35: Our biggest product release yet

In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of our biggest product release yet. Mitch walks through all the new features in the SixSides mobile app — from private ratings and reviews to notifications, polished bottom sheets, and fully functional meeting bookings. Plus, Gavin shares early feedback from clients, how these new features landed us more leads, and how this update finally made the product feel “ready.”

We also revisit our lofty $300K revenue goal for 2026, talk about why it might have been unrealistic, and how we’re now reverse-engineering a more sustainable growth plan (with a strong focus on structure, SEO, and freemium strategies).

Chapters

(00:00) - Intro and lawn chat
(01:06) - Our best app release yet
(02:02) - New features: ratings, reviews, and meetings
(06:24) - Private notes and feedback logic
(10:14) - Toast notifications and app polish
(12:24) - App store review times (thanks Google!)
(13:33) - Why the app finally feels ready
(15:39) - Five questions with Mitch (dev Q&A)
(22:44) - Lessons learned from this release
(25:28) - Client feedback from Volunteering WA
(30:09) - Re-evaluating our 2026 revenue goals
(35:27) - Reverse engineering $300K
(36:54) - What structures we’re missing
(39:45) - Our new SEO and content strategy
(41:06) - Founders Collective growth update
(43:03) - Hopes for upcoming funding
(44:26) - New opportunities: WorldShare and others
(46:11) - Planning our upcoming webinar
(47:06) - Spreading the word on LinkedIn
(48:34) - Giving our partners the inside scoop
(50:14) - Wrap up

In this episode, we cover:

Our biggest mobile app update yet
New features: private ratings, reviews, notes, and meeting booking
Toast notifications and what makes them great
How fast Google and Apple approved the app (and why that matters)
Why Mitch feels like “day one” just started
Real client feedback from Volunteering WA
How the app helped close a new trial client
Revisiting our revenue goals and setting realistic expectations
The power of reverse-engineering growth from outcomes
Building the foundation for inbound and outbound sales
WorldShare’s upcoming trial and what it means for us
Freemium, SEO and creating scalable structure
The importance of habit-building (and avoiding burnout)
Preparing for Volunteering WA’s big conference

Expect a candid, behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to launch a B2B SaaS company from scratch – completely bootstrapped.

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