Making money is hard, and for solo founders, even taking money is hard. Let’s look at how to best handle payments today. We’ll talk about the impact of payment providers during your acquisition later, too. Let’s dive into the selection of the right payment system for solopreneurs, with a focus on those who are building … Continue reading Payment Platforms for Solopreneurs
Author: Arvid Kahl
I write about bootstrapping, audience-building, and building in public at The Bootstrapped Founder.
Formerly FeedbackPanda (exit/2019)
Wrote Zero to Sold, The Embedded Entrepreneur, and made Find your Following.
Yong-Soo Chung — Surviving Serial Entrepreneurship
Yong-Soo Chung (@yongsoochung) is a champion of the Personal Holding Company: he owns several businesses, a media company, eCommerce, and a service provider among them. How does one stay sane with that much work in such diverse fields? He shares his survival framework and much more on the show today. I talked to Yong-Soo about hiring … Continue reading Yong-Soo Chung — Surviving Serial Entrepreneurship
Forever Business or Exit?
I was talking to RoxCodes earlier this week on my podcast, and his very honest and vulnerable account of how he’s grieving for the business he sold made me think about how one-sidedly the “Exit your SaaS” dream factory looks at businesses. Today, I want to talk about what happens if the exit is not … Continue reading Forever Business or Exit?
RoxCodes — Building Dreams and Letting Go
Rox (@RoxCodes) recently sold his SaaS thumbnailtest.com. But he's pretty conflicted about the sale. What was promised to be a moment of joy and celebration quickly turned into doubt, grief, and confusion. Today, I talk to my friend Rox about the emotional complexity of giving up something you hold dear, how to move forward, and what … Continue reading RoxCodes — Building Dreams and Letting Go
Local AI for Software Founders
We live in a day and age where using AI on our own servers has become possible. As a business owner and software entrepreneur, I think it's just as interesting as it is important to consider setting up AI systems on your own backend instead of relying on hosted platforms and APIs. If you're a … Continue reading Local AI for Software Founders
Josh Pigford — The Open-Source Transformation of Maybe
Josh Pigford (@shpigford), who created Maybe and Baremetrics, talks about bringing his financial tool back to life with the help of open-source collaboration, sparking interest and investment. In our chat, we delve into the challenge of building a platform that simplifies financial data, similar to how Zapier simplifies automation. The goal? A community-supported plugin system … Continue reading Josh Pigford — The Open-Source Transformation of Maybe
To Pivot or Not to Pivot
This week, I made a choice. And it has a lot to do with focus and opportunity. And, most of all, money. To set the stage, let me share this voicemail I received earlier this week: Hey Arvid, Mahogany here. It's really interesting how you're using whisper.cpp and it's a great idea about like scanning … Continue reading To Pivot or Not to Pivot
Spencer Patterson — Mastering Market Niches and Startup Growth
Spencer Patterson (@SpencePatterson) is a former financial advisor turned tech entrepreneur, who transformed his non-technical background into a $3.5 million SaaS triumph. Spencer shares his journey from navigating failed ideas to creating a platform generating $140K in monthly revenue with 6 million users. His experience offers a blueprint for marketing MVPs, team-building on a budget, and … Continue reading Spencer Patterson — Mastering Market Niches and Startup Growth
Rethinking the Creator Economy
Is the creator economy a misnomer? When I think about creators and the effort and time they spend on their work, it seems similar to a 9-to-5 job. For most people, it’s a daily grind. It’s main focus is retaining attention. Without attention, creators have nothing. An artist needs people to consume their work, listen … Continue reading Rethinking the Creator Economy
Thibault Louis-Lucas — Selling a $10M SaaS and Building Another One
Thibault Louis-Lucas (@tibo_maker), or Tibo for short, is the indie hacker and innovator behind successful ventures like TweetHunter and Taplio — which he sold for over $10M! In this episode, we unravel Thibault's thrilling journey from the joys of product creation to the intricacies of selling a business on the global stage. He shares his … Continue reading Thibault Louis-Lucas — Selling a $10M SaaS and Building Another One