349: Navigating Constraints as a Bootstrapper

Bootstrapping is all about dealing with constraints: no money, the day job, lack of experience, and having no distribution. If you want to know how I tackle the restricted resources I am building Podscan on, this one's for you. Today, we'll dive into what drives my priorities and how they find their way into a complex platform that juggles a lot of expensive operations. This episode is sponsored by Paddle.com — if you're looking for a payment platform that works for you so you can focus on what matters, check them out. The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/navigating-constraints-as-a-bootstrapper/ The podcast episode: https://tbf.fm/episodes/349-navigating-constraints-as-a-bootstrapper Check out Podscan to get alerts when you're mentioned on podcasts: https://podscan.fm Send me a voicemail on Podline: https://podline.fm/arvid You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast Newsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/ My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/ My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com Here are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you. - Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx - Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid - TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid - HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60 - AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ - Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q - ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): https://convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw