeed, and take you with them through the tumultuous life of a SaaS founder. If you like Mixergy, This Week in Startups, or SaaStr, you’ll enjoy Startup for the Rest of Us.
Episode 786 | Questions About Bootstrapping SaaS to a $90M Exit (with Kevin Wagstaff)
Startups For the Rest of Us
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Episode 786 | Questions About Bootstrapping SaaS to a $90M Exit (with Kevin Wagstaff)
How do you really know when you’ve hit product-market fit?
In this episode, Rob Walling welcomes back Kevin Wagstaff, co-founder of Spectora, to answer listener questions about early traction in Facebook groups, finding product-market fit, handling criticism, and what it really took to bootstrap to a $90M exit.
Want to get your questions answered? Drop them here.
Topics we cover:
(3:15) – Early traction using Facebook groups
(7:17) – The tradeoff between growth and work-life balance
(12:26) – Participating inside Facebook groups run by rivals
(14:39) – Ranking for niche SEO terms
(19:06) – Funding the early days through consulting
(25:14) – Surviving churn in a seasonal, high-turnover market
Links from the Show:
SaaS Institute
Mark Cuban Blog Post
Kevin Wagstaff | LinkedIn
Kevin Wagstaff (@KevinWagstaff3) | X
Spectora
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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Startups For the Rest of Us
The original podcast for bootstrapped and mostly bootstrapped startups, this show follow the stories of founders as they start, acquire, and grow SaaS companies. Hear when they fail, struggle, succeed, and take you with them through the tumultuous life of a SaaS founder. If you like Mixergy, This Week in Startups, or SaaStr, you’ll enjoy Startup for the Rest of Us.
