In episode 686, join Rob Walling for another solo adventure where he answers listener questions. He answers how to evaluate monetary success, combat hedonic adaptation, and how to evaluate the capabilities of technical co-founders. Rob also discusses whether outsourcing sales and marketing is possible and considers some alternative no-code approaches.

Topics we cover:

4:20 – Success after stair-stepping, confronting hedonic adaptation
15:35 – Sales funnels, friction before demos, and collecting email addresses
19:24 – Outsourcing marketing and sales
23:54 – Evaluating the technical capabilities of your technical co-founder(s)
29:41 – Reducing the platform risk of developing in typical no-code tools

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Episode 686 | How Much is Enough?, Outsourcing Marketing, and More Listener Questions

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