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…
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Bootstrapping
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…
Read the essay →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…
Read the essay →White Glove Onboarding
While working on my latest software project Podline, I’ve been thinking a lot about how I plan to onboard customers and deliver the service offered by my SaaS business. And that’s what I want to…
Read the essay →Fear-Setting my SaaS: What’s Enough?
It’s early evening, and I am sitting in my home office thinking about building software businesses while upstairs, in the kitchen, gingerbread cookies are baked and decorated. The holidays are a…
Read the essay →NoCode, AI, and the Future of Software Entrepreneurship
While working on my Podline.fm, I’ve thought a lot about technology choices and the challenges of creating a new product. NoCode was always a top contender for the initial prototype. When I started…
Read the essay →Freedom vs. Autonomy
For entrepreneurs, “freedom” too often means having a choice in what kind of cage you’ll find yourself in once you double down on your business. I ran into a meme on Twitter last week where people…
Read the essay →Embracing Obstacles for Opportunity
I recently experienced a 12-hour power outage. I had forgotten to charge my laptop. All my devices were just expensive black mirrors. I was limited to writing on paper and reading books. And most of…
Read the essay →Proof of Work: How Indie Founders Build Defensible Businesses
I was recently talking to several indie founders about how cloneable their businesses are. Many of them have had to deal with copycats and have since developed methods of either engaging with them or…
Read the essay →Pet Rock Projects (And Why They… Rock)
Tony Dinh, a well-known indie hacker, recently shared an article about his Indie Hacker journey that reached the top of Hacker News. As usual, some people reacted negatively to an indie hacker…
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