Build Your SaaS

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February 5th, 2019•43:51

Getting real: sharing our founder struggles

In this episode:

Jon and Justin open up about the challenges of bootstrapping "on the side."
How things have gotten harder (in some ways) now that we have customers.
Jon is finding it hard to juggle his day job, and getting time to build the "big features."
Justin flip-flips back and forth about investment. Would investors and advisors meddle too much?
We also discuss the Spotify rumors: buying Gimlet for $200 - $230 million?
Also, a theory about why Apple should have made Gimlet an offer.

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Show notes:

Podnews on the Spotify deal
Nicholas Quah on the Spotify deal
National Geographic: Valley of the Boom
Apple is investing big in content: they've signed deals with Spielberg, Oprah, Jennifer Anniston.

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