Arvid Kahl talks about starting and bootstrapping businesses, how to build an audience, and how to build in public.

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30. You May Be Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Re-Evaluating Your Audience

May 08, 2020 0:27:58 40.31 MB Downloads: 0

Arvid talks about the kinds of misalignments that can trouble your business.

29. Build for Value, Not for Applause: Product Management Under Heavy Constraints

May 01, 2020 0:24:40 35.55 MB Downloads: 0

Arvid explains how to make your service noticeably better for the majority of your users without making the product harder to use.

28. First Things First: Feature Prioritization Frameworks

April 24, 2020 0:22:03 31.79 MB Downloads: 0

Arvid talks feature prioritization: Scoring, the Kano Model, and Story Mapping — how and why they work.

27. Forget Goals, Create Systems: Foundations of a Sustainable Bootstrapped Business

April 17, 2020 0:27:46 53.36 MB Downloads: 0

Arvid talks about how to create repeatable, reliable, and resilient processes and systems for your business.

26. The Boring Truth of Successful Products That Survive

April 10, 2020 0:20:55 40.2 MB Downloads: 0

Arvid explains the core attributes that make products stick around: focus, simplicity, and extensibility.

25. Making Tech Choices: Don’t Add Risk to an Already Risky Business

April 03, 2020 0:19:54 38.25 MB Downloads: 0

You can find the full article at Making Tech Choices: Don’t Add Risk to an Already Risky Business.

24. Not in House: On Reinventing the Wheel

March 27, 2020 0:27:22 52.59 MB Downloads: 0

Arvid shares an actionable framework for deciding if you should build or buy (and the mistakes he made in the past).

23. Surviving a Recession as a Bootstrapped Business

March 20, 2020 0:44:08 84.77 MB Downloads: 0

The article for this episode can be found on The Bootstrapped Founder blog.

22. How to Release as a Bootstrapper: Often, Early, and Safely

March 13, 2020 0:29:19 56.32 MB Downloads: 0

Arvid explains how to release software effectively and safely.

21. Scaling Your SaaS Without Scaling Your Anxiety

March 11, 2020 0:24:56 47.91 MB Downloads: 0

Arvid talks about how he dealt with anxiety when running FeedbackPanda.

20. Too Many Eyes: Why Bootstrapped Companies Stop Being Transparent (Eventually)

March 10, 2020 0:15:37 30.02 MB Downloads: 0

Arvid talks about transparency, open data, and why bootstrappers usually stop sharing information about their businesses.

19. Continuous Validation: Staying in Touch with Your Market

March 09, 2020 0:19:58 38.36 MB Downloads: 0

Arvid talks about how you can make sure you're still solving the right problem for the right people and if you still enjoy it.

18. The Do's and Don'ts of the Minimum Viable Product

March 06, 2020 0:35:06 67.41 MB Downloads: 0

Arvid explains what an MVP is, how to scope and time it, and what should go into a successful product.

17. So You Got an Offer: How to Do Due Diligence on Your Potential Acquirer

March 05, 2020 0:39:13 75.35 MB Downloads: 0

Arvid talks about how you can find out if your potential acquirer is a good candidate, and what the red flags are.

16. Churn, Retention, and Revenue: What Makes Customers Stick Around and Why That's Important

March 04, 2020 0:27:50 40.12 MB Downloads: 0

Arvid talks about the kinds of churn founders will encounter, and which ones are actually welcome.