Mar 17 2020 51 mins 2
This week, Justin is joined by Marie Poulin, co-founder of Oki Doki. They discuss: 3:40 – "I used to be in the 'Ra Ra! Everyone should build a web app' crowd." 4:18 – "Now there's this feeling that maybe everyone shouldn't start a SaaS?" 9:30 – When you're starting a business, there are so many dynamics you need to get right. 13:40 – Why so many people fail to go from zero to one in business. 16:20 – Why are you starting a business in the first place? What's driving you? 23:41 – There's a company called Tighten that gives their employees mental-health days. 26:00 – What is the most efficient way for you to improve your life? 27:00 – Sometimes folks try to make a part-time business into a full-time business. 33:00 – Is it possible for a business to be lucrative, easy, and fun? 42:00 – Having money does solve a lot of life's problems. Marie's super-secret Notion course You can reply to this podcast here: Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @mariepoulin Leave a comment on PodHunt; it's like Reddit, but for podcasts. Leave a comment on Breaker, the podcast app for iPhone. Interact on WhatPods. Email us: [email protected] Thanks to our monthly supporters: Sofia Quintero Diogo Chris Willow Mason Hensley Borja Soler teami.io Ward from MemberSpace.com Eric Lima James Sowers (like Flowers) with UserInput.io Travis Fischer Matt Buckley, from NiceThings.io Russell Brown Evandro Sasse Pradyumna Shembekar (PD), pradyumna.dev Noah Prail, eventOneHQ.com Robert Simplicio, Simplicio.com Colin Gray alitu.com Josh Smith, hellosift.com Ivan Curkovic Brian Rhea (Pronounced “Ray”) Shane Smith, dev.transistor.fm Austin Loveless Simon Bennett, snapshooter.io Michael Sitver, letterjoy.co Paul Jarvis and Jack Ellis, usefathom.com Dan Buda danbuda.com Darby Frey Samori Augusto, thebicrowd.com Brad from Canada Sammy Schuckert Mike Walker Adam DuVander Dave Giunta (JOOnta) Kyle Fox GetRewardful.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
