#9: Consultant to Coder: 1 Year to 100 Legal Firms Using His SaaS App w/ Wouter IJgosse
May 16, 2023
Wouter IJgosse is the founder of DecisionVault.com, a SaaS app that helps legal practices and estate planning attorneys streamline data flow and simplify client intake. In just one year, Wouter has grown his user base from just one (his wife) to over 100 legal firms.
Join me as I learn firsthand from Wouter:
- How hitchhiking through 22 countries prepared him for entrepreneurship
- How he transitioned from consultant to coder
- The pros and cons of being a technical vs non-technical founder
- How much you can expect to spend on app development as a non-technical founder
- How to know if including SaaS in your consulting business model makes sense or not
- How to select your first hire as you scale your SaaS company
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Key Takeaways:
[2:33] – How hitchhiking through 23 countries shaped Wouter's entrepreneurial mindset and perspective
[5:52] – How Wouter transitioned from financial engineering and consulting to founding Decision Vault
[9:28] – How to you decide which path to go down
[15:44] – Wouter’s advice to non-technical founders
[27:28] – Why Wouter chose to build a software product instead of an online course
[32:08] – How Wouter scaled his product by testing and iterating
[37:16] – Why the hitchhiking journey was a double-edged sword for Wouter
[40:10] – How a book helped Wouter decide which roles to hire for his product team
[48:40] – Takeaways from reaching out to 100 people in a week
[53:56] – Wouter’s favorite books for professional and personal development
[55:36] – What advice would Wouter give to his past self?
[2:33] – How hitchhiking through 23 countries shaped Wouter's entrepreneurial mindset and perspective
[5:52] – How Wouter transitioned from financial engineering and consulting to founding Decision Vault
[9:28] – How to you decide which path to go down
[15:44] – Wouter’s advice to non-technical founders
[27:28] – Why Wouter chose to build a software product instead of an online course
[32:08] – How Wouter scaled his product by testing and iterating
[37:16] – Why the hitchhiking journey was a double-edged sword for Wouter
[40:10] – How a book helped Wouter decide which roles to hire for his product team
[48:40] – Takeaways from reaching out to 100 people in a week
[53:56] – Wouter’s favorite books for professional and personal development
[55:36] – What advice would Wouter give to his past self?
Resources:
Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire by Dan Martell - https://www.amazon.com/Buy-Back-Your-Time-Unstuck-ebook/dp/B09Y55GLXJ
Wink and Grow Rich by Roger Hamilton - https://www.amazon.com/Wink-Grow-Rich-Wealth-Dynamics/dp/9810470134
Wink and Grow Rich by Roger Hamilton - https://www.amazon.com/Wink-Grow-Rich-Wealth-Dynamics/dp/9810470134