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Our final episode (for now)
It's true. We're calling this a final episode—for now—but don't unsubscribe! We promise to pop into the feed every few months to catch up :) But for now, we're takin...
Year-end takeaways & goals
2024 look-back and takeaways. 2025 goals. Let's go! Connect with Brian: Follow Brian on Bluesky / Twitter Brian's products: Building! Instrumental.dev Instrumental...
Bluesky.
Bluesky takes. Activation funnels. Retention. Delegating. Demo videos. Video marketing. Sick vacations. Connect with Jordan: Follow Jordan on Bluesky / Twitter ...
Building out of a job
Putting in more hours to put in less. Building systems for delivering software. Deploying demo video(s). Listening to customers. Using a business to deepen your cr...
"Thank you for solving my problem."
Bluesky is having a moment. Halloween. Customers telling us their problems are solved. Essential onboarding. Calm before the (hiring) storm. Projects are waiting. ...
Probably fine
Join us in the (free) Bootstrapped Web community on Ripple.fm Today: Political noise. Removing features. Positioning. Products for developers. Idea wireframes (as ...
Funnels & Moonshots
Hey we didn't talk about WordPress this week! But we did talk about Elon... Also: Brian's working on a components product (instrumental.dev), Jordan's figuring out o...
Products For Builders
Join us in the (free) Bootstrapped Web community on Ripple.fm Today: Brian's new product (Instrumental.dev). Comparing the open-source leadership styles of Matt, DHH,...
Pressing Questions
Brian and Jordan's expert (lol) takes on WordPress-land. Car shopping. Netflix rec's. Funnel tracking. Customer observations. Over-building. Join our free communi...
Onboarding Funnels
Join us in the (free) Bootstrapped Web community on Ripple.fm Today: Optimizing our onboarding funnels. Calls to action. Lead ads. ARPU. API plans. Pearl Jam. Sl...
What Customers Want
Q4 energy. Signup funnels. Self-serve vs. not. Building assets vs. building cashflow. Membership business models. Join our free community for Bootstrapped Web li...
Why is SaaS hard?
Join us in the (free) Bootstrapped Web community on Ripple.fm Today: Why makes SaaS more difficult than other business models? Rosie first customers! Brian's pricing...
If we bootstrapped
Today on Bootstrapped Web: What if we bootstrapped? Funnel projects. Pricing experiments. Software speed. Tech-enabled services. Listener conversations on Ripple....
Funnels & Websites
Connect with Brian, Jordan and fellow listeners in the Bootstrapped Web community on Ripple.fm Today: Asking the hard-hitting questions like... Coconut pastries... for...
Networks & Audiences
Ripple.fm is live and open. Rosie is live for self serve signups. Niche social networking. Advertising using video. Cold outreach playbooks. And a special guest j...
Pricing Experiments
Brian launches built and launched something new. 2 things actually. Jordan changes pricing strategy for Rosie. Brian also changes pricing strategy for Clarityflow. ...
Era of Trying Stuff
Yet another new product announcement from Brian. Jordan launches to first customers. The era of hacking on new ideas. Summer speed ups. Professional standards. Vac...
What's Next?
Brian's next product announcement. Marketing first. Small bets. Private podcasting. AI product development speed. Summer vacations. Connect with Brian: Brian's n...
The Morning After
US Presidential debate analysis. America. Launch week. First customers. Perfect storm for a new product idea. Questioning assumptions. Seeking feedback. Connect ...
Dialing In
Tailor-Made UI. Knowing your customer. Launch-week learnings. Sales calls. Cold outreach. Margin & space. Date night hangovers. Summer camp. Connect with Brian:...
Hey, Rosie
Launching heyrosie.com. First demos. Twitter feeds. Productized consulting. Homepage rewrite. Summer camp. Concerts. Connect with Jordan: Jordan's company, Rosi...
Prompt Engineering
Launch week. AI demos. Prompt engineering. Help docs. Product marketing. New feature prep. B2B vs. B2C strategies. Coastal living. Mainstream AI. Connect with ...
Build in public
Troubleshooting back pain. "Early access" vs. "Sign up". Build (or brag) in public. Bootstrapping via consulting. Starter app templates. The AI voice space. No-B...
Launch and learn
Shady domain brokers. Cooling off on product ideas. Pricing questions. High vs. low volume funnels. Launch and learn. Conflicting realities. Deadlifts. Summer t...
AI Products
GPT-4o. Sleepless nights. Product idea excitement. Self-serve funnels. Keeping calm before the storm. Selling to small business. Knicks in 6? The David Park Twee...
Product Hunting
No, we're not talking about Product Hunt (the website) today. This one's about:Hunting for new product ideas. Categories in AI. Finding a partner. Divesting in aud...
Startup Names
Choosing a name. YouTube experiments. SEO. Reaching a foreign industry. Branding exercise. The New York Knicks. Connect with Jordan: Jordan's company, Rally Jordan on...
Entrepreneurial Seasons
Protyping with AI. Burnout aftermath. Validation theories that need retiring. Go-to-market. MVP speed. SaaS UI components as a service. Kitchen Reno. Passover. ...
Not Selling to SaaS
Email for SaaS. Selling to Main Street. AI in the real world. Offloading customer support. UI/UX consultancy pricing. YouTube experimentation. Vacation guilt. K...
Sell to SaaS?
Exploring products that sell to SaaS. Flights. Credit card points. Passover. Elections. Twitter. Validation. No-kids vacations. Connect with Brian: Brian's Pro...