Episode 676 | Exit Valuations, Choosing Between Ideas, and More Listener Questions
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In episode 676, join Rob Walling for a solo adventure where he answers more listener questions. He answers questions around the inflated valuations in the B2B SaaS market, choosing between ideas, and validating a SaaS idea before building. Rob wraps up evaluating the effectiveness of building a podcast or YouTube following prior to launch.

**Topics we cover: **

• 0:56 – TinySeed applications for fall 2023 batch

• 1:42 – The Future of MicroConf announcement event

• 2:13 – Why are B2B SaaS valuations so high?

• 10:43 – Choosing between two software ideas

• 15:02 – Don’t start a two-sided marketplace

• 17:04 – Do my “Stair Steps” have to be related?

• 19:47 – Co-founder equity splits and founder agreements

• 24:56 – Idea validation techniques

• 28:02 – Starting a podcast to building an audience

Links from the Show: 

• The SaaS Playbook)

• TinySeed)

• Future of MicroConf)

• The UpFlip Podcast)

• 27. How to Build a Thriving Software Company (From Scratch))

• Quiet Light), Empire Flippers), FE international)

• Castos Productions)

• Nolo), Rocket Lawyer), Lexgo)

• Slicing Pie)

• Episode 671 | Working on What Matters, Left-handed Threads, and Being Lucky (A Rob Solo Adventure))

• The Stair Step Method of Bootstrapping)

• Traction) by Gino Wickman

• Hacking Growth) by Sean Brown, Morgan, Ellis

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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