Bootstrapped

In this episode, we talk about the new app from Quantic Insights, opening up a business bank account, meditation, mellowing out with age, new Userscape office, and Fallout 4.   Deploy PHP – Servers for Hackers How Are Sales Today? (or QiBar) – the new app from Quantic Insights Jerry Seinfeld talks Transcendental Meditation   Thanks to … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 63, “How Are Sales Today?”"

Ian and Andrey talk about podcasting, marketing, blogging, free will vs determinism (whoa), adwords, Twitter and HelpSpot history, selling internet plumbing libraries, HelpSpot pricing for SaaS and on-premise, healthcare in the US, moving to Canada. Ian’s new podcast – Anything But Code 11 year old selling cryptographically secure passwords A New Kind of Science Move … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 62, “I have the flu”"

In this episode, Ian and Andrey talk about new hardware, Star Wars, HelpSpot Cloud, back-end systems, Quantic Insights, virtual insurance for virtual crap, and fantasy football. Mike Jones (labs.log) HelpSpot Cloud Quantic Insights Japanese Pachinko machines Ian’s post on purchase orders Thanks to Linode for sponsoring the show this week. Get $10 off (1 free … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 61"

We discuss how we don’t hold to our topic, home contractors, physical servers, internet secure, desktop software development, rewriting software from scratch, online banking, Star Wars Battlefront, Star Wars vs Star Trek (again). Thanks to Linode for sponsoring the show this week. Get $10 off (1 free month of a 1GB server) https://promo.linode.com/bootstrappedfm/ DHH on rewriting … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 60, “Pump the hotness”"

In this episode we talk about photography, Userscape’s new employee, health insurance, Finsumi, building everything yourself, outsourcing, Quantic Insights, C++, customer support, working from home, audiobooks, and video games. Graciously sponsored by: Release Notes Conference. Offer code: bootstrapped for $100 off. Quantic Insights Awesome Batman artwork SaaStr   Discuss this episode in the forums >>    

In this episode, we discuss Andrey’s PhillyPopecation, Release Notes Conference, how we do sales at UserScape, why you should never offer unlimited/site licenses, Jet Brains pricing, SaaS pricing for on-premise products, Ian’s Last Of Us update, video game violence, “shooting feel” in a game, we talk AGAIN about having dogs, dead fish. Graciously sponsored by: … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 58"

In this episode, we discuss returning for another season, first day of school, finishing up consulting work and returning to product work, co-founding a new company, HelpSpot 4, having a full-time sales person, Snappy, Quantic Insights, programmers and math, mobile apps for kids, Star Wars, Mad Max, and home theater setup.   Quantic Insights HelpSpot … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 57"

Andrey swears a lot, we talk about nearly everything except bootstrapping! Stay until the end to hear us discuss Star Wars, 2001, Contact, Guardians of the Galaxy (classic!), Superman vs Batman. Dave Hicking Superhero Video of how Ian’s wife thinks Ian and Andrey will walk through Philly Video of Ian’s Microconf 2014 talk Babka Servers For Hackers … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 56, “Rated R”"

In this episode, we discuss Snappy shutting down, selling Snappy, resurrecting a failed product, Andrey’s trip to PAX, Peers conference, client work, Slack room atmosphere, games we’re playing, and games we can’t play.   Why we’re closing Snappy – Ian’s blog post. Turning a failed product into a successful one – forum post Monsters & Monocles – … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 55, “It’s all part of the game.”"

Some product updates, yada yada yada, this is embarrassing. HelpSpot Help Desk Software 4 Release Notes Conference Peers Conf Bacon Biz Conf Hyperplan The IOU of iOS The Shape of the App Store Soderbergh 2001 cut Us talking about Gone Home   Discuss this episode on the forums >>  

Download this episode, in which Ian and Andrey discuss names, getting punished for good deeds, fast-food burgers, Authorize.NET, HelpSpot mobile apps, making money from mobile games in the app store,  a decade of running HelpSpot and Antair, life checkboxes, HelpSpot 4, and making games.   DNSimple blog – Switching from Authorize.NET to Stripe. YTD Revenue for … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 53, “$1000 join”"

Download this episode where we discuss Ian’s health update, how Scribbbleton handles synchronization, moving, coworking and working from home, real estate business, discussing revenues, vote for us on iTunes! Convergence Insufficiency – headaches? reading trouble? kids with learning problems? – read this. Dead Man’s Switch Eric Sink’s Solitaire Indy Hall – Philly coworking Andrey’s post on revenue … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 52, “Dead Man’s Switch”"

Download this episode, in which we’re joined by special guest, Matt Stauffer, to talk about bootstrapping a SaaS while running a consultancy full-time, happiness, Laravel, structuring your day, hiring developers, work & family, gritty TV shows, and Star Trek!   Matt Stauffer – Twitter, Website Tighten Co – Matt’s consulting company Karani – Matt’s SaaS application. … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 51, “Special Guest: Matt Stauffer”"

Download this episode. This week we fail to discuss that it’s our 50th episode, family impact on development, Andrey might be hiring a helper so contact him, crazy contract work, Servers for Hackers, UTF–8, Bootstrapped app we don’t have time for, Markdown, Moto X review, a plumber will run UserScape for a day. Servers for … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 50, “50”"

Download this episode, in which Ian and Andrey talk about antisocial haircuts, Joan Rivers, consulting, Scribbleton on Lifehacker, relaxing, doing a product from start to finish on the show, a Userscape update, Postgres, Nightstand, the Oculus Rift, Minecraft, Star Trek Bridge Commander, Wing Commander, Steam. Scribbleton Snappy Star Trek Bridge Commander Wing Commander 3   … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 49, “A new product from scratch.”"