Above Board, the official Fathom Analytics podcast - page 5
A podcast exploring running an independent + bootstrapped software (SaaS) company. Follow along as we share the journey of building and growing Fathom Analytics.
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Episodes — page 5
Jordan Gal on competing with giants
Jack and Jordan Gal share stories from the front lines of indie companies. Starting and running a software business, mistakes made along the way, exiting a company built from the ground up, living with bigger competitors who get all the industry press, and so much more.
Is product market fit really just luck?
Is product market fit is something you can plan for, just luck into, or if it's simply a trailing metric you can only learn after the fact. And related, do you really need to build an audience before you build a product to sell?
How we’ve failed
Jack and Paul discuss our business failures... past, present and possibly even future ones.
Growth is testing Fathom
How a higher than usual growth rate has been affecting Fathom Analytics.
How can small businesses make a difference to Ukraine?
Businesses aren’t people, but they’re run by people. That means your own values can help inform actions and stands you take.
Should we take funding? (feat. Rob Walling)
Today we had the pleasure of chatting with Rob Walling, who’s built and sold several startups (like Drip) and now runs a startup accelerator for SaaS bootstrappers called TinySeed.
When to spend money
It’s important to consider how much of your revenue you should be spending
What it took to get Fathom off the ground
Jack and Paul get interviewed about starting Fathom Analytics, growing it, and what we’ve done for marketing.
EU Ruling: Google Analytics is now illegal
In this episode Jack and Paul talk about the ruling from the Austrian DPA stating that Google analytics is illegal. Who does this affect? What can be done? Did Fathom Analytics have the inside scoop on this, and that’s why they created EU Isolation in 2021? All this and more in today’s episode.
Our daily routines
Jack and Paul share how they structure their daily routines for focused work, family time, and life beyond running Fathom Analytics.