Random thoughts on what's happening in AI and startups. Jordan and co move to self-signups. Brian and co work on marketing projects. Jordan's business, Rally Brian's business, Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage )
Random thoughts on what's happening in AI and startups. Jordan and co move to self-signups. Brian and co work on marketing projects. Jordan's business, Rally Brian's business, Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage )
Both Jordan and Brian are in the thick of redesigning their SaaS websites. Plus some tax talk. Jordan's business, Rally Brian's business, Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage ) Learn about Section 174 tax issue for software businesses and join in the effort to repeal at ssballiance.org...
Both Jordan and Brian are in the thick of redesigning their SaaS websites. Plus some tax talk. Jordan's business, Rally Brian's business, Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage ) Learn about Section 174 tax issue for software businesses and join in the effort to repeal at ssballiance.org...
Brian shares the news rebranding ZipMessage to a new name and the transition roadmap ahead... And the new name is... Jordan and team step away to a conference while go-to-market heats up. Oh yeah, and recorded on the day the Silicon Valley Bank saga unfolded in realtime... So that was a (and scary) discussion. Jordan's business, Rally Brian's business, Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage )...
Brian shares the news rebranding ZipMessage to a new name and the transition roadmap ahead... And the new name is... Jordan and team step away to a conference while go-to-market heats up. Oh yeah, and recorded on the day the Silicon Valley Bank saga unfolded in realtime... So that was a (and scary) discussion. Jordan's business, Rally Brian's business, Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage )...
Jordan and Brian both feel overworked this week. Putting in more hours than usual, and more importantly, strategizing on which priorities get those hours. Jordan's business, Rally Brian's business, Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage )
Jordan and Brian both feel overworked this week. Putting in more hours than usual, and more importantly, strategizing on which priorities get those hours. Jordan's business, Rally Brian's business, Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage )
Another week in the chaos that is startup land for Brian and Jordan. Topics include: Starting and finishing our day Managing focus through daily distractions Delegating strategy and teeing up for results And other rants… You know the drill Hit us on Twitter @casjam @jordangal with feedback on what we should talk about next week! Brian on Twitter Jordan on Twitter ZipMessage Rally As always, thanks for tuning in. Head here to leave a review on iTunes ....
Another week in the chaos that is startup land for Brian and Jordan. Topics include: Starting and finishing our day Managing focus through daily distractions Delegating strategy and teeing up for results And other rants… You know the drill Hit us on Twitter @casjam @jordangal with feedback on what we should talk about next week! Brian on Twitter Jordan on Twitter ZipMessage Rally As always, thanks for tuning in. Head here to leave a review on iTunes ....
The episode streak continues! Brian’s product design process, Jordan’s annual budget meeting (and takeaways), outbound vs. inbound marketing, and an interesting discussion around the usefulness of projections. Brian on Twitter Jordan on Twitter ZipMessage Rally As always, thanks for tuning in. Head here to leave a review on iTunes ....
The episode streak continues! Brian’s product design process, Jordan’s annual budget meeting (and takeaways), outbound vs. inbound marketing, and an interesting discussion around the usefulness of projections. Brian on Twitter Jordan on Twitter ZipMessage Rally As always, thanks for tuning in. Head here to leave a review on iTunes ....
This week, Brian and Jordan yap about: – Strategic partnerships – Pricing on transactions – Communicating company direction (internally) – Developer-focused content – …Creatine pills? We’re running out of ideas! Hit us up on Twitter (@casjam, @jordangal) and tell us what we should talk about. Brian on Twitter Jordan on Twitter ZipMessage Rally As always, thanks for tuning in. Head here to leave a review on iTunes ....
This week, Brian and Jordan yap about: – Strategic partnerships – Pricing on transactions – Communicating company direction (internally) – Developer-focused content – …Creatine pills? We’re running out of ideas! Hit us up on Twitter (@casjam, @jordangal) and tell us what we should talk about. Brian on Twitter Jordan on Twitter ZipMessage Rally As always, thanks for tuning in. Head here to leave a review on iTunes ....
Back for our weekly founder therapy session, err… podcast episode Here’s what’s up this week: – Brian (finally) ships sub-threads in ZipMessage – Jordan’s hiring an SDR – Learning from strategic decisions that went wrong – Product insights with vs without a product in market Brian on Twitter Jordan on Twitter ZipMessage Rally As always, thanks for tuning in. Head here to leave a review on iTunes ....
Back for our weekly founder therapy session, err… podcast episode Here’s what’s up this week: – Brian (finally) ships sub-threads in ZipMessage – Jordan’s hiring an SDR – Learning from strategic decisions that went wrong – Product insights with vs without a product in market Brian on Twitter Jordan on Twitter ZipMessage Rally As always, thanks for tuning in. Head here to leave a review on iTunes ....
We kick off 2023 with a grab bag of topics: – Jordan’s building in public more – Brian’s building solo with contractors – Headless ecom becoming “a thing” – ChatGPT is firmly in Brian’s coding workflow Brian on Twitter Jordan on Twitter ZipMessage Rally As always, thanks for tuning in. Head here to leave a review on iTunes ....
We kick off 2023 with a grab bag of topics: – Jordan’s building in public more – Brian’s building solo with contractors – Headless ecom becoming “a thing” – ChatGPT is firmly in Brian’s coding workflow Brian on Twitter Jordan on Twitter ZipMessage Rally As always, thanks for tuning in. Head here to leave a review on iTunes ....
We look back on the ups and downs in 2022 and look ahead to 2023. The emotional rollercoaster rolls on… Thanks for listening and for sticking with us another year on Bootstrapped Web. “Everything before product-market fit is a form of suffering” – Jordan Powered By the Tweet This Plugin Tweet This Talking Points: Viruses, holiday cards, and coming back from vacation 2022 for ZipMessage and Rally Lack of product-market fit Tim Ferriss’ Fear Setting The Ten-Year Business Staying “based” and stayin...
We look back on the ups and downs in 2022 and look ahead to 2023. The emotional rollercoaster rolls on… Thanks for listening and for sticking with us another year on Bootstrapped Web. “Everything before product-market fit is a form of suffering” – Jordan Powered By the Tweet This Plugin Tweet This Talking Points: Viruses, holiday cards, and coming back from vacation 2022 for ZipMessage and Rally Lack of product-market fit Tim Ferriss’ Fear Setting The Ten-Year Business Staying “based” and stayin...
We asked ChatGPT to suggest some topics for today’s episode but it came up short. So you’ll have to settle for the boring human versions of Brian and Jordan, talking about what’s happening in ZipMessage and Rally. Enjoy. If you have any questions, comments, or topic ideas for Bootstrapped Web, leave us a message here . “What can this do? How does this change our product? Does this change things significantly enough that we should come off our roadmap?” – Jordan Powered By the Tweet This Plugin T...
We asked ChatGPT to suggest some topics for today’s episode but it came up short. So you’ll have to settle for the boring human versions of Brian and Jordan, talking about what’s happening in ZipMessage and Rally. Enjoy. If you have any questions, comments, or topic ideas for Bootstrapped Web, leave us a message here . “What can this do? How does this change our product? Does this change things significantly enough that we should come off our roadmap?” – Jordan Powered By the Tweet This Plugin T...
Our obligatory take on Twitter in the Elon era. Also: SEO, board meetings, and growth targets. What are your thoughts on Twitter in the time of Elon? How do you run your board meetings? When it comes to growth targets, where do you focus your energy? If you have any questions, comments, or topic ideas for Bootstrapped Web, leave us a message here “The more Twitter is in everyone’s everyday lives, the more leverage Twitter and Elon have to start taking marketshare in these parts of life.” – Brian...
Our obligatory take on Twitter in the Elon era. Also: SEO, board meetings, and growth targets. What are your thoughts on Twitter in the time of Elon? How do you run your board meetings? When it comes to growth targets, where do you focus your energy? If you have any questions, comments, or topic ideas for Bootstrapped Web, leave us a message here “The more Twitter is in everyone’s everyday lives, the more leverage Twitter and Elon have to start taking marketshare in these parts of life.” – Brian...
Jordan talks defining their category and stepping back into the sales demo seat. Brian launched a community strategy while big product plans are underway in Q4. If you have any questions, comments, or topic ideas for Bootstrapped Web, leave us a message here . “The single, most important element was… record your demos.” – Jordan Powered By the Tweet This Plugin Tweet This Here are today’s conversation points: NoSnowTinyConf Recap Residual issues that arise after raising funds Rally updates Launc...
Jordan talks defining their category and stepping back into the sales demo seat. Brian launched a community strategy while big product plans are underway in Q4. If you have any questions, comments, or topic ideas for Bootstrapped Web, leave us a message here . “The single, most important element was… record your demos.” – Jordan Powered By the Tweet This Plugin Tweet This Here are today’s conversation points: NoSnowTinyConf Recap Residual issues that arise after raising funds Rally updates Launc...
What tools do you use for sales and support? Which tools work best for project management? How do you know who to hire first if you’re a bootstrapped company? Brian and Jordan asked for your questions and Twitter delivered. Today, they are answering Twitter’s questions about what tools they use, and who to hire, and when. If you have any questions, comments, or topic ideas for Bootstrapped Web, leave us a message here . “It’s interesting the way we think of tools and how we sell tools to other c...
What tools do you use for sales and support? Which tools work best for project management? How do you know who to hire first if you’re a bootstrapped company? Brian and Jordan asked for your questions and Twitter delivered. Today, they are answering Twitter’s questions about what tools they use, and who to hire, and when. If you have any questions, comments, or topic ideas for Bootstrapped Web, leave us a message here . “It’s interesting the way we think of tools and how we sell tools to other c...
Brian and Jordan are back behind the mic and are powered by the chilly fall weather and some pretty strong cold brew. Are you ready for the most random Bootstrapped Web episode yet? How do you navigate the Catch-22 that is operations versus growth? If you were to jump into a completely different niche or industry right now, what business would you start? Brian and Jordan are answering some of your questions and topics submitted through Twitter. If you have any questions, comments, or topic ideas...
Brian and Jordan are back behind the mic and are powered by the chilly fall weather and some pretty strong cold brew. Are you ready for the most random Bootstrapped Web episode yet? How do you navigate the Catch-22 that is operations versus growth? If you were to jump into a completely different niche or industry right now, what business would you start? Brian and Jordan are answering some of your questions and topics submitted through Twitter. If you have any questions, comments, or topic ideas...
