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Podcast: Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode: Episode 768 | Reacting to Controversial Startup Advice
Description: Do you disagree with any of these controversial takes about bootstrapping?
In episode 768, Rob Walling unpacks a series of semi-controversial beliefs about bootstrapping from ScrapingBee’s Pierre de Wulf. Rob evaluates each point from Pierre's tweet, discussing topics like rebranding your SaaS, the hidden problem of affiliate marketing, and the realities of scaling a SaaS business.
Topics we cover:Â
(1:21) – Pierre’s semi-controversial bootstrapping beliefsÂ
(4:35) – Don’t waste time on a rebrand
(7:24) – No one cares about your domain extension  Â
(9:06) – Affiliate marketing won’t fix your acquisition issues
(11:51) – There is no silver bullet for growth
(13:42) – Copy what works best
(14:59) –...