Podcasts by Bootstrapping Saas
Bootstrapping Saas is a podcast where I document my attempts at getting to $10K in MRR with my Saas products as a one man show (designer, developer, marketer). I cover things like sales strategies, failed attempts, successful outcomes, lessons, and a few personal things here and there.
Once in a while I bring in a guest where we talk
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EP70 — 11 months later 🤗 from 2023-11-19T13:25:42
After an 11-month hiatus recording these, I'm trying to make a comeback.
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blogstatic's Product Hunt launch and the aftermath from 2022-12-22T08:10:36
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The road to 5000 paid blogs from 2022-12-12T02:06:44
A quick look at what it will take to get to 5,000 paid blogs in total and make blogstatic a self-sustaining operation.
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Is this product market fit?🤔 from 2022-11-28T03:52:56
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The week that tanked and what's next from 2022-11-20T11:44:17
It was a rough week. With the registrations and payments crashing down to zero.
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A quick recap since my last solo episode from 2022-11-12T04:22
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Online authenticity and 'Build in Public' with Kevon Cheung from 2022-04-28T01:00
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Pierre de Wulf's story to $1M ARR with ScrappingBee from 2022-04-25T01:00
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Doing Email and Content "Write" with Samar Owais from 2022-04-21T01:00
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Saas and Productized Services with Benedicte Raae from 2022-04-18T01:00
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Saas business lessons with Michele Hansen from 2022-03-21T01:00
Sat down with Michele to talk about Geocodio, Saas lessons, luck, switching gears, and more.
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Challenges founders face with Stefan Manku from 2022-03-14T01:00
Stefan Manku is a founder whisperer. He has the ability to help founders guide themselves. We sat down to talk about various challenges founders face based on Stefan's continuous work with other fo...
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SEO&Content Talk with Dominic Kent from 2022-03-07T01:00
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with Spencer Jones: indiehacking, parenting, big startup jobs... from 2022-02-16T14:20:20
Indiehacking vs working at big Startups, marketing vs product, rebranding, and what it's like to make products while raising a family.
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with Brian Casel — "How far we can push with marketing until we notice the pull" from 2022-02-08T00:00:17
I sit down with Brian to talk about his new product ZipMessage, picking fights with the Goliath, Saas lessons from his journey, marketing, selling, business operations...
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Resilience, purpose, and being as we are with Alex Mathers from 2022-01-26T12:13:50
Sat down with Alex to talk about presenting in public, happiness, social anxiety, productivity, some deep aspects of self and everything in between.
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Resilience, purpose, and being as we are with Alex Mathers from 2022-01-26T12:13:50
Sat down with Alex to talk about presenting in public, happiness, social anxiety, productivity, some deep aspects of self and everything in between.
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How to sell ethically with Martin Stellar from 2022-01-17T08:43:19
Martin Stellar (https://twitter.com/martinstellar) talks about what it means being a Monk and how all that relates to ethical selling. We talk about products, Martin's coaching, his new services an...
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Cam Sloan: "You don't need to get your personal brand from your business!" from 2022-01-10T12:13:47
I got a chance to talk to my long time online friend, Cam Sloan, who's currently working on Hopscotch. We talk about the challenges of being a solo founder, b2b/b2c Saas opportunities, personal bra...
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Talking shop with Noah Bragg from 2021-12-14T03:42:19
Noah just quit his job to fully focus on Potion.so. We go deep and talk about the benefits of running a growing product, exiting, VC money, growth, lessons, building vs marketing, and more.
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Talking to Ben: Does going slow(er) sabotage our growth? from 2021-11-22T08:56:08
Ben Mann (@digitaltrouble) comes up to share what he's been up to.
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Back after the break from 2020-10-15T01:00
Back after a 3-month break. Talking about what I've been up to. Claritask update. Client work. And what I'm up to now/next.
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Taking a little breather from 2020-07-11T07:30:05
Signup for Claritask.com to run your team and projects
A list of various Podcasts on bootstrapping:
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Spilling beer with Ben Mann from 2020-07-03T00:30
Ben is the founder of https://playgroup.community/ who just launched it with their first paying client, the notorious MegaMaker forum. You can also fin...
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Giving Value vs Solving a Problem, with Louis Nicholls from 2020-06-25T00:30
This show was an elaboration of a discussion/argument we had with Louis a few weeks ago on Twitter. You can find the entire tweet here: Listen
What's a good idea/solution? from 2020-06-08T00:30
The two tweets I mention heavily on the show
Claritask as a side project from 2020-05-25T00:30
This week I am listening to: Hermanos Gutierrez and their album Hoy Como Ayer
Catching up with Corey — Part Deux from 2020-05-15T09:00
It's Friday, so we slip into philosophical thoughts and let that lead us to the end.
HUGE Thanks to my Patreon supporters:
- Flamur Mavraj ... Listen
The importance of having the right co-founder from 2020-05-11T00:05
Among other things, I talk about:
- My personal experience with cofounders
- Thoughts on finding a co-founder
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Audio clips from:
- Arvid Kahl of ... Listen
Online Friends from 2020-05-02T00:05
In this episode...
- Spoke about the importance of having friends that share the same journey
- Claritask Scrum being ready
- How we don't have to be perfect
- Thi... Listen
1 Year of Bootstrapping Saas from 2020-04-19T01:15
My panic attack, Claritask progress, issues, and hope ahead.
Mentioned in the show:
Sales and marketing efforts from 2020-03-08T00:05
I talk about about, how I am using
- Direct Email
- Blogging
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Selling a solution VS a comodity from 2020-02-28T00:05
I had a thought earlier today about how maybe selling a solution (like Claritask) requires an offline effort (networking, in person sales, conferences, presentations, etc.).
Here's the ori...
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Claritask is 1 from 2020-02-16T00:05
Enjoying Claritask, more than ever because:
- Claritask is quite complete
- Current clients are happy
- New pricing
- New activity
- New p... Listen
How to find an idea... my way from 2020-02-09T01:00
I was invited on Product Journey podcast to share my story and had a great time speaking to Noah and Ben. One thing that got my mind churning was on how I would go about finding what idea to wor...
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Talking Shop with Helen Ryles from 2020-02-01T00:00
Had the pleasure to speak to my long time internet friend, Helen Ryles (@HelenRyles). We covered topics from product making, validation, marketing, t...
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How I got here from 2020-01-26T00:00
- Would I have been able to make Claritask as a side project?
- The talk I had with my wife
- April Dunford's Obviously Awesome book
HUGE Thanks to my Patr...
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Just a quick update from 2020-01-18T00:00
- Took a few questions from Noah https://twitter.com/noahwbragg/status/1218625288633847808 and Dan Listen
Feeling like a cheat from 2020-01-11T00:00
Among other things...
- Running a product in the sea of many competitors
- My readings: David & Goliath, Stillness is the Key, Atomic Habits, Obviously Awesome
- Clar... Listen
Moving forward this 2020 from 2020-01-03T00:00
- A recap of last year: bad things & good things
- The $20K bank loan I was about to take
- New Pricing and why I did it (the reasoning behind it)
- Healthy habits: ... Listen
Get Lucky! (A blog post) from 2019-12-19T00:05
Not a regular episode, just something I wrote about how I think about Luck and Getting Lucky!
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Back from MIA from 2019-12-15T00:05
There wont be any ads in the show moving forward. Instead, I will give shoutouts to my maker friends. Want to keep the show ad free
Shoutouts:
Is Bootstrapped Investor a thing? from 2019-11-01T01:00
Thankful for EP25 supporters:
- Userlist is a tool for sending behavior-based messages to your SaaS customers. It’s great for onboarding users and nurturing them throug... Listen
Back on Claritask from 2019-10-20T01:00
Even though I am excited to come back to Claritask, I still have to find a long-term working model.
Started Cold Emailing and landed the first demo with the first 30 emails sent.
Als...
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What I wished for my birthday from 2019-10-14T01:00
Other things I talk about:
- My relationship with money
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I need a new business model from 2019-10-09T00:05
Bootstrapping with client work on one side and Claritask on another is proving to be hard.
Among other things I talk about:
- Bootstrapping is hard in the way I am doing it ... Listen
Speaking to Corey Gwin from 2019-10-06T01:00
Corey and I have been talking for quite some time on and off. We finally found the time to sit down and talk about this "fancy" bootstrapping life of ours.
Among other things we challenged...
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Things are good from 2019-09-22T01:00
In this show I talk about how I am saving ~$1200 on yearly bank fees.
Also, I share some lessons on what I have learned so far running Claritask and having this podcast as well as some adv...
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Discipline from 2019-09-15T01:00
In this episode I talk about how client work is making me more disciplined with Claritask. Also, how I am positioning Claritask more as a company and less like an indiehacker side-product, which...
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Grinding and fighting a (good) fight from 2019-09-08T01:00
In this episode I talk about how client work is helping me keep the lights on with Claritask, but it's getting me away from it on daily basis, which I hate.
- Also, I talk about how I ... Listen
Sales in a Bootstrapped Saas with Louis Nicholls from 2019-08-31T01:00
Louis Nichols was a cofounder of a VC backed startup that exited and now he consults startups and founders on sales and marketing.
In this Episode we go down into the basics of what Sales ...
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The one where I have a lot to say from 2019-08-23T03:00
Two big announcements:
- Next show (EP17) I will have a guest who I will announce a few days before the show. He is a sales marketer for B2B #Saas businesses
- I have new sponso... Listen
Focusing on the ones who love Claritask from 2019-08-12T01:00
It's tricky, focusing on tire kickers and those who are not sure about using Claritask — because they require the most time to support (time that I do not have) and chances are will not convert....
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How I work from 2019-08-03T01:00
In this episode I go into detail on how I divide my tasks in Claritask (Features & Quickies). Also talk about latest in Claritask (features & new clients).
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Embracing Bootstrapper Life from 2019-07-28T05:00
In this episode I talk about how I am embracing the bootstrapping life more and more and how taking controlled risks and having more money in the bank is helping me make better decisions.
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Milestone: $500 All Time Revenue from 2019-07-20T01:00
Also, how taking side projects in costing me more time than it's worth the cash that I am *NOT* getting.
Claritask is doing great with current clients, they are adding more people, new fea...
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Getting my head out of my ass from 2019-07-05T06:00
The angel investment possibility I mentioned on EP10 didn't go through and glad it actually didn't. I can continue building Claritask on my own terms for my clients. Also a listener, Kevin Ratez...
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Should I be taking Angel investment? from 2019-06-21T05:00
There are ton of positives I am feeling about my talks with the potential angel investor. There are a few things which make me reluctant in taking this investment, but overall — the mood is posi...
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Not doing what I should be doing! from 2019-06-16T05:00
I start with a little bit of venting on how I am not doing enough with my outreach efforts and hanging out in places (Twitter) where my clients are not. My best visits come from Linkedin, Medium...
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Loving the boring bits and the Saas grind from 2019-06-09T01:00
I talk about the boring bits, how Saas is a long game and you really have to love the grind. Then I continue on how things are getting serious because a new client signed up with +30 staff and "...
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When not to quit and how to run your Saas as a hobby from 2019-06-02T01:00
In this episode I talk about how to know when you have a product with some positive signals and how to push through. I also, quickly talk about the benefits of thinking of your business as a hob...
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Lead problems and what I'll be doing next from 2019-05-26T05:00
In this episode I talk about how leads are still a problem and that I will focus on content (I describe in detail what is working for me and where I will focus my efforts). Also, that I will be ...
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Weekly confessions while driving from 2019-05-19T07:00
In this episode I talk about how hard the week was. Not that anything in particular happened, but the way I feel about things going slower than I want them to be — and how I am trying to overcom...
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Content marketing, the long game, and getting lucky from 2019-05-10T05:00
In this episode I talk about how I am focusing on Content Marketing as my sole growth channel of choice, for now.
Other notes include on how I don't want to play ...
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Overwhelmed with work, taking small steps, and delighting customers from 2019-05-03T03:00
This week starts with me explaining how I am overwhelmed with everything I am working on in and around Claritask (code, marketing, sales, growth) and what steps I am taking to not burn out
New pricing plans&the way forward from 2019-04-26T03:00
In this episode I talk about how I worked less (not in purpose) and actually, did more.
Also, here are quick show notes:
- Growth channels for the time being
- Curre...
Growth strategies I am currently considering from 2019-04-19T08:00
In this very first inaugural show of Bootstrapping Saas, I get to talk about various growth channels I am considering for Claritask.com. Whil...
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