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Join Sabba Keynejad (co-founder of VEED.io) and Charlie Ward (founder of Ramen Club, Ramen Space & Cosy) as they dive deep into the world of startups, AI, and the latest tech trends. These two legends of the London indie scene bring their no-nonsense, real-world insights to help founders, builders, and indie hackers navigate the highs and lows of entrepreneurship. Expect candid conversations, actionable takeaways, and the occasional hot take on where the future of business is headed. Whether you're bootstrapping your way to success or scaling your next big idea, Napkin Math is your go-to podcast for unfiltered discussions on what it really takes to win in the startup game.

  1. 7月3日

    How Dyson Turned Vacuum Cleaners into a Billion Dollar Empire

    In this episode, we break down how James Dyson, one of the world’s most iconic inventors and entrepreneurs, turned Dyson into a multi-billion-dollar company by questioning everyday products, embracing thousands of failed prototypes, and staying relentlessly obsessed with great engineering. Timestamps00:00 Introduction: James Dyson's startup story 03:20 From art school to entrepreneur  08:30 Reinventing the wheelbarrow (The Ballbarrow)  14:15 Inventing the bagless vacuum cleaner  22:00 Why incumbents rejected Dyson's innovation  30:05 Why customer research often fails innovators  39:25 The Dyson electric car that never launched  42:20 Startup lessons for the AI era  50:30 Final takeaways: Reinvention, resilience & long-term thinking

    How Dyson Turned Vacuum Cleaners into a Billion Dollar Empire

  2. 6月22日

    From $0 to $1M+: Inside Tiiny Host's Bootstrapped Journey with Elston Barretto

    Elston Baretto, founder of Tiiny Host, joins us to break down how he grew his drag-and-drop file hosting platform to 2M+ users with zero market research. We cover the SEO and PLG tactics that got him to $100K, the freemium/trial tweaks that pushed him past $1M, how AI tools like Claude Code reshaped his engineering workflow — and the wild side of running a hosting company, from phishing takedowns to an actual FBI subpoena. Timestamps:00:00 – Intro & origin story 09:08 – Journey to $100K (SEO, growth, churn) 32:02 – From $100K to $1M (PMF, hiring, pricing) 43:16 – AI's impact on engineering and growth 57:14 – Dark side of hosting: phishing, FBI, blacklists 1:09:14 – Advice for indie hackers & closing

    From $0 to $1M+: Inside Tiiny Host's Bootstrapped Journey with Elston Barretto

  3. 6月13日

    How We Reinvented VEED for the AI Era

    From building one of the first browser-based video editors to facing an existential threat from AI, Sabba breaks down the hard decisions, failed experiments, and strategic pivots that transformed VEED from a traditional SaaS company into a fast-growing AI platform. Timestamps:00:00 Reinventing VEED for the AI Era 02:08 AI Changed Video Creation Forever 03:32 Why Listening to Customers Can Be Dangerous 04:14 The Netflix Lesson 08:14 Building VEED's AI Video Model 09:54 Should Startups Build AI Models? 12:22 The MAGIC Framework 14:41 The Vibe Coding Boom 19:08 The Future of VEED 20:05 Outro

    How We Reinvented VEED for the AI Era

  4. 5月26日

    The Vibe Coding Gold Rush: 3 Ways to Make Your First Million

    Three concrete ways to build a million-dollar business on the back of the vibe coding boom. Specialized AI coding tools, security, and education with live napkin math, real company examples, and keyword research throughout. Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro & The Vibe Coding Opportunity00:03:27 - Way #1: Build a "Lovable for X" (Specialized Vibe Coding Tools)00:26:19 - Way #2: Vibe Coding Security00:34:12 - Way #3: Education & Training00:43:38 - Bonus: Discovery Layers & Living in the Future00:51:12 - Wrap-up & Listener Challenge

    The Vibe Coding Gold Rush: 3 Ways to Make Your First Million

  5. 5月19日

    How Tally Hit $5M ARR by Staying Small & User-Obsessed

    Maria Martinez, co-founder of Tally — a bootstrapped form builder that hit over $5M ARR since 2020 — joins Sabba and Charlie to break down how she and her husband Philip built a profitable SaaS business in a fiercely competitive market. From a failed hotel marketplace idea (killed by Covid in Bangkok) to launching a Notion-inspired form builder and growing it entirely through product-led growth, Maria shares the unfiltered story of what it really takes to compete without venture capital, a sales team, or a marketing budget. Timestamps00:00:00 - Intro & Guest Welcome00:00:59 - What is Tally & The Origin Story00:07:48 - Competitive Landscape & Go-To-Market Strategy00:11:16 - Free Tier & Product-Led Growth00:27:00 - AI & LLM Discovery00:34:13 - User Feedback & Metrics00:54:27 - Life as Bootstrapped Co-founders00:58:00 - Challenges & Churn01:02:43 - Roadmap & Advice for Founders

    How Tally Hit $5M ARR by Staying Small & User-Obsessed

  6. 5月12日

    How to Reduce Churn in Subscription Businesses

    A practical breakdown of churn: what it is, why it varies by market, how to tell good churn from bad churn, and the product, marketing, pricing, and activation moves that reduce it. The episode focuses on identifying sticky users, improving time to value, and designing free plans and workflows that convert better. Timestamps:00:00 - Intro to Churn 00:01:36 - What Churn Actually Means 00:04:15 - Good vs Bad Churn 00:10:45 - Different Types of Churn 00:12:47 - How to Reduce Churn 00:16:41 - Talking to Customers 00:24:11 - Workflow & ICP 00:26:07 - Marketing for Retention 00:34:21 - Free Plans & Pricing 00:38:32 - Activation & Time to Value 00:48:05 - Tactical Churn Fixes 00:56:43 - The Power of Negative Churn

    How to Reduce Churn in Subscription Businesses

  7. 5月5日

    How Yasser Bootstrapped Chatbase to $10M ARR in 3 Years

    Yasir, CEO and solo founder of Chatbase, joins Saba and Charlie on the Napkin Math podcast to break down how he bootstrapped an AI customer support platform from a PDF chatbot side project to $10M ARR in just 3 years — starting before ChatGPT even launched. He shares the real story behind going viral, hitting $1M ARR in 4 months, the chaos of early growth, why he stayed bootstrapped, and how he thinks about building durable AI "harnesses" in a world where models improve every few months. Timestamps:01:38 - Origin story — building before ChatGPT existed14:04 - 0 to $1M ARR in 4 months22:13 - Product evolution — PDF chatbot to B2B AI agent31:05 - Why brand makes every channel easier35:44 - What makes a great AI harness vs a mediocre one43:48 - Moats in the AI era52:43 - Bootstrapped vs raising — Yasir's decision56:15 - Path to AGI through harness improvements59:12 - Advice for new founders: operate like an agency

    How Yasser Bootstrapped Chatbase to $10M ARR in 3 Years

  8. 4月28日

    How Ben Pasternak took Sabba's App and made millions

    A founder's stolen app, AI image gold rushes, and why London might just be the next Silicon Valley — all on the back of a napkin. Timestamps:00:00 - Intro00:41 - The stolen app story08:54 - Lessons from the App Store11:36 - Vibe shuffles & business opportunities20:00 - Vibe coding education24:36 - ChatGPT image model28:31 - AI designer niches37:36 - Cursor's $60B acquisition40:57 - London Maxing movement

    How Ben Pasternak took Sabba's App and made millions
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簡介

Join Sabba Keynejad (co-founder of VEED.io) and Charlie Ward (founder of Ramen Club, Ramen Space & Cosy) as they dive deep into the world of startups, AI, and the latest tech trends. These two legends of the London indie scene bring their no-nonsense, real-world insights to help founders, builders, and indie hackers navigate the highs and lows of entrepreneurship. Expect candid conversations, actionable takeaways, and the occasional hot take on where the future of business is headed. Whether you're bootstrapping your way to success or scaling your next big idea, Napkin Math is your go-to podcast for unfiltered discussions on what it really takes to win in the startup game.

資訊

  • 創作者
    Charlie & Sabba
  • 活躍年代
    2025年 - 2026年
  • 集數
    42
  • 年齡分級
    兒少適宜
  • 版權
    © 2026 Napkin Math Industries
  • 節目網站
    Napkin Math

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