The Counterintuitive Advice I Keep Repeating to SaaS Founders




One pricing decision turned a $683 customer into a $68 customer. Same product. Same founder. Ten times less valuable. I break down why lowering your price is a trap, and what to do instead. ๐Ÿ”— Links on the video: ๐Ÿ“– Free chapter from The SaaS Playbook: https://saasplaybook.com/order Tinyseed Portfolio: https://tinyseed.com/portfolio Senior Place: https://seniorplace.com/ ๐ŸŽž๏ธ Watch Next: The SaaS Pricing Fundamentals I Used To Become a Millionaire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjYPak5EUik&t=5s Your Pricing is WRONG (even Sam Altman Made This Mistake): https://youtu.be/isIvsXrk-ow About Me: Iโ€™m Rob Walling. Iโ€™ve been building, growing, and acquiring SaaS companies for nearly two decades. Iโ€™ve started six companies (five of them bootstrapped) and exited multiple times, most notably selling Drip in 2016. Iโ€™ve invested in over 200 startups, and my focus is on helping founders build multimillion-dollar companies without the pressure of the traditional "unicorn or bust" venture capital model. ๐Ÿš€ Scale Your SaaS with TinySeed If you are a B2B SaaS founder looking for funding, mentorship, and community, check out the accelerator I co-founded. We designed it specifically for bootstrappers. Apply to TinySeed: https://tinyseed.com ๐Ÿค Join the Community at MicroConf I co-founded MicroConf to create a space for non-venture-backed startups. Connect with thousands of other founders, watch world-class talks, and find the support you need to grow your business. Explore MicroConf: https://microconf.com ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Listen to Startups for the Rest of Us Check out my podcast, where Iโ€™ve shared insights on bootstrapping and growing startups for over a decade. With over 800 episodes and 15 million downloads, itโ€™s the longest-running podcast for software entrepreneurs. Listen here: https://www.startupsfortherestofus.com ๐Ÿ“š My Books on Startups & SaaS Iโ€™ve written several books to provide tactical advice on launching, growing, and selling your software company: The SaaS Playbook- My guide to building a multimillion-dollar startup without venture capital. https://saasplaybook.com Exit Strategy: The entrepreneur's guide to selling your business without regret (co-authored with Dr. Sherry Walling): https://exitstrategybook.com Start Small, Stay Small: A developer's guide to launching a startup: https://startsmall.com/ The Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t Together: How to handle the psychological pressure of being a founder (co-authored with Dr. Sherry Walling): https://saasplaybook.com/order/p/entrepreneursguide-ebook ๐Ÿ‘‹ Connect with Me Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/robwalling LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robwalling Website: https://robwalling.com

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