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Episode 778 | Pricing Pilot Projects, Niching Down, Skipping Stairsteps, and More Listener Questions (A Rob Solo Adventure)

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How do you price pilot projects and niche down without hedging your bets?

In this episode, Rob Walling answers listener questions about pricing pilots, choosing niches, and skipping steps on his Stair Step Method of Bootstrapping. Want to get your question answered? Drop them here.

Topics we cover:

  • (3:25) – Feedback on Season 4 of TinySeed Tales
  • (8:55) – How do you price pilot projects?
  • (15:11) – How to niche down and de-risking a new SaaS?
  • (22:40) – What does it really take to build a hit open-source tool?
  • (29:53) – Can you skip straight to SaaS or is that a trap?

Links from the Show:

If you have questions about starting or scaling a software business that you’d like for us to cover, please submit your question for an upcoming episode. We’d love to hear from you!

Subscribe & Review: iTunes | Spotify

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Manage episode 488063551 series 2525560
Content provided by Rob Walling. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Rob Walling or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

How do you price pilot projects and niche down without hedging your bets?

In this episode, Rob Walling answers listener questions about pricing pilots, choosing niches, and skipping steps on his Stair Step Method of Bootstrapping. Want to get your question answered? Drop them here.

Topics we cover:

  • (3:25) – Feedback on Season 4 of TinySeed Tales
  • (8:55) – How do you price pilot projects?
  • (15:11) – How to niche down and de-risking a new SaaS?
  • (22:40) – What does it really take to build a hit open-source tool?
  • (29:53) – Can you skip straight to SaaS or is that a trap?

Links from the Show:

If you have questions about starting or scaling a software business that you’d like for us to cover, please submit your question for an upcoming episode. We’d love to hear from you!

Subscribe & Review: iTunes | Spotify

  continue reading

329 episodes

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