Bootstrapped

Simon runs SnapShooter, a service that performs scheduled server backups. We discuss:
  • why backups is NOT a dull business
  • how the pandemic pushed him to make the jump to full-time
  • charging his first customer just $2/month - and quickly learning to charge much more
  • a "I did a rm -rf on the wrong server" story
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Creators and Guests

Host
Ed Freyfogle
Co-founder of OpenCage
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.