I've kept the format from previous newsletters but kind of merged launches and tools together. I'm planning to include a short Q/A with my first guest bootstrapper for the next edition. I hope I'll make it in time :).
Good reads
Hot to get people to love your SaaS product If you're bootstrapping a SaaS you probably want users to love the product. This article guides you through some of the things you can think about to get there.
How do I build something people want? Justin Jackson, co-founder of Transistor.fm has written a great post on practical advice for the famous "build something people want".
Long tail competitors If you're into SEO you'll like this article about how to increase your reach with long tail keywords based on competitors. You might be able to apply the same principles to your specific situation.
Jeff Bezos office when he started Amazon Let's just say that startup success is not in the interior design. Also, now I don't feel bad about my converted closet office.
Podcasts
Raising Prices & Re-writing Your Codebase I really enjoyed this podcast with Rob Walling from Startups for the rest of us and Mike Ritchie from SeekWell on product, pricing, how they got their first customer within 30 days post launch and more.
Winning People's Attention with Nathan Latka of Founderpath Courtland Allen chats with Nathan Latka about selling his company, writing a book, getting into the media business and more. Some really good bits on selling to potential sponsors here.
Launches
Trends.vc Really insightful articles on some of the biggest trends today.
Heroicons Beautiful icons created by the makers of Tailwind CSS.
OpenStartup The most complete list of open startups.
That's it for this week. Let me know what you think by hitting reply :)!
