Val Sopi
Bootstrapping SaaS
Bootstrapping SaaS is a podcast where I document my attempts at getting to $10K in MRR with my SaaS products as a one-man show: designer, developer, marketer. I talk about recent updates with my SaaS', conundrums, lessons, successful outcomes, and a few personal things here and there. Once in a while, I bring in a guest and we talk. The show is roughly prepared with bullet points, but mostly a free rain of thoughts with whatever is going on that week. The first 40 episodes have been mostly about Claritask up until I exited: https://bootstrapping-saas.transistor.fm/episodes/claritask-soldStarti...
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Episodes
How to sell ethically with Martin Stellar 17.01.2022 1:02:42
Martin Stellar (https://twitter.com/martinstellar) talks about what it means being a Monk and how all that relates to ethical selling. We talk about products, Martin's coaching, his new services and apps, and even tailoring. It's along one full of gems.
Cam Sloan: "You don't need to get your personal brand from your business!" 10.01.2022 59:40
I got a chance to talk to my long time online friend, Cam Sloan, who's currently working on Hopscotch. We talk about the challenges of being a solo founder, b2b/b2c Saas opportunities, personal brand, photography, and more.
Talking shop with Noah Bragg 14.12.2021 43:29
Noah just quit his job to fully focus on Potion.so. We go deep and talk about the benefits of running a growing product, exiting, VC money, growth, lessons, building vs marketing, and more.
Talking to Ben: Does going slow(er) sabotage our growth? 22.11.2021 42:46
Ben Mann (@digitaltrouble) comes up to share what he's been up to.
The pull 07.10.2021 10:28
blogstatic's momentum is growing and I'm trying to maintain my pace without being overwhelmed.
Reloading 08.09.2021 5:58
A quick update after a 5-month break from recording.
Claritask, sold! 08.04.2021 33:23
Lessons from selling Claritask and what's next
A quick update 11.01.2021 9:54
Agency work, new ideas, Claritask...
Wellbeing 29.10.2020 28:26
I share my tools that help me stay healthy emotionally and physically.
Back after the break 15.10.2020 14:29
Back after a 3-month break. Talking about what I've been up to. Claritask update. Client work. And what I'm up to now/next.
Taking a little breather 11.07.2020 7:29
Signup for Claritask.com to run your team and projects A list of various Podcasts on bootstrapping: https://transistor.fm/podcasts-for-bootstrappers Bootstrapping Saas Playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ANZLmlqW5LODRP2P11MTR?si=rk_FG5BdSVK65mZ5HrcmOw
Spilling beer with Ben Mann 03.07.2020 54:32
Ben is the founder of https://playgroup.community/ who just launched it with their first paying client, the notorious MegaMaker forum. You can also find Ben on Twitter at https://twitter.com/digitaltrouble He runs his podcast with Noah Bragg https://productjourney.fm/ You can also find Ben's website here https://benmann.de/ === Signup for Claritask.com to run your team and projects A list of vari...
Giving Value vs Solving a Problem, with Louis Nicholls 25.06.2020 1:02:56
This show was an elaboration of a discussion/argument we had with Louis a few weeks ago on Twitter. You can find the entire tweet here: https://twitter.com/valsopi/status/1267489835863998472 Some questions we try to answer are: The difference between idea/execution What it means to give value What is Marketing vs Sales (a sort of new take, at least for me) You can find out more about Louis in the...
What's a good idea/solution? 08.06.2020 20:24
The two tweets I mention heavily on the show https://twitter.com/valsopi/status/1266052752901373952 https://twitter.com/valsopi/status/1267489835863998472 And signup for Claritask.com to run your team and projects A list of various Podcasts on bootstrapping: https://transistor.fm/podcasts-for-bootstrappers Bootstrapping Saas Playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ANZLmlqW5LODRP2P1...
Claritask as a side project 25.05.2020 21:38
This week I am listening to: Hermanos Gutierrez and their album Hoy Como Ayer HUGE Thanks to my Patreon supporters: Jace Richardson — RepoGuard.com RepoGuard. Protect your GitHub repositories from common mistakes that cost time and energy to fix. Whether it's force pushes to master or just bad commit messages, RepoGuard can help. Visit RepoGuard.com for more info. Flamur Mavraj — Ornio.no Merott M...
Catching up with Corey — Part Deux 15.05.2020 1:07:26
It's Friday, so we slip into philosophical thoughts and let that lead us to the end. HUGE Thanks to my Patreon supporters: Flamur Mavraj — Ornio.no Jace Richardson — RepoGuard.com RepoGuard. Protect your GitHub repositories from common mistakes that cost time and energy to fix. Whether it's force pushes to master or just bad commit messages, RepoGuard can help. Visit RepoGuard.com for more info. M...
The importance of having the right co-founder 11.05.2020 44:45
Among other things, I talk about: My personal experience with cofounders Thoughts on finding a co-founder Audio clips from: Arvid Kahl of Zero to Sold and The Bootstrapped Founder Justin Jackson of Transistor.fm and JustinJackson.ca Simon Bennett of Snapshooter.io A quick update on Claritask A list of various Podcasts on bootstrapping: https://transistor.fm/podcasts-for-bootstrappers Bootstrapping...
Online Friends 02.05.2020 28:38
In this episode... Spoke about the importance of having friends that share the same journey Claritask Scrum being ready How we don't have to be perfect Thinking about AppSumo Dan Miller's book on Scrum: https://gumroad.com/danmiller#CDPpF And a few other things... Bootstrapping Saas Playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ANZLmlqW5LODRP2P11MTR?si=rk_FG5BdSVK65mZ5HrcmOw HUGE Thanks...
1 Year of Bootstrapping Saas 19.04.2020 30:48
My panic attack, Claritask progress, issues, and hope ahead. Mentioned in the show: Dwayne Perkins Standup Bertram — Craft and Wilderness
Sales and marketing efforts 08.03.2020 16:26
I talk about about, how I am using Linkedin Email Twitter Direct Email Blogging A BIG Thanks to my Patreon supporters: Jace Richardson RepoGuard. Protect your GitHub repositories from common mistakes that cost time and energy to fix. Whether it's force pushes to master or just bad commit messages, RepoGuard can help. Visit RepoGuard.com for more info. Merott Mohavedi - xebel.co Simon Benett - sna...
Selling a solution VS a comodity 28.02.2020 10:08
I had a thought earlier today about how maybe selling a solution (like Claritask) requires an offline effort (networking, in person sales, conferences, presentations, etc.). Here's the original tweet on that conundrum: https://twitter.com/valsopi/status/1233382562728378368 HUGE Thanks to my Patreon supporters: Jace Richardson RepoGuard. Protect your GitHub repositories from common mistakes that co...
Claritask is 1 16.02.2020 24:37
Enjoying Claritask, more than ever because: Claritask is quite complete Current clients are happy New pricing New activity New paying clients My consultancy financing Claritask And talking about one problem/conundrum/question that I have, which I don't know how to solve. A BIG Thanks to my Patreon supporters: Jace Richardson RepoGuard. Protect your GitHub repositories from common mistakes that co...
How to find an idea... my way 09.02.2020 22:16
I was invited on Product Journey podcast to share my story and had a great time speaking to Noah and Ben. One thing that got my mind churning was on how I would go about finding what idea to work on next. It was specifically Noah's frustrations after interviewing people and being left with less inspiration than when first started. This is that episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/4ea4839f HUGE T...
Talking Shop with Helen Ryles 01.02.2020 52:21
Had the pleasure to speak to my long time internet friend, Helen Ryles ( @HelenRyles ). We covered topics from product making, validation, marketing, timing/luck, staying sane, and more. One of the longest episodes I believe, but felt like a breeze. Let me know if you have any comments by replying to the shows tweet here: Helen's current projects: Namesace: https://namesace.com/ FeedbackFridays:...
How I got here 26.01.2020 25:36
Would I have been able to make Claritask as a side project? The talk I had with my wife April Dunford's Obviously Awesome book HUGE Thanks to my Patreon supporters: Jace Richardson RepoGuard. Protect your GitHub repositories from common mistakes that cost time and energy to fix. Whether it's force pushes to master or just bad commit messages, RepoGuard can help. Visit RepoGuard.com for more info....
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