Arvid Kahl talks about starting and bootstrapping businesses, how to build an audience, and how to build in public.
The Bootstrapped Founder
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Arvid Kahl talks about starting and bootstrapping businesses, how to build an audience, and how to build in public.
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Recent Episodes
April 3, 2026
439: The Increasing Risk of Building in Public
<p>Building in public helped me sell FeedbackPanda. That same radical transparency could now destroy a business overnight. With agentic coding tools, anyone can turn your publicly shared architecture, revenue numbers, and feature details into a working competitor in days—no coding skills required. The old safety threshold of $20-30K MRR has collapsed to zero. But that doesn't mean you stop sharing entirely. In this episode, I break down what I still talk about openly, what I'll never reveal again, and the one filter every founder should run before posting anything about their business: is it interesting to follow, or easy to clone?<br>This episode of The Bootstraped Founder is sponsored by <a href="https://podscan.fm/">Podscan.fm</a></p><p>The blog post: <a href="https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/the-increasing-risk-of-building-in-public/">https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/the-increasing-risk-of-building-in-public/</a> <br>The podcast episode: <a href="https://tbf.fm/episodes/439-the-increasing-risk-of-building-in-public">https://tbf.fm/episodes/439-the-increasing-risk-of-building-in-public</a> </p><p>Check out Podscan, the Podcast database that transcribes every podcast episode out there minutes after it gets released: <a href="https://podscan.fm/">https://podscan.fm</a><br>Send me a voicemail on Podline: <a href="https://podline.fm/arvid">https://podline.fm/arvid</a></p><p>You'll find my weekly article on my blog: <a href="https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/">https://thebootstrappedfounder.com</a></p><p>Podcast: <a href="https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast">https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast</a></p><p>Newsletter: <a href="https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter">https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter</a></p><p><br>My book Zero to Sold: <a href="https://zerotosold.com/">https://zerotosold.com/</a></p><p>My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: <a href="https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/">https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/</a></p><p>My course Find Your Following: <a href="https://findyourfollowing.com/">https://findyourfollowing.com</a></p><p>Here are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you.<br>- <a href="https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx">Notion</a> (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): <a href="https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx">https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx</a><br>- <a href="https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid">Riverside.fm</a> (that's what I recorded this episode with): <a href="https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid">https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid</a><br>- <a href="http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid">TweetHunter</a> (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): <a href="http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid">http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid</a><br>- <a href="https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60">HypeFury</a> (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): <a href="https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60">https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60</a><br>- <a href="https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ">AudioPen</a> (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): <a href="https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ">https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ</a><br>- <a href="https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q">Descript</a> (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): <a href="https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q">https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q</a><br>- <a href="https://convertkit.com/?lmref=bN9CZw">ConvertKit</a> (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): <a href="https://convertkit.com/?lmref=bN9CZw">https://convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw</a></p>
March 20, 2026
438: AI Liability: The Landmines Under Your SaaS
Host Arvid Kahl explains AI liability risks for SaaS founders, covering rogue chatbots and insurance gaps, offering practical safety advice.
March 13, 2026
437: Data Is the Only Moat
Host Arvid Kahl explains why real-world data, not just algorithms, forms the only defensible moat for software founders in this interview.
446 total episodes available with 173 transcripts
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