Episode 664 | The Challenges of Horizontal SaaS, Adding Services to a SaaS, and More Listener Questions

In episode 664, join Rob Walling for a solo adventure where he answers more listener questions. These questions range from positioning a new SaaS product with many use cases to consumption vs. seat-based pricing and managing your time as a single parent.



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Topics we cover:




2:07 - Positioning a new SaaS business with multiple use cases



9:22 - Consumption vs. seat-based pricing



13:00 - When to expand a SaaS business outside of the core problem it solves



19:07 - Building a marketing flywheel for a 2-sided marketplace



22:23- Managing your time as a single parent




Links from the Show:




Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It 



Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer’s Guide To Launching a Startup 



The SaaS Playbook



MicroConf Youtube Channel




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.



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