The Bootstrapped Founder
Arvid Kahl
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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...
349: Navigating Constraints as a Bootstrapper
Bootstrapping is all about dealing with constraints: no money, the day job, lack of experience, and having no distribution. If you want to know how I...
348: Observability in Software Businesses
“I didn’t see it coming.” I had to admit that to myself a few times recently.Over the last couple of weeks, I've been experiencing several issues with...
347: The AI-Powered Solopreneur
AI is revolutionizing the way I work as a solopreneur. So why not share exactly how I use it?You'll hear how I use AI tools for everything from coding...
346: When Podcasts Attack: The Unexpected Challenges of External Data
It started with a minor refactoring. It ended with an avalanche that almost caused an infrastructure explosion. From code to collapse — and a few week...
345: Scrape or Be Scraped
Welcome to the weird world of web scraping in the AI age, where founders have to protect their data from hungry AI companies but also need to collect...
344: Andrew Davies — The Power of a Merchant of Record
Andrew Davies (@andjdavies) runs marketing for Paddle, the payment provider that powers several of my businesses. They also recently ran an AI launchp...
342: The Evolution of Coding in the AI Era
This week, instead of writing code, I delegated it — to AI. I've been doing this a lot lately.But does that mean I am losing my ability to code? And w...
344: Should Indie Hackers Go to Tech Conferences?
I gave up going to tech conferences. But that probably is an outdated opinion, particularly since as an entrepreneur, I benefit much more from hanging...
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...
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