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Vivendo de SaaSO livro do criador do termo MicroSaaSLi um pedaço do livro "The MicroSaaS Ebook" escrito pelo Tyler Tringas, a pessoa que cunhou o termo MicroSaaS.Link para o livro: https://tylertringas.com/1-what-is-micro-saas/Plataforma Vivendo de SaaS: https://vivendodesaas.com.br
2025-04-3023 min
Indie BitesArvid Kahl on building a profitable SaaS (Podscan), calm funding and juggling a media businessArvid Kahl is returning to the podcast for the third time. In 2019, he’d just sold Feedback Panda for a life changing amount of money and then wrote the book Zero to Sold. In 2023, he was in full-on creator mode with The Bootstrapped Founder and had just released The Embedded Entrepreneur. Now, he’s still producing the content but is also spending time on his SaaS Podscan, which is an extremely ambitious tool that transcribes every podcast and let’s you track mentions of your brand.Timestamps00:00 Intro01:27 Arvid's life as a SaaS founder02:48 Are people still...
2025-01-1516 min
Due DiligenceTyler Tringas — Rethinking The Venture Capital ModelTyler Tringas is the founder and general partner of Calm Fund. Prior to starting Calm to invest in software companies looking to grow sustainably & profitably, Tyler started and sold Storemapper.
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2024-12-1156 min
The Bootstrapped Founder328: Negotiating Bootstrapper Funding with Tyler TringasA few months ago, I raised a low 6-figure investment for Podscan. Here's the conversation between me and my investor, @tylertringas, that happened just before I signed the contract.You usually don't get to listen in for one of those. Today, you will.Tyler and I discuss how the Calm Company Fund navigates the alignment challenge between founders and investors, what makes a business like Podscan investable, and the risks of funding a portfolio of niche bootstrapped businesses.Tyler on X: https://x.com/tylertringas00:00:00 Bootstrapper-Compatible Funding00:06:23 Profit Sharing and...
2024-06-1255 min
The Bootstrapped Founder304: Tyler Tringas — Investing in Bootstrapped SaaSTyler Tringas (@tylertringas) invests in bootstrapped businesses. Wait… Aren't those supposed to NOT take investment money? What's going on here?Alignment is what's going on. Where traditional VC's often have very different goals from founders, funds like Tyler's Calm Company Fund focus on helping niche software businesses that don't chase hypergrowth. Instead, Tyler supports those who want to build calm and profitable ventures. You know, the regular kind of business. The one that focuses on making money.In our chat, we dive into how bootstrapping and investment go together, how a fund manager makes investment de...
2024-03-201h 01
Build Your SaaSIs ONCE enough?A panel discussion on 37signals' first ONCE product, the launch of Campfire ("pay for it once, install it, and run it on your own server"). Ian Landsman, Tyler Tringas, and Justin Jackson share what they expected to happen before the launch, what did happen, and what it means for indie hackers and bootstrappers who want to launch SaaS companies. Is this the end of SaaS?Links:Once landing pageCampfire sales pageDHH's tweet: "ONCE/Campfire hasn't even been for sale for a week, but we've already sold more than quarter of a million dollars."Tyler Tringas's video
2024-02-101h 10
RBFN Podcast#15 — Staying Calm: Building Something Unique in a Market That Rewards Same-ness with Tyler Tringas, GP and Founder of Calm Company FundWe’re taking a deep breath this week, as we dive into a conversation with Tyler Tringas, General Partner and Founder of the Calm Company Fund. In this episode, Tyler shares with us two very important experiences: raising capital for the GP to prepare for scale; and going to institutional allocators to raise larger funds. Importantly, these experiences taught him critical lessons that any investor should pay attention to. Tyler also talks about the rebrand of Earnest Capital to Calm Fund, how Calm makes sure that the interests are aligned between funder and founder, the challenges Calm has ov...
2023-10-3154 minRBFN Podcast#14 - There Are No Evil Financial Tools (and Being a Misfit) with Jonathan Bragdon, CEO of Capacity CapitalOn today's show, we're joined by Jonathan Bragdon, the CEO of Capacity Capital. With a remarkable track record, Jonathan has started eight companies, invested in over 30 businesses, and been featured in CNN, TechCrunch, BusinessWeek, and Inc.com. He's also a driving force in the Southeast startup community and has founded Capacity, a strategic advisory firm, as well as Capacity Capital, an innovative investment fund supporting over 80% women, minority, or veteran-led founders. In the episode, Jonathan shares his entrepreneurial journey and insights into empowering underestimated founders with a unique approach to funding and strategic advice. He talks about the...
2023-10-1749 min
Arvid & Tyler Catch UpThe Final Deadline... Or: A Deadline, Finally.Arvid and Tyler finally find a date for the very first Calm MBA milestone. They also find out that they have quite different perspectives on how much structure their week needs. Things like deadlines.Mark it down. July 7th. And they found that date in just 12 1-hour podcast episodes.
2023-06-151h 04Arvid & Tyler Catch UpDiversifying Your SaaS When Money Dries UpArvid & Tyler are on fire: not only do they talk about what founders can do when their main source of revenue isn't enough, but they also FINALLY come up with how they will launch the Calm MBA. Brainstormed it live on air. They sure love Building in Public!Feel free to support our show here: https://ratethispodcast.com/catchup
2023-05-3159 minArvid & Tyler Catch UpPrioritizing What to Work OnArvid and Tyler share how they tackle prioritization issues — and if you should have many small bets as a calm founder.It turns out, these questions can't be answered by reflection alone. What matters is doing the right experiments. Feel free to support our show here: https://ratethispodcast.com/catchup
2023-05-181h 03Arvid & Tyler Catch UpShould You Embellish Your Success?Tyler's all healthy again, and Arvid is writing another book. Together, they wonder if they have some sort of "expert-level imposter syndrome." So many influential advice-givers out there have no shame and happily embellish their own stories, yet Tyler and Arvid hesitate to promise even realistic outcomes. You'll find they have a very good reason for that hesitation, and it's a surprising one: intimacy.Feel free to support our show here: https://ratethispodcast.com/catchup
2023-05-1058 minArvid & Tyler Catch UpBooks, Antibiotics, and Dealing With Social IsolationArvid and Tyler discuss Arvid's recent interest in writing and publishing books, including his potential book on building in public — and how it should be published. Tyler also shares his recent struggles with illness and the outpouring of support he has received after announcing staff reductions at the Calm Company Fund. They both reflect on the value of building in public and the community it creates — and how this community can help entrepreneurs navigate the choppy waters of social isolation. Paul Millerd and Dagobert Renouf get shouted out... a lot.Paul Millerd's book: https://www.goodreads.com/book...
2023-05-031h 00Arvid & Tyler Catch UpWhen Running a Calm Company Means Tough ChoicesArvid has returned from MicroConf in Denver, and Tyler has made a few important changes at the Calm Company fund. Beyond catching up, Arvid & Tyler chat about how hard it is to stay a contributing member of your business as a founder when you start hiring people.
2023-04-2859 minArvid & Tyler Catch UpCalm Market AnalysisArvid & Tyler missed their catchup this week, but they won't let you down: here's an episode from Arvid's Bootstrapped Founder podcast on market analysis for calm SaaS businesses.Feel free to support the show here: https://ratethispodcast.com/catchup
2023-04-1329 min
Metamuse77 // Writing on the internet with Francesco Di LorenzoTwitter has created a whole new generation of internet writers. Francesco is the co-founder of Typefully, and he joins Adam and Mark to talk about the evolution of blogging, the importance of diversifying your platforms, and how Twitter can be used as a beacon to invite like-minded people into your conversations.
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Francesco Di Lorenzo @frankdilo
Typefully
Calm companies with Tyler Tringas
Atomic writing
Evan Williams and Blogger
Mastodon, Medium, Substack
Geoffrey Litt
Platforms with Joe Wadcan
Twitter acquisition
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2023-04-131h 00
Software SocialKeep Calm and Carry OnMichele gives another update on the Section 174 effort and chats with Tyler Tringas and Arvid Kahl. Huge thanks to Justin Jackson and Corey Haines for sending out the letter to their newsletters! Subscribe to their newsletters:Corey's newsletter: https://www.corey.co/Justin's newsletter: https://justinjackson.ca/newsletter
2023-04-071h 20Arvid & Tyler Catch UpPlatform Risk and What to Do About ItIs building a business on a platform like Twitter a good idea? How can calm founders prevent platform risk while also benefiting from the many advantages platforms have?This last week has been brutal for indie hackers. Tyler and Arvid talk about how platform risk can threaten your business and what to do about it. And, for some reason, they talk about Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality.Please leave a rating and a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/catchup
2023-04-051h 03Arvid & Tyler Catch UpCalm Under (Legislative) Pressure with Michele HansenToday, we have a special guest on the show: Michele Hansen, co-founder of Geocodio, a SaaS business that provides hassle-free geocoding, author of the very practical book Deploy Empathy, and now an entrepreneurial activist. There is something extremely urgent going on. Michele shares how she is staying calm while facing massively disruptive legislation changes. We chat about what indie businesses can do to be (and stay) resilient under external pressure, what factor physical calmness plays, and how the Calm MBA can incorporate these lessons.Our guest: Michele Hansen of GeocodioOur shoutout: Kelly Wilde-Miller
2023-03-291h 07Arvid & Tyler Catch UpWhat AI Can Do for BootstrappersArvid and Tyler talk about what bootstrappers can do with AI, if it's smart to build a business around AI, and how to do that. They look at indie hackers who are currently benefiting from the gold rush and what we can learn from that. Tune in at https://catchup.fm/3
2023-03-221h 13Arvid & Tyler Catch UpArvid & Tyler Find The Right WordsArvid & Tyler talk about the SVB craze, what it means for bootstrappers, and what a calm business is all about.They also —finally— have found a name for the pod! In true build-in-public fashion, they share the process behind scoping down the name, why naming things is generally hard, and how that relates to the Calm MBA. The SVB panic makes an appearance, and you'll learn what consequences this has for self-funded entrepreneurs. And you'll find out just how Arvid and Tyler want to integrate calm founders into their collaboration. Hint: the recording booth might get a litt...
2023-03-1550 minArvid & Tyler Catch UpArvid & Tyler are Just Getting StartedWithout any preparation, Tyler and Arvid dive right into getting started. They talk about the Calm MBA, becoming internet friends, how to tackle an educational project, what steps need to be taken to make it happen, and then share their decision-making process right on the show.Want to take a peek at how "somewhat established" professionals tackle their work? Tune in —and while you're at it, help us find a name for the show.00:00:00 Introducing ourselves and the podcast.00:03:47 What is a Calm MBA?00:08:20 Building virtual relationships00:12:31 Hou...
2023-03-0852 min
Trends with FriendsInterest Rates, Industrials, FOMO + Fine Wine, Trends with Friends Ep. 4On this episode of Trends with Friends, Howard Lindzon, JC Parets, Phil Pearlman, and Riley Rosebee review this week’s Chart Art, The Cure for FOMO, the Zero Percentage Interest Rate Phenomena, Wine Equitique, Goldbelly gifts, and more.
Chapters
Intros (0:15)
Chart Art, 10-Year Treasury (5:44)
Chart Art, Housing Starts (11:23)
Chart Art, Investor Home Purchases (13:40)
The February Hangover (14:40)
Chart Art, Equal-Weight Industrials vs S&P500 (15:35)
Chart Art, STOXX 600 (16:55)
Chart Art, London FTSE 100 (17:31)
Chart Art, France CAC 40 (17:45)
Chart Art, Value Line Geometric Index (18:28)
The Cure for FOMO (22:30)
2023-02-2455 min
Open ThreadsThe Hidden Value Organizing and Attending a Conference for Fellow Founders with Tyler TringasFounder Summit was one of the best conferences I’ve attended because it’s built on the idea that a conference is really about the relationships, not the headline speakers. Tyler Tringas, founder of Calm Company Fund, takes us through how Founder Summit came together and where it’s going next.Brian and Tyler's conversation was recorded on January 30, 2023.
2023-01-3017 minOpen ThreadsStarting & Sustaining a Fund for Calm Companies with Tyler TringasFrom bootstrapping and selling a SaaS to… Starting a fund for bootstrapped SaaS companies. Tyler Tringas talks about that transition and what he’s learned since starting and growing Calm Company Fund.Brian and Tyler's conversation was recorded on January 2, 2023.
2023-01-0232 min
Default Alive79 | Webflow Conf 2022Corey is working on co-marketing campaigns for SwipeWell. Chris is back from Webflow Conf and shares everything that happened at the event! They also discuss some of the unique aspects of the Calm Fund SEAL agreement.Ask us a question →Notable mentions:Webflow Conf AnnouncementsWebflow AppsReilly Chase’s tweetTyler Tringas’s tweetMore podcasts for bootstrappersLearn more about their businesses:Default Alive VenturesSwipe FilesJetboostSwipeWellFollow them on Twitter:@coreyhainesco@c_spags
2022-11-1549 min
The DealTyler Tringas—Calm FundHave you ever heard the well known VC response, "this company is not VC fundable"? Well. despite being easy to poke fun of, traditional VC funds do have a specific business model that requires them to literally swing for the fences. Tyler Tringas, the founder of Calm Fund, believes this focus has created an opportunity to invest in companies that may not become behemoths, but stand to create vast wealth and impact for all involved. So in 2018 Tyler decided to focus full time on launching a new type of investment fund. In this episode we dive into all...
2022-11-011h 01Software SocialFrom Side Project to Full Time with Damon Chen and Michael RouveureThis episode was sponsored by Calm Fund, an ecosystem of founders and funders of profitable, sustainable, calm businesses. Calm Fund invests early in profitable businesses that want to maximize their chances of success and build for the long-term. Calm Fund was founded by an exited indie SaaS founder, Tyler Tringas. Michele Hansen is one of the many indie SaaS founders who are investors/mentors in Calm Fund.You can learn more about Calm Fund at https://calmfund.com/ and apply for funding at https://apply.calmfund.com/, no warm intro needed.Follow Damon: https://twitter...
2022-07-0547 min
Forward Thinking Founders831 - Tyler Tringas, Founder & GP of The Calm Company FundTyler Tringas is the GP and founder of The Calm Company Fund. He's building an ecosystem of founders and funders of profitable, sustainable, calm businesses.
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2022-06-3024 min
Forward Thinking Investors027 - Tyler Tringas, Founder & GP of The Calm Company FundTyler Tringas is the GP and founder of The Calm Company Fund. He's building an ecosystem of founders and funders of profitable, sustainable, calm businesses.
2022-06-2924 min
Odd LotsThe Behind-the-Scenes Mess Now Facing the VC IndustryThere's a fairly linear relationship between what's going on in the stock market and what's going on in the world of venture capital and private tech investing. When tech stocks plunge and the IPO window closes, then that hits valuations -- everything from late stage companies to those earlier in their trajectory. But there's more than just a declining stock market that's bedeviling the VC world right now. Numerous excesses from the boom of the last decade, including an influx of new money into the VC space, now have to be worked out. On this episode, we speak with...
2022-06-2354 min
Seed to HarvestGeneral Partner of Calm Company Fund Tyler Tringas on Managing Fund Economics, Writing Online and Constructing Conferences Around Building ConnectionsSend us a textIn this episode, I speak with General Partner at Calm Company Fund Tyler Tringas about creating a venture fund model committed to sustainable growth, operating asynchronously, mitigating capital constraints within a management company, and the reason why Calm Company Fund and SureSwift Capital started the annual conference, Founder Summit.Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, a children's book about venture.
2022-06-2129 min
The Michael Girdley ShowTyler Tringas of Calm Fund - Going against the grain of classical VC - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 36Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Tyler Tringas (@tylertringas), Calm Fund GP & Founder, to talk about how the calm fund works as an alternative to VC, lessons running in-person & online events, why to live in CDMX, how to raise money as a founder, how to hire as a tech founder, and much more!-----Thanks to our sponsor!* Harbor Capital is a hyper-focused Class B industrial real estate investment firm. They are building a portfolio of quality industrial assets in the four big cities in Texas. Their work is focused on generating strong...
2022-06-021h 11
The Principle PodcastA sustainable approach to Venture investing with Tyler TringasToday’s conversation is with Tyler Tringas, the Founder of the Calm Company Fund, which takes a different approach to investing in startups. While the traditional model has taken the boom or bust approach to Venture, the Calm Fund seeks to invest in lower-growth, sustainable, cash-flowing companies. Since 2014, Tyler has been sharing his perspectives on entrepreneurship, while living in remote locations such as Thailand. Expect to learn about how serendipity, interest, and motivation are all related, micro-Saas (a term Tyler coined himself), and much more.Enjoy!Timestamps:(0:59): Wh...
2022-05-3058 min
The SaaS Revolution ShowSEALs and Calm CompaniesIn this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, Tyler Tringas (GP & Founder, Earnest Capital - now Calm Company Fund), discusses:
- what life is like as a VC
- what a SEAL is
- what's wrong with the term 'bootstrapping'
and more.
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2022-01-1332 min
Talking Too Loud with Chris SavageBootstrapping Sustainable Businesses with Tyler TringasTyler learned from experience how challenging it can be to raise traditional venture capital, even if you have a great business idea. That’s why he founded the Calm Company Fund with the goal of investing in and being a support network for bootstrapping entrepreneurs. Tyler describes the bootstrapper mindset as optimizing for sustainability, focusing on employee retention and treating customers well.Links to learn more about Tyler Tringas:Tyler’s LinkedInTyler’s TwitterTyler’s WebsiteCalm Company Fund websiteFollow us: twitter.com/wistiaSub...
2021-09-2848 minIndie BitesBootstrapping two $3k MRR projects, selling one for $55k - Andy Cloke, Data FetcherAndy Cloke is the founder of Data Fetcher, a platform for running API requests in Airtable, which is currently doing around $3k MRR. Andy has started many projects in the past, his most recent one, Influence Grid, was sold for $55k back in mid-2020, having only started it 7 months before. In this episode we talk about his framework for finding trending ideas, building a product and being successful with marketing as a developer. We also talk about the process of selling your product and how to make that go smoothly.What we coveredAndy's backgroundKabooshiWhy Andy...
2021-09-2216 minMetamuse38 // Calm companies with Tyler TringasAs the world’s economy is remade via software, some founders are finding the one-way ratchet of venture capital too restrictive. Tyler Tringas is working to expand funding options available to entrepreneurs via the Calm Fund. He joins Mark and Adam to talk about a return to classic good business practices; how founders can maximize their optionality; building an investment thesis out in the open; and how to be long-term ambitious.
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2021-09-021h 05
Founders Forward PodcastBuilding a Calm Company with Tyler TringasOn episode 4, season 2 of the Founders Forward Podcast, we welcome Tyler Tringas. Tyler is the founder and General Partner at Calm Company Fund (formerly Earnest Capital). The Calm Company Fund invests in exactly what it sounds like — "profitable, sustainable, calm businesses."
Tyler offers a unique perspective as someone who invest in companies that may not be the huge companies that a traditional venture capitalist eyes. He joins us to break down what exactly a "calm" business is, the current market dynamics that are creating more need for funders like Calm Company Fund, and much more. Our CEO, Mike Preuss, had th...
2021-08-0455 min
Pitchpannu (நாமா Tamil Startup Podcast)Ep 1 :Why Micro SaaS (Tamil Podcast) Pitchworks introTamil startups should target saas market
What is SaaS, why it’s one of the most valued of all startups,
SaaS is a method of software delivery that allows data to be accessed from any device with an internet connection and a web browser.
In this web-based model, software vendors host and maintain the servers, databases, and code that makes up an application.
How is it different from old traditional software on-premise service .micros SaaS, why it is gonna matter in years to come
The advantage with saas is the customer doesn't have to...
2021-02-2611 minDefault Alive23 | Babies and bootstrappingCorey finally launches his new podcast Everything Is Marketing. Chris comes back from paternity leave and has an outage scare right before his son is born. They also talk about the lack of health insurance and mortgages for entrepreneurs, Corey's new no-code project, and plateau profitability.Notable mentions:Matt Wensing's tweet on entrepreneur hostilityRyan Kulp's tweet on profitable plateau'd SaaSNo Meetings, No Deadlines, No Full-Time Employees by Sahil LavingiaWhy You Should Hire Agencies & Consultants (for everything you can) by Rand FishkinOscar Health's IPOTyler Tringas's tweet on mortgages for entrepreneursOn Deck No-Code FellowshipHelp A CreatorMore podcasts...
2021-02-0954 minDefault Alive8 | You are not your MRRCorey realizes his emotions are directly tied to his revenue forecast, sets a roadmap, and commits to start working with a new consulting client. Chris has a breakthrough and solves a longstanding product issue. He also looks to learn more about people who aren't having success with Jetboost. Additionally, they discuss the pros and cons of live chat support and why you might aim to shrink your product's knowledge base rather than grow it.Notable mentions:Tyler Tringas: You are not your MRRMichael Aubry: The positive ROI of adding a chat widgetJetboost breakthroughStartup to LastBootstrapped WebSoftware...
2020-10-2746 minDefault Alive3 | Making progress as a Company of OneCorey has a crazy first week on his own and contemplates how to create a calm "company of one." Chris forces himself out of the product development vacuum for his latest product and starts working on hiring out some engineering as marketing. They also talk about mental capacity as a knowledge worker, debate the incentives of public companies, and reducing information overload.Notable mentions:Why you should send monthly advisor and investor updates by Tyler TringasAmy Hoy's article about consulting vs productSwipe Files is annual only nowMichele Hansen on being able to reject ICE as a...
2020-09-2253 min
Net WorkersDaily Dose - Moving out of Cities, Fortnite v Apple, Is the Customer Always Right?This episode features James and Marcelo covering a wide range of topics beyond business, but tapping into the trend of people leaving cities, the battle between Epic Games (Fortnite) and Apple, and how to choose to build new features for your product. Will cities survive the crisis? SF and NY ‘seem’ to be hollowing out People escaping crowds Remote work - co’s going permanent remote Young people + meeting people? Fortnite: Apple ban sparks court action from Epic Games https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53773715?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c770w9...
2020-08-1800 min
FounderQuestApps and Websites Sharing Domains. Is It a Highlander Situation?Show Notes:Links:Ghost Octopress SquarespaceTailwindTyler Tringas Full Transcript:Josh:You're looking chipper, Ben.Ben:I'm feeling chipper, Josh.Josh:I'm glad.Starr:Yeah, there's kind of like ... you have kind of like a glow. Is this the new product glow?Ben:I think it is the new product glow, yes, yes.Starr:Okay.Ben:I pushed out a new feature this morning.Josh:
2020-07-2441 min
The Shawn Jenkins PodcastHow to Build a Micro SaaS Biz in a Partner EcosystemWelcome to the Shawn Jenkins Podcast, a podcast on how to build and grow software and cloud companies. As I was building my software company, I craved behind-the-scenes, real-world examples of how founders and leaders built their companies. I wanted to hear how they made decisions, overcame obstacles, survived difficult times, and went on to sustained growth. On my podcast, we will have conversations with leaders who are in the midst of growing their software and cloud businesses. We will hear their stories, dig deep into difficult challenges, work through complex decisions, and explore ways to celebrate...
2020-04-2300 min
RecurNowFollow me to the path of pricing enlightenmentToday, we hear from those in the trenches—on what it takes to become the most effective founder out there. Plus, the path to SaaS pricing enlightenment, courtesy of Tyler Tringas.
2020-04-2205 min
Peter Saddington - AGILE, STARTUPS, SELF-IMPROVEMENT!A Whole New Venture Model called SEAL for Bootstrappers & Radical Transparency! - Tyler Tringaswww.vchunting.com/tyler-tringas - for full Field Notes of the interview!
2020-03-0851 min
Indie Hackers#152 – Picking the Right Market to Get Started In with Justin Jackson and Tyler TringasTransistor.fm founder Justin Jackson (@mijustin) goes head-to-head with Earnest Capital investor Tyler Tringas (@tylertringas) on the topic of picking the right market. The decisions you make when you're just getting started on a project carry the most weight and might affect your life for years to come. How big of a market should you target? How important of a problem should you solve? What does Justin mean when advises working on a "main dish" instead of a "side dish?" And how do a serial founder's views on this topic differ from an investor's?Transcript, speaker information...
2020-03-051h 11
Build Your SaaSShould you start a startup with your spouse?This week, Justin is joined by Michele Hansen (co-founder of Geocodio). We explore a bunch of questions:What it's like to bootstrap with your spouse6:30 – where Michele and Mathias found the idea for their company7:00 – when you have kids you need diapers at 1amWhy people start companies7:55 – how getting pregnant motivated them to build a product10:15 – Matthias initially built a really basic geocoder for their purposes11:30 – a lot of bootstrappers get motivated to start a business after they have their first kidTyler Tringas: "Building, Owning (& possibly Selling) a profitable remote SaaS business is the new American Dream."13:20 – "we were so surp...
2020-03-0352 minBuild Your SaaSAnxiety about what might happen with the businessThis week, Jon and Justin discuss:What makes a good podcast for product people?New American Dream: building, owning, selling a SaaS (Tyler Tringas)What do you worry about when you own your own software company?How would we handle an economic downturn?Why do software founders not sleep well at night?You can reply to this podcast here:Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @jonbudaLeave a comment on PodHunt; it's like Reddit, but for podcasts.Leave a comment on Breaker, the podcast app for iPhone.Interact on WhatPods.Email us: mail@transistor.fmThanks...
2020-02-1135 min
Crazy WisdomHow do you create unfair advantages? - Tyler Tringas: Founder of Earnest CaptialWe also talk about the following questions: In what ways is a university a tribe? Are entrepreneurs lone wolves? Do entrepreneurs start out questioning assumptions more than most people? What are the best practices of turning a niche into a profitable and sustainable company? When does a piece of Software become mission-critical? Follow Tyler here: https://twitter.com/tylertringas
2020-02-0556 minFounderQuestShould You Target Pieces Of Pie Or Whole Enchiladas?History is made this week as FounderQuest welcomes its first ever guest, Justin Jackson, co-founder of Transistor.fm! A debate ensues around whether it's better to build a product for a niche market or target the larger market as a whole. Also, the next time Jeff Bezos corners you with unsolicited advice for your bootstrapped startup, just ignore him. Listen to find out why.Show Notes:Justin JacksonTransistor.fmMitch HedbergRightMessageProduct Journey podcast Kevin Kelly - 1,000 True FansJohn Gruber and Merlin Mann t...
2020-01-2454 min
Innovation and Leadership w/ Jess LarsenTyler Tringas Part 2See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
2020-01-2221 minInnovation and Leadership w/ Jess LarsenGeneral Partner of Earnest Capital - Tyler TringasSee omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
2020-01-2222 min
upsideJE016: 12 episodes of ChristmasHappy Holidays from the upside team!Last year, we shared an episode called: JE006: eight crazy months of upside. This year, we're back and sharing the 12 episodes of Christmas — 12 exceptionally notable episodes we recommend listening to again.The episodes mentioned, in order:CC033: Alex Rubalcava of Stage Venture Partners // investing in early-stage enterprise softwareUP050: opendorse // helping athletes share more content (feat. Braxton Miller of the Philadelphia Eagles)CC007: the rise of platform in venture capital // a Coffee Chat with Stephanie Manning (Lerer Hippeau)CC032: Kate Shillo Beardsley of Upslope Ventures // scaling early stage investments ac...
2019-12-2526 minBuild Your SaaSA Christmas Eve SEO scareJustin and Jon talk about:What's happened this year."You shouldn't be worried about that, but you should be worried about THIS."The SaaS gold rush: “Building, Owning (& possibly Selling) a profitable remote SaaS business is the new American Dream.” – Tyler TringasIt’s harder to get the American Dream these days. “Productivity has increased by 80 per cent, but median compensation (that's wages plus benefits) has risen by just 11 per cent during that time. The middle-income jobs of the nation's postwar boom years have disproportionately vanished. Low-wage jobs have disproportionately burgeoned.” – Harold Meyerson, 40-year slumpMore companies will take a stand on priva...
2019-12-2438 min
The SaaS Podcast - SaaS, Startups, Growth Hacking & Entrepreneurship232: MemberSpace: Bootstrapping A Profitable SaaS Company - With Ryan Bennick & Ward SandlerRyan Bennick and Ward Sandler are the co-founders of MemberSpace, a SaaS product that lets you easily add membership functionality to your existing website.Show Notes
MemberSpace
Member Maker Podcast
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2019-11-2651 min
Indie Hackers#131 – Funding for Indie Hackers with Tyler Tringas of Earnest CapitalTyler Tringas (@tylertringas) may not look like Tarzan, but that hasn't stopped him from expertly swinging from vine to vine. Since we last spoke in episode 10, Tyler transitioned from founder to investor, sold his SaaS business, and is helping to spearhead a whole new approach to funding indie hacker businesses. In this episode, Tyler and I discuss the existing VC model and why it doesn't work for bootstrappers, a new funding model that bootstrappers should all be paying attention to, and why he's betting that "90% of startups fail" should no longer be the accepted wisdom.Transcript, speaker...
2019-11-0234 min
The Art of Product98: Adam Covers for DerrickDerrick’s short notice about not co-hosting this episode because of being on a plane, and Ben not knowing or planning what to discuss, who and what’s left?
Updates and reports on Tuple and Tailwind. Welcome back Adam Wathan!
Today’s Topics Include:
Today’s Trend: Advisor/investor/founder journals and reports of accomplishments
Serves as a way to stay in touch, build relationships, ask questions, and get feedback
Three Tuple Reports Later: Things are still going good
Programming meets Business: Gary Bernhardt commits to being future podcast guest
Successful Tuple Shipments: Significant use of W...
2019-08-0837 min
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2019-06-0330 min
Sales For FoundersBonus Episode: Why niching is a great way to start a bootstrapped business - with Tyler Tringas of Earnest CapitalThis week we've delivered a special bonus episode with a slightly different focus than normal.
Inspired by Justin Jackson's article on 'the myth of the niche market', your host Louis Nicholls has a conversation about the pros and cons of targeting a niche market, with accomplished bootstrapped founder and investor Tyler Tringas.
Tyler previously founded and bootstrapped Storemapper.co to $50k+ MRR, before starting Earnest Capital - a fund dedicated to investing in bootstrapped startups with a win-win, founder-friendly focus and great founder-alignment.
You can find Tyler on Twitter at @tylertringas and Justin J...
2019-06-0350 min
The SaaS Podcast - SaaS, Startups, Growth Hacking & Entrepreneurship207: Bootstrap and Sell a Profitable Micro-SaaS Company - with Tyler TringasTyler Tringas is a General Partner at Earnest Capital which provides early stage funding for bootstrappers. You want to start a SaaS company. People keep asking you how big the market opportunity is and if your idea will scale. But maybe you don't want to build a huge business. Maybe you just want to create a sustainable and profitable business that gives you more freedom. In 2011, Tyler quit his job to start a venture backed software startup called SolarList. He was a first time founder and non-technical. So he also started learning how to...
2019-05-0759 minThe SaaS Podcast - SaaS, Startups, Growth Hacking & Entrepreneurship207: Bootstrap And Sell A Profitable Micro-SaaS Company - With Tyler TringasTyler Tringas is a General Partner at Earnest Capital which provides early-stage funding for bootstrappers. In 2011, Tyler quit his job to start a venture-backed software startup called SolarList. He was a first-time founder and non-technical. So he also started learning how to code.The Show Notes
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2019-05-061h 01upsideCC016: a new source of funding and optionality for early stage founders // a Coffee Chat with Tyler Tringas (Earnest Capital) and Kevin McArdle (SureSwift Capital)Interview begins: 06:02Debrief begins: 58:45Tyler Tringas is the General Partner at Earnest Capital. Earnest Capital provides early-stage funding, resources and a network of experienced advisors to bootstrappers, indie hackers, makers and real businesses. They offer an innovative investment structure aligned with founders and businesses that want to accelerate now and ultimately become a profitable sustainable business. They never want you to need to raise another round of funding and you’ll never be forced to exit. Earnest Capital is a collaboration between Tyler Tringas and SureSwift Capital and was foun...
2019-04-151h 09
The Pathless Path with Paul MillerdBuilding & Investing In Calm Companies (Tyler Tringas)Tyler Tringas is an entrepreneur and traveler. He's started two companies (one worked!) and now is founding Earnest Capital where he wants to help companies avoid going into $50,000 of credit card debt (like he did) to start technology companies. We talk about how this type of investing vehicle can help transcend some of the pressures to "scale at all costs" in ways that may not be suitable for most companies.
Topics
Digital nomads
Starting a company
Bootstrapping
How to sell a company
The four-hour workweek
Calm companies
Flaws with the VC model
Taking leaps
Transitions
Meaningful wo...
2019-02-131h 00
The Adventurepreneur PodcastRoanne Van Voorst on All Things FearOn the pod today I have Dutch academic, author, and fear expert Roanne Van Voorst. In late 2017, Roanne published a book called Fear: Extreme athletes on how to reach your highest goals and overcome stress and self-doubt. Roanne’s book dissects all things fear from how pervasive it is in our daily lives to practical tips to overcome it. Through the lens of names like Lynn Hill, Steph Davis, Cedric Dumont, Alain Robert and Alex Honnold among many others, Roanne’s mission is to get to the bottom of what makes these seemingly fearless athletes and coaches tick. Spoiler alert, it’s...
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The Adventurepreneur PodcastTyler Tringas (Part 1) on Bootstrapping a Business, Learning Something New, Traveling, and a Good Job for ClimbersOn today’s show I have Tyler Tringas. Hmmm… what to say about Tyler. Well - He’s got to be one of the most well-rounded and intellectually curious dudes I’ve ever met. Tyler has done a bunch of different work in his relatively short career. After undergrad, Tyler worked as a consultant for a clean energy startup and pretty quickly realized he had an entrepreneurial itch. Shortly thereafter he started a solar energy company called SolarList, and after fighting the good fight for a few years - had to walk away from that startup after racking...
2018-11-2957 minBuild Your SaaSInsulating our recording studioJon and Justin respond to the new funding options available for bootstrappers, mainly Earnest Capital.The GP, Tyler Tringas, told us what types of companies he's looking to invest in:Organic customer acquisition channelsLow levels of structural churn (ready to stay customers for a long period of time)Founder is a good fitProduct launched and has revenueIn a space that Tyler feels comfortable withThey're looking for a 3x-5x return from their investment; which they'll take from founder earnings. (Read more about that here)Show notes:Underground gangsters cave...
2018-11-1340 minBuild Your SaaSThere's a new funding option for bootstrapped foundersTyler Tringas recently announced Earnest Capital; a new way for bootstrappers to raise money for their startups. Should Jon and Justin consider this type of funding for Transistor?What do you think?Leave a comment on Breaker, the podcast app for Android and iPhone.Leave a comment on CastBox, the podcast app for Android and iPhone.Leave a comment on Tung.fmOtherwise, get us on Twitter: @transistorfm or email us: mail@transistor.fmCreate your own podcast at transistor.fmShow notes:Earnest CapitalTyler Tringas' introductory blog postYouTube LivestreamIndie.vcTiny S...
2018-11-0647 minBuild Your SaaSYour revenue forecast is wrongWhat does "bootstrapping" mean really?For most folks, bootstrapping means self-funding your business from revenues. It means not taking Venture Capital, not taking Angel funding. It's a little bit of a religion and like so many religions different people have different definitions of what it takes to "fit in." Some people say you can't even take money from friends and family. If you take any outside money, you're no longer a part of the bootstrappers club.We recorded this episode liveWatch on TwitchWatch on YouTubeWatch on PeriscopeWhat do you think?
2018-08-2845 min