The Bootstrapped Founder
Episodes
141: Founder Stories are Powerful Assets
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Founder Stories are Powerful Assets- Find your Following, my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash cou...
140: The Forever Transaction
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- The Forever Transaction- Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire. If you're thinking about selling a startu...
139: Building in Public and Legacy
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Building in public and Legacy- Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire. If you're thinking about selling a ...
138: Parasocial Relationships
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Parasocial Relationships: Imaginary Friends of the Social Network Age- Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcqui...
137: Should Freelancers Offer Free Trials?
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Should Freelancers Offer Free Trials?- Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire. If you're thinking about se...
136: Choose Your Own Adventure: Creator, Curator, Commentator, or Connector
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Choose Your Own Adventure: Creator, Curator, Commentator, or Connector - Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcq...
135: Scalable Customer Service for Bootstrappers
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Scalable Customer Service for Bootstrappers- Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire. If you're thinking ab...
134: Managing Expectations: Making Good (on) Promises.
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Managing Expectations: Making Good (on) Promises.- Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire. If you're think...
133: You Don’t Need to be an Extrovert to Build in Public — an Introvert’s Perspective
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- You Don’t Need to be an Extrovert to Build in Public — an Introvert’s Perspective- Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is spons...
132: Why Founders End Up Unemployable
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Why Founders End Up Unemployable- Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire. If you're thinking about selling...
131: Seven Kinds of Entrepreneurial Debt
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Seven Kinds of Entrepreneurial Debt- Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire. If you're thinking about sell...
130: Entrepreneurial Anti-Patterns — What to Avoid When You're Starting a Business
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Entrepreneurial Anti-Patterns — What to Avoid When You're Starting a Business- Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is sponsored by ...
129: What Founders Can Learn from Professional WoW Gamers
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- What Founders Can Learn from Professional WoW Gamers- Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire. If you're th...
128: How I Find Twitter Content Ideas
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- How I Find Twitter Content Ideas- Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire. If you want to hear Charlie Josep...
127: How I (Fortunately) Failed to Launch an NFT Collection
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- How I (Fortunately) Failed to Launch an NFT Collection - Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire. If you're ...
Bonus: A Conversation with Michele Hansen (on the Software Social Podcast)
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a rebroadcast of my appearance on the Software Social Podcast with Michele Hansen. The episode there is called How to Use Twitter Effe...
126: The SaaS Market Maturity Paradox
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- The SaaS Market Maturity Paradox- Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire. Here's an interview with the foun...
125: The Power of the Narrative when Building in Public
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- The Power of the Narrative when Building in Public- Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire. Here's an inter...
124: Building in Public and Negativity
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Building in Public and Negativity- My Twitter Space appearance- Find your Following, my Twitter courseThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire. Her...
123: Purchasing Power Parity Pricing
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Purchasing Power Parity Pricing- Find your Following, my Twitter course- The Big Mac indexThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire. Here's an inter...
122: Being Imperfect in Public
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Being Imperfect in PublicThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire.If you're thinking about selling a startup, you'll want to check out MicroAcquire...
121: The Performative Nature of Building in Public: A View From the Inside
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- The Performative Nature of Building in Public: A View From the InsideThis episode is sponsored by FE International.Curious about how much your busin...
120: Fear-Setting
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Fear-SettingThis episode is sponsored by FE International.Curious about how much your business could be worth and if now is the time to sell? FE Int...
119: The Power of Repetition
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- The Power of RepetitionThis episode is sponsored by FE International.Curious about how much your business could be worth and if now is the time to s...
118: Building in Public: Maintaining a Positive Self-Image
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Building in Public: Maintaining a Positive Self-ImageThis episode is sponsored by FE International.Curious about how much your business could be wor...
117: What Founders Can Learn From Web3 Community-Building (And What They Can't)
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- What Founders Can Learn From Web3 Community-Building (And What They Can't)This episode is sponsored by FE International.Curious about how much your ...
116: Twitter: The Gathering. How and Where to Find the Right Followers
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Twitter: The Gathering. How and Where to Find the Right FollowersThis episode is sponsored by FE International.Curious about how much your busines...
115: Make it Easy to Cancel
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Make it Easy to CancelThis episode is sponsored by FE International.Curious about how much your business could be worth and if now is the time to se...
114: Building in Public: How to Build a Minipoly
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Building in Public: How to Build a MinipolyThis episode is sponsored by FE International. Curious about how much your business could be worth and if...
113: Building in Public: How Radical Transparency Hurts Founders
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Building in Public: How Radical Transparency Hurts FoundersThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider b...
112: Building in Public: Oversharing
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Building in Public: Oversharing- Black Friday Deal on Gumroad (use `bf21` for 50% discount on checkout)The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you...
111: Passive Income and Entrepreneurship
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Passive Income and EntrepreneurshipThis episode of the Bootstrapped Founder podcast is sponsored by Balsamiq, makers of Balsamiq Wireframes, the OG ...
110: Building in Public: What to Share at Which Stage of Your Journey
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Building in Public: What to Share at Which Stage of Your JourneyThis episode of the Bootstrapped Founder podcast is sponsored by Balsamiq, makers of...
109: Building in Public: Taking Breaks
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Building in Public: Taking BreaksThis episode of the Bootstrapped Founder podcast is sponsored by Balsamiq, makers of Balsamiq Wireframes, the OG of...
108: Building in Public: Balancing Building and Sharing
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Building in Public: Balancing Building and SharingThis episode of the Bootstrapped Founder podcast is sponsored by Balsamiq, makers of Balsamiq Wire...
107: Too Little, Too Much: Advice and How to Take It
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Too Little, Too Much: Advice and How to Take ItThis episode of the Bootstrapped Founder podcast is sponsored by Balsamiq, makers of Balsamiq Wirefra...
106: Burnout
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- BurnoutThis episode of the Bootstrapped Founder podcast is sponsored by Balsamiq, makers of Balsamiq Wireframes, the OG of low-fidelity wireframing ...
105: What Founders Can Learn From the Facebook Outage
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- What Founders Can Learn From the Facebook OutageThis episode of the Bootstrapped Founder podcast is sponsored by Balsamiq, makers of Balsamiq Wirefr...
104: Copycats and Endurance
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Copycats and EnduranceThis episode of the Bootstrapped Founder podcast is sponsored by Balsamiq, makers of Balsamiq Wireframes, the OG of low-fideli...
103: Audience-building is not Community-Building
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Audience-building is not Community-BuildingThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of ...
102: Pivoting in Public: Risks and Opportunities
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Pivoting in Public: Risks and OpportunitiesThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of ...
101: Why Reading Fiction Is Important for Entrepreneurs
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Why Reading Fiction Is Important for EntrepreneursThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a c...
100: Consistency, Accountability, and Perseverance
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Consistency, Accountability, and PerseveranceThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy o...
99: Of Tangibility and Lawnmowers
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Of Tangibility and LawnmowersThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero t...
98: The Creeping Nature of Stress for a SaaS Founder
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- The Creeping Nature of Stress for a SaaS FounderThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a cop...
97: Why Competition is Good For Business
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Why Competition is Good For BusinessThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book...
96: Hyrum's Law
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Hyrum's LawThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold or The Embe...
95: What Watching Gamers Fail for Days Can Teach You About Entrepreneurship
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- What Watching Gamers Fail for Days Can Teach You About EntrepreneurshipThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, pleas...
94: How to Kill Your Business
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- How to Kill Your BusinessThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to So...
93: Conversations are at the Core of Engagement
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Conversations are at the Core of EngagementThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of ...
92: The Myth of the Immediate Payoff
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- The Myth of the Immediate PayoffThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zer...
91: Say Thank You
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Say Thank You- Zero to Sold Audiobook — Anniversary EditionThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider...
90: Competition Isn't Always a Business
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Competition Isn't Always a BusinessThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book ...
89: Selfish vs. Selfless: Self-Promotion in Communities
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Selfish vs. Selfless: Self-Promotion in CommunitiesThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a ...
88: Properties of an Interesting Problem
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Properties of an Interesting ProblemThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book...
87: The Line Between Stealing and Being Inspired
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- The Line Between Stealing and Being Inspired The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy ...
86: Audience-Building and Relatable Content
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Audience-Building and Relatable Content- The ProductHunt Page for The Embedded EntrepreneurThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like ...
85: Platform Risk and the Three Kinds of Audiences
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Platform Risk and the Three Kinds of Audiences- The Embedded Entrepreneur- The Indie Hackers post - The Launch TweetThe podcast currently has no spo...
84: Impostor Syndrome and Building Capital
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Impostor Syndrome and Building Capital The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my b...
83: Entrepreneurship, Job Security, and Wealth Creation
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Entrepreneurship, Job Security, and Wealth CreationThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a ...
82: Accountability Systems for Founders
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Accountability Systems for FoundersThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book ...
81: All That Glitters Is Not Gold: Navigating Bootstrapping Advice
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- All That Glitters Is Not Gold: Navigating Bootstrapping AdviceThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please conside...
80: SaaS, Self-Talk, and Many Small Bets
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- SaaS, Self-Talk, and Many Small BetsThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book...
79: Audience Graduation
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Audience Graduation - Gergely's Book "Building Mobile Apps at Scale"The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please c...
78: Lifetime Deals and SaaS Businesses
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lifetime Deals and SaaS BusinessesThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zer...
77: The Goals of Audience-Building
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Goals of Audience-BuildingThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to...
Bonus: A Conversation Between Michele Hansen, Colleen Schnettler, and Danielle Simpson, Co-Founder of Feedback Panda
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Here are the original show notes, including a transcript of the episode.Learn more about the Software Social Podcast here.You can find Danielle on Twi...
75: The Shape of a Problem in the Wild
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- The Shape of a Problem in the Wild - Eugene Schwartz's book Breakthrough AdvertisingThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to supp...
74: On Re-Using Content
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On Re-Using Content The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold.
73: Audience Discovery: The Importance of Budget
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Audience Discovery: The Importance of Budget The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of ...
72: What founders can learn from Twitch streamers about building in public
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- What founders can learn from Twitch streamers about building in public - The Embedded Entrepreneur Alpha ReaderThe podcast currently has no sponsor...
71: Fear of Disappointing Your Customers
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Here's the article for this episode.The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Z...
70: When Your Business Gets Cloned
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Here's the article for this episode: When Your Business Gets Cloned.The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please con...
69: Jargon and Community
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Here's the blog post for this episode: Jargon and Community The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider bu...
68: The Grief and Loss of Selling a Business
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Here's the blog post for this episode.The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book...
67: The Two Goals of Audience-Building
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold.
66: How I Use Twitter
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- How I Use TwitterThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold.
65: On Offering Public APIs for Your SaaS
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- On Offering Public APIs for Your SaaSThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my boo...
64: Motivation Will Eventually Go Away: Build Accountability Systems Instead
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
- Motivation Will Eventually Go Away: Build Accountability Systems InsteadThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, plea...
63: Audience-Building through Podcasting
25 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find the article on podcast audience building here.The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buy...
62: Avoiding the Validation Trap
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find the article on Avoiding the Validation Trap here.The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider ...
61: Open-Source and Bootstrapping
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold.
60: Tech Stacks and Indie Hacking
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here:- ✍️ Tech Stacks and Indie Hacking- One-Person SaaS stack post on Hacker NewsT...
59: Rewards and Perils of Being Your Own Customer
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As mentioned in the show, the Black Friday 20% discount code for Zero to Sold on Gumroad is `bf20`The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would ...
58: When Privacy and Customer Value Clash
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here:- ✍️ When Privacy and Customer Value ClashThe podcast currently has no sponsor...
57: How I Approach Pricing for a Brand New SaaS
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here:- ✍️ How I Approach Pricing for a Brand New SaaSThe podcast currently has no s...
56: Sunk Cost Fallacy Engineering
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here:- ✍️ Sunk Cost Fallacy EngineeringThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If yo...
55: Customer Lock-In and "Insurance Features"
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here:- ✍️ https://blog.checklyhq.com/setting-up-ssl-with-letsencrypt-for-saas-custo...
54: Limiting Beliefs
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here:- permanentlink (my new SaaS project)The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you w...
53: Early Tech Choices and Analysis Paralysis
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold.
52: "Audience-First" Is Not Just "Building an Audience"
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find the link to Audience First here:- ✍️ Audience First: An Audience-First Book about AudiencesThe podcast currently has no sponsors. I...
51: Finding an Audience for Your Side Business
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here:- ✍️ Finding an Audience for Your Side BusinessThe podcast currently has no sp...
50: Priming Your Business for Due Diligence
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here:- ✍️ Priming Your Business for Due DiligenceThe podcast currently has no spons...
49: Preparing for the Sale From Day One: Getting the Documentation Right
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here:- ✍️ Preparing for the Sale From Day One: Getting the Documentation RightThe p...
48: At a Crossroads: The Different Kinds of Exits
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here:- ✍️ At a Crossroads: The Different Kinds of ExitsThe podcast currently has no...
A Unified Voice: Staying Consistent When You Grow
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here:- ✍️ A Unified Voice: Staying Consistent When You GrowThe podcast currently ha...
How I Self-Published Zero to Sold, a Bestselling Book on Bootstrapping
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here:- ✍️ How I Self-Published Zero to Sold, a Bestselling Book on BootstrappingThe...
45: Positioning Is Where It's At
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here:- ✍️ Positioning Is Where It’s At- April Dunford's Obviously Awesome- Andy R...
44: You Want a Tribe
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here:- ✍️ You Want a TribeThe podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like ...
43: When You Reach Your Limits: Growing a Company Beyond the Founder(s)
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here:- ✍️ When You Reach Your Limits: Growing a Company Beyond the Founder(s)- My p...