From Zero To $7K MRR: Tips And Lessons (feat. Olly Meakings)

<p>Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast.</p><p>Today's episode features Oliver “Olly” Meakings, Co-founder of Senja, a platform that makes it easy to collect video and text testimonials from clients and customers. He has now taken Senja to $7K MRR while also being prolific at building in public, sharing his highs and lows in being a founder.</p><p>In this interview, Olly shares his journey and perspective on topics such as:</p><ul> <li>What is Senja and how long has Olly been at it</li> <li>Sharing both the highs and the lows of his journey</li> <li>Why Olly loves building in public</li> <li>The “messy middle” of growing a startup</li> <li>Going from zero MRR to beginning a partnership</li> <li>His non-obvious lessons from getting his first customer to now</li> <li>Tips on gaining and gathering testimonials</li> <li>Handling customers from onboarding to feedbacking</li> <li>Olly’s observation about the way SaaS products grow</li> <li>How to set expectations as a founder</li> <li>Going into a niche filled with competition</li> <li>How to navigate having a lot of competitors<p></p> </li> </ul><p>Build In Public Podcast is an interview show where KP chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons.</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks for listening and let me know what you think!</p><p><br>Links:</p><p>Olly’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/helloitsolly">https://twitter.com/helloitsolly</a></p><p>Senja: <a href="https://senja.io/">https://senja.io/</a></p><p>KP’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/thisiskp_">https://twitter.com/thisiskp_</a></p><p>KP's YouTube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/KarthikPuvvadaKP">https://www.youtube.com/c/KarthikPuvvadaKP</a></p>