Episode 710 | Is Coding Dead?, The "Right" Tech Stack, Funded Com...

In episode 710, join Rob Walling for another solo adventure where he answers listener questions. He answers whether you need a burning passion to be successful in entrepreneurship, and how that relates to developing a product alongside a day job. Rob also discusses competing against VC-backed companies, learning to code in the age of AI, and how much risk lies in IP theft when building your SaaS.
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Topics we cover:
- 3:00 - Do I need a burning desire to be a successful entrepreneur?
- 5:20 - Maintaining a day job to enable space for entrepreneurial pursuits
- 8:52 - Balancing build speed vs. scalability with your tech stack
- 10:30 - The April Fools Episode
- 12:55 - Competing against VC-backed companies in a “hot” space
- 18:34 - Is learning to code dead?
- 27:33 - Risk in SaaS of IP theft
Links from the Show:
- [MicroConf Connect](connect.microc...)
- [Episode 704 | Landing Pages, Buying a SaaS, the Right Tech Stack, and More Listener Questions](www.startupsfo...)
- [Episode 706.5 | Rethinking My Most Common Advice](www.startupsfo...)
- [The SaaS Playbook](saasplaybook.com/) by Rob Walling
- [Start Small Stay Small](startsmall.com/) by Rob Walling
- [TinySeed](tinyseed.com/)
- [Episode 688 | Growing Boot.dev From $6k to $110k in Monthly Revenue in 15 Months](www.startupsfo...)
- [Ask a Question on SFTROU](www.startupsfo...)
If you have questions about starting or scaling a software business that you’d like for us to cover, please [submit your question](www.startupsfo...) for an upcoming episode. We’d love to hear from you!
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[@coderlicious6565]

On the subject of the benefits of keeping a day job - I used to really want to quit my day job and take a chance on some idea that I had no idea it would work or not. Im glad I'm in Generation X, and having just turned 58. I'm literally going to just spend the next four years researching forums and groups and take my time on validation... when I hit 62, goodbye job, I'm going to take social security and just devote all my free time to come up with something. Even if it's just a $500-1k/month business, that will supplement my income and the gov't lets you keep that and not penalize you. But there will no pressure to succeed ( which to me increases odds )

[@Gigawattt]

“I’m 8 years old, the youngest of four kids. Everyone orders me around, I want to order something around. So learned how to speak BASIC to my Apple computer to do it” lol best programmer origin story ever. Also, same as mine (youngest of 3, tho and mine was an ATARI)