Riding Solo: Breaking through as a Solopreneur with Tim Leland (Founder of T.ly)

In this episode of The Bootstrapped SaaS Operator, solopreneur Tim Leland discusses the realities of solopreneurship and breaking through in a highly competitive space with T.ly, a link-shortening tool that currently has over 450k users and counting. Tune in to learn more about:~ Juggling your time as a solopreneur.~ Gaining traction within a highly competitive space.~ Making the decision to go into full-time entrepreneurship.
Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (00:36) - Why Tim chose to enter the competitive link shortener space (02:40) - How long did it take Tim to build t.ly’s first version? (03:25) - How did t.ly gain early traction? (05:00) - How Tim drove users to t.ly with his other products (07:23) - Tim’s monetization strategy for t.ly (09:01) - Who are the ideal customers for t.ly? (10:53) - Why Tim decided to focus full-time on t.ly. (13:54) - How Tim splits his time managing t.ly as a solopreneur. (15:40) - Tim’s current marketing strategies (17:44) - Tim’s big vision for t.ly. (19:41) - Outro The SaaS Operator NewsletterGet actionable insights from SaaS veterans to grow your MRR.
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Follow Tim LelandOn LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timleland/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimLeland On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timleland/ 
More on his journey: https://timleland.com/embracing-failure-the-journey-of-a-builder-and-maker/ 
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