Bootstrapped

#92 - Elevator Algorithms

In this episode we continue our follow-up on Laracon, talk about all things hotels, plus poker, Thermostat.io, watching games on Twitch, & more.

#91 - I'd Wear A Full Face Mask

In this episode we discuss Laracon, getting healthy, how millennials go to the gym, and more.

#90 - Butov Plus Plus

In this episode we discuss Butov's new addition to the family, experimenting with frameworks & languages, family vacations, old phones, & more.

#89 - It's The Open Desert That Got Me

In this episode we talk about Ian & NPS, Butov's attempts to hire millennials, and paying people to watch video games.

#88 - Charles Perry (Part 2) - Founder of Metakite

Part two of Andrey & Ian's conversation with Charles Perry (founder of Metakite) about what it's like to start a new subscription-based mobile app, plus a lot more. Links: Metakite Follow Charles Perry on Twitter

#87 - Charles Perry (Part 1) - Founder of Metakite

Part one of Andrey & Ian's conversation with Charles Perry (founder of Metakite) about what it's like to start a new subscription-based mobile app, plus a lot more. Links: Metakite Follow Charles Perry on Twitter

#86: Garrett Dimon (Part 2) - Founder of Sifter, Currently at Wildbit

Part 2 of Andrey and Ian's conversation with Garret Dimon.

#85: Garrett Dimon (Part 1) - Founder of Sifter, Currently at Wildbit

Part 1 of Andrey and Ian's conversation with Garret Dimon.

#84: You’re on an Air, Butov - an Air!

Butov needs a laptop upgrade, Ian wants simpler basketball video games, and they both talk about virtual reality.

#83: Brian Casel (Part 2) - Founder of Audience Ops

Part two of our talk with Brian Casel about Audience Ops, the new Audience Ops Calendar, and more. Links: Audience Ops Audience Ops Calendar Brian Casel on Twitter

#82: Brian Casel (Part 1) - Founder of Audience Ops

Part one of our talk with Brian Casel about Audience Ops, the new Audience Ops Calendar, and more. Links: Audience Ops Audience Ops Calendar Brian Casel on Twitter

#81: Brandon Kelly (Part 2) - Founder and CEO of Craft CMS

Part two of our talk with Brandon Kelly about Craft CMS, pricing, support, and Pixel and Tonic.

#80: Brandon Kelly (Part 1) - Founder and CEO of Craft CMS

Part one of our talk with Brandon Kelly about Craft CMS, politics, domains, and Pixel and Tonic.

#79: (Part 2) Patrick Pohler on Starting an API Based Real Estate SaaS

#79: (Part 2) Patrick Pohler on Starting an API Based Real Estate SaaS

#78: Patrick Pohler (Part 1) on Starting an API Based Real Estate SaaS

#78: Patrick Pohler (Part 1) on Starting an API Based Real Estate SaaS

#77: "... is somebody being bombed?"

Our guest in this episode is JD Graffam, owner of two agencies, Clear Function and Simple Focus, and several SaaS products, including Sifter, Pulse, and Ballpark.

#76: "Cleo"

We discuss the passing of Andrey's dog Cleo, moving company business models, standing desks, where you can find real news, founder vacation time needs, Ian's new ebook, Ian's hackentosh, autonomous cars. Unpakt Autonomous.ai standing desks Ian's ebook, Securing the Five Figure Sale River Raid Sky Force Reloaded Monsters and Monocles Thanks to Linode for sponsoring this episode. Sign up today and get $20 off.

#75: "Don't you worry about Dave. You worry about Butov!"

In this episode we talk about Ian's trip to Laracon, politics, working on multiple projects simultaneously, working on web apps vs other types of products, The Hive, changes at Userscape, dogs, naps, contractors, Twitch, board games, and kids growing up.

#74: "Nobody ever got fired for hiring Vector Media Group" with special guest Matt Weinberg

We're joined by our friend Matt Weinberg to chat about growing a large consultancy, software, hiring, and more. A lot of great insights in this one, don't miss it!

#73: ”If you can find an agreeable parrot, ...”

In this week's episode, Ian and Andrey talk about going to the gym, living on Long Island, Andrey's car buying adventures, Richard Stallman's speaking requirements, new iOS APIs, Twitter, Facebook, VR, game development, customizing products for individual customers, consulting work. Richard Stallman speaker visit Craft/ExpressionEngine NYC meetup Star Trek Bridge Crew in VR Batman Arkham VR "It’s been 6 weeks since I gave up on ever doing product again, and I feel great."...

#72: "It's all going to $0, but in the meantime, we can make some money"

We discuss naps and meditation, new HelpSpot pricing, business ideas, is Andrey and introvert?, BaconBiz conf, Butov goes to Buffalo, new product work and ideas, and car leasing.

#71: "Jane Portman from UI Breakfast"

In this episode, Ian and Andrey talk to Jane Portman about her company, UI Breakfast , her new book for SaaS founders, building a business, and UI/UX for SaaS web applications.

#70: "I made a lot of money off Twitter"

#69: "You always pay for sticking to your principles."

Hating snow blowers, BaconBiz, going to the gym, driving to places you should be flying to, Rocket League, Quintu, Scribbleton, profit-generating companies and VC backing, seeing the path of a company as an outsider, favorite songs.

#68: "Butov's Brooklyn"

Andrey has never seen Breaking Bad, SaaStr review, Butov does PR and advertising, adventures in email, Ian drops an idea for a product you should steal but probably won't, Butov's Brooklyn, A Chef's Life.

#67: Stuff

In this episode, we talk about Mr. Rogers, releasing How Are Sales Today , writing desktop apps in C++, Parse closing and Uberdeck, Scribbleton, Userscape's new office, Userscape's partner program.

#66: I'm Done Doing

#65: Star Wars is the 'Dora the Explorer' of science fiction.

In this episode, we talk about Star Wars, how much Ian loves it and how much Andrey hates it, synchronizing hardware between home and office, code signing and certificate confirmation, international currencies and writing currency exchange code for How Are Sales Today, direct sales, the Userscape marketing plan for 2016, tracking advertising, adding more features vs releasing software earlier, and on-premise vs. software in the cloud. How Are Sales Today? Sales and SaaS metrics for Stripe The Jo...

#64: A Carl Sagan Joint

This week Andrey doesn't tell me I'm on the wrong mic until half way through and we also cover acronyms, Jessica Jones, babysitter acquisition strategies, How Are Sales Today update, HelpSpot update, we go through Andrey Butov's favorite movies and TV shows.

#63: How Are Sales Today?

In this episode, we talk about the new app from Quantic Insights, opening up a business bank account, meditation, mellowing out with age, new Userscape office, and Fallout 4. Deploy PHP How Are Sales Today? (or QiBar). The new app from Quantic Insights Jerry Seinfeld talks Transcendental Meditation