Mike Slaats is the founder of Upvoty, an instant feedback software which has recently hit $17k MRR. Mike also runs the SaaS pirates community, where he talks all about running a SaaS company. Previously, he scaled Vindy, an only marketplace for home development to 1m ARR in 5 years.

What we covered in this episode

• Why did you start Upvoty?
• Stopping a $1m business to start from scratch
• Why your work should be fulfilling
• Should you be passionate about your audience?
• How to validate your idea
• How Mike got his first customers for Upvoty
• The value of an MVP and a landing page
• Why you should build runway or have an alternative income source
• How you can make your own luck
• Why indie hackers should build a personal brand
• Mike's one bit of advice for founders; validate
• How to build an MVP with the BML framework

Recommendations

• Book: Intercom on Marketing
• Podcast: How I Built This
• Indie Hacker: Arvid Kahl

Follow Mike

• Twitter
• YouTube
• SaaS Pirates
• Upvoty

Follow Me

• Twitter
• Indie Bites Twitter
• Personal Website
• Buy A Wallet

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