Join the SixSides.co team as we navigate the highs and lows of building a B2B SaaS company. From finding product-market fit to scaling sales and community-driven growth, we share real insights, tough lessons, and candid conversations about what it really takes to grow a successful SaaS business. Whether you're a founder, marketer, developer, or just SaaS-curious, this is your backstage pass to the journey.
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Indigenous early childhood education and care! Cover art photo provided by Ichio on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@ichio
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14: How we are using Cloudflare and AWS to build a freemium solution without blowing the budget
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50:06In this episode, Mitchell takes us deep into the development of SixSides’ new real-time theme designer—built with Next.js, Cloudflare, and a dash of Cursor magic. Meanwhile, Gavin begins his “CTO in training” journey by installing GitHub for the first time (with only mild resistance). We also get into the behind-the-scenes planning for Mitchell’s w…
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In this episode, Mitchell and Gavin go full meta – reflecting on why they’re podcasting, who they’re doing it for, and how this little weekly ritual might become a key pillar in the SixSides journey. Along the way, there’s SixSides merch, a powerful personal story about homelessness, and a marketing website rebuild that may or may not have caused G…
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In this episode, Mitchell and Gavin reflect on 12 weeks of podcasting, the power of Low Rider to set the mood, and why Gavin’s red jumper might be cursed. They dive into lessons from listener feedback, debates around SEO-style episode titles, and a light-hearted competition over who’s got the better LinkedIn banner. 6 weeks of SEO-based titles will…
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In this episode, Mitch and Gavin celebrate the launch of the new SixSides marketing site, reflect on their growing list of reviews, and dive into the weird world of AI agents. They also discuss their latest challenges with domain negotiations, cold outreach woes, and how they’re staying lean with software and services. Expect a candid, behind-the-s…
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In this episode, Mitchell and Gavin hit the 10-week milestone and dive into what’s working, what’s changing, and what’s coming up for SixSides. From reading their first podcast reviews to debating LinkedIn banner designs, it's a candid look into the real work behind building a B2B SaaS. They chat about Gavin’s cold outreach efforts using Apollo, th…
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In this episode, Mitchell and Gavin talk about the chaos of trying to launch a YouTube live episode, the ongoing saga of securing their SixSides.com domain, and how Cursor is radically speeding up their app development. Mitchell shares insights on when AI tools shine and when they get in the way, while Gavin opens up about new lead gen plans and ea…
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In this episode, we dive head-first into the rebuild of the SixSides mobile app – and the reason why we’re shifting from one-off event apps to a centralised, community-focused experience. Mitch finally caves and uses AI to help with coding (thanks to a little nudge from Heroly), and Gavin shares a big sales milestone: our first paid client. Expect …
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In this episode, Gavin gets emotional over SixSides’ first two verbal client yeses (yep, there were actual tears), while Mitch celebrates a major milestone - securing the sixsides.com domain. We dive into the momentum that's building, the technical and emotional rollercoaster of early traction, and the fast-tracked setup of all the boring-but-impor…
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In this episode, Mitchell and Gavin dive deep into the messy but rewarding middle of building SixSides - from early product feedback and design challenges to how they’re preparing for big sales meetings next week. Expect a candid, behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to launch a B2B SaaS company from scratch – completely bootstrapped. Got…
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5: Building a better events platform, one API at a time
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54:54In this episode, Mitchell and Gavin are finally feeling the momentum. They’ve launched their first new feature in months - meeting bookings - and walk through the design and development process behind it. Gavin reflects on the mission-led sales conversations that are actually fun for a change, while Mitchell gets real nerdy about Laravel, APIs, and…
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4: Why building a great product isn't enough (with Heroly Chour of Busable)
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1:07:20In this episode, we sit down with Heroly Chour, founder of Busable – a SaaS company helping regional bus operators digitise and modernise. From quitting his government job to becoming a full-time dad and accidental founder, Roly shares the deeply personal story behind Bussable’s beginnings. We dive into everything from AI-assisted development and c…
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In this episode, we dive into the challenge of building SixSides while balancing our other businesses. We also break down why we're creating a customer advisory council and how it will shape our product decisions. Expect a candid, behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to launch a B2B SaaS company from scratch - completely bootstrapped. Got…
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2: How we’re actually finding our first customers (Gavin's in a cyclone)
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48:33In this episode, Mitchell and Gavin continue their journey in building a B2B SaaS company. They discuss the challenges of launching a startup, handling redundancy issues, and finding their first customers. Gavin also shares a personal story about a tech mishap that made him rethink business continuity. Expect a candid, behind-the-scenes look at wha…
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1: What happens when a developer and a sales expert join forces?
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34:56Welcome to the very first episode of Our B2B SaaS Journey! In this episode, Mitchell Davis and Gavin Tye introduce themselves and share how they found each other, why they teamed up as co-founders, and what led to the creation of SixSides. From a conference app experiment to a full-fledged business, we discuss the early days, our complementary skil…
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Join us as we chat with Mallory Johns
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Looking into Canada’s Indigenous early learning framework, with guest host Monica Lysac
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Today’s Topic: Indigenous Child care and communities
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15:20Join us as we discuss the early childhood education standards for indigenous children and communities.
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