Go offline with the Player FM app!
Marie Poulin: Maybe you shouldn't start a software company
Fetch error
Hmmm there seems to be a problem fetching this series right now. Last successful fetch was on October 10, 2025 14:42 ()
What now? This series will be checked again in the next day. If you believe it should be working, please verify the publisher's feed link below is valid and includes actual episode links. You can contact support to request the feed be immediately fetched.
Manage episode 256336767 series 2121450
This week, Justin is joined by Marie Poulin, co-founder of Oki Doki. They discuss:
Chatting with Marie Poulin, Oki Doki
- 3:40 – "I used to be in the 'Ra Ra! Everyone should build a web app' crowd."
- 4:18 – "Now there's this feeling that maybe everyone shouldn't start a SaaS?"
- 9:30 – When you're starting a business, there are so many dynamics you need to get right.
- 13:40 – Why so many people fail to go from zero to one in business.
- 16:20 – Why are you starting a business in the first place? What's driving you?
- 23:41 – There's a company called Tighten that gives their employees mental-health days.
- 26:00 – What is the most efficient way for you to improve your life?
- 27:00 – Sometimes folks try to make a part-time business into a full-time business.
- 33:00 – Is it possible for a business to be lucrative, easy, and fun?
- 42:00 – Having money does solve a lot of life's problems.
- Marie's super-secret Notion course
You can reply to this podcast here:
- Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @mariepoulin
- Email us: [email protected]
Thanks to our monthly supporters
- Rewardful.com
- Greg Park
- Mitchell Davis from sixsides.co
- Marcel Fahle, wearebold.af
- Bill Condo (@mavrck)
- Ward from MemberSpace.com
- Evandro Sasse
- Austin Loveless
- Michael Sitver
- Colin Gray
- Dave Giunta
🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.
📺 Learn how to start your own podcast! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
162 episodes
Fetch error
Hmmm there seems to be a problem fetching this series right now. Last successful fetch was on October 10, 2025 14:42 ()
What now? This series will be checked again in the next day. If you believe it should be working, please verify the publisher's feed link below is valid and includes actual episode links. You can contact support to request the feed be immediately fetched.
Manage episode 256336767 series 2121450
This week, Justin is joined by Marie Poulin, co-founder of Oki Doki. They discuss:
Chatting with Marie Poulin, Oki Doki
- 3:40 – "I used to be in the 'Ra Ra! Everyone should build a web app' crowd."
- 4:18 – "Now there's this feeling that maybe everyone shouldn't start a SaaS?"
- 9:30 – When you're starting a business, there are so many dynamics you need to get right.
- 13:40 – Why so many people fail to go from zero to one in business.
- 16:20 – Why are you starting a business in the first place? What's driving you?
- 23:41 – There's a company called Tighten that gives their employees mental-health days.
- 26:00 – What is the most efficient way for you to improve your life?
- 27:00 – Sometimes folks try to make a part-time business into a full-time business.
- 33:00 – Is it possible for a business to be lucrative, easy, and fun?
- 42:00 – Having money does solve a lot of life's problems.
- Marie's super-secret Notion course
You can reply to this podcast here:
- Twitter: @buildyoursaas, @mijustin, @mariepoulin
- Email us: [email protected]
Thanks to our monthly supporters
- Rewardful.com
- Greg Park
- Mitchell Davis from sixsides.co
- Marcel Fahle, wearebold.af
- Bill Condo (@mavrck)
- Ward from MemberSpace.com
- Evandro Sasse
- Austin Loveless
- Michael Sitver
- Colin Gray
- Dave Giunta
🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.
📺 Learn how to start your own podcast! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
162 episodes
All episodes
×Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.