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Episode 17: Jay. Building a SaaS product with outsourced developers.

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Previously, Jelani Abdus-Salaam was the lead VIP tech specialist at ClickFunnels, where he assisted Jay Abraham, Grant Gardone, Tony Robbins, and others. Following his time at ClickFunnels, he worked with high-profile digital entrepreneurs like Dan Lok, Alison Prince, Traffic and Funnels, Beau Crabill, and others, assisting them in developing conversion-optimized funnels, back-end automations, and systems to scale their businesses to multiples of millions.
Jay is now working on CartFuel.io, a technology that assists online businesses in increasing their AOV using conversion-optimized payment forms.
Key Takeaways
[00:40] - How bootstrapping SaaS founder begin their journey.

[01:58] - Cost, team composition, management, and other considerations while developing a SaaS application with outsourced developers.

[03:48] - The issues and constraints of hourly-paid outsourced developers.

[04:53] - CartFuel's MRR and Value Proposition.

[06:13] - Searching the forums to find and validate a worthwhile idea.

[08:28] - Building relationships, estimating costs and utilising UpWork to create an MVP.

[10:32] - Finding the real pain-points of your target users and delivering on it.

[13:08] - Creative cashflow management of non-technical founders.

[14:56] - How to get the first 50+ paying users for a SaaS.

[16:03] - On what to focus and what to track in a digital SaaS startup.

[17:32] - Doing more customer research and finding more pain-points to ship an MVP.

[19:41] - Advice for wannabe entrepreneurs and those with less than $2,000 MRR.

Quotes
“Having two customer segments is a real mistake. You should have one customer segment only.“ - Jay

“All of the work that's being done is paid hourly so you have to manage cashflow.“ - Jay

“Customer success is a number one. If you're able to give that customer the desired outcome that they want and experience specific to them, you are able to scale.“ - Jay

“At $500 MRR, talk to your customer and try to understand why they use your product.“ - Jay

“Don't try to reinvent the wheel. Go and find products that already exist and find negative reviews.“ - Jay

Links
Follow the journey:

Twitter: twitter.com/jelanisince94

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jelaniabdussalaam

Cartfuel: cartfuel.io

Book with insights: Navigating The Bootstrapped Mafia

Connect with Bulat:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thebulatk

Twitter: twitter.com/thebulatk

  continue reading

20 episoade

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Serii arhivate ("Sursă inactivă" status)

When? This feed was archived on October 17, 2023 22:53 (5M ago). Last successful fetch was on July 06, 2023 22:35 (9M ago)

Why? Sursă inactivă status. Servele noastre nu au putut să preia o sursă valida de podcast pentru o perioadă îndelungată.

What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.

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Content provided by The Bootstrapped Mafia. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by The Bootstrapped Mafia or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ro.player.fm/legal.

Previously, Jelani Abdus-Salaam was the lead VIP tech specialist at ClickFunnels, where he assisted Jay Abraham, Grant Gardone, Tony Robbins, and others. Following his time at ClickFunnels, he worked with high-profile digital entrepreneurs like Dan Lok, Alison Prince, Traffic and Funnels, Beau Crabill, and others, assisting them in developing conversion-optimized funnels, back-end automations, and systems to scale their businesses to multiples of millions.
Jay is now working on CartFuel.io, a technology that assists online businesses in increasing their AOV using conversion-optimized payment forms.
Key Takeaways
[00:40] - How bootstrapping SaaS founder begin their journey.

[01:58] - Cost, team composition, management, and other considerations while developing a SaaS application with outsourced developers.

[03:48] - The issues and constraints of hourly-paid outsourced developers.

[04:53] - CartFuel's MRR and Value Proposition.

[06:13] - Searching the forums to find and validate a worthwhile idea.

[08:28] - Building relationships, estimating costs and utilising UpWork to create an MVP.

[10:32] - Finding the real pain-points of your target users and delivering on it.

[13:08] - Creative cashflow management of non-technical founders.

[14:56] - How to get the first 50+ paying users for a SaaS.

[16:03] - On what to focus and what to track in a digital SaaS startup.

[17:32] - Doing more customer research and finding more pain-points to ship an MVP.

[19:41] - Advice for wannabe entrepreneurs and those with less than $2,000 MRR.

Quotes
“Having two customer segments is a real mistake. You should have one customer segment only.“ - Jay

“All of the work that's being done is paid hourly so you have to manage cashflow.“ - Jay

“Customer success is a number one. If you're able to give that customer the desired outcome that they want and experience specific to them, you are able to scale.“ - Jay

“At $500 MRR, talk to your customer and try to understand why they use your product.“ - Jay

“Don't try to reinvent the wheel. Go and find products that already exist and find negative reviews.“ - Jay

Links
Follow the journey:

Twitter: twitter.com/jelanisince94

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jelaniabdussalaam

Cartfuel: cartfuel.io

Book with insights: Navigating The Bootstrapped Mafia

Connect with Bulat:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thebulatk

Twitter: twitter.com/thebulatk

  continue reading

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