The Bootstrapped Founder
Arvid Kahl
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
361: Pierre de Wulf — Bootstrapping ScrapingBee to Millions
Pierre de Wulf (@PierreDeWulf), the founder of Scraping Bee, transformed himself from a frustrated developer into a SaaS success story. Here's what yo...
360: Product-Market Fit & Time-to-First-Value
Imagine standing at a crossroads, juggling countless possibilities yet needing to choose just one path.That's what most early-stage founders struggle...
359: Connor Turland: Pioneering the Future of Bookkeeping with Ceedar.ai
Connor Turland (@Entrecurious) is the prototypical software entrepreneur. He found a niche from a "prior life" and is now building an AI bookkeeping S...
358: Love Is For Those Who Love the Work
AI was supposed to do our chores while we write prose and compose symphonies. Why is it composing our music and writing our books now, while WE do the...
357: (Free) Trial & Error
Today, I’ll dive into the difference between a trial user and a trial abuser and what you can do to invite the former and prevent the latter.This epis...
356: James Phoenix — Mastering Code & AI for the Modern Developer
Coding with AI changes everything. It changes how we design, test, and improve our software projects. Today, I’m talking to generative AI expert James...
355: The Age of the Gatekeeper Is Over
YouTube is both the best and the worst source of information — because we can watch it all, but no one will tell us what's REALLY worth watching.Here'...
354: The Art of Productive Procrastination
The problem with having no boss is that there's no one to stop you from procrastinating.I'm challenged by this daily, and I have found a few ways to s...
353: Podscan’s Dream Customer (Acquisition) Strategy
I want new prospects to receive the maximum possible value the moment they register for Podscan, so I treat them as customers before they even come to...
352: Running Lean at Scale
Yesterday, I shrunk the size of my production database from four terabytes to just under one terabyte.Something interesting happened last weekend that...
351: From Overload to Opportunity
When a Podscan user got a bit "too general" with their keywords, all of a sudden, my email provider stopped sending emails.Whoops.Let's talk user erro...
350: Building Your Castle in Someone Else's Kingdom
SaaS founders are simultaneously tenants and landlords, renting the tools we need while offering our own services for subscription. It's a world where...
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