The Bootstrap - Building Startups from Scratch

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The Bootstrap - Building Startups from Scratch

From Swivol Media and The Product Bus comes The Bootstrap: Building Startups from Scratch - your weekly source of news and practical support for bootstrapping founders - or founders building their business with their own effort and funds and no external investors. The Bootstrap unpacks strategies that any founder can apply to make smart, data-informed decisions as they navigate the early stages of building a startup. We focus on helping founders avoid the common pitfalls that stop many great ideas from becoming a reality. Each episode, we start with one or two news items that bootstrapping founders need to know, and then host Scotty Allen (Founder of The Product Bus) is joined by a guest who brings their experience and subject matter to a specific topic with practical, actionable strategies that founders can take away and apply immediately to their own business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 09/09/2024

    Keeping up (or not) with AI with Gavin Reddrop

    If you work in tech and or with startups and you haven’t heard a dozen people say a version of “we need to add AI” ot “I’m building an AI product”, then well weve been in different meetings. It can feel like a mess of talk and buzzwords, and honestly a lot of it is, so how does the average founder navigate all the noise and work out what we really should be focusing on when it comes to AI? is here to help try to asnwer that question. Gavin is the founder of Tactic AI and the developer of the Airtok AI Token. -------- The Bootstrap is a production of Swivol Media and The Product Bus. It was developed by Scotty Allen, and Declan Magee. This episode was produced and edited by Sammy Perryman. Original sound design by Rob Clarke. Executive Producers are Natalie Ellis and Scotty Allen for Hieland Road. If you’re an early stage founder looking for resources and practical help, check out theproductbus.com and get in touch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min

  2. 08/30/2024

    The HowdyGo Bootstrapping Journey with Tom Bruining

    What influences the decision to bootstrap a startup as opposed to going down the fundeaising route, and if you decide to go that waty, how do you do it? My guest for this episode, Tom Bruining, stepped out of a long histopry of working in funded startups and decided to do just that. Along with his co-founders, Tom started HowdyGo, a product that allows you to easyilu Capture real, interactive product demos To share that journey and help us learn from it, Tom joins us now. -------- The Bootstrap is a production of Swivol Media and The Product Bus. It was developed by Scotty Allen, and Declan Magee. This episode was produced and edited by Sammy Perryman. Original sound design by Rob Clarke. Executive Producers are Natalie Ellis and Scotty Allen for Hieland Road. If you’re an early stage founder looking for resources and practical help, check out theproductbus.com and get in touch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    40 min

  3. 08/21/2024

    Transitioning from Founder Led Sales with Gavin Tye

    Most founders don’t see themselves as sales people, and many either try to avoid taking on that role altogether, or offloading it as soon as possible. What is the best way for founders to approach sales when its not a comfortable pair of shoes, how do you know when it’s time to transition away from founder-led sales, and how do you do it? To help me unpack this host Scotty Allen is joined by Gavin Tye. Gavin is the founder of sales market fit where he helps founders, and their teams create a repeatable sales framework that delivers real results for their business. -------- The Bootstrap is a production of Swivol Media and The Product Bus. It was developed by Scotty Allen, and Declan Magee. This episode was produced and edited by Sammy Perryman. Original sound design by Rob Clarke. Executive Producers are Natalie Ellis and Scotty Allen for Hieland Road. If you’re an early stage founder looking for resources and practical help, check out theproductbus.com and get in touch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 min

  4. 07/01/2024

    Crowdfunding for your Startup with Kane Jackson from Maslow

    When you hear the word crowdfunding you might think about that Kickstarter you backed for that groovy new gadget that you may or may not have ever received, or the GoFundMe that you donated to help someone going through something terrible, but until recently you may not think of it as viable option for funding your startup. One person who done much more than think about it is Kane Jackson, Kane is the cofounder and CEO of Maslow. A new fintech that is aiming to create a majority customer owned financial instution that serves and represents customers rather than profiting from them, and Maslow has just completed a very successful crowdfunding campaign.  So, how does crowdfunding for startups work, who should try it, and what should you watch out for? We discuss this and more. You can find Kane Jackson on LinkedIn and Maslow at Maslow.com.au  -------- The Bootstrap is a production of Swivol Media and The Product Bus. It was developed by Scotty Allen, and Declan Magee. This episode was produced and written by Declan Magee and edited by Sammy Perryman. Original sound design by Rob Clarke. Executive Producers are Tiffany Ashdown and Scotty Allen for Hieland Road. If you’re an early stage founder looking for resources and practical help, check out theproductbus.com and get in touch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 min

  5. 06/10/2024

    How does bootstrapping make you a better founder? with Yaniv Bernstein

    At the start, every business is a bootstrapped business. Founders inject their own capital and/or sweat to get things rolling, and then work out what funding model or models is most likely to work for their idea. It’s easy to want to skip through the hard bits and get to the moment where cash is raining down from the sky, but there are things about bootstrapping that give you insights into building businesses that you don’t get anywhere else. To talk about the ways that bootstrapping can make you a better founder, we're joined by Yaniv Bernstein. Yaniv has had long tenures at Google and Airtasker  and is  co-host of The Startup Podcast which focuses on building Silicon-Valley style startups. -------- The Bootstrap is a production of Swivol Media and The Product Bus. It was developed by Scotty Allen, and Declan Magee. This episode was produced and written by Declan Magee and edited by Sammy Perryman. Original sound design by Rob Clarke. Executive Producers are Tiffany Ashdown and Scotty Allen for Hieland Road. If you’re an early stage founder looking for resources and practical help, check out theproductbus.com and get in touch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min

  6. 05/10/2024

    Building a Startup in Today's Landscape with Jo Agresta from Abodey

    Bootstrapping a startup is not for the faint of heart. If you really commit to the journey, there are plenty of lows and setbacks to face before you reach a high - if you ever do. We know the success stories, but not always the pivots and failures that came before them. So what is building a startup really like in 2024? Our guest for this episode is right in the thick of it. Jo Agresta is the CEO and Founder of Abodey, the Ultimate AI Home Buyer's agent.  -------- The Bootstrap is a production of Swivol Media and The Product Bus. It was developed by Scotty Allen, and Declan Magee. This episode was produced and written by Declan Magee and edited by Sammy Perryman. Original sound design by Rob Clarke. Executive Producers are Tiffany Ashdown and Scotty Allen for Hieland Road. If you’re an early stage founder looking for resources and practical help, check out theproductbus.com and get in touch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    40 min

  7. 05/05/2024

    Tackling SaaS as a Startup Founder with Kirk Drage of LeapSheep

    Software as a service, or SaaS, has been responsible for much of the explosive growth of tech as we know it. What is it like to found and build in the world of SaaS startups? How does your approach as a founder have to change if you know you’re going to be entering the world of Software as a Service? To help us unpack this we're joined by Kirk Drage, tech veteran and founder and CEO of LeapSheep.  -------- The Bootstrap is a production of Swivol Media and The Product Bus. It was developed by Scotty Allen, and Declan Magee. This episode was produced and written by Declan Magee and edited by Sammy Perryman. Original sound design by Rob Clarke. Executive Producers are Tiffany Ashdown and Scotty Allen for Hieland Road. If you’re an early stage founder looking for resources and practical help, check out theproductbus.com and get in touch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 min

  8. 03/26/2024

    Impact Startups with Annette Rose of Kids Get Money

    You may have heard the term "Impact Startup" and wondered what it really means. In broad terms, an impact startup is a business that is designed to solve major societal problems, But what does that look like in reality? What are some examples of impact startups and how do you start? To help us unpack this, we're joined by Annette Rose, founder of the Impact Startup Kids Get Money is a fun, easy to use online program that gives kids money skills for life. Annette joins us to share her journey and what impact startups mean in general. -------- The Bootstrap is a production of Swivol Media and The Product Bus. It was developed by Scotty Allen, and Declan Magee. This episode was produced and written by Declan Magee and edited by Sammy Perryman. Original sound design by Rob Clarke. Executive Producers are Tiffany Ashdown and Scotty Allen for Hieland Road. If you’re an early stage founder looking for resources and practical help, check out theproductbus.com and get in touch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min
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From Swivol Media and The Product Bus comes The Bootstrap: Building Startups from Scratch - your weekly source of news and practical support for bootstrapping founders - or founders building their business with their own effort and funds and no external investors. The Bootstrap unpacks strategies that any founder can apply to make smart, data-informed decisions as they navigate the early stages of building a startup. We focus on helping founders avoid the common pitfalls that stop many great ideas from becoming a reality. Each episode, we start with one or two news items that bootstrapping founders need to know, and then host Scotty Allen (Founder of The Product Bus) is joined by a guest who brings their experience and subject matter to a specific topic with practical, actionable strategies that founders can take away and apply immediately to their own business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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