Bootstrapped Giants
Episodes
Why you don't go to the gym
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
⏱ Episode Breakdown00:00 – Andrew’s gym story: fear that it won’t last01:30 – “Are you either a gym person or you’re not?”02:15 – Th...
AI is eating the world
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎧 Highlights: [00:00:00] Benedict Evans and “AI Eats the World” [00:01:30] Will startups unbundle ChatGPT? [00:05:00] Why vertical specializa...
How I became a board member of a major supermarket
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
⏱ Episode Breakdown 00:00 – Andrew questions the real value of being on a board 02:00 – Jesse’s framework: people, impact, learning, and com...
Why I'm Building an AI Writer
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎧 Highlights:[00:00:00] Why build your own AI writer instead of using existing tools[00:02:15] The dream of never writing social posts again[00:03:...
Motorboat Leadership vs. Sailboat Leadership
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[00:00:00] Intro – Jesse hints at a personal and professional transition [00:00:27] Jesse’s life update – spiritual journey and post-Japan refle...
Close - Focused CRM does $50 million a year
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[00:00:00] Intro – Andrew sets up the conversation: sales reluctance, AI, and CRM evolution[00:00:47] Steli explains Close's positioning: high-commu...
He's controlling ChatGPT responses
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[00:00:36] Intro: ChatGPT as a traffic driver and Chirag’s early insight[00:01:48] Revenue Numbers and Profitability of Taco[00:02:24] Personal inve...
1440 is a Bootstrapped Giant
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[00:00:00] Quick Montage (Growth, Grit, Vision, Revenue, Meaning of 1440)[00:00:36] Intro: Why 1440 is Different[00:01:48] Revenue Numbers and Profita...
I Built 4 AI Agents in 2 Weeks – No Code!
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[00:00:00] Introduction [00:00:45] Early Adoption of Generative AI & GitHub Copilot [00:01:30] Discovering How Code Comments Improve AI Sugges...
I found my zone of genius
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
[00:00:00] Intro & Evolving Work Relationship[00:01:03] Balancing Andrew’s Creative Side vs. Business Demands[00:02:06] Integrating Different Ap...
We launched a $40k/month newsletter
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: how we launched our newsletter, Bootstrapped Giants.Presented by: Superhuman, the email app that gets us to inbox zero fast, helps us...
E00: Why can't Andrew start this podcast?
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We recorded 4 episodes and Andrew hasn't posted 1. Why not?