"Fail early and often." You hear this all the time in the tech start-up world. Failure has long been held up as a badge of honor for new start-ups. This week Jason and David take on this idea and make a pitch for learning from your successes instead of your mistakes. Show Notes 06:22 - Backpack06:29 - Highrise10:39 - Adobe Creative Cloud12:27 - Campfire12:31 ... Show More
Aug 19
Competing with giants, the end of SaaS & other listener questions
Fresh listener questions are on the table this week. Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson tackle whether small builders can realistically compete with industry heavyweights, what the AI agent wave actually means for the future of SaaS, and whether mixing your personal social ... Show More
26m 51s
Oct 2023
The Strategy Mistake Too Many Startups Make
Many founders try to emulate startups that have already become successful. But Thales Teixeira says that approach, which often involves trying to do too much, too quickly, can lead to failure. In this episode, you’ll learn how to find customers who aren’t being served by existing ... Show More
24m 39s
Aug 2019
Ep 2: Why do most start-ups fail?
Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it’s the courage to continue that counts – Winston Churchill. Finance journalist and business owner David ‘Kochie’ Koch tells you the fatal traps most start-ups fall into, how you can avoid these traps with his 9 step checklist and why ... Show More
20m 51s
Aug 2018
Level Up Your Skill To Do More With Less
Behind just about every “overnight success” are many, many other nights and weeks and years of early attempts, failure and getting back up to try harder. You learn by doing, and along the way to success, Chad and Stephanie explain that advancing your skills and learning more abou ... Show More
15m 43s