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As new users join Podscan and start their 10-day trial, I’ve been working on determining the right limitations to set. This challenge isn’t unique to my business—it’s something every software company offering a free trial struggles with. Th
Read the essay →Coding with AI changes everything. It changes how we design, test, and improve our software projects. Today, I’m talking to generative AI expert James Phoenix. He’s written the book on prompt engineering and shares his hard-earned AI insigh
Read the essay →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
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