July 27, 2022

00:42:24

Ep. 20: The Shifting Talent Market

Hosted by

Chris McAleenan Sam Schrup
Ep. 20: The Shifting Talent Market
SaaS Life (saaslife.fm)
Ep. 20: The Shifting Talent Market

Jul 27 2022 | 00:42:24

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Show Notes

On this episode of saaslife.fm, Sam Schrup and Chris McAleenan talk about hiring additional resources via agencies and freelancers to contribute to plenty of work. It may cost more money and time, but it’s worth it if they are capable. If not, just move on to the next one to scale and survive.     

Highlights from this Episode:

  • Upwork: Both Chris and Sam have hired additional resources to get work done.
  • Vetting Process: Same job post but totally different pool of applicants to skim.
  • Thumbs Up/Down: Must speak fluent English and thoughtfully answer questions.
  • Interview: Top contenders invited, but number quickly falls, hire within 3 days. 
  • Tech Layoffs: Leads to more and better applicants in the marketplace.
  • Supply Chain: Making sales may be simple, but what about parts to fulfill orders? 
  • Help/Support: Why manuals, webinars, and more are competitive advantage.
  • Strategic Decision: Why Sam attempts to get TextRetailer into Shopify app store.  

Links and Resources: 

saaslife.fm

Sam Schrup on Twitter

Chris McAleenan on Twitter

TextRetailer

Textiful

PipeTech Hub/Project

Upwork

Alex Beller on Twitter

Intro music by Monkey Warhol licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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