• Episode 751 | TinySeed Tales s4e2: From Developer to Manager

  • Jan 23 2025
  • Length: 31 mins
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Episode 751 | TinySeed Tales s4e2: From Developer to Manager

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  • In this episode of TinySeed Tales, Rob Walling catches up with Colleen Schnettler, co-founder of Hammerstone, about the progress her team has made since their initial check-in.

    Colleen describes the tough decision to focus on one product stack, and their recent pivot toward building a reporting MVP. They also discuss Colleen’s shift into a more managerial role.

    Topics we cover:
    • (2:10) – Motivations behind building additional functionality
    • (7:07) – Repositioning the reporting dashboard
    • (10:08) – Focusing in on the successful part of the product
    • (14:30) – How shifting focus affects the team dynamic
    • (16:19) – ”Hiring is horrible”
    • (22:20) – What has management been like?
    • (26:11) – Growing as a manager
    Links from the Show:
    • Invest with TinySeed
    • Colleen Schnettler (@leenyburger) | X
    • Colleen Schnettler (@leenyburger.bsky.social) | Bluesky
    • Refine by Hammerstone
    • Hello Query
    • Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell
    • Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss, Tahl Raz

    If you have questions about starting or scaling a software business that you’d like for us to cover, please submit your question for an upcoming episode. We’d love to hear from you!

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