SaaS Life (saaslife.fm)26 Jan 2022

Ep. 11: Hello, 2022!

On this episode of saaslife.fm, Sam Schrup and Chris McAleenan talk about how growing a family changes impacts growing a business. As founders of startups, paternity leave isn’t always possible when you are your own boss and a one-man-show.

Looking ahead, 2022 will be a year of change due to collaboration and shift to survival mode. It’s the year to get stuff done, expand, and accelerate progress.

Highlights from this Episode:

Delivery Deadline: Sam doesn’t plan on building anything new for TextRetailer.
Delivery Date: Once baby arrives in May, Sam will answer emails in wee hours.
2021 Recap:
- Sam and Upwork contractor work on major infrastructure update.
- Chris started working with a UX designer to create utility service app.
Hiring Process: How to use Upwork to get and vett contractors/experts.
Best Practices: Takes opinions/experience to know what works and what doesn’t.
2022 Plans:
- TextRetailer: Strategize and be cognizant of the company’s priorities.
- PipeTech: Get through backlog of customers that need to be onboarded.

Links and Resources:

saaslife.fm

Sam Schrup on Twitter

Chris McAleenan on Twitter

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Figma

Windows Tray App

Electron

The Art of Product Podcast, Episode 191 – Shaping Up with Adam Wathan

Shape Up by Ryan Singer

Shopify App Store

Gjetost Norwegian Cheese

Intro music by Monkey Warhol licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

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