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12/2/2022
10 : 14

A chat with Steve McLeod, founder of Feature Upvote

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, This week I'm the guest on my own podcast! A year ago, Ben joined my company, Feature Upvote, to be our
11/18/2022
15 : 34

A new episode of Bootstrapped

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, In this week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast, I chat with Maeva Cifuentes, founder and CEO of Flying
9/30/2022
10 : 4

On running a WordPress agency

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, In this week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast, I chat with Marc Jenkins, founder of 16by9, a small web
9/16/2022
11 : 24

On losing customers via bad support

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, In this week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast, I catch up with my frequent co-host, Ed Freyfogle, after
8/5/2022
8 : 24

Saying no to a generous acquisition offer

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, Simon Bennett, founder of SnapShooter, returns to the show. We chat about a generous acquisition offer Simon
7/15/2022
9 : 34

How to get backlinks (without feeling dirty)

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, This week's episode goes into how-to territory. I get emails every day asking, pleading, begging for
7/1/2022
9 : 4

Joining TinySeed Europe, with Nick Swan

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, When I started my own company, I was deadset on keeping it forever as a 1-person company. I enjoyed the challenge
6/17/2022
10 : 34

Sponsoring events, podcasts, and newsletters with Peldi @ Balsamiq

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, This week, we are joined by a good friend of the podcast, Peldi Guilizzoni, founder of Balsamiq. We discuss how
6/4/2022
2 : 40

BoS Europe 2022 retrospective

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, Something a bit different for this week's episode of Bootstrapped! I'm cross-publishing an episode I
5/20/2022
10 : 24

Recalibrating prices, and Postmark got acquired

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, When I was starting Feature Upvote, I used Postmark as a model for the type of company I wanted to be build. Not
5/6/2022
9 : 34

When customer payments fail

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, What can you do when a long-term, active customer encounters payment problems? In this week's episode of
4/1/2022
14 : 34

Leaving bootstrapper life to be an employee again

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, Do you ever think about closing down or selling your business, and becoming an employee again in someone
3/25/2022
10 : 44

London, in-person events, crowded pubs

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, In this week's episode of Bootstrapped, Ed and I chat about Ed's recent trip to London, my upcoming trip
3/18/2022
10 : 34

I interviewed Brian Casel of ZipMessage

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, In this week's episode of Bootstrapped, I speak with Brian Casel, founder of ZipMessage, an asynchronous
3/11/2022
10 : 14

Should you trademark your bootstrapped business?

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, In this week's episode of Bootstrapped, Ed Freyfogle tells me why and how he obtained a trademark for his
3/5/2022
13 : 4

The expensive domain name change that didn’t go as planned

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, Do you ever wish you had a better domain name for your business? But you are scared of what could go wrong? Then
2/25/2022
8 : 54

How and why I hired a marketer for my SaaS

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, Ever thought about hiring a marketer for your business? Then you'll enjoy this week's episode of the
2/18/2022
8 : 44

Interview with Charles Perry, host of Release Notes

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, In this week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast, Ed interviews Charles Perry. Charles was the co-host of
2/11/2022
10 : 54

When, if ever, should we refuse a customer?

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, In this week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast, we talk about Ed's launch of his new product line.
2/4/2022
10 : 34

Strengthening company culture with Peldi of Balsamiq

This week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast is ready for you. Hi Bootstrappers, In this week's episode of the Bootstrapped podcast, frequent guest Peldi, founder of Balsamiq, makes another