Bootstrapped Heroes

Lee Betts
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We interview founders who have bootstrapped their business from zero to £10k/m and beyond. We dive into the nitty gritty of how they did it, and what their numbers look like.

Episodes

  1. Running A Successful Software Dev Agency & The Truth About Tax Savings In Dubai - With Zubair Kakakhel

    JAN 26

    Running A Successful Software Dev Agency & The Truth About Tax Savings In Dubai - With Zubair Kakakhel

    Episode 4: Running A Successful Software Dev Agency & The Truth About Tax Savings In Dubai In this Episode, Lee Betts interviews Zubair Kakakhel, who has bootstrapped his new software dev agency to £10k/m We cover: How Zubair quit his job and got his new software dev agency to £10k/m with zero marketing spend AI’s impact on software engineering The hidden costs and downsides of moving to Dubai for tax purposes Links: Work with Lee Betts: ⁠https://www.leebetts.com/⁠ Follow Lee on X: ⁠https://x.com/leebetts_⁠ Connect with Lee on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-betts-5b68b11a3/⁠ Zubair's website: https://www.azkytech.com/ Connect with Zubair on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zubairbuilds/ Follow Zubair on X: ⁠https://x.com/ZubairBuilds Zubair's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ZubairBuilds Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BootstrappedHeroes Listen on Spotify: https://www.youtube.com/@BootstrappedHeroes Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bootstrapped-heroes/id1856535848

    36 min
  2. Building An AI App, Using AI, and Getting To $10k MRR In Less Than 30 days - With Mattia Pomelli

    JAN 20

    Building An AI App, Using AI, and Getting To $10k MRR In Less Than 30 days - With Mattia Pomelli

    Episode 3: Building An AI App, Using AI, and Getting To $10k MRR In Less Than 30 days In this Episode, Lee Betts interviews Mattia Pomelli, who has bootstrapped his way to $10k/m in less than 30 days. We cover: How he built his AI tool using AI How he got it to $10k/m in less than 30 days The biggest mistake he made His advice for others considering building in the AI space Links: Work with Lee Betts: ⁠https://www.leebetts.com/⁠ Follow Lee on X: ⁠https://x.com/leebetts_⁠ Connect with Lee on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-betts-5b68b11a3/⁠ Mattia's website: https://sleek.design/ Follow Mattia on X: ⁠https://x.com/mattiapomelli⁠ Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BootstrappedHeroes Listen on Spotify: https://www.youtube.com/@BootstrappedHeroes Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bootstrapped-heroes/id1856535848

    27 min
  3. How The Indian App Guy Bootstrapped His Way To 7 Profitable SaaS Businesses - With Sanskar Tiwari

    12/15/2025

    How The Indian App Guy Bootstrapped His Way To 7 Profitable SaaS Businesses - With Sanskar Tiwari

    Episode 2: How The Indian App Guy Bootstrapped His Way To 7 Profitable SaaS Businesses In this Episode, Lee Betts interviews Sanskar Tiwari (aka Indian App Guy)⁠, who has bootstrapped his way to 7 profitable SaaS companies We cover: How he started his agency with virtually zero money How long it took him to get to £10k/m The tactics he used to get him to £10k/m The biggest mistakes he made along the way How he's do it again if he had to start over How he grew his YouTube to 24k subscribers in months, not years Links: Work with Lee Betts: ⁠https://www.leebetts.com/⁠ Follow Lee on X: ⁠https://x.com/leebetts_⁠ Connect with Lee on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-betts-5b68b11a3/⁠ Sanskar's website: ⁠https://www.indianappguy.com/ Follow Sanskar on X: ⁠https://x.com/IndianAppGuy Sanskar's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/sanskartiwari   Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BootstrappedHeroes Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hk3q4mSov8GOMQxF2C4DU?si=YFtoUQ-KQ3y6qZ8IwuHY8A Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bootstrapped-heroes/id1856535848

    39 min

  4. 11/24/2025

    How This 26 Years Old Created Multiple 7-Figure Businesses With Less Than $1k - With Nick Abraham

    Episode 1: How This 26 Years Old Created Multiple 7-Figure Businesses With Less Than $1kIn this Episode, Lee Betts interviews ⁠Nick Abraham⁠, who at just age 26, has bootstrapped one of the world's largest B2B lead generation agencies, then used the profits to invest in and start two other 7-figure companies. We cover: How he started his agency with less than $1k How long it took him to get to £10k/m The tactics he used to get him to £10k/m The biggest mistakes he made along the way How he's do it again if he had to start over Links: Work with Lee Betts: ⁠https://www.leebetts.com/⁠ Follow Lee on X: ⁠https://x.com/leebetts_⁠ Connect with Lee on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-betts-5b68b11a3/⁠ Nick's agency: ⁠https://www.leadbird.io/⁠ Follow Nick on X: ⁠https://x.com/NickAbraham12⁠   Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BootstrappedHeroes Listen on Spotify: https://www.youtube.com/@BootstrappedHeroes Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bootstrapped-heroes/id1856535848

    18 min
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We interview founders who have bootstrapped their business from zero to £10k/m and beyond. We dive into the nitty gritty of how they did it, and what their numbers look like.

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