Bootstrapped Web
Brian Casel (@casjam) and Jordan Gal (@jordangal) share their raw and real behind-the-scenes of their entrepreneur journeys. From bootstrapping software startups to raising money to selling and exiting businesses, to growing teams and the emotional rollercoaster that is startup life. It's all here in Brian and Jordan's weekly(ish) updates.
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It's true. We're calling this a final episode—for now—but don't unsubscribe! We promise to pop into the feed every few months to catch up :)
But for now, we're taking a breather and staying focused on executing our businesses in 2025: Jordan's crankin on Rosie, Brian's building Instrumental Products.
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2024 look-back and takeaways. 2025 goals. Let's go!
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- Building! Instrumental.dev
- Instrumental Products
- Clarityflow
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Bluesky is having a moment. Halloween. Customers telling us their problems are solved. Essential onboarding. Calm before the (hiring) storm. Projects are waiting. The podcasting election.
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Political noise. Removing features. Positioning. Products for developers. Idea wireframes (as a service). Hiring a video editor. Retainer-based hiring. Frequent flyer miles. Apple picking.
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...Hey we didn't talk about WordPress this week! But we did talk about Elon... Also: Brian's working on a components product (instrumental.dev), Jordan's figuring out onboarding (heyrosie.com), and Brian's starting to scale consulting (onemonth.app).
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Brian's new product (Instrumental.dev). Comparing the open-source leadership styles of Matt, DHH, and Taylor. Building products for builders. Components. Tightening the team. Scaling consulting from 1 to...? Let's Go Mets.
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Brian and Jordan's expert (lol) takes on WordPress-land. Car shopping. Netflix rec's. Funnel tracking. Customer observations. Over-building.
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If you're wondering "what's happening in WordPress?", our friend Matt Medieros published this excellent "just the facts" timeline.
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Optimizing our onboarding funnels. Calls to action. Lead ads. ARPU. API plans. Pearl Jam. Sleep (or lack thereof).
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- Brian's "One Month MVP" service
- Brian's SaaS, Clarityflow
- Brian on Twitter: @casjam
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- Jordan's company, Rosie
- Jordan on Twitter: @jordangal
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Q4 energy. Signup funnels. Self-serve vs. not. Building assets vs. building cashflow. Membership business models.
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Why makes SaaS more difficult than other business models? Rosie first customers! Brian's pricing experiment update. Training businesses. AI waves. Profitability at $1-2m. College Football. US Open Tennis.
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- Brian's "One Month MVP" service
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What if we bootstrapped? Funnel projects. Pricing experiments. Software speed. Tech-enabled services. Listener conversations on Ripple.
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Asking the hard-hitting questions like...
Coconut pastries... for or against? Is anyone actually able to log into the black hole that is Meta ads? Publishing a 1-page HTML landing page shouldn't be difficult. Should it?
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- Brian's "One Month MVP" service
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Ripple.fm is live and open. Rosie is live for self serve signups. Niche social networking. Advertising using video. Cold outreach playbooks. And a special guest joins the show
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Brian launches built and launched something new. 2 things actually. Jordan changes pricing strategy for Rosie. Brian also changes pricing strategy for Clarityflow. And all find our AI hardware "friend".
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Brian's stuff:
- Brian launched Ripple.fm
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Yet another new product announcement from Brian. Jordan launches to first customers. The era of hacking on new ideas. Summer speed ups. Professional standards. Vacations. Special guest joins us to tell us it's time to stop.
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Brian's next product announcement. Marketing first. Small bets. Private podcasting. AI product development speed. Summer vacations.
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US Presidential debate analysis. America. Launch week. First customers. Perfect storm for a new product idea. Questioning assumptions. Seeking feedback.
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Tailor-Made UI. Knowing your customer. Launch-week learnings. Sales calls. Cold outreach. Margin & space. Date night hangovers. Summer camp.
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