Sylvestre and I discuss getting those first 10 customers, moving to a new country when your startup earns enough to replace your day job, and the difficulty of supporting customers from a cruise ship. We also discuss: Collecting domain names Leaving consulting to bootstrap a SaaS Bootstrapping with the generosity of the French government The tough months before the first sale - and then the elation after the first sale Using Quora to land the first customers - and to learn the language used by your potential customers Using Zapier for leads The difficulty of opening a Dutch business when you don't speak Dutch Choosing a place to live when you work remotely The challenges and rewards of bootstrapping from Mauritius Translating your website for SEO gains Travelling the world by cargo ship Supporting customers from a cruise ship via satellite Internet Links: Parseur grandvoyageur.fr Find Sylvestre on Twitter at @slybridges
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