53: Early Tech Choices and Analysis Paralysis
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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
52: "Audience-First" Is Not Just "Building an Audience"
You can find the link to Audience First here: - ✍️ Audience First: An Audience-First Book about Audiences The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold .
51: Finding an Audience for Your Side Business
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ Finding an Audience for Your Side Business The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold.
50: Priming Your Business for Due Diligence
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ Priming Your Business for Due Diligence The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold .
49: Preparing for the Sale From Day One: Getting the Documentation Right
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ Preparing for the Sale From Day One: Getting the Documentation Right The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold .
48: At a Crossroads: The Different Kinds of Exits
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ At a Crossroads: The Different Kinds of Exits The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold .
A Unified Voice: Staying Consistent When You Grow
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ A Unified Voice: Staying Consistent When You Grow The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold .
How I Self-Published Zero to Sold, a Bestselling Book on Bootstrapping
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ How I Self-Published Zero to Sold, a Bestselling Book on Bootstrapping The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold.
45: Positioning Is Where It's At
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ Positioning Is Where It’s At - April Dunford's Obviously Awesome - Andy Raskin's Talk on Storytelling The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold ....
44: You Want a Tribe
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ You Want a Tribe The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold.
43: When You Reach Your Limits: Growing a Company Beyond the Founder(s)
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ When You Reach Your Limits: Growing a Company Beyond the Founder(s) - My podcast episode on Continuous Validation with Jane Portman - Kevin McArdle's podcast episode on SureSwift Capital The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold ....
42: The Power of Omission: Killing Features for Fun and Profit
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ The Power of Omission: Killing Features for Fun and Profit The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold .
41: Made to Stick: Shaping an Extensible Product
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ Made to Stick: Shaping an Extensible Product The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold .
40: Standard Operating Procedures: Managing Your Future Self
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ Standard Operating Procedures: Managing Your Future Self The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold .
39: Roadmaps and You: Building a Future Together
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ Roadmaps and You: Building a Future Together The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold .
38: Customer Retention: How to Keep Them Around / The Zero to Sold Launch
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ Customer Retention: How to Keep Them Around As mentioned in the episode, feel free to check out my book Zero to Sold . Here's the launch tweet . Undock sponsors this episode of the Bootstrapped Founder Podcast. Balsamiq provides this sponsored airtime. Please check out both — they're awesome....
37: Customer Exploration: Seeing Through Your Customer’s Eyes
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ Customer Exploration: Seeing Through Your Customer’s Eyes HipSpec sponsors this episode of the Bootstrapped Founder Podcast. Balsamiq provides this sponsored airtime. Please check out both — they're awesome....
36: Being Small Is a Benefit: How to Leverage Being a Bootstrapper
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ Being Small Is a Benefit: How to Leverage Being a Bootstrapper Outseta sponsors this episode of the Bootstrapped Founder Podcast. Balsamiq provides this sponsored airtime. Please check out both — they're awesome....
35: Spreading the Word: How to Do Marketing on a Shoestring Budget
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ Spreading the Word: How to Do Marketing on a Shoestring Budget Feature Upvote sponsors this episode of the Bootstrapped Founder Podcast. Balsamiq provides this sponsored airtime. Please check out both — they're awesome....
34: Seller Beware: Pricing Models That Can Break Your Business
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ Seller Beware: Pricing Models That Can Break Your Business Links mentioned in part two: https://untools.co/ https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/the-cognitive-bias-codex-a-visual-of-180-cognitive-biases/ If you want to be inspired by Seth Godin, please read https://seths.blog/2020/05/dancing-with-tech/ Libpixel sponsors this episode of the Bootstrapped Founder Podcast. Balsamiq provides this sponsored airtime. Plea...
33: Offer Yearly Plans from the Start
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ Not All Subscriptions Are Equal: Offer Yearly Plans from the Start This episode of the Bootstrapped Founder Podcast is sponsored by Treendly . This sponsored airtime is provided by Balsamiq . Please check out both — they're awesome....
32. How to Deal with Plans That No Longer Work / Profit Sharing
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ Not All Subscribers Are Equal: How to Deal with Plans That No Longer Work - ✍️ Profit-Sharing as Employee Compensation for Bootstrappers This episode of the Bootstrapp ed Founder Podcast is sponsored by DrawSQL . This sponsored airtime is provided by Balsamiq . Please check out both — they're awesome....
31. Price Is Not Set In Stone: Strategies For Increasing Your Revenue
You can find the promo code provided the sponsor of this show, Balsamiq, right here .
30. You May Be Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Re-Evaluating Your Audience
Arvid talks about the kinds of misalignments that can trouble your business.
29. Build for Value, Not for Applause: Product Management Under Heavy Constraints
Arvid explains how to make your service noticeably better for the majority of your users without making the product harder to use.
28. First Things First: Feature Prioritization Frameworks
Arvid talks feature prioritization: Scoring, the Kano Model, and Story Mapping — how and why they work.
27. Forget Goals, Create Systems: Foundations of a Sustainable Bootstrapped Business
Arvid talks about how to create repeatable, reliable, and resilient processes and systems for your business.
26. The Boring Truth of Successful Products That Survive
Arvid explains the core attributes that make products stick around: focus, simplicity, and extensibility.
25. Making Tech Choices: Don’t Add Risk to an Already Risky Business
You can find the full article at Making Tech Choices: Don’t Add Risk to an Already Risky Business .
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).