Summary: <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We cover a lot in this episode of Bootstrapped Web. We give our listeners an update on both companies’ progress and we discuss some exciting news in the startup world. Brian shares some of the goals he has for Audience Ops in the near future. Jordan has an awesome story to share about his new VIP client. We compare our business needs and consider the unexpected problems that come with growth.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We also discuss two really insightful articles that just came out, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amazon’s New Customer</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, by Ben Thompson and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why I Bought Your Software</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by Justin Jackson. Both articles are great reads and we have some good takeaways from them.</span></p> <div class="TT_wrapper"> <div class="TT_text"><a class="TT_tweet_link" href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=If%20it%E2%80%99s%20not%20100%25%20core%20to%20what%20we%20do%2C%20first%20option%20will%20be%20to%20integrate%20with%20the%20big%20player%20in%20the%20field.%20%E2%80%93%20Jordan%20http%3A%2F%2Fbootstrappedweb.com%2Fsaas-momentum-servicing-demand-amazon-bought-wholefoods%2F" target="_blank">If it’s not 100% core to what we do, first option will be to integrate with the big player in the field. – Jordan</a></div> <div class="TT_footer"> <div class="TT_byline">Powered By the <em><a href="http://wordpress.org/plugins/tweet-this/" target="_blank">Tweet This</a></em> Plugin</div> <div class="TT_tweet_link_wrapper"><a class="TT_tweet_link" href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=If%20it%E2%80%99s%20not%20100%25%20core%20to%20what%20we%20do%2C%20first%20option%20will%20be%20to%20integrate%20with%20the%20big%20player%20in%20the%20field.%20%E2%80%93%20Jordan%20http%3A%2F%2Fbootstrappedweb.com%2Fsaas-momentum-servicing-demand-amazon-bought-wholefoods%2F" target="_blank"><img src="http://bootstrappedweb.com/wp-content/plugins/tweetthis/assets/images/twitter-icons/bird1.png" alt="">Tweet This</a></div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </div> </div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here are today’s conversation points:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jordan’s new VIP customer.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ben Thompson’s latest article.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Amazon and Whole Foods merger.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why the merger is a good thing.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lessons Jordan has learned from his new hire.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The benefits of mastermind groups.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The biggest expense for any growing company.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How do you know when you’ve reached “feature completeness?”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brian’s Ops Calendar update.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Justin Jackson’s latest article.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Seeking Wisdom</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> with David Cancel.</span> </li> </ul> <div class="TT_wrapper"><div class="TT_text"><a class="TT_tweet_link" href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I%20feel%20like%2C%20if%20you%E2%80%99re%20not%20in%20such%20a%20cut-throat%2C%20competitive%20space%2C%20you%20can%20get%20by%20with%20a%20slower%20road%20map.%20%E2%80%93%20Brian%20http%3A%2F%2Fbootstrappedweb.com%2Fsaas-momentum-servicing-demand-amazon-bought-wholefoods%2F" target="_blank">I feel like, if you’re not in such a cut-throat, competitive space, you can get</a></div></div>
