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Default Alive episodes
- 83 | All good things must come to an end
Corey and Chris are bringing the podcast to an end. They discuss why, where things are at today, and what to look out for in the future.
Learn more about their businesses:
- Default Alive Ventures
- Swipe Files
- Jetboost
- SwipeWell
Follow them on Twitter:
- @coreyhainesco
- @c_spags
32 min - 82 | CEO Stuff
Corey shares some learnings on startup taxes. Chris shares how the recent growth of the Jetboost team is going and what he’s learning from that. They also discuss SaaS team account architecture, user onboarding email sequences, churn trends in 2023, and of course, they have to talk about ChatGPT.
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Notable mentions:- Andrew from FlowPhantom
- Pieter Levels tweet on Google fumbling AI
- Derrick’s blog: Ship Small, Ship Fast
- MusicLM
- More podcasts for bootstrappers
Learn more about their businesses:
- Default Alive Ventures
- Swipe Files
- Jetboost
- SwipeWell
Follow them on Twitter:
- @coreyhainesco
- @c_spags
1 hr 9 min - 81 | 2023 Goals
Corey and Chris talk about their goals, themes, and big projects for the new year.
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Notable mentions:- SwipeWell Product Hunt launch
- More podcasts for bootstrappers
Learn more about their businesses:
- Default Alive Ventures
- Swipe Files
- Jetboost
- SwipeWell
Follow them on Twitter:
- @coreyhainesco
- @c_spags
1 hr - 80 | 2022 Year In Review
Corey and Chris look back on the past year’s highlights, lowlights, and learnings.
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Learn more about their businesses:
- Default Alive Ventures
- Swipe Files
- Jetboost
- SwipeWell
Follow them on Twitter:
- @coreyhainesco
- @c_spags
59 min - 79 | Webflow Conf 2022
Corey is working on co-marketing campaigns for SwipeWell. Chris is back from Webflow Conf and shares everything that happened at the event! They also discuss some of the unique aspects of the Calm Fund SEAL agreement.
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Notable mentions:
- Webflow Conf Announcements
- Webflow Apps
- Reilly Chase’s tweet
- Tyler Tringas’s tweet
- More podcasts for bootstrappers
Learn more about their businesses:
- Default Alive Ventures
- Swipe Files
- Jetboost
- SwipeWell
Follow them on Twitter:
- @coreyhainesco
- @c_spags
50 min - 78 | AI takeover
Corey recaps the SaaS Marketing Summit and State of SaaS Marketing report. Chris is wrapping up his final prep before Webflow Conf next week. They also talk about AI, newsletter sponsorships, and SwipeWell mobile apps.
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Notable mentions:
- Webflow Conf Agenda
- Corey’s AI generated profile pictures
- SaaS Marketing Summit recording
- State of SaaS Marketing 2022 Report
- More podcasts for bootstrappers
Learn more about their businesses:
- Default Alive Ventures
- Swipe Files
- Jetboost
- SwipeWell
Follow them on Twitter:
- @coreyhainesco
- @c_spags
1 hr 12 min - 77 | 10,000 subscribers
Corey hits a big newsletter subscriber milestone. Chris gets back from vacation and officially launches the Jetboost blog. They also talk about playing the waiting game with SEO, Webflow Conf, and SwipeWell’s public roadmap.
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Notable mentions:- SwipeWell Public Roadmap
- SaaS Marketing Summit on October 12th
- Jetboost Blog
- More podcasts for bootstrappers
Learn more about their businesses:
- Default Alive Ventures
- Swipe Files
- Jetboost
- SwipeWell
Follow them on Twitter:
- @coreyhainesco
- @c_spags
54 min - 76 | 2-year anniversary listener Q&A
Corey and Chris answer listener questions live on the podcast to celebrate the 2-year anniversary of publishing. They cover how they spend their time, favorite tools, what success looks like, the highs and lows of the journey, and more.
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Notable mentions:
- Grain
- Mailman
- ZipMessage
- Manifest Destiny blog post
- More podcasts for bootstrappers
Learn more about their businesses:
- Default Alive Ventures
- Swipe Files
- Jetboost
- SwipeWell
Follow them on Twitter:
- @coreyhainesco
- @c_spags
1 hr 26 min - 75 | Celebrating wins
Corey integrates a new newsletter growth tool for Swipe Files and ships a new landing page for SwipeWell. Chris is still celebrating recent wins while pondering the future of Jetboost. They also talk about Chrome web store SEO, “Two Way Write Ups,” and product evolution.
Next week is a Q&A episode to celebrate the 2-year anniversary of the podcast. AMA!Ask us a question →
Notable mentions:
- SwipeWell Chrome Store listing
- State of SaaS Marketing Survey
- Tweet about Jetboost benefits
- Two Way Write Ups
- Great Bootstrapped Web episode
- SparkLoop Partner Network
- More podcasts for bootstrappers
Learn more about their businesses:
- Default Alive Ventures
- Swipe Files
- Jetboost
- SwipeWell
Follow them on Twitter:
- @coreyhainesco
- @c_spags
57 min - 74 | SEO is king
Corey prepares to roll out waitlist invites for SwipeWell. Chris shares what he learned while setting Jetboost up to hire full-time employees instead of contractors. They also discuss Google’s upcoming search update, programmatic SEO, and useful SEO tools.
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Notable mentions:
- Above Board podcast
- Startup to Last podcast
- PageFactory
- Splitbee
- More podcasts for bootstrappers
Learn more about their businesses:
- Default Alive Ventures
- Swipe Files
- Jetboost
- SwipeWell
Follow them on Twitter:
- @coreyhainesco
- @c_spags
1 hr 12 min
About Default Alive
From the publisher's feed
Two founders share an unedited look at what it's like to bootstrap a startup through weekly updates. Chris Spags is the founder of Jetboost, a suite of no-code plugins for Webflow. Corey Haines is the…
founder of Swipe Files, a membership site for marketers built with no-code tools. They chronicle their journeys getting to and staying "default alive": profitable, self-sustaining, with infinite runway.