Arvid Kahl
Empowering founders with kindness. Building in Public. Sold my SaaS FeedbackPanda for life-changing $ in 2019, now sharing my journey & what I learned.
Appears in 359 Episodes
357: (Free) Trial & Error
Today, I’ll dive into the difference between a trial user and a trial abuser and what you can do to invite the former and prevent the latter.This episode is sponsored ...
356: James Phoenix — Mastering Code & AI for the Modern Developer
Coding with AI changes everything. It changes how we design, test, and improve our software projects. Today, I’m talking to generative AI expert James Phoenix.He’s wri...
355: The Age of the Gatekeeper Is Over
YouTube is both the best and the worst source of information — because we can watch it all, but no one will tell us what's REALLY worth watching.Here's how the gatekee...
354: The Art of Productive Procrastination
The problem with having no boss is that there's no one to stop you from procrastinating.I'm challenged by this daily, and I have found a few ways to stay accountable. ...
353: Podscan’s Dream Customer (Acquisition) Strategy
I want new prospects to receive the maximum possible value the moment they register for Podscan, so I treat them as customers before they even come to the page for the...
352: Running Lean at Scale
Yesterday, I shrunk the size of my production database from four terabytes to just under one terabyte.Something interesting happened last weekend that made me realize ...
351: From Overload to Opportunity
When a Podscan user got a bit "too general" with their keywords, all of a sudden, my email provider stopped sending emails.Whoops.Let's talk user error and founder for...
350: Building Your Castle in Someone Else's Kingdom
SaaS founders are simultaneously tenants and landlords, renting the tools we need while offering our own services for subscription. It's a world where true ownership s...
349: Navigating Constraints as a Bootstrapper
Bootstrapping is all about dealing with constraints: no money, the day job, lack of experience, and having no distribution. If you want to know how I tackle the restri...
348: Observability in Software Businesses
“I didn’t see it coming.” I had to admit that to myself a few times recently.Over the last couple of weeks, I've been experiencing several issues with Podscan that onl...
347: The AI-Powered Solopreneur
AI is revolutionizing the way I work as a solopreneur. So why not share exactly how I use it?You'll hear how I use AI tools for everything from coding to marketing, an...
346: When Podcasts Attack: The Unexpected Challenges of External Data
It started with a minor refactoring. It ended with an avalanche that almost caused an infrastructure explosion. From code to collapse — and a few weeks of frantic rest...
345: Scrape or Be Scraped
Welcome to the weird world of web scraping in the AI age, where founders have to protect their data from hungry AI companies but also need to collect information from ...
344: Andrew Davies — The Power of a Merchant of Record
Andrew Davies (@andjdavies) runs marketing for Paddle, the payment provider that powers several of my businesses. They also recently ran an AI launchpad accelerator, w...
342: The Evolution of Coding in the AI Era
This week, instead of writing code, I delegated it — to AI. I've been doing this a lot lately.But does that mean I am losing my ability to code? And what about people ...
344: Should Indie Hackers Go to Tech Conferences?
I gave up going to tech conferences. But that probably is an outdated opinion, particularly since as an entrepreneur, I benefit much more from hanging out with my peer...
341: Striking a Balance
Feeling the weight of success can be just as challenging as the climb to get there. At any point during your journey, you're confronted with having to make choices whe...
340: kerollmops — From Hackathon to Success: The Meilisearch Story
@kerollmops, the technical brain behind the open-source search engine Meilisearch, joins me for a nerdy chat about all things search. I’ve been using this blazing fast...
339: Does Your SaaS Need a “User Tour?”
Is it a good idea to guide your users through your app when they sign up? Or does it show that your interface is too convoluted?The answer is: yes. Both. And it depend...
“Working In” vs “Working On” the Business
I ran into a pretty substantial question this week.Am I working in my business, or am I working on my business? I've been spending so much time building features, talk...
337: Doing Things that Don’t Scale …Unintentionally
What happens when something that was good enough isn't good enough anymore?Unscalable hands-on experiments work great in the early stages of a business. But what if yo...
336: The 7 Deadly Sins of Indie Hacking
`Indie Hackers have sinned. They allowed the seven deadly sins into their founder lives. And now we must cast them out.Well, let's be a little bit less dramatic. We al...
335: Tipping Over
These last weeks have been a bit much. What do they say? “Take a break before the break takes you?” Well, I got quite close to that this week.This episode is sponsored...
334: Sincere, not Serious
Do you want to win the game or keep on playing?Today, I'll dive into a mentality shift I experienced recently while building Podscan: how about I just get rid of all t...
333: Kitze — Juggling Projects, ADHD, and the Indie Hacker Lifestyle
@Kitze, a Serial indie hacker and entrepreneur, shares his journey through a landscape filled with multiple projects like Sizzy, a browser for developers, Benji, a pro...
332: Beyond Small Bets — Embracing the Big Play
What happens when the 'small bets' strategy leads to a big win, and you're not prepared for it? Well, you adapt! So that's what I'm working on this week: figuring out ...
331: Geoff Roberts — Playing the Long Game
Geoff Roberts (@GeoffTRoberts) is the co-founder of Outseta, and he's halfway there, 7 years in. Outseta —the SaaS starter kit and the business behind it— is built and...
330: 50% New Users Overnight… and a Burning Server
This week was a duality of extremes for me. On one hand, I experienced an unprecedented growth spurt in my user numbers, while on the other hand, I stumbled into frust...
329: "AI For The Rest of Us"
Generative AI used to be for early adopters. But now, Apple is bringing it to every iPhone. What does this mean for indie founders?This episode is sponsored by Acquire...
328: Negotiating Bootstrapper Funding with Tyler Tringas
A few months ago, I raised a low 6-figure investment for Podscan. Here's the conversation between me and my investor, @tylertringas, that happened just before I signed...
