{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Bootstrapped","title":"#106: Sylvestre Dupont - Co-founder of Parseur","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8be1c2cf\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2707,"description":"Sylvestre and I discuss getting those first 10 customers, moving to a new country when your startup earns enough to replace your day job, and the difficulty of supporting customers from a cruise ship.\nWe also discuss:\n\nCollecting domain names\nLeaving consulting to bootstrap a SaaS\nBootstrapping with the generosity of the French government\nThe tough months before the first sale - and then the elation after the first sale\nUsing Quora to land the first customers - and to learn the language used by your potential customers\nUsing Zapier for leads\nThe difficulty of opening a Dutch business when you don't speak Dutch\nChoosing a place to live when you work remotely\nThe challenges and rewards of bootstrapping from Mauritius\nTranslating your website for SEO gains\nTravelling the world by cargo ship\nSupporting customers from a cruise ship via satellite Internet\n\nLinks:\n\nParseur\ngrandvoyageur.fr\n\nFind Sylvestre on Twitter at @slybridges","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/5DFg2dx7MxgKVagx-PFHCNvbifAgSYXThBdqsKKJuzc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZjg0/MDE3MTEwZDRmOGE2/NjBjMDRmNTExOWRl/MzBiNi5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}