55 Brian Casel - Launching and growing a SaaS

<p></p><p>We talk to Brian Casel about launching ZipMessage and growing a SaaS business (vs a productize service). We talk to him about his previous business successes, how he got started programming, and how he's thinking about growing ZipMessage. <br></p> <br> 00:00 Intro <br> 01:08 Brian's backstory <br> 05:35 Scaling by hiring more people <br> 09:40 ZipMessage <br> 12:22 Audience Ops <br> 13:14 Move towards software businesses <br> 18:14 Christian's backstory <br> 20:42 Chris's backstory <br> 21:38 Tech stack: Rails vs React vs Laravel <br> 28:24 ZipMessage company structure <br> 30:26 Business structure: selling just part of an LLC <br> 33:13 What to spending money on <br> 38:18 Freemium <br> 42:44 Buying a Tesla <br> 48:01 Reading books <br> 49:29 Investing thoughts <br> 54:23 Outro <br> <br> Timestamps created with https://clips.marketing by @cgenco <br> <br> https://zipmessage.com/ <br> https://twitter.com/casjam