Bootstrapped Podcast
1) #228: How to get backlinks (without feeling dirty)
An effective content strategy for your product requires getting backlinks. In this episode, I share 9 strategies I use for getting backlinks for my product's website - without doing things that make m...Show More
2) #227: Joining TinySeed with Nick Swan of SEOTesting.com
Nick Swan from SEOTesting.com discusses how he took on a co-founder for his already-established business, why he decided to no longer be a 1-person show, and most importantly how he sold a small part ...Show More
3) #226: Sponsoring events, podcasts, and newsletters with Peldi @ Balsamiq
We are joined by a good friend of the podcast, Peldi Guilizzoni, to discuss how to go about sponsoring events, newsletters, and podcasts to promote your product. In particular we talk about creative ...Show More
4) #225: BoS Europe 2022 retrospective
I first recorded this episode for the Business of Software podcast. I chat about the experience of attending the recent Business of Software Europe in-person event, together with Joe Leech, who was a ...Show More
5) #224: Recalibrating prices, and Postmark got acquired
Ed and I talk about how currency fluctuations are affecting our pricing. And we give our opinion on the recent acquisition of Postmark, a bootstrapping success story, by ActiveCampaign. A brief note ...Show More
6) #223: When customer payments fail
We talk about why we are switching the podcast from weekly to fortnightly for a while. We also discuss headaches when customer payments fail and what we can do to address the problem.
7) #222: Pierre de Wulf, co-founder of ScrapingBee
Ed chats with Pierre de Wulf, co-founder of ScrapingBee. Pierre tells us about the time his company almost got acquired - and how the deal fell apart at the final stage.
8) #221: Brian Sierakowski of Baremetrics
My co-host Ed Freyfogle chats with Brian Sierakowski, general manager of Baremetrics. Brian stepped in to manage Baremetrics after it was acquired a year or so ago from the founder. Ed and Brian discu...Show More
9) #220: Adventures in Abandonware and WordPress
Ed and Steve talk about a dilemma Steve is facing. An open source component heavily used by Feature Upvote has become abandoned by the maintainer, and Steve has to make a hard decision about how to de...Show More
10) #219: Leaving bootstrapper life to be an employee again, with John Ndege
Ed chats with John Ndege, a former bootstrapper, about how it feels no longer being one's own boss. John was a bootstrapper, he launched and grew a product, and he ultimately sold it. Afterwards, he w...Show More