Today I’m joined by Val Sopi, the founder of Blogstatic, a lightweight blogging platform built to take on the likes of Ghost. Currently Val is sitting around $1k a month, but with a low-priced annual plans approach, he’s relying on new sign ups and plan upgrades instead of recurring subscriptions. So he’s at a crossroads of needing to pour fuel on the fire to grow his low-cost blogging platform, or attempt to build a B2B SaaS, which he believes is a much more sustainable option for an indie founder. Val has been hardened by business successes and failures, so I love his pragmatic approach to the decisions he’s making.Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:39 Val's background - web design shop to failed SaaS
04:10 Learning to code and starting Claritask
04:53 Selling Claritask
05:52 Launching Blogstatic
06:42 Taking a loan to bet on himself
07:40 The crossroads of stagnating growth
08:39 Being a low cost alternative in a competitive market
12:30 Why Val won't take VC
14:06 Why Val is trying B2B instead of B2C
15:45 Recommendations
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