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Archive · 2023

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 creator economy is filled with valuable lesson

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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 common mistakes to avoid when developing your

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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 community support. He is wonderful. Ruben share

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Corey Haines — Mastering Product Marketing

Arvid Kahl 0:00 Welcome to The Bootstrapped Founder. Today, I’m excited to share my conversation with marketing expert, Corey Haines. We dive deep into some of the biggest challenges that indie hackers face when it comes to product marketin

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Take a Break

Reading Time: < 1 minuteInstead of writing a lengthy article this week, I pointed my iPhone at my face, clipped on a wireless mic, put the puppy in the background of the shot, and hit record. I share my thoughts about forcing yourself to ta

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Emmet Gibney — Referred Into the Role of CEO

Arvid Kahl Welcome to The Bootstrapped Founder. We’ve all heard of climbing the corporate ladder. But my guest today, Emmet Gibney, takes this concept to a whole new level. He shares his remarkable journey from customer support to the role

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Bootstrapped SaaS Exit Planning

Recently, I had a great conversation with Kevin McArdle, an accomplished investor who essentially operates in the private equity space. He’s also the person who acquired my first successful SaaS business, FeedbackPanda. Right now, he’s buil

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Human Creativity Amidst AI Dominance

Should you even write in a world dominated by generative AI? Isn’t your one brain competing with data centers that can do trillions of calculations per second where you can barely hold a single thought in your mind? Don’t all these massive

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