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How to launch a SaaS

In this post, we’re going to use an example of how one entrepreneur, Adam Wathan, stair-stepped his way from one successful product launch to continually launch bigger SaaS products.

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The Stair Step Approach to Bootstrapping

With over a decade of experience watching hundreds of entrepreneurs launch products, Rob Walling started to notice a pattern emerging among the pool of bootstrappers who were able to successfully replace their income, buy back their time, and quit their jobs. This pattern has come to be known globally as The Stair Step Approach, a 3 step framework to build up reserves as a bootstrapped founder, buy back your time and ultimately quit your day job and go all in on your entrepreneurial aspirations.

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Celebrating 10 Years of Growing a Community of Independent SaaS Founders with MicroConf

Ten years ago, Rob Walling set out to create a forum for SaaS founders to meet in-person. With “micro” in its name, you may have guessed that the original event was small, but Walling has maintained the close-knit feel of the events and community even as it has grown. Today, MicroConf is the premier event host and community of non-venture track SaaS founders worldwide.

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50 Podcasts Every SaaS Founder Should Check Out

In putting together the 2020 SaaS Podcast Awards, we collected hundreds of nominations for incredible shows hosted by bootstrapped and mostly bootstrapped SaaS Founders. We put together this list to showcase the award nominees and all the submissions so you can find your next best listen.

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2021 State of Independent SaaS Survey is Now Open

The 2021 State of Independent SaaS Survey is now live. Help us take a look behind the scenes of the bootstrapped and mostly bootstrapped SaaS community to find what is working, what is not, and what the impact of the maelstrom that has been 2020.

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