307: Addressing my Weaknesses

The Bootstrapped Founder

03/29/24

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I’m a pretty okay developer, but when it comes to marketing and sales, I really need help. And for the longest time, I’ve held myself back.

That ends today.

My current SaaS business, Podscan, is at a point where some very important decisions need to be made. I’ve got something quite big in the works, and I’ll be talking about this next week in much more detail, but it made me think about the long-term needs a business like mine has, how I can personally fulfill them, and where I have skill gaps that I will have to work on.

This episode is sponsored by Acquire.com

The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/addressing-my-weaknesses/

The podcast episode: https://tbf.fm/episodes/307-addressing-my-weaknesses

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Johannes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/joradig

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The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/johannes-radig-traveling-the-world-and-raising-prices/

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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/

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The podcast episode: https://tbf.fm/episodes/308-michael-taylor-prompt-engineering-for-fun-profit

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

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