The Monkey and the Pedestal
Earlier this week, I talked to Laura Elizabeth, co-host of the Non-Technical Founders podcast, about prioritizing things on the solopreneur journey. We chatted about when to delegate, how much…
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Archive · 2023 / 01
Arvid Kahl’s essays and podcast conversations published in January 2023, from The Bootstrapped Founder archive.
Building Software Products As a Non-Technical Founder With Laura Elizabeth
Today, I’m talking to Laura Elizabeth. She co-hosts the Non-Tech Founders podcast and runs several products as a non-technical founder. We talk about outsourcing, trust, and building an audience…
Read the essay →Expanding Your Opportunity Surface
Founders talk a lot about luck. When we’re successful, we are at the right place at the right time. When we’re failing, we dust ourselves off to go ahead and shoot another shot, temping fate once…
Read the essay →Door-to-door to $2M ARR with Daniel Fayle
Today, I’m talking to Daniel Fayle — co-founder of Chekkit, a business he and his team have bootstrapped to $2mil in ARR. We’ll touch on finding the right vertical to get started, how to do things…
Read the essay →The Role of Trust in Remote Work
I was chatting with Marissa Goldberg about remote work this week, and she gave me several handy frameworks for founders who want to build remote-first businesses. At the center of any successful…
Read the essay →Running a Remote-First Business with Marissa Goldberg
Today, I’m talking to Marissa Goldberg. She’s an expert in remote work and guides companies and founders alike toward a future-proof workplace. We’ll talk about productivity, best practices for going…
Read the essay →Founder Mental Health Pitfalls
This week, I chatted with Patrick Campbell about his exit of ProfitWell to Paddle for $200 million. One of the most mind-blowing things I experienced during that conversation was hearing Patrick tell…
Read the essay →Life After a $200mil Exit with Patrick Campbell
Today, I’m talking to Patrick Campbell, founder of ProfitWell, a bootstrapped business that recently got acquired by Paddle for a whopping 200 million dollars. I talked to Patrick about getting…
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