Displaying episodes 1 - 30 of 144 in total
Permission to Follow Up
Arvid talks about earning trust and owning relationships.
142: Consulting in Public
Arvid talks about sharing your expertise with both a client and the public.
141: Founder Stories are Powerful Assets
Arvid talks about how your story can build your wealth.
140: The Forever Transaction
Arvid talks about the mindset needed to run a successful subscription business.
139: Building in Public and Legacy
Arvid talks about what we leave behind.
138: Parasocial Relationships
Arvid talks about (his) imaginary friends.
137: Should Freelancers Offer Free Trials?
Arvid weighs the pros and cons of doing trial work for free.
136: Choose Your Own Adventure: Creator, Curator, Commentator, or Connector
Arvid talks about the four kinds of Twitter expert — and how to choose.
135: Scalable Customer Service for Bootstrappers
Arvid shares the customer service strategy that got his business to $55k MRR.
134: Managing Expectations: Making Good (on) Promises.
Arvid talks about how we can shift the expectations of our customers.
133: You Don’t Need to be an Extrovert to Build in Public — an Introvert’s Perspective
Arvid talks about introverts turning into temporary extroverts.
132: Why Founders End Up Unemployable
Arvid talks about compliance, autonomy, and why ex-founders have a hard time finding jobs.
131: Seven Kinds of Entrepreneurial Debt
Arvid talks about the kinds of debt that surprise many founders.
130: Entrepreneurial Anti-Patterns — What to Avoid When You're Starting a Business
Arvid shares four ways of messing up your business.
129: What Founders Can Learn from Professional WoW Gamers
Arvid nerds out on where business and Warcraft intersect.
128: How I Find Twitter Content Ideas
Arvid shares his approach to finding ideas methodically.
127: How I (Fortunately) Failed to Launch an NFT Collection
Arvid talks honestly about his failed NFT experiment.
Bonus: A Conversation with Michele Hansen (on the Software Social Podcast)
Arvid and Michele talk about Twitter and building in public.
126: The SaaS Market Maturity Paradox
Arvid talks about how SaaS businesses can have the biggest impact on their space.
125: The Power of the Narrative when Building in Public
Arvid explains the structure and impact of a good narrative.
124: Building in Public and Negativity
Arvid talks about how to overcome the negative voices in your head.
123: Purchasing Power Parity Pricing
Arvid talks about dynamic pricing for digital products — plus an announcement.
122: Being Imperfect in Public
Arvid talks about making mistakes.
121: The Performative Nature of Building in Public: A View From the Inside
Arvid talks about being both a person and a persona.
120: Fear-Setting
Arvid faces his fears.
119: The Power of Repetition
Arvid talks about repetition. Then, Arvid talks about repetition.
118: Building in Public: Maintaining a Positive Self-Image
Arvid talks about comparison, imposter syndrome, criticism, and advice.
117: What Founders Can Learn From Web3 Community-Building (And What They Can't)
Arvid talks about the amazing (and weird) properties of web3 communities.
116: Twitter: The Gathering. How and Where to Find the Right Followers
Arvid talks about his Twitter follower research strategy.
115: Make it Easy to Cancel
Arvid talks about the importance of the last interaction with your customer.
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