The Bootstrapped Founder

The Bootstrapped Founder

Arvid Kahl

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381: How AI Changes Famous Laws in Software and Entrepreneurship

The rise of AI is fundamentally changing and challenging the classic laws and principles of software development and entrepreneurship. Drawing from my...

Mar 14, 2025 24m Summary available

380: Experiment Report: Trying New Things

When I talked to Anne-Laure Le Cunff earlier this week, we get into experiments and how to run them effectively. That made me think that I've been run...

Mar 7, 2025 23m Summary available

379: Anne-Laure Le Cunff — Tiny Experiments

Anne-Laure Le Cunff (@neuranne) is a neuroscientist and author of the book Tiny Experiments, where she shines a scientific light on how we set goals,...

Mar 5, 2025 32m Summary available

378: Think with AI, Do with People

I'm not usually trying to create FOMO in other founders — I know all too well that we're busy enough with what we're building.But if you're not using...

Feb 28, 2025 19m Summary available

377: Virality is Poisonous

The most insidious consequence of chasing virality isn't that it makes you look foolish; it's that you're actively poisoning your precious audience.He...

Feb 21, 2025 11m Summary available

376: Justin Moore — Becoming a Sponsor Magnet

Justin Moore (@justinmooretfam) knows a thing or two about sponsors. He's responsible for dozens of episodes of this very podcast to be sponsored! And...

Feb 19, 2025 37m Summary available

375: Mute those “Dings”

When notifications prevent you from focusing on your actual work, you know you're in trouble. Here's how I approach the balance between keeping an eye...

Feb 14, 2025 11m Summary available

374: Indie Hacking Databases at Scale

Databases are hard. Making the right choices early and keeping things running smoothly even when budget pressures and customer requests start piling o...

Feb 7, 2025 24m Summary available

373: Delete Your Backlog

Sometimes, less is more. Here's how I pruned my feature backlog from 120 to 15 items.I'll share my decision-making framework; every single rule comes...

Jan 31, 2025 17m Summary available

372: Indie Hacking & the Singularity

One day, we'll all meld our minds into one, sharing our thoughts like the Borg on Star Trek.But before that, we have a few things to get done. And for...

Jan 24, 2025 12m Summary available

371: Brian Sierakowski — Mastering Product Communication

Brian Sierakowski (@bsierakowski) has been busy over the last year: he started working on ChangeBot and TRMNL, and both projects are taking off.If you...

Jan 22, 2025 1h 5m Summary available

370: Building Systems That Work While You Don't

This week, I was super sick — to the point where all I could do was rest in bed.The businesses needed to keep running, though. And fortunately, I set...

Jan 17, 2025 8m Summary available

369: Expect-AI-tions

Expectations around AI tooling are changing, and software founders will be the first to either provide what people want — or perish.This episode is sp...

Jan 10, 2025 12m Summary available

368: Johannes Jäschke — From Hypnosis Innovation to Business Exit

Johannes Jäschke is a pioneer in the intersection of technology and mental health. From a college seminar to the forefront of digital well-being, Joha...

Jan 8, 2025 36m Summary available

367: The Biggest Opportunity of 2025

Now that we're starting a new year, let's look ahead at the opportunities and challenges facing the software business world in 2025.This episode is sp...

Jan 3, 2025 14m Summary available

366: Omar Zenhom — Crafting Success Without a Tech Background

Omar Zenhom (@TheOmarZenhom) is one of those few amazing founders who just can't stop giving back to their entrepreneurial peers, no matter how much s...

Jan 1, 2025 56m Summary available

365: Arvid's Year in Review: 2024

A new business. Raising money. Bootstrapping. Lifting. And then some.My 2024 was a year of progress, changes, and taking a few more risks than usual.H...

Dec 27, 2024 18m Summary available

364: Breaking my Own Rules

Sometimes, you have to pivot. And that's harder than it seems: old assumptions are deeply ingrained, new frontiers look scary.But right now, Podscan n...

Dec 20, 2024 13m Summary available

363: Ben Rometsch — From Side Projects to Industry Giants

Ben Rometsch (@dabeeeenster.bsky.social), the founder of Flagsmith, created a bootstrapped SaaS success story. Feature flags are transforming software...

Dec 18, 2024 53m Summary available

362: Startup Opportunities in Podcasting

The podcasting industry is full of business opportunities. I see them every day, either as a podcaster, a listener, or someone running a SaaS in this...

Dec 13, 2024 24m Summary available

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