Bootstrapper's Paradise

By Sean Boyce

Quick, actionable episodes for aspiring SaaS founders who want to build on their own terms. No fluff, no theory, just real strategies from a serial bootstrapper who's done it multiple times.... more

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Bootstrapper's Paradise episodes:

August 16, 2020Building a Product Business Organically with Learnt's Eliza Nimmich
Eliza Nimmich is the COO of Learnt. Learnt is an online marketplace that allows students to seamlessly and instantly connect with highly vetted tutors online and in-person. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Product Launch:
The strategy of developing and growing an enterprise business on a limited budget

The importance of cultivating personal connections to customers as a form of investment

Crowdfunding as an effective means of fundraising

Understanding flexibility as a necessity for early growth
Resources:
Learnt

Eliza's Crowdfunding Campaign

Slack
Connect With Eliza:
Connect With Eliza Over Email

Connect with Eliza on LinkedIn

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21min
July 30, 2020Product Management Advice from Product Coach and Mentor Timo Sturm
Timo Sturm is a freelance product coach and mentor who helps others achieve successful careers in product. He is also the Co-Founder of What a Location which is a data and analytics tool for the commercial real estate industry. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Product Launch.
The impact of local culture on the product management profession

What product managers from Europe and the U.S. can learn from each other

Why a product role requires effective process as well as, an understanding that the process can always be improved

Why product managers need to be decisive in their decision making

Why it’s so important for product managers to set explicit goals and drive towards them with conviction
Resources
Join Timo’s free newsletter

Reforge Programs
Connecting with Timo
Connect with Timo on LinkedIn

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28min
July 21, 2020Sharpening your Marketing Axe with Creative’s Ben LeDonni
Ben LeDonni is the Founder and CEO of Creative MMS based in Philly. Creative works as a partner to marketing execs and marketing directors who have had trouble reaching their audience with the same tactics that have worked in the past and help them innovate in reaching their audience and generating sales through digital channels. On this episode of Product Launch, here are some of that Ben and I will discuss.
What Abe Lincoln's famous quote about axe sharpening means for marketing your business

How to identify the personas relevant to your business

Stop focusing on features, focus on problems first

Find the pain and solve it

Share your ideas with anyone that will listen

Qualitative data is your friend, get as much of it as possible

Testing your following before building a product

Thinking about product marketing as dollar-cost averaging
Resources
SpyFu

Answer the Public

Google Trends

Creative MMS Website
Connecting with Ben
Anyone who is looking to build an audience or grow their business should email Ben at [email protected]

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33min
April 10, 2020Protecting your Team and Business when Working Remotely with Anthony Mongeluzo
Anthony Mongeluzo is the President of the IT Managed Service Provider company PCS. Anthony details for us what we can do to ensure we are keeping our team and company safe as we transition to working remotely. We’ll talk about what ‘zoom bombing’ is and what you can do to ensure it doesn’t happen to you and your team. In this episode, we’ll talk about everything from protecting your team, securing the tools you use, steps you can take to protect yourself and your company and more.
Resources
PCS Blog & Newsletter - https://www.pcs-ms.com/news

Productivity Tool - https://www.followupthen.com/
Getting in contact with Anthony
Connect with Anthony on LinkedIn

Email - [email protected]

Phone - 877-596-4446

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22min
March 10, 2020Taking Action From User Research with Ralph Pierre-Louis
Ralph is the Head of Design at QuotaPath. On this episode of Product Launch, Ralph shares with us his insight into user research and maximizing the value to both your B2B SaaS company and the customer deploying valuable strategies such as product-led growth. Ralphs shares the progress he’s made throughout his career and what ultimately landed him as Head of Design at QuotaPath. Spoiler alert - it’s got something to do with being product-led!
Recommended Resources
https://growth.design/

https://www.reallygoodux.io/

Openview’s build podcast - https://podcast.openviewpartners.com/

Book - Product-led Growth by Wes Bush

Book - Inspired by Marty Cagan
Getting in touch with Ralph
Connect with Ralph on LinkedIn

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23min
March 02, 2020Effectively Marketing Your SaaS Business with Raj Kapur
Raj Kapur is the Founder and Managing Director of &Marketing. Raj shares his insight for those of us looking to market and successfully grow our B2B SaaS businesses. Learn from him as he shares keys in the areas of prioritizing the problem you are solving to the most effective marketing strategies to date. Raj is also offering our listeners a free Initial Marketing Analysis where he and his team will review your marketing strategy and resources to provide you with valuable insight. Don’t forget to sign up for the upcoming Marketing Planning and Execution webinar through the link below.
Resources
Book Recommendation - Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller

Webinar - Marketing Planning Like a Pro

Initial Marketing Analysis - Free for Product Launch listeners!
Getting in touch with Raj
Connect with Raj on LinkedIn

Visit the &Marketing website

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29min
February 24, 2020Growing a Successful SaaS Business Without Venture Capital with Brendan Rice
Brendan Rice is the Chief Marketing Officer at Wodify. Wodify provides management software to the fitness industry. Brendan shares the Wodify story and shares lessons from staying lean to building an awesome company without having to raise capital in this episode of the product launch podcast powered by NxtStep.
Best SaaS advice from Brendan
Learn about building a product business by getting out there and talking to customers
Getting in touch with Brendan
Connect with Brendan on LinkedIn

Wodify is hiring!

Email Brendan at [email protected]

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29min
February 20, 2020Jim Paolino from LodeStar
Jim Paolino is the Founder and CEO of LodeStar. Join me as I interview him about the journey he took to bring LodeStar to market. Jim will share his expertise and advice for those looking to build and grow a SaaS business. We’ll discuss everything from startup life to raising capital and everything in between.
Resources
Get a coach and surround yourself with a support system that understands what you’re going through (other founders and CEOs)
Getting in contact with Jim
Connect with Jim on LinkedIn

Leverage the resources available on the LodeStar website

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31min
February 17, 2020Growing an EdTech SaaS Startup to more than 1000 paid customers with Nick Malekos
Nick Malekos is a marketing expert that is involved in building and selling the EdTech SaaS company Learn Worlds. Learn from him about how they have gained traction in the EdTech SaaS space by addressing the obvious unmet needs in their space. Nick’s speciality in marketing has helped him grow Learn Worlds aggressively in recent years. Learn from his successful strategies and tactics to help grow your SaaS business.
Resources
eLearning trends article

How to start and online school

How to create an online course

Learn Worlds academy

Tools to create instructional videos

SaaStr (podcast, blog, conference)

Equity podcast from TechCrunch

Freakanomics - get the book here

Cautionary tales podcast
Getting in touch with Nick
Connect with Nick on LinkedIn

Email Nick at [email protected]

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30min
December 10, 2019Ben Johnson from Freya Systems
Description: In this episode of the Product Launch Podcast powered by NxtStep, we talk with Ben from Freya Systems about building internal products for the enterprise. Ben and his team build products for large organizations in the aviation, transportation and manufacturing industry.
Show notes
00:30 - Background about Ben and more information about Freya Systems.
02:00 - What Freya Systems is doing to help their customers predict the future.
04:30 - What they do with all that data.
07:00 - What type or problems are you solving?
12:30 - Why elegant and simple solutions are ideal even for complicated problems faced by very large organizations.
17:00 - The advantages of specializing. Niche to get rich.
19:00 - How do you solve the problems of your customers and who is typically involved?
Product Resources
Training
Pluralsight

YouTube

Datacamp

Wireframing
Adobe XD
Getting in touch with Ben
Connect with Ben on LinkedIn

Freya Systems Website

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30min

FAQs about Bootstrapper's Paradise:

How many episodes does Bootstrapper's Paradise have?

The podcast currently has 320 episodes available.