In this episode, Mitchell and Gavin catch up before Gavin jets off to Fiji for a family holiday, and reflect on how juggling multiple businesses is helping them bootstrap SixSides. From battling sunburn at the beach to shipping major infrastructure changes, it's a wild and very real look into the life of early-stage SaaS founders.

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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In this episode, we cover:

• Gavin's upcoming Fiji trip and the challenges of parenting while bootstrapping
• A shoutout to Entry Place and the Laravel dev community
• The pressure and joy of getting great customer feedback
• Big news: SixSides lands its first international event in Denmark
• What we’ve learned from juggling multiple businesses
• How we’re planning to share resources across startups
• Building infrastructure that can scale globally (on a budget)
• Mitchell’s excitement about real-time syncing and Cloudflare’s role
• Why we’re not selling yet—and what our early customers are teaching us
• Gavin’s new AI sales tool, DealBuddi, and managing multiple product launches
• Why moving fast isn’t always the best move
• Planning weddings, CEO Sleepout updates, and the heat in Woolgoolga

Chapters:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:32) - Gavin’s holiday plans and Mitchell’s Wii baseball look
• (01:43) - Parenting, beach time, and sunscreen stories
• (03:11) - Shoutout to Matt and EntryPlace
• (04:07) - How the rap video went down at Start Club Brisbane
• (07:03) - SixSides goes international: Denmark event confirmed
• (10:51) - Building infrastructure that scales globally
• (13:30) - Feedback from Holly and iterating the theme designer
• (15:57) - Bootstrapping while running other businesses
• (18:21) - DealBuddy and startup resource sharing
• (21:58) - Outsourcing and tech stack consolidation
• (29:07) - CEO Sleepout and fundraising chat
• (34:43) - Update on the new SixSides app infrastructure
• (39:02) - Fiji, weddings, and aluminium smelters
• (41:25) - Wrapping up and what’s next

Atlas Software is a premier software development agency based in Sydney, Australia, and founded by Mitchell Davis. We specialise in building innovative, robust, and scalable applications that drive business growth. With expertise in Laravel, Vue, React, and React Native, we help businesses craft tailored software solutions that streamline operations and enhance user experiences. Whether you're a startup finding product-market fit or an enterprise scaling digital transformation, Atlas ensures your tech vision becomes reality. Learn more at atlas.dev.

Gavin Tye is a sales strategist and the creator of Sales Market Fit (SMF) - a game-changing framework that helps B2B startups unlock predictable, scalable growth. With over 20 years of experience in high-value SaaS sales, Gavin has cracked the code on why businesses struggle to close deals and how they can transform their approach. Sales Market Fit aligns positioning, go-to-market strategies, and sales execution into a repeatable process that wins more clients with less friction. Learn how to stop relying on hope and start winning with a deliberate, proven sales strategy at salesmarketfit.co.

Links:

• SixSides: sixsides.co
• Book a call with Gavin: call.sixsides.co
• Support Gavin with the CEO SLEEPOUT: ceosleepout.org.au
• Matt Langtree and Entry Place: entry.place
• DealBuddi waitlist: dealbuddi.com

Connect with us:

• Mitchell on Bluesky: mitchdav.is
• Mitchell on LinkedIn: mitchdav
• Gavin on LinkedIn: gavintye
• SixSides on LinkedIn: sixsides
• SixSides on X: sixsidesevents
• SixSides on Bluesky: sixsides.co