web01.fireside.fm Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:52:37 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Starting & Sustaining - Episodes Tagged with “Proposals” https://startingandsustaining.garrettdimon.com/tags/proposals Sun, 26 Feb 2017 15:00:00 -0700 Starting & Sustaining originally began as a book and spreadsheet (https://get.startingandustaining.com) created to help people start software businesses. That evolved into candid discussions with people involved in software businesses in one way or another. Focused primarily on the trials and tribulations of launching and running a software business, Starting & Sustaining attempts to break down the hurdles to help you build and launch your own software business with less pain and fewer mistakes. en-us episodic Candid discussions with folks involved in and around the SaaS industry. Garrett Dimon Starting & Sustaining originally began as a book and spreadsheet (https://get.startingandustaining.com) created to help people start software businesses. That evolved into candid discussions with people involved in software businesses in one way or another. Focused primarily on the trials and tribulations of launching and running a software business, Starting & Sustaining attempts to break down the hurdles to help you build and launch your own software business with less pain and fewer mistakes. no Garrett Dimon email@garrettdimon.com Ruben Gamez, Founder of Bidsketch https://startingandsustaining.garrettdimon.com/ruben-gamez 14d6afe8-bc9d-494a-b9e0-c5cae8e9036e Sun, 26 Feb 2017 15:00:00 -0700 Garrett Dimon full Garrett Dimon Ruben set out to help a friend find some software for proposals and, when he couldn't find anything, just built it himself in 2009. Eight short years later, and he's built a 5-person remote team working on it. 41:57 no Ruben's story with Bidsketch is a great example of how a simple small business can grow into something healthy sustainable on a reasonable timeline. He started out simply with very little in the way of expectations, and bootstrapped the business to profitability it on the side of a full-time job and now manages a remote team of four additional people. We talk about the challenges of growing and managing a remote team as an introvert, the process of recovering after he accidentally deleted all of the customer billing data, and much more. Special Guest: Ruben Gamez. Ruben's story with Bidsketch is a great example of how a simple small business can grow into something healthy sustainable on a reasonable timeline. He started out simply with very little in the way of expectations, and bootstrapped the business to profitability it on the side of a full-time job and now manages a remote team of four additional people. We talk about the challenges of growing and managing a remote team as an introvert, the process of recovering after he accidentally deleted all of the customer billing data, and much more.

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Special Guest: Ruben Gamez.

Sponsored By:

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