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Hosted by Craig Hewitt · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 50 episodes
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On Rogue Startups we share the journey of startup founders as they're growing their businesses. We feature experts in the fields of sales, marketing, and product development to hear how they're growth hacking their productized services and SaaS products. If you're on the journey of an entrepreneur then tune and hear how we're tackling some of the same obstacles you may be facing, and how we're winning in the game of business. Listeners of Startups for the Rest of Us, My First Million, Mixergy, and Bootstrapped Web will love checking out our show.
Craig Hewitt hosts Rogue Startups, a business show with 50 episodes published.
While we weren’t looking, AI has quietly embedded itself into the coaching world. Today Craig sits down with new cohost Colin Gray , founder of Alitu and The Podcast Host , to unpack the current state of the industry. Th
What happens when AI changes the rules of building a software company? According to Jason Cohen, the answer isn't to predict the future. It's to build around things that remain valuable no matter how technology changes.
Selling a business isn't just about timing the market. It's about knowing yourself. In this episode of Rogue Startups, Craig Hewitt sits down with Colin Gray , founder of Alitu and The Podcast Host , to discuss what it's
If you're building a SaaS company, one of the hardest questions you'll face isn't how to build a product. It's what to build next . In this episode of Rogue Startups, Craig Hewitt talks with Steve McLeod , founder of Fea
In this episode, Craig sits down with Francois Brill, Head of Product at Castos and longtime design collaborator, for an honest and entertaining conversation about what it really takes to build great-looking products in
This week on the Rogue Startups , Craig gets roasted. He brought in experienced software engineer Brandon Hancock after building the AI-powered SaaS app Outlier largely through “vibe coding,” so Brandon could audit the e
In this episode of Rogue Startups, Craig sits down with Jesse Hanley, founder of Bento, for a wide-ranging conversation about building and growing SaaS businesses in the age of AI. From vibe coding and AI-assisted develo
What does it mean to be a SaaS founder in a world where AI can build features faster than we ever could? In this conversation, Craig sits down with Arvid Kahl to unpack the shifting reality of software, competition, and
Craig is back! Today, he welcomes fellow podcaster Colin Gray back to the podcast. They dive into the ever-evolving world of podcasting, reflecting on how much the landscape has shifted over the last decade and what peop
In today’s episode, Craig sits down with SaaS founder and entrepreneur Brian Casel to talk about the future of software and AI. With years of experience building and growing SaaS companies, Brian shares his perspective o
Ross Simmonds, founder of Foundation Marketing, has built a reputation for helping ambitious SaaS and B2B brands stand out online with data-driven growth strategies. In this episode, Craig sits down with Ross to dive int
Today on the podcast, Craig sits down with Reddit marketing expert Paul Xue to explore how brands can tap into one of the internet’s most engaged and skeptical communities. Reddit can be a tough nut to crack, but when ap
Startup marketing can feel like a maze, right? In this episode of Rogue Startups, Craig chats with Brendan Hufford of Growth Sprints about how to cut through the noise and actually connect with your audience. They dig in
Today on Rogue Startups, Craig sits with Devesh Khanal from Grow and Convert to talk about how to get your brand showing up at the top of search results in LLMs. They dive deep into the world of AI SEO—covering everythin
In today’s episode, Craig sits down with AI-SEO expert Lars Lofgren to unpack the future of AI-SEO in a world dominated by artificial intelligence. They explore how to attract and retain traffic through both on-site and
This week on Rogue Startups, Craig chats with Mike Buckbee from Knowatoa about how AI is changing the game for brands. With tools like ChatGPT taking over the way we search and discover businesses, Mike breaks down what
In this episode of the podcast, Craig sits down with longtime entrepreneur Colin Bartlett, cofounder of StatusGator, to explore what it really takes to build, and sustain, a SaaS business over the long haul. With more th
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What does it really take to lead a company for over a decade—and still be growing? In this episode, Craig chats with Amar Ghose, founder and longtime CEO of ZenMaid, about the challenges, lessons, and evolution that come
Hello, remember me? Sorry that it's been 6 weeks, but I'm back. In this episode I talk through what I've been up to recently, what's going on with Castos, with myself personally, and things I'm learning growing the busin
Arvid Kahl
FeedbackPanda
1 appearance on this show
Colin Gray
Ph.D. · The Podcast Host
1 appearance on this show
Brian Casel
Founder of Audience Ops · Instrumental Products
1 appearance on this show
Ross Simmonds
Foundation Founder · Foundation & Distribution.ai
1 appearance on this show
Brendan Hufford
Growth Sprints
1 appearance on this show
Lars Lofgren
Fractional VP of Content
1 appearance on this show
Tim Schumacher
saas.group
1 appearance on this show
Anthony Eden
DNSimple
1 appearance on this show
Jason Cohen
WP Engine and SmartBear
1 appearance on this show
Francois Brill
Castos
1 appearance on this show
Jesse Hanley
Bento
2 appearances on this show
Devesh Khanal
Grow and Convert
1 appearance on this show
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