Bootstrapped
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#218: London, in-person events, crowded pubs
Ed and I chat about Ed's recent trip to London, my upcoming trip to London, the return of in-person events, and getting exposed to ideas and concepts outside of our normal channels.
#217: Brian Casel of ZipMessage
I talk with Brian Casel, founder of ZipMessage, an asynchronous video messaging tool. Brian has created several successful products in the past, and sometimes ran them in parallel. But he recently s
#216: Trademarking your bootstrapped business
Ed tells me why and how he obtained a trademark for his business. We discuss when it is worthwhile to do this. We then talk about the trouble with having competitors clone your product or website cont
#215: The domain name change that didn't go as planned, with Robert Brandl of ToolTester.com
I chat with Robert Brandl, founder of ToolTester.com. We talk about Robert's recent experience changing the domain name of his website. It was an expensive experience, and one that, for a while, did n
#214: I hired a marketer
Ed and I chat about my recent experience hiring a marketing manager for Feature Upvote. Amongst other topics, we discuss how I went about finding the right person.
#206: Looking back at our goals for 2021
Back in episode 163, Ed and I set our goals for 2021. In this episode, 206, we look back at those goals and we ask ourselves, how well did we do in achieving them?
#205: A rapid Saber Feedback update
I give Ed an update on what I've achieved on Saber Feedback in recent months. A new app design, ripping out the SPA architecture, replacing our payment processor with Paddle, and hiring a marketing as
#204: Ed can speak again
Ed tells us about his accident he had, and the impact it had on his life and business. He also talks about how it got him reflecting about his business.
#203: A recap of the interview mini-season
I conclude the mini season of interviews with a brief summary of the five interviews I conducted. A few weeks ago, my cohost had a cycling that student that broke his jaw. As a result he had to take a