The Bootstrapped Founder
Arvid Kahl
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341: Striking a Balance
Feeling the weight of success can be just as challenging as the climb to get there. At any point during your journey, you're confronted with having to...
340: kerollmops — From Hackathon to Success: The Meilisearch Story
@kerollmops, the technical brain behind the open-source search engine Meilisearch, joins me for a nerdy chat about all things search. I’ve been using...
339: Does Your SaaS Need a “User Tour?”
Is it a good idea to guide your users through your app when they sign up? Or does it show that your interface is too convoluted?The answer is: yes. Bo...
“Working In” vs “Working On” the Business
I ran into a pretty substantial question this week.Am I working in my business, or am I working on my business? I've been spending so much time buildi...
337: Doing Things that Don’t Scale …Unintentionally
What happens when something that was good enough isn't good enough anymore?Unscalable hands-on experiments work great in the early stages of a busines...
337: Doing Things that Don’t Scale …Unintentionally
What happens when something that was good enough isn't good enough anymore?Unscalable hands-on experiments work great in the early stages of a busines...
336: The 7 Deadly Sins of Indie Hacking
`Indie Hackers have sinned. They allowed the seven deadly sins into their founder lives. And now we must cast them out.Well, let's be a little bit les...
335: Tipping Over
These last weeks have been a bit much. What do they say? “Take a break before the break takes you?” Well, I got quite close to that this week.This epi...
334: Sincere, not Serious
Do you want to win the game or keep on playing?Today, I'll dive into a mentality shift I experienced recently while building Podscan: how about I just...
333: Kitze — Juggling Projects, ADHD, and the Indie Hacker Lifestyle
@Kitze, a Serial indie hacker and entrepreneur, shares his journey through a landscape filled with multiple projects like Sizzy, a browser for develop...
332: Beyond Small Bets — Embracing the Big Play
What happens when the 'small bets' strategy leads to a big win, and you're not prepared for it? Well, you adapt! So that's what I'm working on this we...
331: Geoff Roberts — Playing the Long Game
Geoff Roberts (@GeoffTRoberts) is the co-founder of Outseta, and he's halfway there, 7 years in. Outseta —the SaaS starter kit and the business behind...
330: 50% New Users Overnight… and a Burning Server
This week was a duality of extremes for me. On one hand, I experienced an unprecedented growth spurt in my user numbers, while on the other hand, I st...
329: "AI For The Rest of Us"
Generative AI used to be for early adopters. But now, Apple is bringing it to every iPhone. What does this mean for indie founders?This episode is spo...
328: Negotiating Bootstrapper Funding with Tyler Tringas
A few months ago, I raised a low 6-figure investment for Podscan. Here's the conversation between me and my investor, @tylertringas, that happened jus...
327: Two (Surprisingly Scary) Tales of Platform Risk
This week, I almost lost access to my database, including all its backups. Also, a full-text index brought down my product. Neither were intended —obv...
326: Zeno Rocha — From Bootstrapping to YCombinator
Zeno Rocha (@zenorocha) went through YC to build Resend, yet he still acts and thinks like a bootstrapper. In a world of polarized opinions about vent...
325: Indie Hackers’ Myopic View of AI
"Everyone and their mother are talking about AI. Every founder releases their 500th GPT wrapper.""AI is all hype, no substance."Or is it? What if our...
324: Tim Schumacher — The Bootstrapper's Mindset
Tim Schumacher (@TimSchu), the mastermind behind SEDO and Adblock Plus, now leads the SaaS Group to new heights. With $60 million ARR, 20 thriving bus...
323: The Power of the Dream Customer List
Today, you get a glimpse into an ongoing marketing experiment for Podscan.fm. What if I can frontload value for my future customers even before they s...
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