065: Software as a Service: From Minimum Viable Product to Minimum Sellable Product [Jeroen Corthout]

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10/13/21 • 49 min

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#0065 What does it take to start and run your own SaaS (Software as as Service) business?
How do you build an audience?
How do you know your software is one that your audience will want?
The last thing you want to do is pump a ton of time and effort into something your ideal client doesn't want.
Today, we are chatting with Jeroen Corthout, Co-Founder of SalesFlare, about how they managed to plan, build, launch, and grow their own CRM software.
Throughout the episode, Jeroen shares some of the mistakes they made early on (so you can avoid them yourself), and talks with us about how to effectively and efficiently build our own SaaS company from scratch.

Top 3 Key Takeaways:

What is means to build a minimum viable product and what that looks like in the SaaS world
Better understanding of how to get your first feedback and possibly first customers for your SaaS business
How to expand your network and potential customers beyond your immediate circle

To get the links and resources discussed in this episode, head over to the Episode 65 Show Notes.

If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to leave a review of the Nine-Five Podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Top 3 Key Takeaways:

What is means to build a minimum viable product and what that looks like in the SaaS world
Better understanding of how to get your first feedback and possibly first customers for your SaaS business
How to expand your network and potential customers beyond your immediate circle

To get the links and resources discussed in this episode, head over to the Episode 65 Show Notes.

If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to leave a review of the Nine-Five Podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Previous Episode

064: Dodging Imposter Syndrome and Generating Possibilities [David Wood]

#0064 Are you guilty of shiny object syndrome?

Do you find yourself taking on new projects before you've finished the last one you started
Well this is the episode for you!
Today we are talking with David Wood of Focus.CEO about how to avoid "The Dip" or "Valley of Despair" that so we can stay more focused and come into the extraordinary entrepreneurs and people that we all are.

Top 3 Key Takeaways:

Determine when to the stay the course vs moving on to the next thing
What is "The Dip" or "Valley of Despair" and how to recognize it BEFORE you begin your next project
How to generate possibilities in your life to make you unstoppable

To get the links and resources discussed in this episode, head over to the Episode 64 Show Notes.

If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to leave a review of the Nine-Five Podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Next Episode

066: How to Balance Your 9-5 Job While Building a Business or Side Hustle [Andres Moran]

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#0066 Most of us aren't going to be able to simply leave behind our 9-5 jobs and dive right into our own businesses - sorry, but it's just not that realistic.
For many of us, building a business is something we'll need to be doing on the side of our day job / 9-5.
Andres Moran, is today's guest and he's here to share his stories and experience of building MULTIPLE business all while working his 9-5 job.
This can be tricky waters to navigate so that is why Andres is here to help give you the best chance of building your business while NOT sacrificing your personal and professional lives in the process.

Top 3 Key Takeaways:

Can you realistically balance your 9-5 while building your business
How to build your business while still respecting your current employer
Why you should be thinking about your businesses "Exit Strategy" from the beginning

To get the links and resources discussed in this episode, head over to the Episode 66 Show Notes.

If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to leave a review of the Nine-Five Podcast on Apple Podcasts.