How to Build a Product Company | Andreas Prins | Beyond Coding Podcast #104

Andreas Prins comes on to share the pivot and journey he’s gone through with StackState, a product company. My biggest takeaway is how much more effective you can be by solving one problem, and solving it really well. By maintaining focus on a single use case, things become simpler and more clear. Both from a customer perspective, as well as from the teams that build the product. “If you need 6 web pages to explain what you do, you might want to rethink your solution” One of my favourite quotes from the episode. It was a real pleasure to learn from his journey and I hope it’s a good listen as well :) Enjoy! 🎙 Connect with Andreas Prins: https://linkedin.com/in/andreasprins https://twitter.com/andreasprins More on StackState: https://www.stackstate.com OUTLINE: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:28 - The day to day of Andreas 00:01:14 - Market Research 00:02:31 - Taking ideas from open source 00:03:45 - What problem is StackState solving? 00:06:45 - How has StackState evolved? 00:09:46 - Building the right thing 00:12:55 - Engineers adopting solutions 00:16:17 - Breadth vs. depth 00:17:54 - Feedback from the engineering team and customers 00:20:26 - Who talks to customers? 00:21:55 - Pitfalls of technical founders 00:25:49 - Super focus on one problem 00:27:20 - Getting great engagement at demo's 00:30:30 - Processing feedback 00:32:51 - Understanding the big picture 00:35:56 - Entrepreneurial mindset 00:37:41 - Entrepreneurial environments 00:40:18 - Open core and building a community 00:45:52 - Not accepting the status quo 00:47:29 - Outro #Software #Technology #Podcast - Connect with Patrick Akil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-akil https://twitter.com/PatrickAkil_ Feedback is always welcome :) Beyond Coding is a weekly podcast with conversations that go "beyond coding" in a fireside chat format. Common topics are: software engineering, leadership, communication, self-improvement and happiness. Patrick Akil and his guests share their journeys and perspectives for you to take with you and form your own. Authentic, informative and inspiring. That's what every episode aims to be. Shoutout to Xebia for making these episodes possible 💜: https://www.xebia.com Beyond Coding on your favourite podcast platforms 🎙: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7asIKIPU3N6n0SNWHxwMnQ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-coding/id1572440477 Google Podcasts - https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81YmI1N2VhYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Audible - https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K56MZBQ Anchor- https://anchor.fm/beyond-coding Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id4169675 Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/beyond-coding Pocket Casts - https://pca.st/gljc9jhh Radio Public - https://radiopublic.com/beyond-coding-G3YVLg Equipment we use 💕 Rodecaster Pro - https://www.amazon.com/-/en/dp/B07M5LQ1YZ/ref=sr_1_1 Rode Procaster - https://www.amazon.com/Rode-Procaster-Broadcast-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B001IPUJJI/ Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro - https://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-Professional-Headphones-Limited-Renewed/dp/B07KWY57MR/