Lenny's Podcast · Dec 17Jason Fried challenges your thinking on fundraising, goals, growth, and more
Bets that subscription fatigue will swing the pendulum back, selling commodity-category software at luxury prices with no recurring fees. Each product takes about three months with two people, and about three more are planned next year. It is the first ONCE product and a Slack alternative, sold as a one-time download that customers self-host.
Tips
- Visualize the worst case and be at peace with it▶ 1:14:3337signals is launching Once with no expectations about success.
- Replace commodity SaaS with pay-once products at generic prices▶ 1:26:00Campfire is being relaunched as the first Once product, with about three more planned next year.
- Pick Once product categories users already know, with minimal words▶ 1:29:52
