Arvid Kahl talks about starting and bootstrapping businesses, how to build an audience, and how to build in public.
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26. The Boring Truth of Successful Products That Survive
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
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
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
The article for this episode can be found on The Bootstrapped Founder blog.
22. How to Release as a Bootstrapper: Often, Early, and Safely
Arvid explains how to release software effectively and safely.
21. Scaling Your SaaS Without Scaling Your Anxiety
Arvid talks about how he dealt with anxiety when running FeedbackPanda.
20. Too Many Eyes: Why Bootstrapped Companies Stop Being Transparent (Eventually)
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
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
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
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
Arvid talks about the kinds of churn founders will encounter, and which ones are actually welcome.
15. How to Do Maximum Customer Support with Minimum Effort
Arvid talks about the FeedbackPanda customer service system allowed them to run the business with 0 employees.
14. The Bootstrapper’s Plight: The Social Headaches of Building a Business
Arvid talks about the weird conversations you will have as a founder, and how to deal with them.
13. The Myth of The Finished Product
Arvid talks about why software products are never finished, and which kinds of changes you can expect to make.
12. Real and Imaginary Responsibilities of a Bootstrapped Founder
Arvid explains the kinds of imaginary responsibilities he encountered in his business and how to deal with them.