One thing that I really struggle with is communicating clearly to my prospective customers what the value of the product is for them. There are several reasons why this is the case. https://share.transistor.fm/s/06455cb3 I'm building a product that is both a podcast database and a podcast alerting system and a podcast forecasting or trend analysis … Continue reading The Job To Be Done: Understanding Customer Value Communication
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.
Your API Documentation is Not For Developers Anymore
I had this really interesting experience with a customer of Podscan recently. They reached out saying they were having trouble integrating our API. Now, this wasn't unusual - we get these requests occasionally. But what happened next completely changed my perspective. https://share.transistor.fm/s/19047fdd I did what I usually do: recorded a quick Loom video walking through … Continue reading Your API Documentation is Not For Developers Anymore
One Year of Podscan: Reflecting on Tech & Business Decisions
So Podscan itself is doing pretty well. It has grown from an experiment into something substantial. It's profitable now and has customers of all sorts that I didn't even expect to serve in the beginning. With every week, I shift closer to the perfect messaging, reaching the right people at the right time. https://share.transistor.fm/s/c0143ddd What … Continue reading One Year of Podscan: Reflecting on Tech & Business Decisions
The Balancing Act: Free Trials, Value Demonstration, and Business Sustainability
I've been running into an interesting challenge in the last few days with Podscan. I have to make a choice that is both technically feasible, scalable, and balanced—a balance between giving my trial customers precisely what they want and being able to keep my business profitable. Let me walk you through this situation because I … Continue reading The Balancing Act: Free Trials, Value Demonstration, and Business Sustainability
Podscan’s Profitability Milestone: What’s Next?
It is the beginning of April 2025—it's been almost a year to the day that Podscan got its bootstrapper-compatible funding, and it has taken me this long to reach the very first goal that I set for myself that day: becoming profitable before the funds ran out. And that goal has been reached. Over the … Continue reading Podscan’s Profitability Milestone: What’s Next?
Repositioning Podscan: From Monitoring to Data Platform
Coming out of MicroConf, I've gained clarity about something I've been feeling for a while. It's time to reposition Podscan.fm, shifting away from alerting and monitoring as main features, and moving more decisively toward what it's already becoming: a comprehensive podcast database. https://share.transistor.fm/s/26bba48b This isn't just a cosmetic change. It's a genuine pivot in focus … Continue reading Repositioning Podscan: From Monitoring to Data Platform
I went to MicroConf in New Orleans
And I have a few things to say. In one of my rare directly-from-the-hotel-room-to-you episodes, I'll dive right into the many wonderful experiences of this uniquely amazing conference, and I'll share my biggest learnings with you right here. https://share.transistor.fm/s/fce0b3b0
How AI Changes Famous Laws in Software and Entrepreneurship
The way we build software is changing fundamentally. Through AI systems, the process of creation is transforming into something different - almost a managerial thing, even for technical people. When you build software with AI assistance, you become less of an explorer or implementer and more of a validator or verifier. You're the person who … Continue reading How AI Changes Famous Laws in Software and Entrepreneurship
Experiment Report: Trying New Things
Since I talked to Anne-Laure Le Cunff, the neuroscientist and author, on my Wednesday episode this week, we had a conversation about goal setting, running experiments, and trying to deal with uncertainty. It made me want to take some time to talk about experiments that I've recently run in my life: in PodScan, in my … Continue reading Experiment Report: Trying New Things
Anne-Laure Le Cunff — Tiny Experiments
Anne-Laure Le Cunff (@neuranne) is a neuroscientist and author of the book Tiny Experiments, where she shines a scientific light on how we set goals, what experiments we should think about, and how we can deal with uncertainty in a high-stress world. We chat about goals, reprogramming your own subconscious, and how learning in public … Continue reading Anne-Laure Le Cunff — Tiny Experiments