Growing Upvoty to $17k MRR - Mike Slaats, Upvoty

Mike Slaats is the founder of Upvoty, an instant feedback software which has recently hit $17k MRR. Mike also runs the SaaS pirates community, where he talks all about running a SaaS company. Previously, he scaled Vindy, an only marketplace for home development to 1m ARR in 5 years.What we covered in this episodeWhy did you start Upvoty?Stopping a $1m business to start from scratchWhy your work should be fulfillingShould you be passionate about your audience?How to validate your ideaHow Mike got his first customers for UpvotyThe value of an MVP and a landing pageWhy you should build runway or have an alternative income sourceHow you can make your own luckWhy indie hackers should build a personal brandMike's one bit of advice for founders; validateHow to build an MVP with the BML frameworkRecommendationsBook: Intercom on MarketingPodcast: How I Built ThisIndie Hacker: Arvid KahlFollow MikeTwitterYouTubeSaaS PiratesUpvotyFollow MeTwitterIndie Bites TwitterPersonal WebsiteBuy A WalletThanks to Weekend Club for sponsoring Indie Bites.‘I absolutely love being part of Weekend Club.’‘Huge fan of Weekend Club and I love being part of it.’‘Absolutely love this community.’These are real testimonials for Weekend Club - the internet’s most helpful community for bootstrappers. If you’ve ever struggled meeting other solo founders and staying accountable, then this is for you.We offer weekly Saturday deep working sessions with up to 30 bootstrappers, such as the founders of Simple Poll and VEED, an active Slack community and over 100 software discounts.Go to weekendclub.co and enter a very limited promo code ‘Indie Bites’ for 50% off your first month.