From Zero To $7K MRR: Tips And Lessons (feat. Olly Meakings)

Welcome to another episode of the Build In Public Podcast.Today's episode features Oliver “Olly” Meakings, Co-founder of Senja, a platform that makes it easy to collect video and text testimonials from clients and customers. He has now taken Senja to $7K MRR while also being prolific at building in public, sharing his highs and lows in being a founder.In this interview, Olly shares his journey and perspective on topics such as:What is Senja and how long has Olly been at itSharing both the highs and the lows of his journeyWhy Olly loves building in publicThe “messy middle” of growing a startupGoing from zero MRR to beginning a partnershipHis non-obvious lessons from getting his first customer to nowTips on gaining and gathering testimonialsHandling customers from onboarding to feedbackingOlly’s observation about the way SaaS products growHow to set expectations as a founderGoing into a niche filled with competitionHow to navigate having a lot of competitorsBuild In Public Podcast is an interview show where KP chats with ambitious startup founders, CEOs, and top Internet creators to unpack their stories, insights, and lessons.Thanks for listening and let me know what you think!Links:Olly’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/helloitsollySenja: https://senja.io/KP’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisiskp_KP's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KarthikPuvvadaKP