Rob Walling

Startups for the Rest of Us - The longest-running podcast for non-venture track startups

Celebrating 10 years (and almost 500 episodes), Startups for the Rest of Us has been a mainstay for self-funded startup founders since 2010. Filled with gripping stories and unique insights, it's a startup podcast unlike any you've heard.

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Adam Wohlberg
I've listened to every episode to grow my bootstrapped Ruby on Rails SaaS application to over $10,000 MRR. Great stuff! Really the best resource around for bootstrapping SaaS founders who are solopreneurs.
Benedikt Deicke
Congratulations on the 10 year anniversary! Many podcasts don't even make it to ten episodes, so this is a huge achievement. It's been one of the podcasts I listen to every week for years now. Highly recommended!
Nick Mair
This landmark podcast changed the game for all of us non-venture track founders fighting the lonely fight out there. Now it's a movement! Congrats and thanks to Rob and Mike for all the incredible, free flowing advice. Essential listening!
Sales Team at BrokrBindr
Mike and Rob (oh, we miss you Mike!!) have been a part of my weekly routine for many years now. I am so grateful for their many insights, for their humour and the benefit of their experience. My own journey as a SaaS-founder includes occasional mis-steps, but I've made many fewer errors than I would have. Thanks, guys. See you soon in MN at Microconf.
Wilco de Kreij
Such a great podcast!! Been a listener and fan for years :) Great work, @robwalling!
Ken Wallace
Congrats @robwalling on this amazing journey! I started listening to SFTROU around episode 37, then immediately went back and binge-listened to the ones I had missed. And as much as I have loved these shows, I also really dig the experimentation into new show formats. I remember when I first discovered this show, I just couldn't shut up about it. I'm sure I was absolutely insufferable to family and friends. But it didn't matter. What a relief it was to finally hear that I wasn't alone; other people just like me were trying to build things also! And succeeding! Whoa! Before, I had an inkling that I could start my own thing without VC funding or groveling for loans from the local bank, but folks around me kept telling me it couldn't be done. But this show exposed me to an entirely new mindset: a community of folks who were building livelihoods on their terms, learning and sharing lessons from one another along the way. The whole atmosphere of: "these folks did it, so can you, and here's how..." that is baked into the SFTROU community is visceral at every touchpoint, whether it's just on their show (SFTROU), at their events (MicroConf), or in their community (FounderCafe, and now MicroConf Connect). This is just an amazing thing you've built here, @robwalling and Mike Taber. Keep up the good work. And, thanks!
John Doherty
I'll be honest, I wasn't a big SFTROU listener until about 6 months ago. I've been to two MicroConfs and was a Drip customer for a few years, and used Hittail back in the day. But in the last 6 months this podcast has become a weekly thing for me. I really enjoy the various content types and am very much looking forward to Season 2 of Tiny Seed Tales. Keep it up, Rob!
Rob Walling
@dohertyjf That's great to hear, thanks John!
Alex Daro
Thank you @robwalling for showing up every week and consistently putting out such a great podcast. There's an actionable takeaway from each episode. I look forward to popping in the earbuds on my walk to the gym this afternoon.
Chris Keller
Rob and his cofounder are epic givers to the startup community. I've been listening for some 6 years and my wife often tells me to stop listening because when I do I am revved up with ideas and enthusiasm to try new things and she wants me to just settle. So don't listen to them if you want to coast in your startup.
tela
I'm floored that I hadn't discovered this podcast! Subscribed & binging the backlog