Pet Rock Projects (And Why They… Rock)
Tony Dinh, a well-known indie hacker, recently shared an article about his Indie Hacker journey that reached the top of Hacker News. As usual, some people reacted negatively to an indie hacker…
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Archive · 2023 / 09
Arvid Kahl’s essays and podcast conversations published in September 2023, from The Bootstrapped Founder archive.
Aprilynne Alter — Behind the Scenes of a Successful YouTuber
Unearth the secrets of YouTube monetization and growth in our conversation with YouTube creator Aprilynne Alter. Prepare to be enlightened as Aprilynne reveals her journey, from retaking control of…
Read the essay →Focusing on Customer Retention Features
I read an article this week about the “Tyranny of the Marginal User.” The author discussed how large companies focus more on attracting new customers than retaining current ones — primarily due to…
Read the essay →Erica Schneider — Build Your Personal Platform (And Not Just a Brand)
Getting started often brings valuable lessons that shape our paths in life; my chat with Erica Schneider, an expert in building authentic personal platforms, is a testament to this. We navigated the…
Read the essay →What I Learned From 250 Podcast Episodes
This week, I celebrated the podcast reaching 250 episodes with my most recent interview with Amanda Goetz. Just last week, the podcast hit 250,000 overall downloads. These are numbers I never…
Read the essay →Amanda Goetz — The Antidote to Hustle Culture
I finally got to talk to Amanda Goetz, a marketer-turned-full-time-creator, who’s generously poured out her wisdom on navigating the creator economy. Amanda’s journey from corporate life to the…
Read the essay →Avoiding the Entrepreneurial Planning Trap
Let’s talk about planning fallacies for bootstrapped founders. As a founder, especially if you’re starting a business alone, planning is important. But you have to get it right. There are a few…
Read the essay →Ruben Gamez — Cracking the E-Signature Market
Arvid Kahl 0:00 Welcome to The Bootstrapped Founder. Today, I’m chatting with Ruben Gamez. He’s a longtime indie hacker, a SaaS experts and then all round treasure trove, both of knowledge and…
Read the essay →You’re Not “Too Late”: Capitalizing on Pre-Validated Ideas
Today, I want to discuss a problem some founders face when they discover someone else has already created their idea. I certainly felt deflated when my cool idea was already being done by someone…
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