{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Bootstrapped Founder","title":"194: Matt Wensing — Publish Your Juicy Thoughts","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4147,"description":"Today, I’m talking to Matt Wensing — the founder behind Summit and tweeter of many often controversial things. We talk about bootstrapping a financial SaaS, how to deal with integrations, and when to take funding. Here’s Matt.\n00:00:00 An exchange of stories\n00:04:54 What’s your strategy?\n00:09:31 Writing long-form\n00:15:05 Bridging the gap between invention and commercialization.\n00:19:56 Creators and salespeople.\n00:25:58 How a little bit of cash can change the trajectory of your business.\n00:34:34 Bootstrapping is not a shot in the dark\n00:41:48 The importance of trust (in the crypto space.)\n00:47:55 Centralization has to occur for other people to benefit\n00:54:58 How not to leave people behind\n00:59:29 How do you look at platform risk from both sides?\n00:1:05:06 The nature of platforms\nThe blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/matt-wensing-publish-your-juicy-thoughts/\nThe podcast episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/f7deea33\nThe video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pBYsl1UxeY\nYou'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.comPodcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcastNewsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter\nMy book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/My course Find your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com\nFind me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/\nThis interview is sponsored by Acquire.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BNKC8bjmav7kM70FiBhPsYU70z0kVRY7C5GGDQhvfNs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzc0MTAvMTY2ODg3/NTEzMC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}