Interview Begins 8:16
Debrief 54:58
Derrick Reimer is the founder and CEO of SavvyCal.
SavvyCal wants to take the friction and awkwardness out of scheduling time with people. They’re an indie SaaS company with a little bit of financial backing from TinySeed and a few angel investors.
Previously, Derrick co-founded Drip, which was acquired by LeadPages. He hosts The Art of Product Podcast, where he shares what he is learning building the company.
We discuss:
- Starting at the software industry 11:15
- Drip Before SavvyCal 14:35
- Business Takeaways 17:21
- Sexy Software Business 19:43
- Idea on SavvyCal 21:01
- SavvyCal Reaching it's Market 24:06
- What's Weird About Scheduling Links 28:42
- SavvyCal's Feedback 30:47
- SavvyCal and it's Competitors 34:25
- SavvyCal's Indefinite Free Trial 39:51
- Hybrid Bootstrapper 42:59
- SavvyCal Wanting To Be A Multi-million Business 46:08
- Minneapolis Startup 50:38
Show Notes
Derrick Reimer is the founder and CEO of SavvyCal.
SavvyCal wants to take the friction and awkwardness out of scheduling time with people. They’re an indie SaaS company with a little bit of financial backing from TinySeed and a few angel investors.
Previously, Derrick co-founded Drip, which was acquired by LeadPages. He hosts The Art of Product Podcast, where he shares what he is learning building the company.
We discuss:
- Starting at the software industry 11:15
- Drip Before SavvyCal 14:35
- Business Takeaways 17:21
- Sexy Software Business 19:43
- Idea on SavvyCal 21:01
- SavvyCal Reaching it's Market 24:06
- What's Weird About Scheduling Links 28:42
- SavvyCal's Feedback 30:47
- SavvyCal and it's Competitors 34:25
- SavvyCal's Indefinite Free Trial 39:51
- Hybrid Bootstrapper 42:59
- SavvyCal Wanting To Be A Multi-million Business 46:08
- Minneapolis Startup 50:38
SavvyCal was founded in 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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