Spencer Fry Blog

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Spencer Fry's essays on startups, SaaS businesses, entrepreneurship, Podia, and the creator economy.

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The future of creator businesses isn't more AI features #CreatorEconomy #Startups #Business
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Jun 2, 2026
Y(our) SaaS startup is obsolete #SaaS #Startup #Business
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Mar 24, 2025
Podia is 10 years old today #SaaS #Startup #CreatorEconomy
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Nov 4, 2024
Marketing has become bloated #Marketing #Business #SaaS
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Oct 1, 2024
Product depth #Startups #SaaS #Business
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Sep 12, 2024
Startup mode #Startup #Business #Entrepreneurship
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Sep 3, 2024
Turn off your camera #Productivity #WorkLife #RemoteWork
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Aug 8, 2024
I worked out for 100 days in a row #Fitness #Motivation #Habits
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Jun 17, 2024
Getting back to the basics #Startups #Business #Entrepreneurship
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Jun 12, 2024
Your website should not do anything more than this #WebDesign #Startups #Business
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May 15, 2024
My lightly informed thoughts on AI #AI #Tech #Startups
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May 9, 2024
A small company with big profits #Business #Startup #SaaS
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Apr 30, 2024
Podia powers my personal brand #CreatorEconomy #Startups #SaaS
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Apr 8, 2024
Netflix should raise prices #Business #Startups #SaaS
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Apr 3, 2024
High performers shouldn't over-optimize #Productivity #Startups #Business
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Mar 29, 2024
Urgency #Entrepreneurship #Startups #Business
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Feb 16, 2024
Longevity #Startup #Business #Entrepreneurship
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Oct 10, 2023
My sabbatical #SaaS #Entrepreneurship #CreatorEconomy
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Aug 10, 2023
No PM, no problem: how we ship great products fast #ProductManagement #Startups #SaaS
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Feb 13, 2023
Platforms are for Suckers, Part 2 #Entrepreneurship #SaaS #CreatorEconomy
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Jan 30, 2023
SaaS products today are worse than ever #SaaS #Business #Tech
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Dec 20, 2022
Unreliable people #Business #Startups #Entrepreneurship
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Nov 22, 2022
What's not being said about the layoffs happening in tech right now #Tech #Layoffs #Business
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Nov 17, 2022
Months, Quarters, and Years #Business #SaaS #Entrepreneurship
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Sep 20, 2022
If you want to be the best, never settle for second place #Entrepreneurship #Business #Motivation
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Jan 24, 2022
Today's goals don't matter #Productivity #Goals #Entrepreneurship
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Dec 20, 2021
The easiest way to kill your successful company #Business #Startup #Entrepreneurship
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Dec 6, 2021
What to expect when your team grows from 10 to 20 people #Startups #Business #TeamGrowth
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Dec 16, 2019
Podia's product process #SaaS #Startup #Product
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Aug 2, 2019
As the size of your team changes, so must processes #Business #Startups #Management
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May 1, 2019
Doubling down on your strengths #Entrepreneurship #Business #Startups
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Jan 2, 2019
100 small things #Entrepreneurship #Startups #Business
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Sep 13, 2018
Startup advice you haven't heard before #Startup #Business #Entrepreneurship
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Aug 20, 2018
What makes Podia special #SaaS #Entrepreneurship #CreatorEconomy
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Aug 14, 2018
Your competitors don't matter #Business #Startup #Entrepreneurship
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Mar 12, 2018
Big news: Coach is now Podia #SaaS #Startup #Entrepreneurship
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Dec 6, 2017
Innovation takes time (but it's worth it) #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Startups
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Nov 7, 2017
It's impossible to not work hard #Entrepreneurship #Startups #CreatorEconomy
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Jun 15, 2017
What a week working at Podia looks like #Startups #SaaS #Entrepreneurship
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May 8, 2017
Bootstrapping vs. Raising Money #Startup #Business #Finance
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Apr 17, 2017