Episodes

  • Season 2 | Episode 2: Moving Upmarket

    Season 2 | Episode 2: Moving Upmarket
    Sep 23 2020
    Brian & Scottie Elliott are the husband & wife co-founders of Gather, an interior design project management app. On this episode, Rob chats with Brian & Scottie about taking their product upmarket, focusing on customer success, hiring consultants and contractors, and more! The topics we cover [01:43] Check in on how this week has been going Setting things in motion with some new hires MRR now growing off the chain but feeling good about accomplishments Shifting focus from growing while also building out process MRR growth is not everything [04:50] Scottie talks about hiring Looking at three potential hires right now: lead gen, VA, and an industry expert Consultant vs contractor. A contract shows up and performs a task, a consultant is an expert in the industry Moving from task-based hires to project-based hires With Tinyseed funding now have the opportunity to do more hiring [08:59] New business processes Scottie was initially doing customer support Now realiz
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    22 mins
  • Season 2 | Episode 1: Introducing Gather

    Season 2 | Episode 1: Introducing Gather
    Sep 23 2020
    Welcome to Season 2 of TinySeed Tales, where we follow the founders of one SaaS startup week by week through their struggles, victories, and failures. On the first episode of this series, Rob introduces us to Brian & Scottie Elliott from Gather, an interior design project management app. Show Notes 1:30 Meet the Co-Founders of Gather, Brian Elliott, and Scottie Elliott Brian and Scottie have been working on Gather since late 2014 Scottie has 20+ years in the interior design industry Brian was looking for software to build and continued to hear Scottie's frustrations with current software in the interior design industry 6:02 Gather's current Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) and why Brian & Scottie decided to join TinySeed MRR is $5,600 with 8% growth They were compelled by the three components of TinySeed (funding, mentorship, community) As opposed to mastermind groups, everyone in TinySeed is serious about their business They hadn't considered angel funding -- never
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    29 mins
  • Episode 8 | Success and the Ongoing Struggle

    Episode 8 | Success and the Ongoing Struggle
    Jan 7 2020
    On this final episode following Craig Hewitt of Castos, Rob checks in to get the results of the “no credit trial” decision, and to see whether or not the move increased conversions.
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    21 mins
  • Episode 7 | The Growing Pains of Delegation

    Episode 7 | The Growing Pains of Delegation
    Jan 7 2020
    This week Craig Hewitt of Castos, feels the pains of a growing team and talks about how his role as a founder must evolve as the team continues to grow.
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    25 mins
  • Episode 6 | The No Credit Card Trial

    Episode 6 | The No Credit Card Trial
    Jan 7 2020
    In this week’s episode Craig Hewitt “turns the business on it’s head” by implementing a no credit card trial.
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    23 mins
  • Episode 5 | Building a Business That Runs Itself

    Episode 5 | Building a Business That Runs Itself
    Jan 7 2020
    Rob is back with Craig Hewitt of Castos. They talk about learning to delegate more of his responsibilities as a new growth marketer joins the team.
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    16 mins
  • Episode 4 | A Bug in the Funnel and Giving Up Control

    Episode 4 | A Bug in the Funnel and Giving Up Control
    Jan 7 2020
    Rob does another follow up with Crag Hewitt of Castos, they talk about his new hire (growth marketer) and news of a major break-through.
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    22 mins
  • Episode 3 | The Best News Ever and the Slog

    Episode 3 | The Best News Ever and the Slog
    Jan 7 2020
    Rob follows up with Craig Hewitt of Castos, as he shares some big news on the podcast
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    21 mins