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 goal-setting , freemium , founders-self , product	2	707	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 hiring , pmf , operating-principles , founders-self , marketing-mix	1	613	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 bootstrapping , product-led-growth , founders-self , capital-efficiency	4	1211	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 , pmf , product-led-growth , founders-self , product	1	739	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 bootstrapping , early-stage-growth , founders-self , product	2	842	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 , founders-self , enterprise , bundling , strategy	2	764	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 growth , pmf , metrics , founders-self , capital-efficiency	1	765	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	1753	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 ai , founders-self , competitive-markets , mvp	2	995	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 , pmf , founders-self , gtm , integrations	4	1335	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 pmf , operating-principles , founders-self , constraints	1	1437	February 13, 2023
SaaS Founders at Work '22 Edition: 42 Inspiring Heuristics and Hunches from 194 Years of Building Heuristics and Hunches bootstrapping , fundraising , pmf , operating-principles , founders-self	1	1712	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 bootstrapping , fundraising , pmf , operating-principles , founders-self	2	1096	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	976	June 9, 2022
Designing Thoughtful Workweeks, Decisions, and Feedback at an Async-First Workplace with Panther’s Co-Founder, Matt Redler Heuristics and Hunches culture , working-remotely , operating-principles , founders-self , async	2	1271	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 fundraising , hiring , founder-led-sales , pmf , founders-self	2	2307	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 , culture , product-led-growth , founders-self	2	1649	July 26, 2022
Early stage startups and mental health Heuristics and Hunches founders-self	5	1228	July 12, 2022
(Calmly) Competing Against HubSpot and Mailchimp as a One-Person Team with Bento’s Founder, Jesse Hanley Heuristics and Hunches bootstrapping , operating-principles , founders-self , product	4	1808	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 culture , operating-principles , founders-self	2	1932	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 pricing , operating-principles , founders-self , product	2	1940	April 25, 2022
I'm Aye Moah, CEO and Co-founder of Boomerang. AMA about building a profitable, bootstrapped category-creating company AMAs bootstrapping , co-founders , product-led-growth , operating-principles , founders-self	26	4086	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 bootstrapping , fundraising , growth , founders-self , product	3	2318	April 7, 2022
How actively are you monitoring your LTV:CAC ratio? What Am I Missing bootstrapping , pmf , operating-principles , founders-self	2	772	March 24, 2022
I’m Rich Waldron, Founder and CEO of Tray.io. AMA! AMAs past-guests , operating-principles , founders-self , product , mid-market , expansion	25	3460	March 2, 2022
I'm Aleem Mawani, Founder and CEO of Streak. AMA! AMAs past-guests , fundraising , product-led-growth , operating-principles , founders-self	19	3544	October 26, 2021
I'm Hubert Palan, Co-founder and CEO of Productboard. AMA! 👋 AMAs past-guests , customer-centricity , fundraising , pmf , founders-self , product	25	6190	September 16, 2021
I'm Michael Pryor, Co-founder of Trello. AMA! AMAs past-guests , customer-feedback , pricing , founders-self , product , acquisitions	23	6078	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	5046	February 9, 2021
I’m Paul Joyce, Founder and CEO of Geckoboard. AMA! AMAs past-guests , fundraising , pricing , transparency , pmf , founders-self	24	4620	October 9, 2020