Bootstrapped Web

Putting in more hours to put in less.  Building systems for delivering software.  Deploying demo video(s).  Listening to customers.  Using a business to deepen your craft.  News detox.

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Bluesky is having a moment.  Halloween.  Customers telling us their problems are solved.  Essential onboarding. Calm before the (hiring) storm.  Projects are waiting.  The podcasting election.

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Political noise.  Removing features.  Positioning.  Products for developers.  Idea wireframes (as a service).  Hiring a video editor.  Retainer-based hiring.  Frequent flyer miles.  Apple picking.

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Hey we didn't talk about WordPress this week!  But we did talk about Elon... Also:  Brian's working on a components product (instrumental.dev), Jordan's figuring out onboarding (heyrosie.com), and Brian's starting to scale consulting (onemonth.app).

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Brian's new product (Instrumental.dev).  Comparing the open-source leadership styles of Matt, DHH, and Taylor.  Building products for builders.  Components.  Tightening the team.  Scaling consulting from 1 to...?  Let's Go Mets.

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Brian and Jordan's expert (lol) takes on WordPress-land.  Car shopping.  Netflix rec's.  Funnel tracking.  Customer observations.  Over-building.

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If you're wondering "what's happening in WordPress?", our friend Matt Medieros published this excellent "just the facts" timeline.

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Optimizing our onboarding funnels.  Calls to action.  Lead ads.  ARPU.  API plans.  Pearl Jam.  Sleep (or lack thereof).

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Q4 energy.  Signup funnels.  Self-serve vs. not.  Building assets vs. building cashflow.  Membership business models.  

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Why makes SaaS more difficult than other business models?  Rosie first customers!  Brian's pricing experiment update.  Training businesses.  AI waves.  Profitability at $1-2m.  College Football.  US Open Tennis.

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What if we bootstrapped?  Funnel projects.  Pricing experiments.  Software speed.  Tech-enabled services.  Listener conversations on Ripple.

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