# Startups for the Rest of Us

> Startups for the Rest of Us is a free weekly podcast and educational media brand founded in 2010 by Rob Walling and Mike Taber. Now hosted by Walling, it helps bootstrapped and mostly bootstrapped SaaS founders make decisions about validation, marketing, pricing, hiring, growth, and exits through interviews, listener questions, and practical frameworks.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Founders:** Rob Walling (Co-founder and host), Mike Taber (Co-founder and former co-host)
- **Products:** Weekly podcast, Episode archive and transcripts, Greatest Hits, Email subscription and guides
- **Notable:** Launched April 13, 2010., Website reports 16 million-plus cumulative downloads and 1,000-plus five-star reviews., Reached episode 800 on September 30, 2025.

## Products & services

- **Weekly podcast** — Free founder interviews, solo frameworks, and listener questions about starting and growing software businesses.
- **Episode archive and transcripts** — Searchable episodes and written transcripts for learning and reference.
- **Greatest Hits** — Curated starting points from the archive, organized by year.
- **Email subscription and guides** — Updates, two exclusive episodes, and guides for launching and scaling SaaS.

## Achievements

- Launched April 13, 2010.
- Website reports 16 million-plus cumulative downloads and 1,000-plus five-star reviews.
- Reached episode 800 on September 30, 2025.
- Published episode 853 on October 6, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Episode 853: How to Become the SaaS That AI Recommends, with Ross Hudgens, published October 6.
- **2026-09** — Episode 852 covers big-name customer case studies and listener questions with Ruben Gamez.
- **2026-09** — Episode 851 follows Nathan Tyler through the BlinkMetrics and BlinkPages pivot.
- **2026-09** — Episode 850 addresses first-developer hiring with the guest credited as Derrick Reimer in its title.

## Links

- Website: https://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/startupspod

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