The Bootstrapped Founder
Arvid Kahl
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389: The Founder's First Hire: When to Let Go of Your Weaknesses
It's time. Solopreneurship works for a while, but it can't last forever. Not for me, not for Podscan. We need help.The blog post: https://thebootstrap...
388: The Job To Be Done: Understanding Customer Value Communication
PMF is MIA without JTBD. Make sense? :DThe "job to be done" sits at the core of my customer's use of my product. I need to understand it to understand...
387: Your API Documentation is Not For Developers Anymore
API docs used to be by and for developers. Now, non-technical people use AI tools to build integrations into our SaaS products. We need to rethink how...
386: One Year of Podscan: Reflecting on Tech & Business Decisions
This week, I'm sharing behind-the-scenes choices that allowed Podscan's growth from a small experiment to a thriving business. I'll delve into the cho...
385: The Balancing Act: Free Trials, Value Demonstration, and Business Sustainability
Just how much of your service should a trial user be allowed to "try"? When it costs you real money to supply your product, when and how do you apply...
384: Podscan's Profitability Milestone: What's Next?
Podscan is profitable. Wild. A great success, a year after starting the business, and a fun opportunity to look at the options that lay before me. Wha...
383: Repositioning Podscan: From Monitoring to Data Platform
Last week, in my hotel room just after MicroConf, I got excited about repositioning. I have had some time to think about the steps forward since then,...
382: I went to MicroConf in New Orleans
And I have a few things to say.In one of my rare directly-from-the-hotel-room-to-you episodes, I'll dive right into the many wonderful experiences of...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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