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11/20/2024
14 : 14
James Phoenix — Mastering Code & AI for the Modern Developer — The Bootstrapped Founder 356
Coding with AI changes everything. It changes how we design, test, and improve our software projects. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
11/15/2024
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The Age of the Gatekeeper Is Over — The Bootstrapped Founder 355
YouTube is both the best and the worst source of information — because we can watch it all, but no one will tell us what's REALLY worth watching. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
11/8/2024
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The Art of Productive Procrastination — The Bootstrapped Founder 354
The problem with having no boss is that there's no one to stop you from procrastinating. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
11/1/2024
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Podscan’s Dream Customer (Acquisition) Strategy — The Bootstrapped Founder 353
I want new prospects to receive the maximum possible value the moment they register for Podscan, so I treat them as customers before they even sign up ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
10/25/2024
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Running Lean at Scale — The Bootstrapped Founder 352
Yesterday, I shrunk the size of my production database from four terabytes to just under one terabyte. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
10/20/2024
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From Overload to Opportunity — The Bootstrapped Founder 351
When a Podscan user got a bit "too general" with their keywords, all of a sudden, my email provider stopped sending emails. Whoops. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
10/4/2024
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Navigating Constraints as a Bootstrapper — The Bootstrapped Founder 349
Bootstrapping is all about dealing with constraints: no money, the day job, lack of experience, and having no distribution. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
9/27/2024
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Observability in Software Businesses — The Bootstrapped Founder 348
“I didn't see it coming.” I had to admit that to myself a few times recently. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
9/20/2024
13 : 14
The AI-Powered Solopreneur — The Bootstrapped Founder 347
AI is revolutionizing the way I work as a solopreneur. So why not share exactly how I use it?
9/13/2024
13 : 14
When Podcasts Attack: The Unexpected Challenges of External Data — The Bootstrapped Founder 346
It started with a minor refactoring. It ended with an avalanche that almost caused an infrastructure explosion. From code to collapse.
9/6/2024
14 : 14
Scrape or Be Scraped — The Bootstrapped Founder 345
Welcome to the weird world of web scraping in the AI age, where founders protect their data from hungry AI companies but also scrape lots themselves.
8/30/2024
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Should Indie Hackers Go to Tech Conferences? — The Bootstrapped Founder 344
I gave up going to tech conferences. But that probably is an outdated opinion, particularly since as an entrepreneur, I benefit much more!
8/28/2024
13 : 14
Andrew Davies — The Power of a Merchant of Record — The Bootstrapped Founder 343
Andrew Davies shares his hard-earned marketing insights from Paddle.
8/23/2024
13 : 14
The Evolution of Coding in the AI Era — The Bootstrapped Founder 342
This week, instead of writing code, I delegated it — to AI. I've been doing this a lot lately.
8/20/2024
3 : 15
kerollmops — From Hackathon to Success: The Meilisearch Story — The Bootstrapped Founder 340
@kerollmops, the technical brain behind the open-source search engine Meilisearch, joins me for a nerdy chat about all things search.
8/20/2024
2 : 34
Striking a Balance — The Bootstrapped Founder 341
Feeling the weight of success can be just as challenging as the climb to get there.
8/9/2024
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Does Your SaaS Need a “User Tour?” — The Bootstrapped Founder 339
Is it a good idea to guide your users through your app when they sign up? Or does it show that your interface is too convoluted?
8/2/2024
13 : 14
“Working In” vs “Working On” the Business — The Bootstrapped Founder 338
It's taking small steps, looking at the ground, instead of dreaming of giant leaps while gazing at the stars.
7/26/2024
13 : 14
Doing Things that Don’t Scale …Unintentionally — The Bootstrapped Founder 337
What happens when something that was good enough isn't good enough anymore?
7/19/2024
13 : 14
The 7 Deadly Sins of Indie Hacking — The Bootstrapped Founder 336
Indie Hackers have sinned. They allowed the seven deadly sins into their founder lives. And now we must cast them out.