Episode 687 | An 8th Thing You Should Never Do, Things That Don't Scale, and More Rob Solo Topics

Startups For the Rest of Us

Rob Walling

Entrepreneurship, Management, Business, Marketing

4.9 • 819 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In episode 687, join Rob Walling for a solo adventure where discusses a variety of topics. He revisits a recent episode to add one more item to the list of things founders should never do. Rob also offers a hot take on Meta’s new subscription plans and weighs in on a Hacker News post about doing things that don’t scale. Episode Sponsor: Find your perfect developer or a team at Lemon.io/startups The competition for incredible engineers and developers has never been more fierce. Lemon.io helps you cut through the noise and find great talent through its network of engineers in Europe and Latin America. They take care of the vetting, interviewing, and testing of candidates to make sure that you are working with someone who can hit the ground running. When it comes to hiring, the time it takes to write your job description, list the position, review resumes, schedule interviews, and make an offer can take weeks, if not months. With Lemon.io, you can cut down on a lot of that time by tapping into their wide network of developers who can get started in as early as a week. And for subscribers of Startups For the Rest of Us, you can get 15% off your first 4 week contract with a developer by visiting lemon.io/startups Topics we cover: 1:50 – There’s one more thing that founders should never do 8:44 – Facebook and Instagram will offer a subscription for no ads 12:42 – Ask HN: Paul Graham’s “Do Things That Don’t Scale” 19:53 – Lugg, doing what it takes to prove out an idea Links from the Show: MicroConf Connect Episode 685 | 7 Things You Should Never Do (A Rob Solo Adventure) Ruben Gamez (@earthlingworks) | X TinySeed Facebook and Instagram To Offer Subscription for No Ads in Europe Ask HN: PG's 'Do Things That Don't Scale' manual examples? Do Things that Don't Scale Lugg 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! Subscribe & Review: iTunes | Spotify |

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0:00.0	It's Startups for the rest of us.
0:01.5	I'm your host, Rob Walling.
0:02.8	And this week is kind of a hot take Tuesday.
0:06.3	But to be honest, my two guests were unable to make it.
0:09.5	One got sick, and the other one had a pretty gnarly schedule.
0:12.9	And I have no flexibility later this week because I'm traveling and we have microcomph remote
0:17.8	and I'm giving a talk, et cetera, et cetera.
0:20.2	So you'll notice more episodes than usual over the past month or two
0:23.4	have been solo episodes, and that has been because of my schedule.
0:28.3	I have very limited time in front of my computer these days
0:31.5	and trying to schedule folks to actually record an episode,
0:34.2	whether it's an interview or a Hot Take Tuesday.
0:36.9	It just hasn't worked out.
0:38.5	So even though I had this on the calendar with two guests planned, here we are with me and
0:43.7	several topics to talk through today. But rest assured, as my schedule calms down over the next
0:48.8	few weeks, we will settle back in to our normal startups for the rest of us schedule.
0:55.4	And one more thing.
1:00.6	We've recently reopened the doors for our online community, MicroConf Connect. MicroConf Connect is our virtual hallway track. It's a vibrant community of SaaS founders helping each other and
1:05.6	discussing wins, challenges, and frankly, how to grow faster. A couple months ago, we paused
1:10.6	new sign-ups to improve the platform based on your requests.
1:14.0	With MicroConfConnect 2.0, we're rolling out three membership tiers packed with new perks,
1:19.1	like weekly co-working, exclusive discounts, a searchable content library, and more.
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