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The Bootstrapped Founder · Page 14

Addressing my Weaknesses

I’m a pretty okay developer, but when it comes to marketing and sales, I really need help. And for the longest time, I’ve held myself back. That ends today. My current SaaS business, Podscan, is at a point where some very important decision

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Tyler Tringas — Investing in Bootstrapped SaaS

Tyler Tringas (@tylertringas) invests in bootstrapped businesses. Wait… Aren’t those supposed to NOT take investment money? What’s going on here? Alignment is what’s going on. Where traditional VC’s often have very different goals from foun

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How I Deal with Investment Offers

Ever since I started building Podscan in public, I’ve received a lot of attention. And it’s been spectacular: I’ve found early users, prospects, customers, and cheerleaders. Apparently, when people see something get traction, they want to b

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Podscan, One Month in

It’s been a month since I started my latest business adventure. And today, I’ll share with you what happened in a month, how I approach talking about it, what that gets me, and where I’ll go from here. Let’s start with the numbers: within t

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Adversarial Thinking in Entrepreneurship

Earlier this week, I was inspired by a clip from an interview with Rick Rubin. He discussed that art should be created primarily for the artist’s satisfaction, placing the audience second. Art truly resonates with others only when it authen

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