[SaaS Club] Overcoming a 1.5 Month Runway and Getting Traction

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I hope you're doing well.

Here's a quick round up of what's been going on at SaaS Club:

🎧 Podcast

Overcoming a 1.5 Month Runway and Getting Traction

In 2017, John and his co-founder Michael were accepted into YC with an idea for an augmented reality product. 

However, they soon discovered the market wasn't ready, so they pivoted to a fitness app, which also didn't get traction.

After two years of hard work and long hours with limited results, they had only eight months of runway left. 

The two founders were faced with a critical decision. They could either quit and go back to full-time jobs or they could fight and keep going. 

They chose the latter and in 2019 the idea of Vimcal was born.

But building a calendar app proved more difficult than they'd imagined, and by the time they launched, they had just 1.5 months of runway left. 

Once again, they were on the verge of shutting down. Yet, despite the odds, the founders managed to keep Vimcal alive and gain traction.

Today, Vimcal is a trusted tool for professionals aiming to optimize their calendar management and save time.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How the founders shifted gears when their initial ideas didn't pan out to find a winning business idea.

• How they managed to keep the dream alive and find traction, when cash was on the verge of running out.

• How they tackled the complexities of building calendar app and overcome some significant technical challenges.

• How the founders refined a sales strategy, successfully attracting customers and investors to save Vimcal from shutting down.

• How they built valuable strategic partnerships, leveraging industry connections to scale up and enhance Vimcal's offerings.

I hope you enjoy it.

Listen to the full podcast episode

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But building and scaling a CX team that grows with your startup is hard. That’s why smart SaaS founders turn to PartnerHero. 

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📗 Book of the Week

This week's book recommendation is from John Li:

Animal Farm by George Orwell

And here's an Airtable database of all book recommendations.
 

🌐 Around the Web

YouTube Channel

Here's a link to the full video interview.

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Have a great week!

- Omer

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P.S. whenever you're ready, here are 3 ways I can help you:

1. SaaS Club Plus: We're re-launching a brand new paid community for SaaS founders with an exciting new offering. Join the waitlist!

2. SaaS Club Launch: A 12-week coaching program to help you launch your SaaS and/or get to $10K MRR faster. 

3. SaaS Accelerate:  A private coaching program to help SaaS founders get breakthrough results.