Tony Dinh — Ups and Downs of an Indie Hacker Journey
A conversation with Tony Dinh about the ups and downs of his indie hacker journey on The Bootstrapped Founder podcast.
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The Bad Kind of Attention
Attention! It feels like attention has become a currency of its own right in our digital economy. Where the eyeballs go, the wallets follow. Naturally, we all want a slice of that attention pie. We…
Read the essay →Jason Cohen — Two Exits & Two Unicorns
A conversation with Jason Cohen on his experience building businesses, including two exits and two unicorns, on The Bootstrapped Founder podcast.
Read the essay →Entrepreneurship isn’t genetic. It’s memetic.
Entrepreneurship is not something we inherit or solely a matter of genetics. As a first-generation founder, I believe that it is profoundly influenced by the ideas and values we adopt. When we…
Read the essay →Andrew McIntosh — First-Generation Entrepreneurs
Arvid Kahl 0:00Welcome to The Bootstrapped Founder. Today, I’m talking to Andrew McIntosh. He is a first generation entrepreneur. Andrew leads a community of people just like himself. And in fact…
Read the essay →Responding Fast to Customers — A Good Idea?
I used to think that responding to customer service requests as soon as possible was an unequivocally good idea. After all, who doesn’t want to show their customers that they truly care about them?…
Read the essay →Moritz Dausinger — Serial Indie Entrepreneurship
Today, I’m talking to Moritz Dausinger, a serial indie hacker with several exits under his belt. Moritz most recently pivoted his software business Refiner after 18 months of trying to figure out a…
Read the essay →Utility, Pricing, and Entrepreneurship
Utility isn’t just “being a Swiss Army knife.” In fact, this might be one of the biggest misconceptions in entrepreneurship. Too many founders conflate the value of their products with the amount of…
Read the essay →Kevin McArdle — The Man Who Changed My Life (and Could Change Yours)
Kevin McArdle bought my SaaS. For millions. And now, I get to talk to him about all things acquisition. In our chat, we discuss the importance of annual exit planning for startup founders, we explore…
Read the essay →Self-Censorship on Twitter
In my Twitter Teardowns over the last few weeks, I’ve noted a lot of budding audience-builders struggling with what to talk about and what not to say. It makes sense: we’re afraid to be labeled as…
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