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TSV Podcast #23 - What selling two SaaS taught me
TSV Podcast #23 - What selling two SaaS taught me
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The Systematic Venture is a journal that discusses entrepreneurship, risk-taking, and technology.
In the podcast, I am sharing my learning and talking about my methods to generate value without VC money, as a bootstrapped entrepreneur.
Written by an entrepreneur for entrepreneurs.
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- TSV Podcast #23 - What selling two SaaS taught me · 20 minI sold two SaaS, and did not become anywhere close to a bougee millionaire in the process. But I learnt about selling a biz, a bootstrapped one. First podcast since quite a…
- TSV Podcast #22 - How not to use AI? · 10 minDon’t kill your differentiators, don’t use it when it’s solving problems that you are not supposed to deal with. Even Elon Musk said he regretted putting too much automation in…
- TSV Podcast #21 - When stories shape products · 15 minIn this episode, I explain why storytelling is not just about marketing but a core driver of product development. I use examples from my own work in accounting software and…
- TSV Podcast #20 - The art of speed · 13 minMany companies don’t actually know how to go fast. They confuse activity with progress. They spend time on processes that don’t matter—often leftovers from the corporate culture…
- TSV Podcast #19 - How to fail at raising funds 2/2 · 25 minI’ve been a terrible failure at raising funds. From the very beginning, I did my speech in a way that almost guaranteed Iwould never raise a single VC penny. I don’t pretend to…
- TSV Podcast #18 - How to fail at raising funds 1/2 · 14 minI’ve been a terrible failure at raising funds. From the very beginning, my company was built in a way that almost guaranteed it would never raise a single VC penny. I struggled…
- TSV Podcast #17 - Fight against entropy · 17 minSuccessful businesses are remarkably effective at fighting entropy. In this podcast, using the mental models of Charlie Munger and Naval Ravikant—crossing multiple disciplines—I…
- Why are we entrepreneurs? Celebrating 1,000 downloads. · 3 minThis isn’t a full episode, just a pause to acknowledge something that matters to me and to explain why it matters at all. We recently crossed one-thousand downloads. For the big…
- TSV Podcast #16 - Spend more time per lead · 20 minI think this episode may be more suited for people who have never sold before or who want to teach themselves how to sell. I explain how to spend more time on leads, especially…
- TSV Podcast #15 - Start with one : How great companies find purpose · 16 minFOMO is irresistible at the beginning of a company, everyone wants to chase quick profits, which is understandable since companies usually start with nothing. However, there are…
- TSV Podcast #14 - What running a pizzeria taught me about entrepreneurship · 16 minI’m a math guy, a software engineer, and a B2B SaaS entrepreneur. But I also open more traditional businesses—like what I believe is the best pizzeria in Medellín. Running a…
- TSV Podcast #13 - The cost of casualness · 13 minMany people start businesses in areas they don't care about, especially when they can raise funds and gain some fame, common in the tech industry. Too often, people lack patience…
- TSV Podcast #12 - type-1 and type-2 selling · 23 minIn this podcast, we explore the difference between two types of selling: * For B2B, when migration is traumatic, you must first pitch by addressing and capping the downsides. *…
- TSV Podcast #11 - Sales : Process and purpose · 17 minThis episode is based on real user feedback I gave to my sales team at my accounting software company. For a few months, I've noticed that our conversion rate is not great, even…
- TSV Podcast #10 - Sales and marketing, build around your differentiator · 14 minFind what makes your product or service different from others. Show how your difference helps: think about how it improves work, saves time, lowers expenses, or gets better…
- TSV Podcast #9 - How not to compete? · 15 minAvoid hastily cutting your prices; instead, identify the intangible assets that your customers value in order to set healthy prices. You can reach me at [email protected]. Get…
- TSV Podcast #8 - Market downturns are a blessing · 19 minMarket downturns are a blessing if you have efficient operations, even more so if you never raised funds and don’t need more money to grow. Let’s bust that myth together…
- TSV Podcast #7 - The Pareto Principle · 21 minYou will lose your focus and do useless stuff—that’s fine. In this podcast, I try to explain why the Pareto Principle is a life-saving concept and how to find what you should…
- TSV Podcast #6 - Initial failures, ultimate allies · 20 min · Episodul 7You will fail, a lot, but you should make sure those failures come at low costs. In this podcast, I share some classical mistakes and why you should neither underestimate…
- TSV Podcast #5 - Anxiety and bootstrapping · 16 minA stream of consciousness on anxiety and why, except if you're doing illegal stuff, it's never as bad as it seems in your mind. Keep the faith. [email protected] Get…
