The Bootstrapped Founder
Arvid Kahl
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[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...
161: Calm Business Misconceptions
In a world where everyone talks about disruption and hustling, the concept of a calm business can seem out of place or even naive. How can you compete...
160: Operating a Calm SaaS Business
For most founders, running a business is juggling hot coals while riding on a unicycle. It's a stressful occupation, requiring constant vigilance, and...
159: Pricing for Calm SaaS Businesses
One of the biggest points of confusion for any software business is pricing. It often takes months, if not years, to find a working way to charge your...
158: Product Development for Calm SaaS Businesses
Building a software product is both incredibly simple and excruciatingly complicated. You can build a new mind-blowingly helpful feature within hours,...
157: Solution Exploration for Calm SaaS Businesses
When you're building an audience-centric and community-first business, you're delaying finding your business idea and building your product for as lon...
156: The Toxicity of Growth Hacks
- The Toxicity of Growth Hacks- Find your Following, my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash courseThis e...
155: Problem Discovery for Calm SaaS Businesses
- Problem Discovery for Calm SaaS Businesses- Find your Following, my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter cras...
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