The Bootstrap - Building Startups from Scratch

In this Founder Friday episode, we’re talking to Nicole Bouchier, founder of SklChat

Founder Friday is about works still in progress. Learning from success stories is important, but learning from foun…

Fractional leadership roles are becoming more common in startups and scaleups. We’re more familiar with a fractional CFO or CTO - but what about business development?

In this discussion with experienc…

In this Founder Friday episode, we’re talking to Mari Robert, founder of Inflamed. 

Founder Friday is about works still in progress. Learning from success stories is important, but learning from found…

AI is everywhere. Depending on where you are at on the continuum, it's probably the thing that is either exciting you the most, confusing you the most, or scaring you the most at the moment - maybe a…

In our first Founder Friday episode, we’re talking to Andrew Murphy, founder of Tech Leaders Launchpad.

Founder Friday is about works still in progress. Learning from success stories is important, but…

The Bootstrap is back for 2025, and we’re kicking off with a great conversation with Brenton Anderson from Lovable about the learnings and success stories from the recent Lovable Shipped program.

We a…

If you work in tech and or with startups and you haven’t heard a dozen people say a version of “we need to add AI” or “I’m building an AI product”, then we've been in different meetings. It can feel …

What influences the decision to bootstrap a startup as opposed to going down the fundeaising route, and if you decide to go that waty, how do you do it? My guest for this episode, Tom Bruining, stepp…

Most founders don’t see themselves as sales people, and many either try to avoid taking on that role altogether, or offloading it as soon as possible. What is the best way for founders to approach sa…

When you hear the word crowdfunding you might think about that Kickstarter you backed for that groovy new gadget that you may or may not have ever received, or the GoFundMe that you donated to help s…

At the start, every business is a bootstrapped business. Founders inject their own capital and/or sweat to get things rolling, and then work out what funding model or models is most likely to work fo…

Bootstrapping a startup is not for the faint of heart. If you really commit to the journey, there are plenty of lows and setbacks to face before you reach a high - if you ever do.

We know the success …

Software as a service, or SaaS, has been responsible for much of the explosive growth of tech as we know it. What is it like to found and build in the world of SaaS startups? How does your approach a…

You may have heard the term "Impact Startup" and wondered what it really means. In broad terms, an impact startup is a business that is designed to solve major societal problems, But what does that l…

Getting a startup up and running seems to come with an endless to do list, and while some things are exciting, others are just plain necessary. 

Knowing when you need to formalise the legal structure …

There's no end to the list of things a founder needs to think about at the start of the startup journey. Operations  might be seen as something that comes later, but laying the groundwork in the earl…

Do Startups have an Ageism Problem?

We recorded our discussion with Kirstin Hunter prior to the WGEA gender pay gap report release, but the discussion couldn’t be more timely.

One element of the WGEA r…

Building the right team is an essential part of early stage startups. Finding a balance of skills, experience, and personalities can truly be a make or break factor.

To discuss the best ways to approa…

From the outside, achieving investment in your startup feels like a peak achievement, but the reality is its the start of a much steeper climb that has its upsides and its downs. Someone who knows th…

As a product focused startup podcast, it’s impossible to spend too much time talking about market positioning. What is it and what simple and affordable strategies can bootstrapping founders use to f…