[SaaS Club] Overcoming Self-Doubts as a First Time SaaS Founder

Hey, this is Omer...

Here's the latest SaaS Club update...


🎧 Podcast
We just published the latest episode of The SaaS Podcast:

RevenueCat: Overcoming Self-Doubts as a First Time SaaS Founder
Jacob Eiting is the founder and CEO of RevenueCat, a SaaS platform that helps mobile apps to power in-app subscriptions.

Jacob was working as a CTO for a mobile app company. It was a real pain for him to implement in-app subscriptions. "Someone should make this easier", he thought.

Two years later, he left his job to work on the idea himself.

But nothing seemed to go to plan. He built an SDK and posted about it Reddit -- he got torn apart by people. He did a beta launch -- but only got 5 signups.

Eventually, he found a few customers and was making $400 MRR. But kept doubting himself and his ability to build a 'real business'.

But he didn't want to give up. So he kept going (thanks to his wife's income).

In this interview, you'll learn how Jacob has taken his business from $400 a month to over $160K MRR (nearly $2 Million ARR)

👉 Listen to the episode here


💬 Quotes of the Week
Here are the quotes of the week from Jacob:

"It never gets easier; you just go faster."
-- Greg LeMond

"The only reward for hard work is more hard work."


📕 Books of the Week

This weeks' recommendations are American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer  by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin and Manhattan Project: The Birth of the Atomic Bomb in the Words of Its Creators, Eyewitnesses, and Historians by Cynthia C. Kelly

Here's a brief blurb about  each one:

American Prometheus
"In this magisterial biography, 25 years in the making, the authors capture Oppenheimer's life and times, from his early career to his central role in the Cold War. J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the 20th century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress."

Manhattan Project

"Born out of a small research program begun in 1939, the Manhattan Project eventually employed more than 130,000 people, including our foremost scientists and thinkers, and cost nearly $2 billion―and it was operated under a shroud of absolute secrecy. Dozens of photographs depict key moments and significant figures, and concise explanatory material accompanies each selection. The project's aftermath and legacy are covered as well, making this the most comprehensive account of the birth of the atomic age."


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