238 episodes

Running a bootstrapped software company? Looking to start one? Then this is the podcast for you.

Bootstrapped Steve McLeod

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 29 Ratings

Running a bootstrapped software company? Looking to start one? Then this is the podcast for you.

    #238: B2B SaaS design with Nathan Powell

    #238: B2B SaaS design with Nathan Powell

    I chat with Nathan Powell, freelance product designer whose work these days is mainly with B2B SaaS. We chat about how developer founders can go about improving their app's UX and general design.

    • 33 min
    #237: Michael Koper, founder of Nusii

    #237: Michael Koper, founder of Nusii

    I chat with Michael Koper, founder of Nusii. We talk about what it's like when your product spends several years at a revenue plateau.

    • 25 min
    #236: Steve McLeod, founder of Feature Upvote

    #236: Steve McLeod, founder of Feature Upvote

    I'm the guest on my own podcast! A year ago, Ben Pages joined my company, Feature Upvote, to be our marketing manager. Ben had questions about the early days of Feature Upvote, and how this product came to be. He also wanted to know the origin of my low-stress approach to running a business. We thought, why keep this conversation to ourselves? Why not record it as a podcast interview, and share it with you? And that is exactly what we did for this episode.

    • 33 min
    #235: Maeva Cifuentes, founder of Flying Cat Marketing

    #235: Maeva Cifuentes, founder of Flying Cat Marketing

    I chat with Maeva Cifuentes, founder and CEO of Flying Cat Marketing, an SEO and content marketing agency. We discuss Maeva's journey from freelance translator to CEO of a successful marketing agency. Maeva also shares with us some practical SEO tips.

    • 32 min
    #234: Ed's marketing catchup

    #234: Ed's marketing catchup

    My frequent guest co-host Ed Freyfogle tells us about his recent marketing endeavours, including one that was inspired by April Dunford's "toilet talk". "Toilet talk", you ask? All will be revealing during this episode.

    • 32 min
    #233: Running a lifestyle business and proud of it

    #233: Running a lifestyle business and proud of it

    We have two guests interviewing each other! I invited two friends of the podcast, Andy Brice, and Robin Warren, to chat with each other about what it's like running a lifestyle business in 2022 compared to, say, 10 years ago. Although both Andy and Robin run what they call lifestyle businesses, they've taken different approaches, based on what they want to get out of their business.

    • 29 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
29 Ratings

29 Ratings

ASobering ,

A Bootstrapper’s Guide to Success 🔥

This is one of the most insightful and inspiring entrepreneurial podcasts that I have ever come across! Steve does such a great job of sharing his wisdom and I love how he leads meaningful conversations with guests who bring so much experience to the table. Highly recommend checking this show out - you won’t be disappointed!

Joshill:) ,

Thanks Steve!

This host always brings his audience the best guests who have a lot of experience within the startup industry. Quality production, keep it up!

Stephen Trainor ,

Mental solace for bootstrappers

It looks like it’s been a while since Bootstrapped got a review on Apple Podcasts, so here goes…

This is a great show! The hosts are super approachable/interesting/modest, and open in discussing their successes and challenges in life as a bootstrapper.

I’ve picked up many a good tip and learned about interesting products, services, tricks and techniques of which I wasn’t previously aware. Regular guest slots keep the material nicely varied.

Listening to this will broaden your horizons. And even better - you’ll know that when you hit bumps in the road, you’re not alone.

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