Bootstrapped

Download this episode, in which Ian and Andrey discuss Laracon EU, Snappy, web app activity tracking and analytics, Uberdeck, marketing as your primary daily activity, Andrey’s next app, native clients vs. mobile web apps vs. responsive design for a SaaS product, front-end web dev frameworks, annual SaaS billing, getting dumber, Vincent van Gogh, San Francisco, … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 19, “No Red Candy!”"

Download this episode, in which Ian and Andrey sit down with special guest Chase Clemons of SupportOps to discuss customer service for bootstrappers. We also get an Uberdeck update on leaving beta and pricing strategy. This episode is being cross released on both Bootstrapped.fm and Support Ops Podcast. Check them out! 37Signals Support Ops and the Support Ops Podcast Uberdeck is released! Andrey’s Essential … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 18, “Special Guest: Chase Clemons on Bootstrapped Support”"

Download this episode, in which Ian and Andrey sit down with special guest Rachel Andrew from EdgeOfMySeat.com, to discuss Perch, the really little CMS, the new Bootstrapped.fm forums, marketing, customer support, product dependencies, how important personal visibility is to your business, content management systems, writing and speaking, and self-publishing.   Rachel Andrew Perch: the really … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 17, “Special Guest: Rachel Andrew”"

Download this episode, in which Ian and Andrey discuss Andrey’s new mobile apps, doing press releases in unique cases, HARO, bringing on a partner, Valentino movie, Breaking Bad, Andrey on being abducted, dress code in fancy steak joints, optimal steak restaurant design, Snappy marketing, doing a giveaway  Note: this podcast was recorded before we released … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 16, “Meat and Attitude”"

Download this episode, in which Ian and Andrey are joined by special guest, Patrick McKenzie (patio11), to discuss the “early” days of the Business of Software forums, Patrick’s journey and daily routine, Helpdesk systems and support, Appointment Reminder,  systemizing and automating daily tasks, SaaS, B2C vs. B2B, pricing of software, consulting, learning from Blackhats, Hacker … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 15, “Patrick McKenzie (patio11) on Selling Software”"

Download this episode, in which Ian and Andrey are joined by special guest Scott Watermasysk. We get the back story on KickoffLabs Scott’s company, Andrey laments about having to do “stuff”, we don’t get Quora, we go deep on Uberdeck pricing strategy, how Agant went back to being a one person shop, starting solo or with … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 14, “Now you have to do stuff”"

Download this episode, in which Ian and Andrey discuss getting ready to deploy Uberdeck, Snappy progress, what’s next for Snappy marketing, stories of first job interviews, the benefits, if any, of a college education, selling into the consumer space, the experience of buying software in a box, selling software before making software and vetting product … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 13, “Boiler Room”"

Download this episode, in which Andrey and Ian discuss mistakes with Snappy’s initial website, building multiple products vs focusing on a single product, fixing the app store, recommendations on going into the mobile space, and Derek Sivers new company and how he outsourced it all. FocusLab Slambots – the latest RetroDreamer game Marco on removing … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 12, “The Analogy”"

Download this episode, in which Andrey and Ian sit down with Carl Diesing from DNL OmniMedia, and Chris Hawkins from Cogeian Systems, to talk about bootstrapping a successful software consulting company. Chris Hawkins on Twitter, and his website with lots of good articles and advice. Cogeian Systems – The software consultancy where Chris is the … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 11, “Bootstrapping a Software Consulting Company”"

Download this episode, in which we go over the launch of Snappy, the Laravel 4 release, taking care of kids and kid gym options, Bootstrap conferences, app metrics and Infoproducts! Snappy goes live Eric Sink on pricing Laravel 4 – THE PHP framework Laravel three docs DNL Omnimedia Cogeian The Little Gym Gymboree Imitation Gruel – Andrey … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 10, “Gymboree”"

Download this episode, in which Ian and Andrey discuss Uberdeck, system administration, pricing strategies, news coverage for startups, Jeff Atwood, Trello, and Snappy. Uberdeck – Andrey’s latest project Alwin Hoogerdijk (collectorz.com) – on email marketing Campaign Monitor – email campaign service DNS Made Easy – DNS service Amazon Route 53 – DNS service Linode – hosting … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 9, “Uberdeck”"

Download this episode, where Ian and Andrey discuss sweet games, SaaS downtime, UserScape Bizarro Week, Brooklyn, Microconf and more. Bioshock Infinite – Andrey says this is one of the great games of all times with perhaps the best ending of all time Heavy Rain – Another great game Rainbow Six – Classic The Secret of Monkey … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 8, “Bizarro Week”"

Download this episode, where Ian and Andrey discuss the Apple app store release process, making video games for a living, people and companies that “get it”, fonts for web development, trademarks and names, Helvetica – Documentary about the typeface (and design, in general). Indie Game the Movie – Documentary that follows several indie game developers. … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 7, “Just wasting my time!”"

Download this episode, where Ian and Andrey discuss screen real estate, hiring a part time developer, Apple II parts, a segment which went way too long on Authorize.net, funding open source projects and code naming. See Andrey’s setup Divvy – Mac windows manager Antair part time developer position – 20-30 hours a month Hacker News – … Continue reading "Bootstrapped, Episode 6, “Authorize This”"

Download this episode, in which Ian and Andrey talk about a gauntlet of client work, consulting, competitors, talking about your product early, stock options and bonuses, a little bit on wall street programming, hiring, contributing to open source, life after programming, and movies! Links: Bitsplitting Podcast - episode 2, with Erika Hall of Mule Design Studio. Shipping an Empty Box - Andrey's blog post about supporting large companies. Helpspot - Ian's product. Snappy - Ian's newest product. Uberdeck - Andrey's upcoming product. Snappy on Dribble Bill Cosby, "Himself" - full stand-up special Code Rush - full documentary Jamie Zawinski Viola web browser Eric Sink - wrote the browser that eventually became Internet Explorer DNA Lounge - nightclub owned by Jamie Zawinski DNA Pizza - pizza joint owned by Jamie Zawinski The Living Room in NYC Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee - Seinfeld's online show Startup.com - full movie 12 Weeks with Geeks - full movie Pirates of Silicon Valley - full movie Triumph of the Nerds, Part I, Part II, Part III - full documentary in 3 parts. Good Eats Bill Nye the Science Guy John Carmack's QuakeCon 2012 Keynote - full video Swamp Loggers Wall Street Scarface The Godfather The Matrix Mad Men Breaking Bad Grand Theft Auto Scarface video game Euro Truck Simulator Game Dev Story, an iPhone game where you run a game software company Whites Black Books DeviantArt PasteVault - Ian's open source project. Laravel Kudos - Ian's open source blog engine TurnJS - Javascript library Packery - Javascript library Tipped - Javascript component Highcharts - Javascript library id source code Dave Winer