The Bootstrapped Founder

You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️  The Power of Omission: Killing Features for Fun and Profit The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold .

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You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️  Standard Operating Procedures: Managing Your Future Self The podcast currently has no sponsors. If you would like to support me, please consider buying a copy of my book Zero to Sold .

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You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️  Customer Retention: How to Keep Them Around As mentioned in the episode, feel free to check out my book Zero to Sold . Here's the launch tweet . Undock sponsors this episode of the Bootstrapped Founder Podcast. Balsamiq provides this sponsored airtime. Please check out both — they're awesome.

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You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ Seller Beware: Pricing Models That Can Break Your Business Links mentioned in part two: https://untools.co/ https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/the-cognitive-bias-codex-a-visual-of-180-cognitive-biases/ If you want to be inspired by Seth Godin, please read https://seths.blog/2020/05/dancing-with-tech/ Libpixel spons...

You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️   Not All Subscriptions Are Equal: Offer Yearly Plans from the Start This episode of the Bootstrapped Founder Podcast is sponsored by Treendly . This sponsored airtime is provided by Balsamiq . Please check out both — they're awesome.

You can find articles on the topics discussed in the episode here: - ✍️ Not All Subscribers Are Equal: How to Deal with Plans That No Longer Work - ✍️ Profit-Sharing as Employee Compensation for Bootstrappers This episode of the Bootstrapp ed Founder Podcast is sponsored by DrawSQL . This sponsored airtime is provided by Balsamiq . Please check out both — they're awesome.

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Arvid talks about the kinds of misalignments that can trouble your business.

Arvid explains how to make your service noticeably better for the majority of your users without making the product harder to use.

Arvid talks feature prioritization: Scoring, the Kano Model, and Story Mapping — how and why they work.

Arvid talks about how to create repeatable, reliable, and resilient processes and systems for your business.

Arvid explains the core attributes that make products stick around: focus, simplicity, and extensibility.

You can find the full article at Making Tech Choices: Don’t Add Risk to an Already Risky Business .

Arvid shares an actionable framework for deciding if you should build or buy (and the mistakes he made in the past).

The article for this episode can be found on The Bootstrapped Founder blog .

Arvid explains how to release software effectively and safely.

Arvid talks about how he dealt with anxiety when running FeedbackPanda.

Arvid talks about transparency, open data, and why bootstrappers usually stop sharing information about their businesses.

Arvid talks about how you can make sure you're still solving the right problem for the right people and if you still enjoy it.

Arvid explains what an MVP is, how to scope and time it, and what should go into a successful product.