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Arvid Kahl - The Bootstrapped Founder
Canada
Registrace 30. 11. 2020
Hey, I'm Arvid, a seasoned entrepreneur, writer, and developer. I will share my knowledge, my experiences, and my journey with you here.
You'll learn how to start, run, grow, and sell Software-as-a-Service businesses - because that's what I have successfully done.
You'll learn how to start, run, grow, and sell Software-as-a-Service businesses - because that's what I have successfully done.
Tim Schumacher — The Bootstrapper's Mindset
Tim Schumacher (@TimSchu), the mastermind behind SEDO and Adblock Plus, now leads the SaaS Group to new heights. With $60 million ARR, 20 thriving businesses, and 300 employees, Tim shares his incredible journey from a coder to an influential entrepreneur in scaling businesses.
From his strategic focus on developer and online marketing tools to his forward-thinking perspective on the role of AI in reshaping the industry, we dive deep into the bootstrapping mindset and how it empowers founders to build something extremely valuable that SaaS Group can keep running, growing, and creating life-changing exits at the same time.
Oh, and did you know that Tim almost bought my business?
Tim on Twitter: x.com/TimSchu
00:00:00 Private Equity and Business Growth Trends
00:12:34 Evaluating Niche Business Acquisitions
00:24:39 Acquisition and Growth Strategies in Business
This episode is sponsored by Acquire.com
The blog post: thebootstrappedfounder.com/tim-schumacher-the-bootstrappers-mindset/
The podcast episode: tbf.fm/episodes/324-tim-schumacher-the-bootstrappers-mindset
The video: czcams.com/video/16MQT8hU7wY/video.html
You'll find my weekly article on my blog: thebootstrappedfounder.com
Podcast: thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast
Newsletter: thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter
My book Zero to Sold: zerotosold.com/
My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: embeddedentrepreneur.com/
My course Find Your Following: 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): affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx
- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): riverside.fm/?via=arvid
- TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): tweethunter.io/?via=arvid
- HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): hypefury.com/?via=arvid60
- AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ
- Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q
- ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw
From his strategic focus on developer and online marketing tools to his forward-thinking perspective on the role of AI in reshaping the industry, we dive deep into the bootstrapping mindset and how it empowers founders to build something extremely valuable that SaaS Group can keep running, growing, and creating life-changing exits at the same time.
Oh, and did you know that Tim almost bought my business?
Tim on Twitter: x.com/TimSchu
00:00:00 Private Equity and Business Growth Trends
00:12:34 Evaluating Niche Business Acquisitions
00:24:39 Acquisition and Growth Strategies in Business
This episode is sponsored by Acquire.com
The blog post: thebootstrappedfounder.com/tim-schumacher-the-bootstrappers-mindset/
The podcast episode: tbf.fm/episodes/324-tim-schumacher-the-bootstrappers-mindset
The video: czcams.com/video/16MQT8hU7wY/video.html
You'll find my weekly article on my blog: thebootstrappedfounder.com
Podcast: thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast
Newsletter: thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter
My book Zero to Sold: zerotosold.com/
My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: embeddedentrepreneur.com/
My course Find Your Following: 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): affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx
- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): riverside.fm/?via=arvid
- TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): tweethunter.io/?via=arvid
- HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): hypefury.com/?via=arvid60
- AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ
- Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q
- ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw
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in the middle they both switched roles 😆marc being the host and arvind guest. Love it.
I can not believe just how many subscribers Marc has gained since March 😵💫
51:30 building in public forces you to be honest, not secretive, which helps you land on strategies that are honest and makes promises you can fulfill
It appears showing up on Arvid Kahl's bootstrapped founder podcast means you have made it.
I’m hyped! 10:40 You only need 1 hit to win. But you've gotta keep digging if you hit a little gold. 11:30 million year revenue comes after many years of consistency on the same thing 26:00 Podscan's pmf and icp - thinking around that 27:15 Think of your business as a child you're raising. Be patient and develop it over a long time frame. Don't yell at an infant for not having pmf.
12:30 SO TRUE. Working through this and I call it "School Thought". Try hard to unlearn that!!
this talk rejuvenated me.
Haha yes, it was pure joy!
Both Arvid Kahl and Rob Walling are my Gurus. Amazing job both of you. I learn so much.
thanks a lot Arvid and Jessica. Self care is often neglected while hustling..
I shall overcome my “who am i” soon hopefully
Interesting conversation guys! Enjoyed watching this one.
I have a question I've been on Twitter for three years and constantly posting interesting videos photos and articles but only 400 followers what am I doing wrong meanwhile I see everyone around me with thousands of followers
really great video! I always thought that I need to know everything and I do too think that AI is incredibly difficult for me 😅 Thanks for the inspiring discussion ❤
Louie is great. I could listen to his stories all day haha... This was one of my favorite episodes!
Very useful,thx
Great Ethos @louispereira !
Blessing interview video. Thanks, Arvid. Aha, BALI? I am going there next week after Surabaya. Bali is nice.
So interesting
Thanks
Thank you for sharing this. Tony Dinh has been a massive inspiration for me and I loved this talk.
good one, I like what you said at 37:10 .. Thanks for interview
❤ This was so fun guys!😂 It's so awesome seeing you having so much fun🤗
Such an amazing Interview. Thanks for doing this Danny!
This guy is worthless
+1 Arvid - I REFUSE to call it "X"!!
Doesn’t seem realistic for most anymore . Too much competition and clones . It’s like playing the lottery at this point .
You guys are awesome! Very inspirational this interview
Lol, this is the exact opposite of Warren Buffett's strategy, which is to be patient and wait for a no-brainer opportunity and then go all in. I mean, it's true that often success come from luck, but doing things half-way is usually a losing strategy. Most successful founders are maniacally focused - Bezos, Jobs, Gates, etc.
Thanks Pieter and Arvid, this was so insightful and inspirational!
I appreciate i! Pieter is such a joy to talk to.
Here because I'm reading your Embedded Entrep book and you mentioned him in the book.
Podcast sound is garbled (searched using overcast), maybe re-upload?
crazy this only has ~3,000 views amazing podcast!
Thank you kindly!
This is awesome, thanks for the short but high quality content!
You deserve more followers brother
Did Rob just call his followers tools?? 42:42 🤨
Awesome podcast 🎉
Thank you!
hello, please tell me how to organize an online broadcast like yours? Is this a Zoom video call? or special software?
I record through Riverside: riverside.fm/?via=arvid It's a browser-based recording studio that records high quality on your local computer and then allows you to edit that high-quality video and audio.
@@TheBootstrappedFounder thank you very much)
50 minutes is too small amount of time We need a part 2!
You're a great podcast host, Arvid. And Marc is a beast!
Salut! this is amazing masterpiece-=))
Hey, Arvid! This is the first time I have watched your content after looking for Ruben Gamez. After reading Start Small, Stay Small... I just wanted to say I really enjoyed watching this really interesting and insightful talk between you and Ruben. I'll binge watching your videos. ✌️
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that. Ruben is a great teacher, right?
Great content and very well explained. Thanks
Amazing video 😮❤
Not a podcast episode, this is two friends catching up 😅
what's funny about Pieter is that almost no enterprise would hire him with the way he writes code lol.. but he gave me a great tip which is to screw CICD and develop directly on prod lol.. these are tricks he could consult for enterprises but based on my chats w him he could not contribute directly but man it's such a head trip once you walk away from enterprise code that does nothing.. and respect because the guy publishes all his stats and embodies the ethos of the individual contributor or individual anything being able to float a boat :)
Hi Arvid, please add the ratethispodcast link in the description ☺
Pieter said stressful 5x time while talking about AI startups and twitter thinks wrapper startups are easy/get rich quick scheme.
I've found the schedule limit at 565 manually scheduled posts. Seems like social media managers only schedule up to 500 posts, too. Ugh. I had a lot more to add.
6:59
You should have Gail Goodman on your podcast Arvid, if you can snag her. She’s the queen of early 2010s SaaS, and I’d love to see you and her talk.