Episode 746 | 9 Startup Predictions for 2025

Hosted byRob Walling

In episode 746, Rob Walling looks ahead to 2025 with nine startup predictions, exploring trends in no-code tools, search, autonomous vehicles, AI, and an increase in platform risk for bootstrapped founders.

Topics we cover:

• (1:52) – Carrying forward predictions from 2024
• (3:09) – Search volume for Google organic SEO
• (6:34) – Ads in AI interfaces
• (7:50) – Google’s revenue drops, bootstrapper opportunities
• (10:07) – “AI” use in  H1’s
• (14:01) – Self-driving taxis
• (19:28) – Platform risk intensifies

Links from the Show:

• Exit Strategy: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Selling Your Business Without Regret
• Episode 697 | 7 Predictions for SaaS Bootstrappers in 2024
• Episode 725 | SEO in the Age of AI, Freemium, When Brand Becomes Important, and More Advanced Listener Questions (with Ruben Gamez)
• LINKLO
• TinySeed
• Episode 735 | The 8 Levels of SaaS Platform Risk (A Rob Solo Adventure)

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