Harris Kenny was a long-time listener of the podcast, and dreamed about building his own software product. After multiple attempts, over 5 years, he finally did it. How? He shares his experiences transitioning from a corporate job to entrepreneurship. He also discusses the challenges of user engagement, the exploration of various SaaS ideas, and the importance of foundational work in entrepreneurship.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/harriskenny/">Harris Kenny on Linkedin</a></li><li><a href="https://outboundsync.com/">OutboundSync - Integrate outbound campaigns in HubSpot and Salesforce</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210209211953/https://introcrm.com/">IntroCRM (Archived) - Access Blocked</a></li><li><a href="https://howtogrow.substack.com/p/how-loom-found-pull">How Loom Found PULL - Growth Strategy Case Study</a></li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/justinjackson.ca">Follow Justin on Bluesky</a></li></ul>Have feedback on this episode?<ul><li>👉 <a href="https://podline.fm/build-your-saas">​Leave a voicemail here​</a></li><li>🦋 <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gp74daaof2ydekw2pmbgwfgm/post/3lsertezc522q">Reply on Bluesky</a></li></ul>Timestamps: <ul><li>(00:09) - I did it! I build my saas!</li>
<li>(02:59) - Why did Harris quit his job?</li>
<li>(11:03) - When you don't have a boss, do you have the drive to go get work?</li>
<li>(15:45) - How did you hear about saas businesses?</li>
<li>(27:02) - Recognizing a need and building something for it</li>
<li>(34:44) - So many opportunities in inventory software</li>
<li>(41:03) - The difficulty of getting people to just log in</li>
<li>(49:18) - The saas that worked</li>
<li>(01:01:01) - Where are you getting new customers from?</li>
<li>(01:06:47) - Using Tinyseed as a bridge</li>
<li>(01:11:02) - Going over the top on support is a key</li>
<li>(01:24:04) - Showing results helps agencies show value</li>
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 &lt;p&gt;Harris Kenny was a long-time listener of the podcast, and dreamed about building his own software product. After multiple attempts, over 5 years, he finally did it. &lt;strong&gt;How? &lt;/strong&gt;He shares his experiences transitioning from a corporate job to entrepreneurship. He also discusses the challenges of user engagement, the exploration of various SaaS ideas, and the importance of foundational work in entrepreneurship.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/harriskenny/"&gt;Harris Kenny on Linkedin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://outboundsync.com/"&gt;OutboundSync - Integrate outbound campaigns in HubSpot and Salesforce&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210209211953/https://introcrm.com/"&gt;IntroCRM (Archived) - Access Blocked&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://howtogrow.substack.com/p/how-loom-found-pull"&gt;How Loom Found PULL - Growth Strategy Case Study&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/justinjackson.ca"&gt;Follow Justin on Bluesky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Have feedback on this episode?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;👉 &lt;a href="https://podline.fm/build-your-saas"&gt;​Leave a voicemail here​&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;🦋 &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gp74daaof2ydekw2pmbgwfgm/post/3lsertezc522q"&gt;Reply on Bluesky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timestamps:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;(00:09) - I did it! I build my saas!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(02:59) - Why did Harris quit his job?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(11:03) - When you don't have a boss, do you have the drive to go get work?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(15:45) - How did you hear about saas businesses?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(27:02) - Recognizing a need and building something for it&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(34:44) - So many opportunities in inventory software&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(41:03) - The difficulty of getting people to just log in&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(49:18) - The saas that worked&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(01:01:01) - Where are you getting new customers from?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(01:06:47) - Using Tinyseed as a bridge&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(01:11:02) - Going over the top on support is a key&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(01:24:04) - Showing results helps agencies show value&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Thanks to our monthly supporters&lt;/strong&gt;
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 &lt;li&gt;Marcel Fahle, wearebold.af&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Bill Condo (@mavrck)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Ward from MemberSpace.com&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Evandro Sasse&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Austin Loveless&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Michael Sitver&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Colin Gray&lt;/li&gt;
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