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Startups For the Rest of Us  

Startups For the Rest of Us

Author: Rob Walling

The original podcast for bootstrapped and mostly bootstrapped startups, this show follow the stories of founders as they start, acquire, and grow SaaS companies. Hear when they fail, struggle, succeed, and take you with them through the tumultuous life of a SaaS founder. If you like Mixergy, This Week in Startups, or SaaStr, youll enjoy Startup for the Rest of Us.
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Language: en-us

Genres: Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing

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Episode 765 | TinySeed Tales s4e9: Making the hardest decision
Thursday, 13 March, 2025

Is it time to shut down for good?  In this season finale of TinySeed Tales, Rob Walling sits down with Colleen Schnettler, founder of Hello Query, to reflect on her journey over the past few years. Colleen candidly shares the challenges she faced while trying to grow her SaaS business, including the difficult decision to shut it down after struggling to find traction. Moving past a painful part in her founder journey, Colleen is excited about her new venture where she’s already seeing early success. Join us for this honest look into the final days of Hello Query and to hear Colleen's resilience in the startup world. Topics we cover:  (1:07) – Difficulty in finding and onboarding customers (5:32) – Why didn’t it work?  (9:29) – How did the co-founder split affect the business? (13:11) – Founder regrets (18:49) – Reflecting on the decision (22:38) – Anything that you would have done differently? (25:21) – Moving forward to founder coaching and marketing Links from the Show:  Join the TinySeed Mailing List Apply for TinySeed SaaS Marketing Gym Colleen Schnettler (@leenyburger) | X Colleen Schnettler (@leenyburger.bsky.social) | Bluesky Hello Query The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh 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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