Topics tagged founders-self

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
The Power of Intuitive Tech, “Juicing It” as a Usage (and Joy) Driver, and Other Notes on Shaping a Disciplined-Yet-Freeing Product Path with Arcade’s Co-Founder, Caroline Clark Heuristics and Hunches freemium , goal-setting , founders-self , product	2	593	April 18, 2024
Solving B2B Distribution with Viral, Persona-Focused Work Humor, Navigating Growth Plateaus, and Other Notes on Making Singular Bets with tl;dv’s Co-Founder, Raphael Allstadt Heuristics and Hunches founders-self , hiring , operating-principles , pmf , marketing-mix	1	482	April 2, 2024
Bootstrapping after 8 Years on the VC-Backed Path, Getting to Multi-Million ARR with a Team of 3, and Notes on PLG with Userflow’s Co-Founder, Esben Friis-Jensen Heuristics and Hunches capital-efficiency , product-led-growth , bootstrapping , founders-self	4	1054	November 22, 2023
The Trouble with Building too Close to User Love, Why PLG Requires Balancing 4 Different Roadmaps, and Other Earnest Notes from Winding Down a Startup with Kairn’s Co-Founder, Patricia Bernasconi Heuristics and Hunches pivots , product-led-growth , pmf , founders-self , product	1	625	October 3, 2023
How Early Adopters Don’t Have to be Ideal Customers, Founder-Done Customer Support as a Growth Strategy, and Other Notes on Building with Reasonable Ambition with Missive’s Co-Founder, Philippe-Antoine Lehoux Heuristics and Hunches early-stage-growth , founders-self , bootstrapping , product	2	735	September 28, 2023
“I Think I’m a Historian” — Pivots vs Hops, HubSpot’s Singular Self-Awareness, Why Bundling Gets Rebranded Every 3 Years, and Other Discerning Lessons with Nira’s Co-Founder, Hiten Shah Heuristics and Hunches pivots , enterprise , bundling , strategy , founders-self	2	692	August 23, 2023
How the Founder Persona Likely isn’t Your ICP, Why Biz Fundamentals Trump All Silicon Valley “Must-Haves”, and Other Recognitions with Basis’ Founder, Bebe Kim Heuristics and Hunches capital-efficiency , metrics , growth , pmf , founders-self	1	714	June 19, 2023
Starting with the Price, Making (Hard-Fought) Peace with Platform Risk, and Giving Up Adderall Superpowers with Rodeo’s Co-Founder, Ben Fisher Heuristics and Hunches crowded-markets , pricing , founders-self , platform-risk	8	1666	May 4, 2023
“The AI Hype Can Accelerate Your Growth, Not Create It” and Other Notes on Making a Defensible, AI-First, B2B Bet with Question Base’s Co-Founder, Yana Vlatchkova Heuristics and Hunches competitive-markets , ai , mvp , founders-self	2	930	April 21, 2023
When to Switch on the Customer-Led Mode, Pivoting (4 Times) towards PMF, and Other Discerning Realizations with Summit’s Founder, Matt Wensing Heuristics and Hunches pivots , gtm , pmf , founders-self , integrations	4	1275	March 2, 2023
"No One is Coming to Save Us," The "Need to Reestablish PMF," and Other Earnest Founder Commits for 2023 Heuristics and Hunches founders-self , pmf , operating-principles , constraints	1	1389	February 13, 2023
SaaS Founders at Work '22 Edition: 42 Inspiring Heuristics and Hunches from 194 Years of Building Heuristics and Hunches fundraising , bootstrapping , operating-principles , founders-self , pmf	1	1640	January 22, 2023
Finding (and Navigating) the Middle Ground Between a Hypergrowth Startup and a Lifestyle Business with Sudowrite’s Co-Founder, Amit Gupta Heuristics and Hunches fundraising , bootstrapping , operating-principles , founders-self , pmf	2	1043	January 12, 2023
Things That Matter During Any Crisis, Developing a Combination of Muscle Memory and Scar Tissue, and Other Earnest Founder Missives to Probe the Current SaaS Moment Heuristics and Hunches operating-principles , founders-self	0	951	June 9, 2022
Designing Thoughtful Workweeks, Decisions, and Feedback at an Async-First Workplace with Panther’s Co-Founder, Matt Redler Heuristics and Hunches operating-principles , culture , async , founders-self , working-remotely	2	1210	December 1, 2022
Validating and Selling a Technically-Difficult Idea, Serving 2 Personas, Fundraising in a Tough SaaS Setting, and Working In-Person with Merge’s Co-Founder, Shensi Ding Heuristics and Hunches hiring , founders-self , fundraising , pmf , founder-led-sales	2	2247	November 12, 2022
Ignoring MRR for the Self-Serve Switch, “Dogfood upon Dogfood upon Dogfood,” and other Lessons in Breaking out of Constraints with Lately AI’s Co-Founder, Kate Bradley Chernis Heuristics and Hunches customer-centricity , product-led-growth , founders-self , culture	2	1600	July 26, 2022
Early stage startups and mental health Heuristics and Hunches founders-self	5	1162	July 12, 2022
(Calmly) Competing Against HubSpot and Mailchimp as a One-Person Team with Bento’s Founder, Jesse Hanley Heuristics and Hunches product , operating-principles , bootstrapping , founders-self	4	1700	June 27, 2022
Adopting the Collaborative Operating System, Confronting a Common Leadership Error, and Fixing the “Untrained Muscle” of Alignment with Plum’s Co-Founder, Caitlin MacGregor Heuristics and Hunches operating-principles , founders-self , culture	2	1883	June 7, 2022
Reexamining the Revered Superhuman Onboarding, and Other Product-First Lessons in Scaling SaaS with Sunsama’s Founder, Ashutosh Priyadarshy Heuristics and Hunches operating-principles , product , pricing , founders-self	2	1831	April 25, 2022
I'm Aye Moah, CEO and Co-founder of Boomerang. AMA about building a profitable, bootstrapped category-creating company AMAs product-led-growth , co-founders , operating-principles , bootstrapping , founders-self	26	3701	April 13, 2022
“Think of Bootstrapping as a Tool, Not as a Way of Life” and Other Perceptive Observations On Transitioning to the VC Path with MagicBell’s Co-Founder, Hana Mohan Heuristics and Hunches growth , product , bootstrapping , fundraising , founders-self	3	2254	April 7, 2022
How actively are you monitoring your LTV:CAC ratio? What Am I Missing bootstrapping , founders-self , pmf , operating-principles	2	735	March 24, 2022
I’m Rich Waldron, Founder and CEO of Tray.io. AMA! AMAs past-guests , founders-self , operating-principles , product , mid-market , expansion	25	3146	March 2, 2022
I'm Aleem Mawani, Founder and CEO of Streak. AMA! AMAs past-guests , product-led-growth , operating-principles , fundraising , founders-self	19	3281	October 26, 2021
I'm Hubert Palan, Co-founder and CEO of Productboard. AMA! 👋 AMAs past-guests , pmf , customer-centricity , product , fundraising , founders-self	25	5830	September 16, 2021
I'm Michael Pryor, Co-founder of Trello. AMA! AMAs past-guests , founders-self , pricing , product , acquisitions , customer-feedback	23	5798	September 6, 2021
I'm David Okuniev co-founder and creator of Typeform & VideoAsk AMAs past-guests , crowded-markets , culture , design , pivots , founders-self	30	4766	February 9, 2021
I’m Paul Joyce, Founder and CEO of Geckoboard. AMA! AMAs past-guests , fundraising , pricing , transparency , pmf , founders-self	24	4347	October 9, 2020