The Bootstrap - Building Startups from Scratch

From The Product Bus comes The Bootstrap: Building Startups from Scratch - your source of news and practical support for early stage founders.

The Bootstrap unpacks strategies that any founder can apply to make smart, data-informed decisions as they navigate the early stages of building a startup. We focus on helping founders avoid the common pitfalls that stop many great ideas from becoming a reality.

Each episode host Scotty Allen (Founder of The Product Bus) is joined by a guest who brings their experience and subject matter to a specific topic with practical, actionable strategies that founders can take away and apply immediately to their own business.

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Update frequency: every 5 days
Average duration: 42 minutes
Episodes: 44
Years Active: 2023 - 2025

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Founder Wellbeing and Growth with Kim Kerton from Unemployed and Afraid

On this episode, we're joined by Kim Kerton from Good Side of The Bed - and the host, creator, and producer of Unemployed & Afraid - a small business podcast for the brave self-employed with 100 epis…

00:59:12 | Mon 29 Jan 2024

Taking the Entrepreneurial Leap with Jane Del Rosso of The Business of Food

We're back for 2024 with brand new episodes starting this week! In our first show of 2024, we're joined by Jane Del Rosso of The Business of Food to talk about "Taking the Entrepreneurial Leap".

When …

00:42:25 | Wed 24 Jan 2024

Summer Series: Lisa Reiner and the Curvature Clothing Story

While The Bootstrap is on a production break,we're bringing you select episodes of another podcast we produce - Starting Line.

Starting Line episodes are founder journey stories, and we've chosen six …

00:32:33 | Thu 04 Jan 2024

Summer Series: Anthony Kwok and the Zilio Story

While The Bootstrap is on a production break,we're bringing you select episodes of another podcast we produce - Starting Line.

Starting Line episodes are founder journey stories, and we've chosen six …

00:32:43 | Thu 04 Jan 2024

Summer Series: Tania Stacey and the East Forged Story

While The Bootstrap is on a production break,we're bringing you select episodes of another podcast we produce - Starting Line.

Starting Line episodes are founder journey stories, and we've chosen six …

00:25:13 | Wed 27 Dec 2023

Summer Series: Jeremy Fleming and the Stagekings Story

While The Bootstrap is on a production break,we're bringing you select episodes of another podcast we produce - Starting Line.

Starting Line episodes are founder journey stories, and we've chosen six …

00:25:50 | Mon 25 Dec 2023

Developing an Engaging Brand with Garry Williams of Tractor Ventures

With new startups popping up every other minute standing out is important. Beyond a memorable brand identify is the experience that your prospects and customers have with your business.

In this episo…

00:57:01 | Wed 20 Dec 2023

How a Project Mindset Can Kill Your Startup

Do you know the difference between a product mindset and a project mindset? Which one you apply to your startup can have a major impact on your chances of success.

On this Bootstrap Bites, we're discu…

00:31:29 | Mon 18 Dec 2023

The Basics of Venture Capital with Sramana Mitra

The venture capital space is a world unto its own, and when founders misunderstand what it is and isn’t the results can be disastrous.

What are the basics you need to know, and how should a bootstrap…

00:35:30 | Thu 14 Dec 2023

Bootstrap Bites: Startup Pitch Red Flags

Does the language you use in your startup pitch communicate what you intend, or does it send the wrong message altogether?

On this Bootstrap Bites, we talk through five of the biggest red flags that o…

00:33:36 | Mon 11 Dec 2023

Cracking the Code of Total Addressable Market with Alex Urquhart

Total Addressable Market, or TAM, is an important validation metric that is often misunderstood and misused, so how do you navigate TAM without getting lost in the numbers, and how relevant is TAM to…

00:53:55 | Thu 07 Dec 2023