Episode 811 | When to Delegate the ”Core Four SaaS Skills,” Freemium Retention Rates, and More Listener Questions (A Rob Solo Adventure)

2025-12-16

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How do you step back from daily decisions without losing control of your SaaS? In this episode, Rob Walling answers listener questions about when to delegate key founder skills, whether great founders can succeed with any idea, and the limits of no-code or “vibe-coded” apps. To help answer one question, he calls up Ruben Gamez to get his insights on what “good” freemium retention really looks like and why the shape of your retention curve matters more than the number itself. Want to get your question answered? Drop it here. Episode Sponsor:...

How do you step back from daily decisions without losing control of your SaaS?

In this episode, Rob Walling answers listener questions about when to delegate key founder skills, whether great founders can succeed with any idea, and the limits of no-code or “vibe-coded” apps.

To help answer one question, he calls up Ruben Gamez to get his insights on what “good” freemium retention really looks like and why the shape of your retention curve matters more than the number itself.

Want to get your question answered? Drop it here.

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Topics we cover:

(2:51) – What’s a “good” freemium retention rate?
(4:59) – How freemium retention differs for mobile vs. SaaS apps
(9:51) – When to start delegating the Core Four SaaS skills
(12:53) – How to hand off sales, marketing, product, and dev the right way
(23:28) – Can great founders succeed with any product idea?
(29:34) – Should founders avoid building on no-code or third-party platforms?

Links from the Show:

MicroConf Connect
TinySeed SaaS Institute
The SaaS Playbook
SaaS Launchpad
SignWell
Ruben Gamez | LinkedIn

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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