Podcast
Startup to Last
Hosted by Rick Lindquist and Tyler King · EN
Two founders talk about how to build software businesses that are meant to last. Each episode includes a deep dive into a different topic related to starting, growing, and sustaining a healthy business.
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It’s a Tyler episode
2w ago00:47:46Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we dive deep into Less Annoying CRM’s new marketing strategy.
Transcribe →Where do the humans fit in?
Apr 2300:54:56Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we talk about how one of the new business challenges is to figure out what skills are uniquely human, and leaning into those things as your differentiator.
Transcribe →Where to host a marketing site in the age of AI
Apr 900:50:50Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we talk about whether tools like Webflow still make sense to use when AI can generate professional looking marketing sites for you.
Transcribe →How much to invest in growth
Mar 2700:51:42Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we talk about how Rick has changed LegUp Health’s formula that decides how much money is available to invest in growth.
Transcribe →Do custom Notion agents really work?
Mar 1200:53:25Tap to summarizeNo, they don't!
Transcribe →Soft launches
Feb 2700:51:29Tap to summarizeLess Annoying CRM is soft launching two major features we’ve been working on for months. This episode dives into that and a bunch of other stuff.
Transcribe →New positioning
Feb 1200:54:10Tap to summarizeOf course we spend the first half of the episode talking about AI, but then we get into some good ol’ fashioned SaaS talk.
Transcribe →Obligatory Claude Code episode
Jan 1500:48:59Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we talk about the only thing anyone is talking about right now: Claude Code.
Transcribe →2025 Recap
Dec 3101:57:30Tap to summarizeThis is our annual recap episode. We talk about how things went in 2025 and what we’re hoping to see in 2026.Personal goals for 2026Rick Getting back to basicsGoing from reactive to proactive (and surviving to thriving)Shifting from a strategy of playing it safe and reducing risk to taking smart risk and being ok looking a little foolishTyler Handle the transition back to full-time work (as it impacts parenting)Find clarity on what level of wealth we’re comfortable exposing our daughter to.Help Shelly find more ways to go out at night while I take care of SydFinalize will+trustStretch goal: Start vibe coding personal appsProfessional goals for 2026Rick (hopes to achieve at least two of these goals) Outsource, delegate, or automate recurring tasks that I no longer value doing and/or others don’t value me doingTry to grow LegUp Health by 50%, but do it in a way that we are all excited aboutRebuild personal website + read 10 really, really good nonfiction books and publish notes on themExperiment with AI to generate 1 additional revenue streamTyler Spend almost all IC time on design, product management, and coding. Fewer distractions!Management: Get the team up to speed on AI, and make it self-sustainingProduct management/design: Figure out how to keep up with the devs (especially if AI allows them to move even faster)Product Ship Mobile and KanbanReduce support by making things more self-serveMain theme: The first 30 minutes Onboarding improvementsRebuild the importing flowSimplification Separate contacts and companiesOpen contacts in page dialogStatuses on the contact recordTable view of contacts
Transcribe →Can Rick’s optimism defeat Tyler’s pessimism?
Dec 400:49:14Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we once again talk about AI, and oh boy do we get off topic.Here's the AI tool Rick mentioned for recording your screen (we'll talk about that in a future episode)Here's the AI report Rick mentioned
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