24. Not in House: On Reinventing the Wheel
Arvid shares an actionable framework for deciding if you should build or buy (and the mistakes he made in the past).
Mar 27, 2020•27 min
The Bootstrapped Founder
Arvid Kahl talks about starting and bootstrapping businesses, how to build an audience, and how to build in public.
Episodes
23. Surviving a Recession as a Bootstrapped Business
The article for this episode can be found on The Bootstrapped Founder blog .
Mar 20, 2020•44 min
22. How to Release as a Bootstrapper: Often, Early, and Safely
Arvid explains how to release software effectively and safely.
Mar 13, 2020•29 min
21. Scaling Your SaaS Without Scaling Your Anxiety
Arvid talks about how he dealt with anxiety when running FeedbackPanda.
Mar 11, 2020•25 min
20. Too Many Eyes: Why Bootstrapped Companies Stop Being Transparent (Eventually)
Arvid talks about transparency, open data, and why bootstrappers usually stop sharing information about their businesses.
Mar 10, 2020•16 min
19. Continuous Validation: Staying in Touch with Your Market
Arvid talks about how you can make sure you're still solving the right problem for the right people and if you still enjoy it.
Mar 09, 2020•20 min
18. The Do's and Don'ts of the Minimum Viable Product
Arvid explains what an MVP is, how to scope and time it, and what should go into a successful product.
Mar 06, 2020•35 min
17. So You Got an Offer: How to Do Due Diligence on Your Potential Acquirer
Arvid talks about how you can find out if your potential acquirer is a good candidate, and what the red flags are.
Mar 05, 2020•39 min
16. Churn, Retention, and Revenue: What Makes Customers Stick Around and Why That's Important
Arvid talks about the kinds of churn founders will encounter, and which ones are actually welcome.
Mar 04, 2020•28 min
15. How to Do Maximum Customer Support with Minimum Effort
Arvid talks about the FeedbackPanda customer service system allowed them to run the business with 0 employees.
Mar 03, 2020•26 min
14. The Bootstrapper’s Plight: The Social Headaches of Building a Business
Arvid talks about the weird conversations you will have as a founder, and how to deal with them.
Mar 02, 2020•17 min
13. The Myth of The Finished Product
Arvid talks about why software products are never finished, and which kinds of changes you can expect to make.
Feb 28, 2020•36 min
12. Real and Imaginary Responsibilities of a Bootstrapped Founder
Arvid explains the kinds of imaginary responsibilities he encountered in his business and how to deal with them.
Feb 27, 2020•29 min
11. Your Initial Pricing Will Never Be Right, But Try Anyway
Arvid talks about how to price aspirationally, underpricing, overpricing, and how much initial prices really matter.
Feb 26, 2020•19 min
10. Do You Need a Co-Founder?
Arvid talks about what to look out for when choosing a co-founder and his experience with his co-founders, good and bad.
Feb 25, 2020•25 min
9. Finding the Most Painful Problem in a Market
Arvid talks about what makes a problem painful, what kinds of pains there are, and what questions you should be asking your prospective customers to find them.
Feb 24, 2020•40 min
8. Solution Validation Doesn’t Happen In a Vacuum: How to Talk To Your Future Customers
Arvid shows how you can discover the risks your solution poses to the workflow of your prospective customers.
Feb 21, 2020•21 min
7. Determining the Size of a Market
Arvid talks about how you can find meaningful numbers to help you pick the right market for your bootstrapped SaaS. For B2B, B2BC, and B2C markets, he shows you how you can get the most accurate figures.
Feb 20, 2020•21 min
6. Finding a Market to Build a SaaS
Arvid talks about the right kinds of markets for bootstrapped businesses, what qualities they should have and how markets can change for better or worse.
Feb 19, 2020•30 min
5. The Power of the Niche
You can find the article for this episode here .
Feb 18, 2020•24 min
4. Finding the Critical Problem: How to Work on The Right Things
You can find the article for this episode here .
Feb 17, 2020•26 min
3. Make It Sell Itself: On Referral Systems
You can find the article for this episode here .
Feb 14, 2020•49 min
2. Problem Validation: Making Sure You’re Talking To The Right People
You can find this article on The Bootstrapped Founder blog under the name Problem Validation: Making Sure You’re Talking To The Right People.
Feb 07, 2020•42 min
1. The FeedbackPanda Story
In the first episode of The Bootstrapped Founder podcast, Arvid talks about starting, running, and selling FeedbackPanda, his crooked career path, and what listeners can expect from future episodes of the podcast.
Feb 05, 2020•19 min