From the archive
Arvid Kahl’s essays and podcast conversations published in February 2023, from The Bootstrapped Founder archive.
I was talking to Colleen Schnettler earlier this week, and she’s a glowing example of stair-stepping your way into software entrepreneurship. She started out with consulting, saw evidence of a need…
Read the essay →Today, I’m talking to Colleen Schnettler, co-founder of Hammerstone and build-in-public podcaster. We talk about getting bootstrapper-compatible funding, juggling way too many projects, and selling a…
Read the essay →Wait, one more thing to do? Aren’t founders busy enough trying to build a business? I get it. The founder’s life could use fewer commitments, nor additional ones. Self-funded entrepreneurs already…
Read the essay →Today, I’m talking to Hassan Osman— he’s the host of Writer on the Side, and himself a prolific writer. We talk about crafting books that sell (and keep selling), self-publishing on Amazon, and how…
Read the essay →In a world of hostility and cut-throat competition, most founders keep to themselves. They build their businesses in stealth mode, get defensive when people question their ambition, and rarely…
Read the essay →Today, I’m talking to KP — the build-in-public guy. KP has been a pillar of the indie hacker community, and we talk about how to involve yourself, empower others, and eventually build a community…
Read the essay →I was recently listening to the early episodes of my favorite Star Trek podcast, and the hosts talked about the unfairness of a particularly nasty Apple Podcast review. One star, paired with a snide…
Read the essay →Today, I’m talking to Brennan Dunn, the founder of Palladio, co-founder of RightMessage, and general email expert. As a newsletter author myself, I took to this opportunity to learn as much as…
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