Bootstrapped

Andy and I discuss why he's created a new product, even though he already has two successful products.

We also discuss:

  • how he manages a portfolio of three desktop apps as a one-person team
  • how to name products
  • choosing a market
  • usability testing
  • choosing to remain a one-person team
  • the benefits of the founder doing customer support
  • why many one-person businesses are actually two-people businesses

Links:

  • Easy Data Transform: https://www.easydatatransform.com/
  • Andy's blog: https://successfulsoftware.net/
  • Easy Data Transform's demo video: https://successfulsoftware.net/2019/09/11/easy-data-transform-video/
  • Andy's other products: https://www.perfecttableplan.com/ and https://www.hyperplan.com/
  • "Don't Make Me Think" by Steve Krug: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability/dp/0321965515
  • Steve Krug talking about usability at Business of Software: https://businessofsoftware.org/2008/07/steve-krug-to-s/

Creators and Guests

Host
Steve McLeod
Founder of Feature Upvote

What is Bootstrapped?

This is the archive of Bootstrapped.fm. A seminal Bootstrapper-oriented podcast started in 2013 by Ian Landsman and Andrey Butov. The first iteration ran for 104 episodes. In 2019, Steve McLeod took over for another 139 episodes. We've set this podcast to release order so you can experience it as it was initially presented.