cover of episode #210 – How to Take On Huge Incumbents as a Solo Founder with Derrick Reimer of SavvyCal

#210 – How to Take On Huge Incumbents as a Solo Founder with Derrick Reimer of SavvyCal

2021/6/2
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Courtlandt：访谈围绕 Derrick Reimer 如何以独立开发者身份挑战市场上的大型企业展开，探讨了其创业历程中的成功与失败，以及 SavvyCal 产品的策略和发展。 Derrick Reimer：分享了其创业历程，包括之前失败的 Level 项目和如今成功的 SavvyCal 项目。他详细阐述了 Level 项目失败的原因，主要在于未能准确把握用户需求，以及市场竞争的激烈程度。在 SavvyCal 项目中，他吸取了之前的教训，更注重用户反馈，并通过精简的产品设计和病毒式传播等策略，取得了显著的成果。他强调了在创业过程中，了解自身优势，明确目标，以及积极参与社区的重要性。 Derrick Reimer：详细介绍了 SavvyCal 产品的功能和特点，以及其在市场中的定位。他分析了竞争对手的优势和劣势，并阐述了 SavvyCal 如何在激烈的市场竞争中脱颖而出。他分享了 SavvyCal 的用户增长策略，包括病毒式传播、内容营销、SEO 等，并强调了用户反馈在产品迭代中的重要作用。他还谈到了团队建设和未来发展规划，以及如何平衡工作与生活。

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Derrick Reimer has been following a playbook that involves taking on big players in a market by drafting on their tailwind. It's gotten him to six-figure revenue with SavvyCal but it wasn't a strategy that always worked. In this episode, we'll talk about how he failed when trying to take on Slack and how he eventually bounced back with SavvyCal.