In this episode of TinySeed Tales, Rob Walling checks in with Colleen Schnettler, co-founder of Hello Query, as she discusses finding customer pain points.



Colleen, now solo, navigates the challenge of refining her product vision. After a period of introspection, Colleen shares her decision to pivot from targeting engineering managers to focusing on marketing data analysts. She discusses the insights gained from hiring a marketing coach and the excitement of landing her first paying customer, despite some critical feedback on her product's UI.



Topics we cover: 




(1:50) – Early product excitement fizzles out



(5:14) – When is it time to move on from an idea?



(8:57) – Helping marketers build better reports



(13:03) – Setting early pricing



(14:02) – Determining how much to polish an MVP



(17:36) – Predicting what’s ahead




Links from the Show: 




SaaS Institute



TinySeed



Colleen Schnettler (@leenyburger) | X



Colleen Schnettler (@leenyburger.bsky.social) | Bluesky



Hello Query




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