SaaS Life Podcast: Follow the journey of two bootstrapped solo founders as they build their SaaS companies. Chris McAleenan & Sam Schrup will pull back the curtain and reveal their weekly ups & downs of running a software company. Chris is the founder of Pipetech Project. Sam is the founder of TextRetailer.
Summary:
Today’s episode promises to be the last or at least the last for a while. Both Sam and Chris are making changes that make continuing to devote energy and effort to a podcast impractical, at least for now.
What’s happening and what’s the reason for the change? In today’s episode, Sam and Chris share information about the changes both of them are making in their projects and what those changes mean for them. They discuss the future of the show and why this may be the last episode. Then they close out by discussing the things that each of them is into right now before saying goodbye.
Episode Highlights/Topics:
Sam is pivoting from TextRetailer to AudienceTap
Why AudienceTap instead of TextRetailer
Whether Sam is building out a new Shopify
Managing multiple platforms running at the same time
Changes in Chris’s projects
How the changes affected team structure and how the market is pivoting
How marketing helps clarify the product side
The future of the podcast
Issues with transparency
Trying new things and understanding that they’re not always forever
The Yellowstone series
New MacBook Pro
What’s great about a new install
Resources/Links:
AudienceTap
Damon Chen Tweet
The golden era of being an open startup is gone
Yellowstone
20 Nov 2022
Ep. 23: Back From Vacation
Chris is back from his vacation, and today’s podcast episode begins with Chris and Sam discussing some of his experiences and highlights.
During this episode, Chris and Sam discuss their past week and the things that have been top of mind for them lately. They discuss a customer service issue that Chris dealt with and Sam’s custom fields, and they talk about the satisfaction of creating something that provides value to people.
Episode Highlights/Topics:
Chris’s vacation experiences and highlights
The customer service issue that Chris has been dealing with
Whether it will be more common for customers to have a need for more customization down the line
Portability for templates
The satisfaction of providing value for customers with something you built
Security concerns with SMS
How marketing will be picking up in the next year
How Sam’s week has been
Zero-party data – what it is and how it’s collected
Laying the foundation for custom fields and what the status is
Revamping the design of the user interface
Whether merchants can bring external data in
How much segmentation Sam allows
The portable battery charger that Chris is into
The Eero Pro router that Sam is into
Resources/Links:
saaslife.fm
Sam Schrup on Twitter
Chris McAleenan on Twitter
TextRetailer
Textiful
PipeTech Hub/Project
Battery charger
Eero Pro
25 Oct 2022
Ep. 22: Balancing Vacation and Productivity
On this episode of saaslife.fm, Sam Schrup and Chris McAleenan talk about vacations, productivity, and how those two things intersect with each other.
It’s difficult to truly take time off, especially when you’re running your own business or working solo. Things sometimes just need to be done. On the other hand, sometimes you end up waiting in a holding pattern while things come together, and that can be a good time for a vacation and family time. Sam and Chris also talk about Linear, share updates on their businesses, and talk about what they’re into right now.
Episode Highlights/Topics:
An overview of the last week
Linear and 8 Dev Tools You’re Probably Not Using
The features of Linear
The fall changes in the weather
Taking time completely off on vacation
Business updates
Feedback from newly onboarding customers
Getting a communication channel going with customers
Planning for next year
Changes in the last year
The challenges of the text messaging verification process
New verification regulations and processes
What Sam and Chris are into now
Resources/Links:
saaslife.fm
Sam Schrup on Twitter
Chris McAleenan on Twitter
TextRetailer
Textiful
PipeTech Hub/Project
8 Dev Tools You’re Probably Not Using
Linear
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