Dane Maxwell discusses how to create SaaS products, why he created The Foundation, the importance of being present in whatever you do, and the power of perseverance.
Dane Maxwell is the founder of The Foundation, a company created to teach entrepreneurs how to create SaaS products. The Foundation model for creating SaaS products is to find the pain, sketch a solution, pre-sell the idea, build the product, and launch it. Dane discusses what he considers to be the most important skill he has ever learned: idea extraction. Dane also discusses how The Foundation is intended to create friends and how the five levels of consciousness relate to SaaS.
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Key Segments
- [spp-timestamp time=”01:50″] Ron introduces Dane Maxwell.
- [spp-timestamp time=”03:00″] What is The Foundation?
- [spp-timestamp time=”04:00″] What does it mean to look at the world through green glasses?
- [spp-timestamp time=”05:35″] Jay Abraham and the principle of triangulation.
- [spp-timestamp time=”10:30″] What does The Foundation teach?
- [spp-timestamp time=”12:30″] From the perspective of abundance, business is less risky than being an employee.
- [spp-timestamp time=”12:55″] Five steps to build a business in a fun, free, effortless way.
- [spp-timestamp time=”14:20″] The technique for finding the pain is called idea extraction.
- [spp-timestamp time=”17:10″] Learning how to do idea extraction is an incredibly useful skill.
- [spp-timestamp time=”20:20″] Dane talks about the five levels of consciousness.
- [spp-timestamp time=”26:00″] Dane talks about building phenomenal products by being journey oriented and present.
- [spp-timestamp time=”31:25″] The future of creation and what The Foundation teaches.
- [spp-timestamp time=”32:35″] Who are ideal candidates for The Foundation?
- [spp-timestamp time=”38:30″] It’s the attachment to a goal that creates suffering.
- [spp-timestamp time=”38:45″] What are Dane’s goals for The Foundation?
- [spp-timestamp time=”39:05″] The mission of The Foundation is to create friendship and freedom.
Resources Mentioned
- SaaSBusinessPodcast.com – this podcast’s website.
- Starting from Nothing: The Foundation Podcast – the podcast for The Foundation currently hosted by Dane Maxwell (formerly by Andy Drish).
- The Foundation – training program for SaaS entrepreneurs founded by Dane Maxwell and Andy Drish.
See the Resources page for a consolidated list of resources from all episodes and more.
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