Today I'm talking to James Phoenix, an expert in agentic coding, particularly Claude code, a tool that I have been using to great effect over the last couple months. I chatted with James just a couple days ago and have implemented several of the tips that he gave me during a conversation, and I'm already … Continue reading James Phoenix — Claude Code Masterclass

Nick Groeneveld is a designer and User Experience expert who has been a valued collaborator on Podscan, my own software product. Nick works as a freelancer for a lot of companies that have no in-house design knowledge, and he's been navigating the rapid changes that AI tools like Lovable and vZero are bringing to the … Continue reading Nick Groeneveld — Exploring AI’s Impact on Modern Design

Amar Ghose has been growing Zenmaid from idea to market leader as a non-technical founder. Zenmaid is a SaaS platform that's been helping maid service owners grow their businesses since 2013. Amar is one of those amazing founders who truly embodies the bootstrapping spirit—when his co-founder left early on at just $15k in monthly revenue, he … Continue reading Amar Ghose — From Non-Technical Founder to SaaS Innovator

Vova Feldman is the founder of Freemius, a Merchant of Record payment provider. He's been at it for a while, and it wasn't always easy. Vova shares his approach to weathering the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, how to build a team (and mishires), and what operating in the payment industry means for a crafty founder. … Continue reading Vova Feldman — Mastering Entrepreneurship in the Payments Sector

Shane Rosenthal and Simon Hamp from the NativePHP Project have brought PHP, and with it my favorite web framework, Laravel, onto Mobile devices. I love this: taking established tech and porting it into places where you wouldn’t expect. I’ll be talking to Share and Simon about how they accomplished this, and, maybe even more impressively, how they turned this into … Continue reading Simon Hamp & Shane Rosenthal — Building & Monetizing NativePHP

Jack Friks (@jackfriks) is the founder of PostBridge, a social media scheduling tool that grew from his own frustration with spending hours posting across platforms to a $18k/month business. We explore the evolution of social media toward authenticity, the challenges of building lean products as a solopreneur, and how to navigate the noise while maintaining a … Continue reading Jack Friks — Building Tools That Empower Without Overwhelming

I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Taylor Otwell, the creator of the popular PHP framework Laravel. https://share.transistor.fm/s/e54e4d96 Not only did he invent this highly popular open-source framework; he also turned it into a very profitable business that helps developers build profitable businesses themselves. I know very few other open-source devs that … Continue reading Taylor Otwell — The (Quite Entrepreneurial) Creator of Laravel

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

Justin Moore (@justinmooretfam) knows a thing or two about sponsors. He's responsible for dozens of episodes of this very podcast to be sponsored! And what he taught me, he'll teach you. I was VERY hesitant when I started looking at sponsors. I thought that would dilute my brand. Make me a sellout. But that's a self-limiting … Continue reading 376: Justin Moore — Becoming a Sponsor Magnet

Brian Sierakowski (@bsierakowski) has been busy over the last year: he started working on ChangeBot and TRMNL, and both projects are taking off. If you ever wondered what a good changelog looks like or why you might need one, this episode is for you. https://share.transistor.fm/s/9f17bb35 00:00 - Arvid (None)Hey, it's Arvid. You're listening to the Bootstrap … Continue reading Brian Sierakowski — Mastering Product Communication