The Bootstrapped Founder
Arvid Kahl
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179: Founder Mental Health Pitfalls
This week I chatted with Patrick Campbell about his exit of ProfitWell to Paddle for $200 million. One of the most mind-blowing things that I experien...
178: Patrick Campbell — Life After a $200mil Exit
Today, I’m talking to Patrick Campbell, founder of ProfitWell, a bootstrapped business that recently got acquired by Paddle for a whopping 200 million...
177: Diversify Your Creator Portfolio
As a creative entrepreneur, it is important to diversify your portfolio and have multiple projects in progress in order to reach a wider audience, sta...
176: Jay Clouse — Creative Commitments
Today, I’m talking to Jay Clouse, a creative entrepreneur, and all-around amazing human being. We’re talking about keeping it all together as a solo c...
175: Realistic Building in Public for Introverted Founders
Sharing your work and process in public can be difficult for introverted entrepreneurs and creators, but it can help build credibility and trust with...
174: Ana Bibikova — The Introvert Superpower
Today, I’m talking to Ana Bibikova, a defender and cheerleader for introverts in entrepreneurship. Ana knows what it means to be skeptical of loud and...
[Bonus] Sahil Lavingia — Gumroad’s Pricing Disaster
Yesterday, the creator economy learned that Gumroad, a platform where creators have been building their businesses by selling their services and produ...
[Bonus] Sahil Lavingia — Gumroad’s Pricing Disaster
Yesterday, the creator economy learned that Gumroad, a platform where creators have been building their businesses by selling their services and produ...
173: Build a Defensible Indie Business
When it comes to selling a small indie business, defensibility is a key factor that potential buyers will consider. A unique moat, or competitive adva...
172: Andrew Gazdecki — Building a Sellable Business
Today, I am talking to Andrew Gazdecki, a pillar of the founder community and himself founder of the acquisition platform formerly known as MicroAcqui...
171: Avoid Vanity Metrics
We've been taught to believe that creators are only truly successful when they reach the top echelon of their platform, with millions of followers and...
170: Rosie Sherry — Building Profitable Communities
I am talking to Rosie Sherry, proprietor of Rosieland and community empowerment expert. She runs her own communities, monetizing a few of them, and ha...
169: Paying the Bills While Building Your First Indie Business
There is a huge difference between building a product, a business, and a company. It's a progression from one to the other, usually involving making s...
168: Jakob Greenfeld — Writing Your Way to Clarity
Today, I am talking to Jakob Greenfeld. I’ve been reading Jakobs blog posts for years now, and they’re as spicy as they’re thoughtful. There’s not a s...
167: Find Business Ideas on Social Media
In my conversation with Daniel Vassallo this week, I learned that Daniel uses social media —Twitter in particular— to find inspiration for his own wor...
166: Daniel Vassallo — Building a Portfolio of Small Bets
Today, I am talking to Daniel Vassallo, writer, founder, and person with very strong opinions. He is building a portfolio of small bets in public, on...
165: Why You Shouldn’t Sell Your Business
I was talking to Damon Chen, who built Testimonial.to to $400.000 in ARR this week, and at one point, he mentioned that he isn’t looking into selling...
164: Damon Chen — Building a $400k/year SaaS
Today, I am talking to Damon Chen, the founder behind Testimonial.to, a social proof tool that has recently reached $400.000 in annual recurring reven...
163: When Should You Go from Side-Project to Full-Time?
Earlier this week, I talked to Michele Hansen of Geocodio on The Bootstrapped Founder Podcast. Michele co-founded the business with her husband and ra...
162: Michele Hansen — Moving from Side Project to Full Time
I am talking to Michele Hansen, the co-founder of Geocodio, an indie SaaS business in the world of mapping and geolocation. I've been a fan of her wor...
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