207: ChatGPT: Goldmine or Minefield for Indie Hackers?

The Bootstrapped Founder

04/14/23

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ChatGPT is everywhere. But can we build businesses on it? What risks will we face? Let's dive into the future of entrepreneurship in a world where AI is ubiquitous.

My new podcast project: Arvid & Tyler Catch Up / https://catchup.fm

The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/chatgpt-goldmine-or-minefield-for-indie-hackers/

The podcast episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/efd69983

The video: https://youtu.be/J4eNi1uqxUI

You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com

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206: Marie Poulin & Benjamin Borowski — Digital Permaculture

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My new podcast project: Arvid & Tyler Catch Up / https://catchup.fm

The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/marie-poulin-benjamin-borowski-digital-permaculture/

The podcast episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/faf48b60

The video: https://youtu.be/Dr0Uty8heyo

You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com

Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast

Newsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter

My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/

My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/

My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com

Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/

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208: Louis Nicholls — Growing Your Newsletter

April 19, 2023

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51m

When it comes to building an "owned audience," nothing beats an email list. Louis Nicholls is a newsletter expert, and he shared with me how to monetize a list, how to grow it reliably, and why cold emails are often done spectacularly wrong.

Louis will show you how to do email right.

00:00:00 Why did you choose to build SparkLoop?

00:05:23 Grow an audience, monetize a list

00:09:07 How do you maintain customer quality in a network?

00:14:55 Advice on how to cross-link your knowledge with other channels.

00:18:48 How much is too much in terms of "buying" subscribers?

00:21:59 What makes a newsletter word of mouth-worthy?

00:27:48 Struggling with self-promotion

00:31:51 What makes a good or a really bad cold email?

00:36:44 Why all cold emails look the same

00:42:57 Why a good message is never cold

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