As a bootstrapped solo founder, you’re the boss. No managers, no teammates to be accountable to. It's just me, myself, and my to-do list. On the good days, I'm disciplined and productive. On the bad days, procrastination kicks in hard. With no one watching, it's easy to

If you reach $1 MRR with your SaaS, you are already in the top 1% of most successful SaaS products ever. In the never-ending slog of unused domains, 99%+ of SaaS products never find a single paying customer.

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Today's hustle: ✅ Woke up, pushed a bug fix deployment ✅ Answered a flurry of support emails ✅ Spent 3 hours going down a Reddit rabbit hole for marketing ideas All before lunchtime! Just another typical day of juggling all the hats and wearing myself thin to grow this

How to find SEO topics to write on for your startup: 1. Find closest competitor in your niche • Website authority close to yours • Gets high traffic 2. Use Ahrefs/SEMRush to find keywords they rank for 3. Target the best keywords & publish better content 4. Rinse & repeat

Think Facebook groups are dead? Think again. I got my first 30 paying users for Podsemble through Facebook groups. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to leverage Facebook groups to gain your first paid users 👇 1. Identify Target Groups: Join multiple Facebook groups where

As a bootstrapped founder, motivation is key. No cheering investors or teammates to push you. Just you versus the endless grind. Fueled solely by your own inner drive. The hustle is hard, progress is slow. But I'd rather struggle on my own terms than live with the regret of

Something I've come to realise about growing software products: Balancing feature development with technical debt is like walking a tightrope. In the early days, quick launches take priority to gain user traction. As the user base grows, so does the backlog of fixes and

For months, you've been coding away. Pouring your soul into building this product. The landing page is polished and optimized. You've envisioned this big 'Launch Day' moment. Expecting fireworks, champagne, and hockey-stick growth. But when you finally flip the switch and

As a solo maker, my to-do list is super overwhelming. Product roadmap items screaming to be built. Marketing ideas begging to be implemented. Customer support requests piling up. Sales pipeline in need of nurturing. Not to mention legal, accounting, admin overhead. The

I still remember when I landed my first big client for Podsemble. It was such a euphoric moment for me. A much needed validation of countless late nights and code sprints. But then came the pressure to deliver, and fast. Juggling their demands with ongoing development

Do you remove your console logs once you've fixed the bugs?

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Balancing feature development with technical debt is like walking a tightrope. In the early days, quick launches took priority to gain user traction. As the user base grew, so did the backlog of fixes and updates. Deciding to pause new features to address this debt was tough

Anyone else feel like balancing customer acquisition with product development is a constant struggle? Spending hours coding, only to realize marketing efforts have stalled. Switching gears from developer to marketer can be jarring but necessary. Each new user feels like a

Stripe is out for blood. Again. Not even sure what kind of "regulatory landscape" they're talking about here 🤷‍♂️

Offering a free product tier may seem counterintuitive for growth, but it can actually be an incredibly potent acquisition engine when done right. Smart freemium companies use their free tier to manufacture viral loops and network effects that supercharge growth. Here's how: 1️⃣

3 simple ways to nail the right pricing for your SaaS: → Don't be afraid to charge more than your competitors. → Don't try to appeal to budget-conscious buyers. (It's often a trap!) → Offer annual discounts to encourage commitment.