The Bootstrapped Founder

Arvid Kahl
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Arvid Kahl talks about starting and bootstrapping businesses, how to build an audience, and how to build in public.

  1. 3 apr

    439: The Increasing Risk of Building in Public

    Building in public helped me sell FeedbackPanda. That same radical transparency could now destroy a business overnight. With agentic coding tools, anyone can turn your publicly shared architecture, revenue numbers, and feature details into a working competitor in days—no coding skills required. The old safety threshold of $20-30K MRR has collapsed to zero. But that doesn't mean you stop sharing entirely. In this episode, I break down what I still talk about openly, what I'll never reveal again, and the one filter every founder should run before posting anything about their business: is it interesting to follow, or easy to clone?This episode of The Bootstraped Founder is sponsored by Podscan.fm The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/the-increasing-risk-of-building-in-public/ The podcast episode: https://tbf.fm/episodes/439-the-increasing-risk-of-building-in-public Check out Podscan, the Podcast database that transcribes every podcast episode out there minutes after it gets released: https://podscan.fmSend me a voicemail on Podline: https://podline.fm/arvid You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast Newsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/ My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/ My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com Here are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you.- Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid- TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid- HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60- AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ- Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q- ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): https://convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw

    16 min.

  2. 20 mrt

    438: AI Liability: The Landmines Under Your SaaS

    Google is banning accounts. Anthropic is locking down their plans. Two major AI providers are drawing hard lines around agentic systems — and most founders aren't ready for what that means. In this episode, I break down the real liability risks of shipping AI features: rogue chatbots, confused agents wiping production data, customers pointing autonomous tools at your API, and the insurance gap nobody's talking about. I share my own close calls with Claude Code, a practical minimum safety posture for any AI-powered product, and why the founders building moats out of data instead of models will sleep much better at night. This episode of The Bootstraped Founder is sponsored by Podscan.fm The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/ai-liability-the-landmines-under-your-saas/ The podcast episode: https://tbf.fm/episodes/438-ai-liability-the-landmines-under-your-saas Check out Podscan, the Podcast database that transcribes every podcast episode out there minutes after it gets released: https://podscan.fmSend me a voicemail on Podline: https://podline.fm/arvid You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast Newsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/ My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/ My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com Here are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you.- Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid- TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid- HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60- AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ- Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q- ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): https://convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw

    25 min.

  3. 13 mrt

    437: Data Is the Only Moat

    Building software is getting dramatically easier — so what exactly are we building our businesses on? In this episode, I dig into why real-world data is the only reliable moat left for software founders. I share what I'm seeing at Podscan, where fifty million transcribed podcast episodes matter far more than any algorithm, why purely transformative software is dangerously vulnerable to agents, and how making your business API-first with full platform parity is the move that turns a data advantage into a defensible one. Having data is half the moat. Availing data is the other half. This episode of The Bootstraped Founder is sponsored by Podscan.fm The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/data-is-the-only-moat/ The podcast episode: https://tbf.fm/episodes/437-data-is-the-only-moat Check out Podscan, the Podcast database that transcribes every podcast episode out there minutes after it gets released: https://podscan.fmSend me a voicemail on Podline: https://podline.fm/arvid You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast Newsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/ My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/ My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com Here are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you.- Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid- TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid- HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60- AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ- Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q- ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): https://convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw

    16 min.

  4. 13 feb

    436: When Long-Term Investments Finally Pay Off

    What happens when the seeds you planted eighteen months ago finally start breaking through? In this episode, Arvid shares how Podscan's long-term investments are compounding—from programmatic SEO earning backlinks from major publications to an OP3 integration improving data fidelity across millions of podcasts. He also talks about how agentic coding tools helped him migrate to OpenSearch, a system he never would have touched on his own, and the semi-automated 10-80-10 workflows that are freeing him up for higher-leverage work. This episode of The Bootstraped Founder is sponsored by Podscan.fm The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/when-long-term-investments-finally-pay-off/ The podcast episode: https://tbf.fm/episodes/436-when-long-term-investments-finally-pay-off Check out Podscan, the Podcast database that transcribes every podcast episode out there minutes after it gets released: https://podscan.fmSend me a voicemail on Podline: https://podline.fm/arvid You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast Newsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/ My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/ My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com Here are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you.- Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid- TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid- HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60- AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ- Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q- ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): https://convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw

    17 min.

  5. 6 feb

    435: How to Actually Use Claude Code to Build Serious Software

    After six months of building Podscan almost exclusively with Claude Code, Arvid shares the configuration and prompting strategies that make agentic coding actually work. From connecting Claude to your browser with the --chrome flag so it can visually inspect your app, to the "Ralph Wiggum loop" that keeps the agent iterating until a task is truly done, to the permission settings that prevent it from nuking your database—these are the practical lessons that separate productive Claude Code users from those constantly cleaning up messes. Plus: why testing is Claude Code's superpower, and how to build a system prompt that turns raw code generation into genuine collaboration. This episode of The Bootstraped Founder is sponsored by Podscan.fm The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/how-to-actually-use-claude-code-to-build-serious-software/ The podcast episode: https://tbf.fm/episodes/435-how-to-actually-use-claude-code-to-build-serious-software Check out Podscan, the Podcast database that transcribes every podcast episode out there minutes after it gets released: https://podscan.fmSend me a voicemail on Podline: https://podline.fm/arvid You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast Newsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/ My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/ My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com Here are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you.- Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid- TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid- HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60- AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ- Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q- ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): https://convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw

    17 min.

  6. 30 jan

    434: Follow Your Passion (But Not Like That)

    "Follow your passion" consistently ranks as the most frustrating advice entrepreneurs receive. Today I'm breaking down why this well-meaning guidance becomes dangerous when followed blindly, and more importantly, what it actually decodes into when you think about it properly. Using my own experience with miniature painting and 3D printing, I'll show you how the real opportunity isn't doing what you love for money—it's finding others who share your passion and solving the problems they can't solve themselves. This episode of The Bootstraped Founder is sponsored by Paddle.com The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/follow-your-passion-but-not-like-that/ The podcast episode: https://tbf.fm/episodes/434-follow-your-passion-but-not-like-that Check out Podscan, the Podcast database that transcribes every podcast episode out there minutes after it gets released: https://podscan.fmSend me a voicemail on Podline: https://podline.fm/arvid You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast Newsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/ My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/ My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com Here are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you.- Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid- TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid- HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60- AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ- Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q- ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): https://convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw

    13 min.

  7. 23 jan

    433: The 1% Improvement Myth

    The "improve 1% every day" mantra sounds inspiring until you realize it mostly gets people tweaking button colors and reorganizing task managers. Real improvements in early-stage businesses come from unexpected moments—like a single customer conversation that reveals you've been doing something wrong for six months. Instead of chasing unmeasurable micro-improvements, talk to one customer every day. \ That's where assumptions clash with reality, where you learn their language, and where you discover the insights that actually move the needle. This episode of The Bootstraped Founder is sponsored by Paddle.com The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/the-1-improvement-myth-why-customer-conversations-beat-micro-improvements-every-time/ The podcast episode: https://tbf.fm/episodes/433-the-1-improvement-myth Check out Podscan, the Podcast database that transcribes every podcast episode out there minutes after it gets released: https://podscan.fmSend me a voicemail on Podline: https://podline.fm/arvid You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast Newsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/ My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/ My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com Here are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you.- Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid- TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid- HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60- AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ- Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q- ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): https://convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw

    8 min.

  8. 16 jan

    432: Don't Give Up... Your Assumptions

    The entrepreneurial world loves telling founders to "never give up"—but what if that advice is slowly killing your business? In this episode, I unpack why persistence without direction is just expensive stubbornness. The real skill isn't grinding through everything; it's knowing which assumptions to abandon while keeping the business alive. I share why running parallel experiments beats blind faith, and what a Twitter thread about Pieter Levels' "ugly" landing pages taught me about the beliefs we cling to without questioning. This episode of The Bootstraped Founder is sponsored by Paddle.com The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/dont-give-up-your-assumptions/The podcast episode: https://tbf.fm/episodes/432-dont-give-up-your-assumptions Check out Podscan, the Podcast database that transcribes every podcast episode out there minutes after it gets released: https://podscan.fmSend me a voicemail on Podline: https://podline.fm/arvid You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast Newsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/ My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/ My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com Here are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you.- Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid- TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid- HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60- AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ- Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q- ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): https://convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw

    11 min.
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Arvid Kahl talks about starting and bootstrapping businesses, how to build an audience, and how to build in public.

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  • Maker
    Arvid Kahl
  • Jaren actief
    2020 - 2026
  • Afleveringen
    442
  • Beoordeling
    Veilig
  • Copyright
    © @ 2022 Arvid Kahl
  • Website van aflevering
    The Bootstrapped Founder
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