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The Bootstrapped Founder

Arvid Kahl talks about starting and bootstrapping businesses, how to build an audience, and how to build in public.

Episodes

160: Operating a Calm SaaS Business

For most founders, running a business is juggling hot coals while riding on a unicycle. It's a stressful occupation, requiring constant vigilance, and offers barely any downtime to recover or relax. But it doesn't have to be that way. - Operating a Calm SaaS Business - Find your Following , my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Oct 28, 202219 min

159: Pricing for Calm SaaS Businesses

One of the biggest points of confusion for any software business is pricing. It often takes months, if not years, to find a working way to charge your customers, and even then, you'll need to adjust it over time. Pricing is never done, and often, it doesn't work. But fortunately, there are a few foundational choices you can make to keep your pricing efforts calm and manageable. Today, we'll look at what dimensions to price along, what kinds of subscriptions to offer, and which pricing models to ...

Oct 21, 202216 min

158: Product Development for Calm SaaS Businesses

Building a software product is both incredibly simple and excruciatingly complicated. You can build a new mind-blowingly helpful feature within hours, sometimes even minutes. But if you make the wrong technology choices, you might be rewarded with several months of additional work a few years later. Let's talk about building a product that can carry your SaaS business to success calmly and intentionally. - Product Development for Calm SaaS Businesses - Find your Following , my Twitter course — n...

Oct 14, 202213 min

157: Solution Exploration for Calm SaaS Businesses

When you're building an audience-centric and community-first business, you're delaying finding your business idea and building your product for as long as possible. First, you look into your market, validate the existence of a budget, and zero in on a critical problem to which people need a solution. And even now, we're not talking about the product yet. But we will talk about solving the problem. And there's a difference. - Solution Exploration for Calm SaaS Businesses - Find your Following , m...

Oct 07, 202212 min

156: The Toxicity of Growth Hacks

- The Toxicity of Growth Hacks - Find your Following , my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube.

Sep 30, 202213 min

155: Problem Discovery for Calm SaaS Businesses

- Problem Discovery for Calm SaaS Businesses - Find your Following , my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Sep 23, 202226 min

154: Market Analysis for Calm SaaS Businesses

Arvid shares how he picks a market for a new business. - Market Analysis for Calm SaaS Businesses - Find your Following , my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Sep 16, 202228 min

152: Infrastructure of a Calm SaaS Business

- Infrastructure of a Calm SaaS Business - Find your Following , my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course This episode is sponsored by The $100 MBA Show and MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Sep 02, 202227 min

151: Entrepreneurial Strategies & Anti-Patterns for a Calm SaaS Business

- Entrepreneurial Strategies & Anti-Patterns for a Calm SaaS Business - Find your Following , my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course This episode is sponsored by The $100 MBA Show and MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Aug 26, 202226 min

150: Business Models for a Calm SaaS Business

- Business Models for a Calm SaaS Business - Find your Following , my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course This episode is sponsored by The $100 MBA Show and MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Aug 19, 202219 min

149: Fundamentals of a Calm SaaS Business

- Fundamentals of a Calm SaaS Business - Find your Following , my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course This episode is sponsored by The $100 MBA Show and MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Aug 12, 202213 min

148: Fundamentals of a Calm Business

- Fundamentals of a Calm Business - Find your Following , my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Aug 05, 202214 min

147: How NOT to Use Twitter DMs

- How NOT to Use Twitter DMs - Find your Following , my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Jul 29, 202212 min

146: Don't blame the market; blame your marketing

- Don't blame the market; blame your marketing - Find your Following , my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Jul 22, 202212 min

145: On Saying "No"

- On Saying No - Find your Following , my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Jul 15, 202212 min

144: The Risks and Illusions of the "Post-Exit Retirement"

- The Risks and Illusions of the "Post-Exit Retirement" - Find your Following , my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Jul 08, 202211 min

143: Permission to Follow Up

- Permission to Follow Up: The Difference Between Owned & Borrowed Audiences - Find your Following , my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Jul 01, 202211 min

142: Consulting in Public

- Consulting in Public - Find your Following , my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Jun 24, 202211 min

141: Founder Stories are Powerful Assets

- Founder Stories are Powerful Assets - Find your Following , my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Jun 17, 202213 min

140: The Forever Transaction

- The Forever Transaction - Find your Following , my Twitter course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Jun 10, 202217 min

139: Building in Public and Legacy

- Building in public and Legacy - Find your Following , my Twitter course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

Jun 03, 202210 min

138: Parasocial Relationships

- Parasocial Relationships: Imaginary Friends of the Social Network Age - Find your Following , my Twitter course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube....

May 27, 202217 min

137: Should Freelancers Offer Free Trials?

- Should Freelancers Offer Free Trials? - Find your Following , my Twitter course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire . You can also watch this as a video on YouTube....

May 20, 202213 min

136: Choose Your Own Adventure: Creator, Curator, Commentator, or Connector

- Choose Your Own Adventure: Creator, Curator, Commentator, or Connector - Find your Following , my Twitter course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire . You can also find this as a video episode on YouTube ....

May 13, 202218 min

135: Scalable Customer Service for Bootstrappers

- Scalable Customer Service for Bootstrappers - Find your Following , my Twitter course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire . You can also find this as a video episode on YouTube ....

May 06, 202214 min

134: Managing Expectations: Making Good (on) Promises.

- Managing Expectations: Making Good (on) Promises. - Find your Following , my Twitter course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire .

Apr 29, 202218 min

132: Why Founders End Up Unemployable

- Why Founders End Up Unemployable - Find your Following , my Twitter course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire .

Apr 15, 202217 min

131: Seven Kinds of Entrepreneurial Debt

- Seven Kinds of Entrepreneurial Debt - Find your Following , my Twitter course This episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire . If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire .

Apr 08, 202226 min
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