Episode 633 | Building SaaS Plus a Two-Sided Marketplace

In episode 633, Rob Walling chats with Matt Wensing, the founder of Summit. Matt is no stranger on the podcast. And we talk about Matt's decision to change Summit's brand positioning and the far-reaching impact on his business.



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Topics we cover: 




2:24 - Matt’s decision to change Summit’s positioning



15:22 - Redesigning Summit’s website



22:39 - The dangers of scaling up before you have product-market fit



24:43 - The response to Summit’s relaunch



29:33 - How Summit is evolving into a 2-sided marketplace




Links from the Show:




Matt Wensing (@MattWensing) I Twitter



Summit 



MicroConf Remote 




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