Growing Software

Darby Frey & Ethan Gunderson

Two software engineers exploring the facets of developing SaaS businesses while working their day jobs. Hosted by Darby Frey, co-founder of Lead Honestly, and Ethan Gunderson, founder of Glean.

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31: Do Nothing, A Bold Launch Strategy

31: Do Nothing, A Bold Launch Strategy

What we covered in this episode:Writing blog posts, keywords, and being useful.Ethan failed his homework, or did he? Yes, he did.Is it coding week or marketing week? Bootstrapping a SaaS Product to $36k MRR. Examples of marketing week ideas is at 23:54.Building up a product around a conference workshop.Have something you want us to talk about?Twitter: @growingsoftware, @ethangunderson, and @darbyfreyLeave us a ZipMessageThanks to our monthly supporters:Clark Kampfe ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

31: Do Nothing, A Bold Launch Strategy

31: Do Nothing, A Bold Launch Strategy

What we covered in this episode:Writing blog posts, keywords, and being useful.Ethan failed his homework, or did he? Yes, he did.Is it coding week or marketing week? Bootstrapping a SaaS Product to $36k MRR. Examples of marketing week ideas is at 23:54.Building up a product around a conference workshop.Have something you want us to talk about?Twitter: @growingsoftware, @ethangunderson, and @darbyfreyLeave us a ZipMessageThanks to our monthly supporters:Clark Kampfe ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

30: Sorry, The Crab Isn't Good Today

30: Sorry, The Crab Isn't Good Today

What we covered in this episode:Ethan's trip to Disney WordChef's TableThe consistently low bar of user experiencesLead Honestly's new marketing copyPaying for blog postsProgress on GleanHave something you want us to talk about?Twitter: @growingsoftware, @ethangunderson, and @darbyfreyLeave us a ZipMessageThanks to our monthly supporters:Clark Kampfe ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

29: Fractions of a Year

29: Fractions of a Year

Ethan's conference talk ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

28: A Masterclass in Deleting Code

28: A Masterclass in Deleting Code

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27: Marketing Made Simple

27: Marketing Made Simple

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26: Ethan Stars Over

26: Ethan Stars Over

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25: Brian Casel of ZipMessage

25: Brian Casel of ZipMessage

You can find Brian at:TwitterZipMessageBootstrapped WebQuestions, comments, or other feedback? Send us a zip message! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

24: Profit First

24: Profit First

Profit FirstThe application Ethan used to model the accounts and framework outlined in the book is Summit.A screenshot for the Summit canvas that Ethan made can be found here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

23: Tis the Season for a Retrospective

23: Tis the Season for a Retrospective

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22: Two Kinds of Warm Beverages

22: Two Kinds of Warm Beverages

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21: Edge Cases on Top of Edge Cases

21: Edge Cases on Top of Edge Cases

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20: Shaking the Rust Off

20: Shaking the Rust Off

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19: Gearing Up for a Launch

19: Gearing Up for a Launch

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18: An Egg Salad Sandwich With an Instagram Account

18: An Egg Salad Sandwich With an Instagram Account

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17: The Best Laid Plans Part 2

17: The Best Laid Plans Part 2

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16: The Best Laid Plans

16: The Best Laid Plans

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15: An Effective Pivot

15: An Effective Pivot

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14: Changing Directions

14: Changing Directions

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13: Give the people what they want, emails

13: Give the people what they want, emails

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12: So, you need another checklist?

12: So, you need another checklist?

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