Description
Arvid Kahl runs The Bootstrapped Founder, a podcast, newsletter and educational resource to help founders grow successful bootstrapped businesses. He’s also written two books, Zero to Sold and The Embedded Entreprenuer. Arvid is a returning guest, having previously been on the show almost 3 years ago, to talk about his exit from FeedbackPanda, which he grew to $55k MRR with his partner, Danielle.
In this episode we talk about life as a creator and solopreneur, how Arvid is scratching his SaaS itch and how people can leave their jobs to work on their side projects.
👉 Get the full 55 minute conversation here.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:45 Turning hobbies into business
02:51 Structuring how you spend your time
05:14 Revenue for The Bootstrapped Founder
07:13 Why do consulting when you have runway
08:30 Scratching the coding itch
12:07 How to make a side project a main project
15:52 Recommendations
Recommendations
(Prev. the mom test, IH pod and Sergio Mattei)
Book: The SaaS Playbook
Podcast: The Greatest Generation
Indie Hacker: Tony Dihn
My links
Twitter
Indie Bites Twitter
Indie Bites YouTube
Join the membership
Personal Website
2 Hour Podcast Course
PodPanda (hire me to edit your podcast)
This Indie Life Podcast
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