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The more I work in the world of podcasting, watching the crazy amount of content that people produce, the more convinced I become that we’re living in a time where the age of the gatekeeper — the editorial, the pre-selection, the pre-filter
Read the essay →As I sit here writing this article, I should probably be doing something else. Something more impactful. Something that actually moves my business forward. But here’s the thing about being a solopreneur: nobody’s going to tell you what to d
Read the essay →A few months ago, I started thinking about preparing data on Podscan for people who would be ideal customers for what the product currently is — a social listening tool. The easiest approach seemed straightforward: get the names of brands a
Read the essay →Yesterday, I shrunk the size of my production database from four terabytes to just under one terabyte. Still ginormous, but very impactful for Podscan, in several ways. Something interesting happened last weekend that made me realize I need
Read the essay →As founders, we often find ourselves in situations that test our foresight and adaptability. This week, I experienced one such moment that served as both a wake-up call and a valuable learning opportunity. It’s a story that highlights the i
Read the essay →We SaaS founders find ourselves in a peculiar position. We’re simultaneously tenants and landlords, renting the tools we need while offering our own services for a subscription. It’s a world where true ownership seems increasingly elusive,
Read the essay →In recent podcast episodes, I’ve been discussing constraints and how I deal with limited resources as a bootstrapper. Today, I want to dive deeper into this topic, sharing my experiences with Podscan.fm and how I navigate the challenges of
Read the essay →“I didn’t see it coming.” I had to admit that to myself a few times recently. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been experiencing several issues with Podscan that only came to pass because I didn’t really have any observability on my syst
Read the essay →As a software entrepreneur wearing many hats – from coding to marketing to customer service – I’ve found AI systems to be game-changing tools in my daily work. Today, I want to share how I use these systems, particularly large language mode
Read the essay →As founders, we often focus on scaling our businesses in terms of customers, revenue, or team size. But what happens when the data your business relies on scales faster than anything else? That’s the challenge I very recently faced with Pod
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