https://youtu.be/CTKESAugLP8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/69cc34f4 Arvid Kahl 0:00Welcome to The Bootstrapped Founder. Today, I'm talking to Evelyn J. Starr. Evelyn is a brand building expert. And we'll talk about finding the right niche, having a community centric, long term perspective and how brands change over time. Here's Evelyn. What is the biggest misconception about building brands that you … Continue reading Evelyn J. Starr — The Evolution of a Brand

https://youtu.be/oGjrUs0JB8w https://share.transistor.fm/s/cda46335 Arvid Kahl 0:00Today, I'm talking to Jack Ellis, the co-founder of Fathom Analytics, a privacy conscious web analytics business that I personally use for a lot of my web properties. The company that Jack co-founded with Paul Jarvis competes directly with Google, under linchpin advertising product. That's a pretty tall order. And we … Continue reading Jack Ellis — Taking on Google as a Bootstrapper

https://youtu.be/ijU4vYrBDwo https://share.transistor.fm/s/155fff77 Arvid Kahl 0:00Hello and welcome to The Bootstrapped Founder. Today, I'm talking to my dear old friend, Fatih Kadir Akin or FKA for short. We discussed the unexpected journey of building a successful business out of a simple idea. Fatih shares his experience with building Stikker.net and how he grew his audience through … Continue reading Fatih Kadir Akın — Selling a Global Sticker Business

“As an entrepreneur, you need someone you’ve been through shit with already” — and that’s exactly why Dagobert and Lucie are the perfect power couple co-founders. I chatted with @dagobertrenouf about overcoming struggle, growing a business together, and dealing with the lack of motivation when things get complicated. We discuss the power of Twitter and … Continue reading Dagobert Renouf — The Emotional Journey of Entrepreneurship

Few people had an impact on my founder journey as Dr. Sherry Walling — and she didn't even know. But I got to tell her! We discussed burnout, imposter syndrome, and stress among founders. Sherry explained the need for mental health professionals who understand the unique challenges of entrepreneurship and shared that burnout is a … Continue reading Dr. Sherry Walling — The Reality of Burnout for Entrepreneurs

When it comes to building an "owned audience," nothing beats an email list. Louis Nicholls is a newsletter expert, and he shared with me how to monetize a list, how to grow it reliably, and why cold emails are often done spectacularly wrong. Louis will show you how to do email right. https://youtu.be/FNolzZtXjLI https://share.transistor.fm/s/8e4bcbf9 What … Continue reading Louis Nicholls — Growing Your Newsletter

Marie and Ben are a power couple. Together, they run Notion Mastery, an intense workshop for people who want to use Notion professionally and productively. In our conversation, we'll dive into platform risk, building a sustainable educational business, how to work together as a couple, and why social media distribution matters a lot to educational … Continue reading Marie Poulin & Benjamin Borowski — Digital Permaculture

Most of Josh Spector's newsletter issues are just a few sentences. Sometimes, just a link. And still, advertisers and readers alike flock to Josh's emails. In our conversation, you will learn why brevity is so attractive, how to make sure you're telling the right stories to the right people, and how to build systems that … Continue reading Josh Spector — Saying Less and Making More

Peter knows how to get good domains and turn them into businesses. He's selling onions, helps dude ranchers get clients, and will share his approach to monetizing domains as well as purchasing them on the cheap side. Peter's been building online marketplaces for a while, and he'll teach you how he approaches setting up profitable … Continue reading Peter Askew — Domain Expertise

Justin Jackson has been successfully bootstrapping Transistor.fm with a small team throughout the ups and downs of a shifting economy. He even rejected massive clients to be able to keep running a calm and self-funded business. Find out just how important it is to stay independent, resilient, and nimble, and what building on open standards … Continue reading Justin Jackson — Bootstrapping Transistor.fm on Open Standards