Top 10 Mistakes 1st-Time SaaS Founders Make

One of the BIG reasons I run this channel is to share my lessons learned transparently, so that you, the next generation of Founders, don't make the same mistakes (you’ll probably make new ones).
In today's in-depth episode, I’m going to dig into the 10 biggest mistakes I made as a 1st time SaaS Founder and the principles I learned from them and when you learn from these common mistakes and apply these principles, you’ll be able to accelerate your path to the next stage of growth.
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[@robrita]

WHO HERE LEARNED A TON FROM TK? 🖐️🖐️

[@alicenNorwood]

1) Building the wrong product 2) Building a product for everybody 3) Not having a one sentence value prop 4) Not building pipeline/mailing list/audience 5) Not having a written-out "Go-to-market" strategy 6) Not hiring appropriate people 7) Not firing low performers 8) Not having KPI per person 9) Not having a renewal process from Day 1 10) Not having a consistent management cadence to revampt "Go-to-market" strategy

[@TKKader]

🙏🏼

[@MapWise]

One of your best videos! Founders - bookmark this one, almost the entire journey distilled into 30 minutes with really important insight. Other TK videos are great, too. I've been at it for 22 years myself. Have product / market fit for a while and lots of tech chops, but not enough marketing and sales along the way. You are not going to go far without marketing and sales, just the way business works, so learn all you can in this arena and hire competent people to help you out.

[@TKKader]

amen to that!

[@ashoksenadeera4459]

Thanks, TK. I have made all but two of them.

[@TKKader]

Glad this resonated!

[@doinavegas]

I love a good origin story, ahhhh! ❤

[@TKKader]

🙏🏼

[@eazyhome1694]

Lessons learnt 🤯 That's explained a lot !

[@TKKader]

Boom!

[@martinofabbro5898]

As always, massive value off your vids, keep grinding man

[@TKKader]

SO glad to hear you’re getting value from the channel! Be sure to share it with a friend ;)

[@JulioAguirre-ft6yi]

Beautiful TK!

[@TKKader]

Appreciate the kind words!

[@nudgemoney]

You da man, Tk!

[@TKKader]

🤗

[@toxolarant]

Baby TK is an emotion. Should be added to the dictionary.

[@TKKader]

😅 This!

[@user-hu9ph7tf5s]

First of all, TK, yes! Items in this list are hurting my ego 😂 I'm now developing app. I've narrowed down my ideas to release only a few functions in the first version to gauge its success. I just released the MVP. What do you think of my one-liner for the product? “DALA Browser - a web browser for learners, with features that empower you to learn faster and enjoyably”

[@kevinspellacy7353]

Yes

[@TKKader]

Boom!

[@robrita]

YES!!

[@TKKader]

Awesome!

[@saqibbutla6256]

Learned Alot. Worth of spending 30 mins.

[@TKKader]

So glad to hear that!

[@enteraffiliates4106]

YES.

[@TKKader]

Boom!

[@brucebondi6104]

If you only have a good idea, Is it ok to have your product built on no code to get a feel for the market?

[@TKKader]

Absolutely! The quicker you get something into market to have real customer conversations the better.

[@chrisyongchu]

These are all great processes to have a client onboarding process. But an essential thing startups forget is not having any documentation for their product. Perhaps you’re assuming that documentation is already done? 😅

[@TKKader]

I assume nothing when it comes to early stage!

[@traviszondo429]

Hello Am a 17 year old who is interested in this please teach me everything you know i want to learn and retire my parents