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Rob Walling · Business

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.

Episodes

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Episode 815 | Unexpected Skills Your Day Job Can Teach You About Entrepreneurship (Rob Solo)

13 Jan 2026
30m
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Episode 814 | How to Beat a Venture-Backed Competitor (with Laura Roeder)

06 Jan 2026
36m
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Episode 813 | SaaS Predictions for 2026 (+ Reflections on 2025)

30 Dec 2025
28m
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Episode 812 | The 2025 State of TinySeed

23 Dec 2025
28m
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Episode 811 | When to Delegate the "Core Four SaaS Skills," Freemium Retention Rates, and More Listener Questions (A Rob Solo Adventure)

16 Dec 2025
34m
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Episode 810 | The Best A.I. Coding Stack, Shipping Fast, and More Listener Questions (With Derrick Reimer)

09 Dec 2025
53m
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Episode 809 | What I Learned Diving into A.I. for 100 Days (with Craig Hewitt)

02 Dec 2025
39m
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Episode 808 | A $500k "Step 1" Business, When to Consider SOC2, and More Listener Questions

25 Nov 2025
29m
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Episode 807 | The "Core Four" SaaS Skills and Knowing When You Should Find a Co-founder (A Rob Solo Adventure)

18 Nov 2025
33m
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Episode 806 | Bootstrapping Missive to $8M ARR Over 10 Years

11 Nov 2025
33m
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Episode 805 | Gatekeeping vs. Paying Dues, Raw Material, and Surrounding Yourself with the Right People (A Rob Solo Adventure)

04 Nov 2025
24m
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Episode 804 | Positioning, Inventing a Category, Marketing Globally, and More Listener Questions (A Rob Solo Adventure)

28 Oct 2025
35m
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Episode 803 | 8 Key Takeaways from MicroConf Europe 2025

21 Oct 2025
34m
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Episode 802 | Marketing Not Scaling, Where to Publish Content, and More Listener Questions (A Rob Solo Adventure)

14 Oct 2025
32m
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Episode 801 | Competing Against Incumbents, Technical Co-Founders, Trademarks, and More Listener Questions with Derrick Reimer

07 Oct 2025
54m
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Episode 800 | The 12 Commandments of Startups for the Rest of Us

30 Sep 2025
37m
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Episode 799 | TinySeed Tales s5e6: $500k ARR!

25 Sep 2025
29m
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Episode 798 | Lessons From 10 Years of SaaS Growth Without a Hockey Stick

23 Sep 2025
42m
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Episode 797 | TinySeed Tales s5e5: Should I Raise More Funding?

18 Sep 2025
30m
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Episode 796 | Marketing Isn't Easy?, How to Grow Your Company, and Be Careful Who You Listen To (A Rob Solo Adventure)

16 Sep 2025
29m
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