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A podcast exploring running an independent + bootstrapped software (SaaS) company. Follow Jack and Paul (the co-founders) in their journey of building and growing Fathom Analytics.

Published every month (or so), listen in on lively debates about growth, customers, software, and how they’re working to keep their business in line with their values.

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The Above Board podcast from Fathom Analytics

Are you a bad person if you use YouTube?

Jack and Paul get into if Fathom should create and post videos to YouTube (which is obviously owned by Google).

Listen to the episode · Jun 11, 2020

Is Joe Rogan a sell out?

Is this a trend towards the end of podcasts being a free and open platform? On this episode we talk about Joe Rogan selling out.

Listen to the episode · May 28, 2020

Were we wrong about enterprise customers?

Jack and Paul discuss the pros and cons of supporting enterprise clients.

Listen to the episode · May 25, 2020

Customer happiness over money

We’ve all been there: we get a bill for a yearly subscription, but didn’t get any warning about the charge happening.

Listen to the episode · May 15, 2020

Capitalism and copycats and communism, oh my!

Jack and Paul talk about the benefits and problems involving taking venture capital for a software company, what we think about competitors copying us, and why “free markets” should potentially have some limits or at least some regulations.

Listen to the episode · May 8, 2020

Why was the first $10k MRR the hardest?

Join us as we talk about hitting that milestone and why it mattered as a milestone.

Listen to the episode · Apr 24, 2020

Fighting with COVID-19

Paul and Jack get brutally honest about the current pandemic, and it’s horrible effect on small businesses.

Listen to the episode · Mar 23, 2020

Why do programmers suck at design?

Jack and Paul dive deep into what goes into a design, and talk about it’s value.

Listen to the episode · Mar 10, 2020

Jack is leaving

It’s the end for Jack, as he has a heart to heart discussion about wrapping things up for good.

Listen to the episode · Feb 25, 2020

Being a solo founder sucks

What are benefits of only making half as much (and giving the rest to someone else)?

Listen to the episode · Feb 11, 2020
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