{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Our B2B SaaS Journey","title":"47: We're thinking about funding","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2476,"description":"In this episode, Mitch and Gavin ease back into the year with a big life update (Mitch’s tea ceremony), some very real fitness chat, and then get into the spicy question they keep circling - should SixSides consider funding to accelerate growth?\nChapters\nIn this episode, we cover:\nMitch’s edit note - the first 17 minutes are very not-business\nGetting back into fitness - 75 Hard, 75 Medium, and 75 Easy\nParkrun follow-up, chafing survival strategies, and being sick\nMitch’s tea ceremony recap - games, challenges, and family speeches\nAIME prep - booth setup decisions, signage, hiring tables, and keeping it simple\nOrdering custom dice and cancelling a dropship order\nShout out to Nick Taylor and the promised dice\nBooking flights and planning travel around events\nThe big topic - funding vs bootstrapping and what “full-time” would change\nLead capture tools, sponsor lead gen, and how to create more inbound opportunities\nReducing reliance on attending events in person and planning for clashes and overseas events\nReferrals and partnerships that could pull SixSides into new regions\nExpect a candid, behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to launch a B2B SaaS company from scratch – completely bootstrapped.\nGot questions or topics you want us to cover? Email us at journey@sixsides.co\n\nIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating and a review on your favourite podcast app. It really helps us reach more people!\n\nConnect with us\nSixSides: sixsides.co\nBook a call with Gavin: call.sixsides.co\nMitchell on Bluesky: mitchdav.is\nMitchell on LinkedIn: mitchdav\nGavin on LinkedIn: gavintye\nGavin on YouTube: gavintye1\nSixSides on LinkedIn: sixsides\nSixSides on X: sixsidesevents\nSixSides on Bluesky: sixsides.co\nSixSides on Youtube: sixsidesco\nSixSides on Substack: sixsides","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1cLZVTlGmlsF4j4buu4eQfWaeAqCidymYR0UPJ1yzoE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lMzkx/MmExZjgxZmFjY2E4/YjU4MmRkMDY2ZGVj/Yjk0My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}