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 423 Episodes
63: Audience-Building through Podcasting
Arvid talks about how you can leverage being a podcast host or guest to build an audience.
62: Avoiding the Validation Trap
Arvid talks about how we often mistake validation for guaranteed success — and how to fix it.
61: Open-Source and Bootstrapping
Arvid talks about how bootstrappers can monetize open-source products.
60: Tech Stacks and Indie Hacking
Arvid talks about his rules for choosing a tech stack for a business.
59: Rewards and Perils of Being Your Own Customer
Arvid talks about how scratching your own itch can be a blessing and a curse.
58: When Privacy and Customer Value Clash
Arvid talks about his struggle with building a privacy-first product that might need marketing features.
57: How I Approach Pricing for a Brand New SaaS
Arvid explains how he researched and determined a pricing system for permanentlink.
56: Sunk Cost Fallacy Engineering
Arvid talks about the sunk cost fallacy and how he encountered it twice this week.
55: Customer Lock-In and "Insurance Features"
Arvid talks about how he approaches not making customers feel locked into his new SaaS permanent.link and how he built custom domain support.
54: Limiting Beliefs
Arvid talks about his new SaaS project and the struggle of building an MVP.
53: Early Tech Choices and Analysis Paralysis
Arvid talks about an unsettling experience he had with a side project — and how to avoid tech choice brain freeze.
52: "Audience-First" Is Not Just "Building an Audience"
Arvid talks about the difference between building an audience and building FOR an audience.
51: Finding an Audience for Your Side Business
Arvid shares a 5-step framework for finding a viable audience.
50: Priming Your Business for Due Diligence
Arvid talks about setting up your business to be as sellable as possible.
49: Preparing for the Sale From Day One: Getting the Documentation Right
Arvid talks about documentation and it's not boring!
48: At a Crossroads: The Different Kinds of Exits
Arvid talks about why companies get acquired and what to watch out for.
A Unified Voice: Staying Consistent When You Grow
Arvid talks about how to keep your messaging and internal positioning aligned.
How I Self-Published Zero to Sold, a Bestselling Book on Bootstrapping
Arvid talks about his journey writing and publishing a book that, to his surprise, sold 1000 copies within a week.
45: Positioning Is Where It's At
Arvid talks about how to approach positioning, and when to adjust it.
44: You Want a Tribe
Arvid talks about how you can leverage tribes for your business and shares his own experiences with these communities.