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Why you need a single focus (and ditch your portfolio of projects) - Chris Frantz, Loops
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Why you need a single focus (and ditch your portfolio of projects) - Chris Frantz, Loops
FromIndie Bites
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
May 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Chris Frantz is the co-founder of Loops, YC backed email tool for startups. Chris is one of those people who just knows how to run a SaaS business, having founded and sold Snazzy AI, acquired by Unbounce last year. Chris has been living rent free in my brain after a conversation we had a few weeks ago about my multiple projects. A lot of you are going to have multiple projects too, and wondering why you’re not getting anywhere with them. In this episode, Chris is going to explain why.What we cover in this episode
Some of Chris previous bootstrapped projectsPH profile
How Chris started and sold Snazzy.aiSelling article
Tackling email with Loops.so
Making the chef’s knife of email
Why you should have a single focus
Why having a portfolio of small bets doesn’t work
Doing the hard things
Having hobby projects vs a business
Recommendations
Book: Atomic Habits
Podcast: The Vergecast
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Follow Me? Listen to my new podcast, No More Mondays.
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Some of Chris previous bootstrapped projectsPH profile
How Chris started and sold Snazzy.aiSelling article
Tackling email with Loops.so
Making the chef’s knife of email
Why you should have a single focus
Why having a portfolio of small bets doesn’t work
Doing the hard things
Having hobby projects vs a business
Recommendations
Book: Atomic Habits
Podcast: The Vergecast
Indie Hacker: Sahil Bloom
Follow Chris
Personal site
Follow Me? Listen to my new podcast, No More Mondays.
Indie Bites Twitter
Personal Website
Buy A Wallet
2 Hour Podcast Course
PodPanda (hire me to edit your podcast)
Sponsor - Ramen ClubMy favourite community has just got a significant upgrade as it rebrands to Ramen Club, the best community to help you get to Ramen Profitability.Ramen club has 4 remote coworking sessions a week, masterminds, accountability calls, live AMAs, a fractional CFO, in-house VA, discounts and so much more. But most of all, the founder Charlie has done a wonderful job at cultivating a wonderfully friendly and supportive community.To join the world's most supportive community for bootstrapped founders to reach ramen profitable and beyond, head to ramenclub.so and use code "INDIEBITES" to let Charlie know I sent you and get 50% off your first month.
Released:
May 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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