Bootstrapped

#62: I have the flu

#61

In this episode, Ian and Andrey talk about new hardware, Star Wars, HelpSpot Cloud, back-end systems, Quantic Insights, virtual insurance for virtual crap, and fantasy football. Mike Jones (labs.log) HelpSpot Cloud Quantic Insights Japanese Pachinko machines Ian’s post on purchase orders Thanks to Linode for sponsoring the show this week. Get $10 off (1 free month of a 1GB server) https://promo.linode.com/bootstrappedfm/ Discuss this episode in the forums >>...

#60: Pump the hotness

We discuss how we don’t hold to our topic, home contractors, physical servers, internet secure, desktop software development, rewriting software from scratch, online banking, Star Wars Battlefront, Star Wars vs Star Trek (again). Thanks to Linode for sponsoring the show this week. Get $10 off (1 free month of a 1GB server) https://promo.linode.com/bootstrappedfm/ DHH on rewriting software Tell Tale Games Discuss this episode in the forums >>...

#59

In this episode we talk about photography, Userscape’s new employee, health insurance, Finsumi, building everything yourself, outsourcing, Quantic Insights, C++, customer support, working from home, audiobooks, and video games. Graciously sponsored by: Release Notes Conference . Offer code: bootstrapped for $100 off. Quantic Insights Awesome Batman artwork SaaStr Discuss this episode in the forums >>...

#58

In this episode, we discuss Andrey’s PhillyPopecation, Release Notes Conference, how we do sales at UserScape, why you should never offer unlimited/site licenses, Jet Brains pricing, SaaS pricing for on-premise products, Ian’s Last Of Us update, video game violence, “shooting feel” in a game, we talk AGAIN about having dogs, dead fish. Graciously sponsored by: Release Notes Conference . Offer code: bootstrapped for $100 off. Quantic Insights stealth mode landing page HelpSpot website, talk to sa...

#57

In this episode, we discuss returning for another season, first day of school, finishing up consulting work and returning to product work, co-founding a new company, HelpSpot 4, having a full-time sales person, Snappy, Quantic Insights, programmers and math, mobile apps for kids, Star Wars, Mad Max, and home theater setup. Quantic Insights HelpSpot Snappy Pastevault Honeybadger Discuss this episode in the forums >>...

#56: Rated R

Andrey swears a lot, we talk about nearly everything except bootstrapping! Stay until the end to hear us discuss Star Wars, 2001, Contact, Guardians of the Galaxy (classic!), Superman vs Batman. Dave Hicking Superhero Video of how Ian’s wife thinks Ian and Andrey will walk through Philly Video of Ian’s Microconf 2014 talk Babka Servers For Hackers – Learn how to actually manage the servers you run Product + Support – Ian’s new interview site X100T Steven Soderbergh 2001 recut Contact “buy 2 at t...

#55: It’s all part of the game

In this episode, we discuss Snappy shutting down, selling Snappy, resurrecting a failed product, Andrey’s trip to PAX, Peers conference, client work, Slack room atmosphere, games we’re playing, and games we can’t play. Why we’re closing Snappy – Ian’s blog post. Turning a failed product into a successful one – forum post Monsters & Monocles – a new game by Retro Dreamer Andrey’s PAX trip – photo1 , photo2 . Peers conference Starfighter – Patrick’s new company Discuss this episode in the foru...

#54: This is worse than Seinfeld

Some product updates, yada yada yada, this is embarrassing. HelpSpot Help Desk Software 4 Release Notes Conference Peers Conf Bacon Biz Conf Hyperplan The IOU of iOS The Shape of the App Store Soderbergh 2001 cut Us talking about Gone Home Discuss this episode on the forums >>...

#53: $1000 join

Download this episode , in which Ian and Andrey discuss names, getting punished for good deeds, fast-food burgers, Authorize.NET, HelpSpot mobile apps, making money from mobile games in the app store, a decade of running HelpSpot and Antair, life checkboxes, HelpSpot 4, and making games. DNSimple blog – Switching from Authorize.NET to Stripe . YTD Revenue for ‘A Dark Room’ iOS . Pomplamoose 2014 Tour Profits Jeff Vogel – “The Indie Bubble is Popping” Indie Game the Movie Discuss this episode in ...

#52: Dead Man’s Switch

Download this episode where we discuss Ian’s health update, how Scribbbleton handles synchronization, moving, coworking and working from home, real estate business, discussing revenues, vote for us on iTunes! Convergence Insufficiency – headaches? reading trouble? kids with learning problems? – read this. Dead Man’s Switch Eric Sink’s Solitaire Indy Hall – Philly coworking Andrey’s post on revenue curve Houdini – You need this if you use a Mac Vote for us!!! Discuss this episode on the forums!...

#51: Special Guest: Matt Stauffer

Download this episode , in which we’re joined by special guest, Matt Stauffer, to talk about bootstrapping a SaaS while running a consultancy full-time, happiness, Laravel, structuring your day, hiring developers, work & family, gritty TV shows, and Star Trek! Matt Stauffer – Twitter , Website Tighten Co – Matt’s consulting company Karani – Matt’s SaaS application. Eric Barnes’ Laravel News Artisan Files – interview with Matt . Matt’s series on Laravel 5 The Long, Slow, SaaS Ramp of Death An...

#50: 50

Download this episode . This week we fail to discuss that it’s our 50th episode, family impact on development, Andrey might be hiring a helper so contact him, crazy contract work, Servers for Hackers, UTF–8, Bootstrapped app we don’t have time for, Markdown, Moto X review, a plumber will run UserScape for a day. Servers for Hackers Ellison buys Lanai 20 years of blogging Discuss this episode on our forums ....

#49: A new product from scratch

Download this episode , in which Ian and Andrey talk about antisocial haircuts, Joan Rivers, consulting, Scribbleton on Lifehacker, relaxing, doing a product from start to finish on the show, a Userscape update, Postgres, Nightstand, the Oculus Rift, Minecraft, Star Trek Bridge Commander, Wing Commander, Steam. Scribbleton Snappy Star Trek Bridge Commander Wing Commander 3 Discuss this episode in the forums...

#48: Gabriel Weinberg of DuckDuckGo

We chat with special guest Gabriel Weinberg of DuckDuckGo. We cover the full gamut from bootstrapping, VC, competing against Google, Perl, privacy, advertising, remote work, finding customers, biz dev and Gabriel’s new book Traction. Gabriel Weinberg DuckDuckGo Traction – Gabriel’s book on getting customers Discuss this episode on the Bootstrapped forum...

#47: Anchor Celebrities

Download this episode , in which Ian and Andrey discuss anchor celebrities, parenting, Larajobs, fake snow, product hunt, donationware, Uberdeck, consulting retainers, the costs of opening up an office. Dave Hicking Bootstrapping a job board to $5,000 in revenue Larajobs Scribbleton What does it really cost to open an indie studio? Setting up an office for a software company This episode is sponsored by Linode Discuss this episode with other bootstrappers...

#46: Jeffrey Way of Laracasts

This week we have special guest Jeffrey Way. We talk about how he’s bootstrapped Laracasts, how he got started in Laravel, the philosophy behind Laracasts, pricing, hiring, building a personal brand, supporting open source, how to make a great screencast, working for The Man. Laracasts Thanks to this weeks sponsor: Linode Discuss this episode with other bootstrappers...

#45: Adventures in Hacker News

Download this episode , in which Ian and Andrey discuss taking a vacation while bootstrapping, the craziness of Hacker News, LaraJobs, Scribbleton, installing desktop software, mods, git, pity purchases, Linux desktop apps, Walmart, the new square BlackBerry, Commodore 64, consulting work, how much it costs to build an app, shutting down a SaaS that isn’t performing, who handles support, bad web hosting, Martha’s Vineyard, American Presidents, Ian posting Scribbleton on Hacker News and causing t...

#44: I’m Recording Now

Ian’s (non-life threatening) health issues, delaying the Bootstrapped Conference, quarters as a service, app translation, LaraJobs, what we’d do if we had to work someplace else, Scribbleton update, twitter as protocol. Level Up Conference MacDowell Colony Washboard.co – Even the goodbye letter is weird, don’t miss the video. Tehtras Transifex LaraJobs Discuss this episode with other bootstrappers...

#43: The Userscape Developers

In this episode, we sit down with the developers of Userscape; Eric Barnes, Chris Fidao, and Taylor Otwell, to talk about weird dreams, Eric’s, Chris’ and Taylor’s backgrounds and how they got started at Userscape, supporting open source, Forge, newsletters, servers, building Scribbleton for Linux, content-based products, deploying desktop apps, and TV shows Userscape – About Us Snappy Eric Barnes – blog , Wardrobe CMS , Laravel News Chris Fidao – Servers for Hackers Taylor Otwell – Laravel , Fo...

#42: Let’s get Wil Wheaton

This week we talk about Scribbleton, Sponsor us!, Rails apps, The Bootstrapped.fm Conference, semi-obscure Seinfeld references, Apple WWDC, Beats and Jimmy Ionvine, and much much much more! Scribbleton Apple WWDC Keynote Sponsor Bootstrapped.fm! Bootstrapped.fm Conference! Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee The Boyfriend (Seinfeld) Recode/Jimmy Iovine interview Wil Wheaton Discuss this episode with other bootstrappers....

#41: 90% good looks. 10% ideas.

In this episode, we talk about Laracon, holding a conference in New York, Snappy Concierge, experimental coding, Scribbleton, the Mac app store, the Bootstrapped.fm conference, managing product websites, and disruptive businesses. The Bootstrapped.fm Conference Snappy Concierge Scribbleton Ada Lovelace and Edsger Dijkstra Dijkstra – Discipline in Thought (video) Cliffski’s strategic risks and opportunities (for Positech) If you’d like to sign-up to be notified about the details of the Bootstrapp...

#40: Andrey Butov’s Fizzilization

In this episode we discuss talking at conferences, Star Wars, and sci-fi, video games, Ludum Dare and game dev competitions, the current Antair project list, user interfaces for kids’ apps, Scribbleton, multi-platform development, Snappy, domain registrars, and the Oculus Rift for virtual offices. Laracon Rachel Andrew – Conference speaking, transparency and fairness . Draplin Design Co. — the talk Ian referred to in the show . Mike Rowe TED Talk Rendezvous with Rama A Dark Room (web version) – ...

#39: Take them to Hooters

This week we discuss profanity, Microconf, Peersconf, business evolution, Andrey Do-gooder, product trials, Notch and motivation beyond money, Minecraft, multiple saas apps, acquiring products and building vs buying, coder vs marketer, Andrey should do an ebook Stampy Minecraft videos UI Breakfast Ian’s Microconf slides @sil MicroISV From Vision to Reality Andrey’s Dr.Dobbs article NYT Now Long Island Herald Drip email marketing So You Want to Be a Wall Street Programmer Discuss this weeks episo...

#39: After Dark

Another few minutes on this weeks podcast where we discuss things to do in New York City.

#38: Special guest: Eric Miller

In this episode, we sit down with Eric Miller, of Eric Miller Design , to talk about Eric’s design studio, his products, UX Kits , bootstrapping physical products, working with your spouse, Dribbble, Facebook and Twitter ads, OpenSSL, Brooklyn, Long Island, Poughkeepsie, the Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island. Eric Miller Design UX Kits Redesigning Solspace Katy Robbins Vector Media Group eecoder ( Visual Chefs ) Graffletopia Northside Festival in Brooklyn Unsplash Discuss this episode with oth...

#37: Hush! The grown-ups are talking.

In this episode, we discuss tax credits, branding and positioning, JitBit, John Carmack, Oculus, Zuckerberg, young people running companies, VR, box.com, Snappy, marketing tracking software, naming projects, and growth hackers vs. bootstrappers. Rob Walling – HitTail Section 199 Domestic Production Tax Credit Chasing Product interview with Alex Yumashev – JitBit John Carmack Masters of Doom by David Kushner Oculus Carmack’s 2012 QuakeCon keynote Carmack thanks Notch for inspiration to jump to Oc...

#36: White hat growth hacker

We discuss more growth hacking scum, the podcasts 1 year birthday, building a business for more than money, SaaS vs download, SaaS thriving off dead accounts, code builds, game console emulators, open source doc and design quality, open source vs open source and free, publishing, conference talks. Jason Cohen Monetizing Children Is SaaS the Only Business Model for the Web Arq OSX Backups Unreal Engine 5% deal Popcorn Time – Napster for movies Perch CMS AGPL – the OS license to use if you want to...

#35: Hate the SaaS!

In this episode, we discuss screaming squirrels, being busy, clients, project estimates, VC backed companies, why we hate SaaS, mobile app ickiness, and the value of ideas. “Is 5X the new 2X in SaaS?” “Give me $300 or the website gets it!” The icky mobile apps article Discuss this episode with other bootstrappers...

#34: Don’t Shake the SaaS Tree

We discuss confusion over our voices, taxes, vacation, Disney tracking your meat, off topic, doppelgängers, SPF records, Al Bundy/Married With Children, Evernote, pruning your twitter account, Groupon marketing genius, Flappy Bird and the mobile cesspool, Rick Ellis, product first mindset, we’re over SaaS Disney and the Meat Space Laracon Andrey’s Doppleganger ( Doppelgangers ) Mobile Developer Weekly SPF Records , SPF on CampaignMonitor Evernote QT Prune Your Twitter Account (Ian’s article) Gro...