Bootstrapped
Episodes
#42: Let’s get Wil Wheaton
05 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about Scribbleton, Sponsor us!, Rails apps, The Bootstrapped.fm Conference, semi-obscure Seinfeld references, Apple WWDC, Beats and ...
#41: 90% good looks. 10% ideas.
29 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about Laracon, holding a conference in New York, Snappy Concierge, experimental coding, Scribbleton, the Mac app store, the B...
#40: Andrey Butov’s Fizzilization
07 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss talking at conferences, Star Wars, and sci-fi, video games, Ludum Dare and game dev competitions, the current Antair projec...
#39: Take them to Hooters
22 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss profanity, Microconf, Peersconf, business evolution, Andrey Do-gooder, product trials, Notch and motivation beyond money, Minecra...
#39: After Dark
22 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Another few minutes on this weeks podcast where we discuss things to do in New York City.
#38: Special guest: Eric Miller
09 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Eric Miller, of Eric Miller Design, to talk about Eric’s design studio, his products, UX Kits, bootstrapping physi...
#37: Hush! The grown-ups are talking.
27 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss tax credits, branding and positioning, JitBit, John Carmack, Oculus, Zuckerberg, young people running companies, VR, box.c...
#36: White hat growth hacker
24 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss more growth hacking scum, the podcasts 1 year birthday, building a business for more than money, SaaS vs download, SaaS thriving off dead a...
#35: Hate the SaaS!
10 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss screaming squirrels, being busy, clients, project estimates, VC backed companies, why we hate SaaS, mobile app ickiness, a...
#34: Don’t Shake the SaaS Tree
24 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss confusion over our voices, taxes, vacation, Disney tracking your meat, off topic, doppelgängers, SPF records, Al Bundy/Married With Child...
#33: This is what happens to growth hackers.
30 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Download this episode, in which Ian and Andrey talk about Florida, children, stupid teenagers, growing up, stories that go nowhere, growth hackers, h...
#32: The Full Stallman
21 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Download this episode. Andrey talks about Gone Home and the impact it’s had on his life, but won’t give details! Voiceovers, Antair is 9 years ...
#31: We are Joel, together
09 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Download this episode, in which Ian and Andrey talk about growing to a point where you have no idea where stuff is in your own company, building mobil...
#30: Special Guest: Gavin Bowman
07 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Gavin Bowman of RetroDreamer talks about bootstrapping a mobile gaming company. The business of software forums come up… again, expand...
#29: There’s always one more year
30 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about school lunches, fast food, Ludum Dare, game development, Minecraft, Userscape’s new employee, taking a vacation, 2013 year in review, ...
#28: Special Guest Ruben Gamez
19 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This is one of our best episodes yet. If you’re interested in content marketing be prepared to take notes. We also discuss the SaaS release cycle an...
#27: Everybody Gotta Hustle
04 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Andrey talk about kids’ toys, Uberdeck, making sense of Adwords, Snappy, content marketing, finding a regular job after years of running a b...
#26: Party All the Time
25 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Andrey sings Party All the Time by Eddie Murphy, booze, big UberDeck update, marketing, Snappy mobile app, mobile app reviews, VM’s,16 terminals til...
#25: Devil’s Advocate
13 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about dollar stores, dogs and babies, the new Helpspot release, support contracts, requiring a credit card at signup, pricing and recurring bi...
#24: Batman Voice
08 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about Batman, Software going to $0, Pricing again, Saas sucking, High school/depression, Business of Software Conference, A/B testing, Insuran...
#23: Clichély doing the cliché thing
16 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about Andrey finally leaving the house, street cred, Quintu, the work that goes into a typical SaaS app, implementing push in Uberdeck, OS X 1...
#22: Meh
30 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
We give away an amazing social mobile podcast product idea, Blackberry (sorry), App stores, Andrey’s gripes with Laravel 4 and other techy things, a...
#21: Special Guest: Andy Brice
23 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Andrey sit down with special guest, Andy Brice, to discuss Perfect Table Plan, software marketing, creating desktop software vs. SaaS web apps...
#20: Hard Stop
11 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Andrey discuss their appearances on other podcasts, depression caused by taking consulting work, how Andrey will structure his day, Apple keyn...
#19: No Red Candy!
04 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Andrey discuss Laracon EU, Snappy, web app activity tracking and analytics, Uberdeck, marketing as your primary daily activity, Andrey’s nex...
#18: Special Guest: Chase Clemons on Bootstrapped Support
27 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Andrey sit down with special guest Chase Clemons of SupportOps to discuss customer service for bootstrappers. We also get an Uberdeck upda...
#17: Special Guest: Rachel Andrew
06 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Andrey sit down with special guest Rachel Andrew from EdgeOfMySeat.com, to discuss Perch, the really little CMS, the new Bootstrapped.fm forum...
#16: Meat and Attitude
01 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Andrey discuss Andrey’s new mobile apps, doing press releases in unique cases, HARO, bringing on a partner, Valentino movie, Breaking Bad, A...
#15: Patrick McKenzie (patio11) on Selling Software
24 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Andrey are joined by special guest, Patrick McKenzie (patio11), to discuss the “early” days of the Business of Software forums, Patrick’...
#14: Now you have to do stuff
11 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Andrey are joined by special guest Scott Watermasysk. We get the back story on KickoffLabs Scott’s company, Andrey laments about having to d...
#13: Boiler Room
26 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Andrey discuss getting ready to deploy Uberdeck, Snappy progress, what’s next for Snappy marketing, stories of first job interviews, the ben...
#12: The Analogy
19 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Andrey and Ian discuss mistakes with Snappy’s initial website, building multiple products vs focusing on a single product, fixing the app store, rec...
#11: Bootstrapping a Software Consulting Company
12 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Andrey and Ian sit down with Carl Diesing from DNL OmniMedia, and Chris Hawkins from Cogeian Systems, to talk about bootstrapping a successful softwar...
#10: Gymboree
05 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
We go over the launch of Snappy, the Laravel 4 release, taking care of kids and kid gym options, Bootstrap conferences, app metrics and Infoproducts!S...
#9: Uberdeck
22 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, which Ian and Andrey discuss Uberdeck, system administration, pricing strategies, news coverage for startups, Jeff Atwood, Trello, an...
#8: Bizarro Week
07 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian and Andrey discuss sweet games, SaaS downtime, UserScape Bizarro Week, Brooklyn, Microconf and more.Bioshock Infinite – Andrey ...
#7: Just wasting my time!
30 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian and Andrey discuss the Apple app store release process, making video games for a living, people and companies that “get it”, ...
#6: Authorize This
23 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian and Andrey discuss screen real estate, hiring a part time developer, Apple II parts, a segment which went way too long on Authori...
#5: Let’s all go to the movies!
17 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian and Andrey talk about a gauntlet of client work, consulting, competitors, talking about your product early, stock options and bon...
#4: The customer is seldom right
10 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian and Andrey cover a host of issues, including an apology of sorts to Patrick McKenzie, a discussion on if in fact the customer is ...
#3: Pivoting all over the place
31 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian and Andrey talk about not being able to remember anything that happened before today, Ian’s rules for the practical entrepreneu...
#2: Lollipop Sticks
25 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian and Andrey talk about software version numbers, SaaS apps, hiring, modern web application development, server hosting, what to do...
#1: Bootstrapped and Profitable
19 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ian and Andrey talk about running a web-app company vs. running a mobile-app company, having one large product vs. many smaller produ...