From the archive
Arvid Kahl’s essays and podcast conversations published in May 2024, from The Bootstrapped Founder archive.
AI has an image problem among founders, particularly indie hackers and within the online communities that we frequent. In the builder community, we are constantly inundated with shallow copies of the…
Read the essay →Reading Time: < 1 minuteTim Schumacher (@TimSchu), the mastermind behind SEDO and Adblock Plus, now leads the SaaS Group to new heights. With $60 million ARR, 20 thriving businesses, and 300…
Read the essay →I recently learned of the “Dream Customer List” approach to sales and marketing, and I love it. The idea behind this list is simple: you think about who your best possible customer is, and you add a…
Read the essay →Reading Time: < 1 minuteNoah Kagan (@noahkagan) has made AppSumo a massive success — and he’s spilling the beans on how to launch, build, and grow a successful software business. Noah likes to keep…
Read the essay →My therapist recently introduced me to the concept of stress as enhancement in exposure therapy. The basic idea is that a little bit of stress can focus you to a point where you make new neural…
Read the essay →Reading Time: < 1 minuteDr. Jessica Gold (@blissscience) helps founders live an intentional and passionate life — which ultimately impacts their entrepreneurial success. She wants to put intentional…
Read the essay →Earlier this week, I finally found time to work on a large code change. When I deployed it, things got worse quickly. Here’s what happened, why it happened, and how this changed my approach to…
Read the essay →Reading Time: < 1 minuteLouie Bacaj (@LBacaj), once a Walmart engineer, made a bold career shift into the unpredictable world of venture capitalism and entrepreneurship. Now a co-leader of a thriving…
Read the essay →It’s been two months of running Podscan for real. So let’s take a look at what happened, what didn’t happen, and if I already spent all that funding money. First, because it’s quite likely the most…
Read the essay →Reading Time: < 1 minuteMarybeth Alexander is the Chief Executive Owl at KnowledgeOwl, a SaaS that focuses on providing the most impactful knowledgebase you could possibly have. We talk about using…
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