6. Networking for Success: Mentors, Masterminds, and Making Friends That Help You Grow

01/03/23 • 27 min

Have you considered looking for a mentor, a coach, or a mastermind group? In today's episode, Laura and Nathan look at some of the options available and discuss how they feel about them.

Have you considered looking for a mentor, a coach, or a mastermind group? In today's episode, Laura and Nathan look at some of the options available and discuss how they feel about them.

Previous Episode

5. Founder Factor: Exploring the Pros and Cons of Being a Non-Technical Founder

Today we look at the advantages and disadvantages of being a non-technical founder. There are areas where we excel and perhaps even surpass our technical counterparts. So, can non-technical founders go the distance?

Some of the things we chat about today:

Laura's recent holiday.
Laura sees a 50% increase in sales since launching her new website.
Feature Flux is advancing and Nathan realises that his SaaS might be more suitable for enterprise businesses. What will that mean for sales?
Is it easier for non-tech founders to market their products?
Would we want coding skills?
The advantages of building a quick MVP as a developer.
Doing everything as a solo founder is a lot to ask.
If you can't build your own product, what can you do?
Building an audience.
Finding a co-founder.
Paying a developer to build your MVP.
Funding for your SaaS.
No code as an option.
The stairstep approach.
Focus on one product or build multiple?
Do new indy products inspire trust?
Be mindful of the customers you choose.

Links from today's show:

Client Portal
Feature Flux
The Bootstrapped Founder
Reform
Close
Castos
Rob Walling
Tiny Seed
Calm

Next Episode

7. Side Hustle to Success: Building a Product Business in Your 'Spare Time'.

Is it possible to build a product business while working full-time? What about while freelancing? Both are possible, but both have their pros and cons. Laura and Nathan go in-depth on how they built their products while working full-time, going freelance, and growing a family.

They look at partner accountability, going it 100% alone and how to put in the hours without going insane.

Does age play a part in how you build a product on the side? Are you capable of working 12+ hours a day? Or do you only have an hour here and there? Listen in to find out how we did it and continue to do it.

ps. Laura has a great suggestion on how to plan your week if you're a freelancer!

Links.

Nusii
Rob Walling
Feature Flux