#17 Communities as a foundation to kick-starting your product & brand - with Monica Lent @Bloggingfordevs

Monica Lent is a passionate Software Engineer & Entrepreneur with more than 10 years of experience. Next to her first startup affilimate.com, she regularly launches new products, services, and communities such as blogginfordevs.com.  Monica shares in this episode many practical tips and examples on how to build up your own community and the need for companies to move beyond acquiring customers and connecting closer to their audiences.   Table of content: 0:30 - Intro Monica Lent 3:50 - 12 Startups in 12 months 6:25 - How she got started with her first paid community 8:50 - Community vs. customer base 13:30 - Importance of communities for businesses 18:35 - Launching fast vs. researching too long 20:10 - Learnings on starting with SaaS product 33:30 - Mistakes to avoid when starting with a SaaS product 39:30 - Bootstrapping vs. funding 42:50 - Monica’s top 5 tips to successfully build a community   Wanna connect with Monica? https://monicalent.com/ https://twitter.com/monicalent https://bloggingfordevs.com/   Monica's reads & recommendations:  https://rosie.land/ https://nathanbarry.com/wealth-creation/ https://robwalling.com/2015/03/26/the-stairstep-approach-to-bootstrapping/ https://stackingthebricks.com/why-you-should-do-a-tiny-product-first/   ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩    👨‍💻 Linkedin: Product Bakery    📸 Instagram: @productbakery    🐦 Twitter: @productbakery20    🌍Website: https://www.product-bakery.com/