Lars Steiger

Everything Lars Steiger said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

TOP FOUNDERS Insight

Founders should maximize established products rather than launching new ones

“It's difficult to launch a new product. To find the audience and stuff like that. And so if you have a product in place, which is pretty established, then the best thing is to continue doing it and make the best out of it.”

Lars Steiger Dec 10, 2016 ▶ 9:01 EP 504: MailPlaneApp 10,000+ Customers With BetterGmail with CEO Lars Steiger

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Mailplane serves approximately 10,000 paying customers, says CEO Lars Steiger

“It's in the 10,000.”

Lars Steiger Dec 10, 2016 ▶ 3:34 EP 504: MailPlaneApp 10,000+ Customers With BetterGmail with CEO Lars Steiger

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Mailplane receives approximately 5,000 free trial sign-ups every single month

“Per month it's about I think about 5000 about that.”

Lars Steiger Dec 10, 2016 ▶ 4:12 EP 504: MailPlaneApp 10,000+ Customers With BetterGmail with CEO Lars Steiger

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Mailplane resists SaaS trends by offering perpetual licenses instead of subscriptions

“It's just a one-time purchase. It's a regular app. You buy it and so you can use it as long as you want. And we provide updates and from time to time we sell a major update where you can get where you can get it for discount price.”

Lars Steiger Dec 10, 2016 ▶ 4:59 EP 504: MailPlaneApp 10,000+ Customers With BetterGmail with CEO Lars Steiger

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Lars Steiger runs the entire Mailplane business as a solo founder

“Actually, it's just me working on it. Yeah. And yeah, I run the whole business.”

Lars Steiger Dec 10, 2016 ▶ 5:43 EP 504: MailPlaneApp 10,000+ Customers With BetterGmail with CEO Lars Steiger

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Mailplane operates as a fully bootstrapped business with no outside capital

“It's all bootstrapped.”

Lars Steiger Dec 10, 2016 ▶ 6:30 EP 504: MailPlaneApp 10,000+ Customers With BetterGmail with CEO Lars Steiger

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Mailplane tracks active users by measuring minor software update downloads

“The most important number for us is the number of users who download updates. So if they, if you know, if we publish a minor update, then we see the numbers, the number of users who are downloading it. And that's an important number for us. So we know about ho…”

Lars Steiger Dec 10, 2016 ▶ 11:29 EP 504: MailPlaneApp 10,000+ Customers With BetterGmail with CEO Lars Steiger

The other half of the tape: Lars Steiger's own voice is left out of every number here. Other people bring the name up 1 time in 1 episode across the shows. every mention, with the transcript →

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Every mention by year

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Lars's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
TOP FOUNDERSLEDGER	Chairperson, Buzzard AG	1	7	—	full record on Top Founders →