The Bootstrapped Founder

Arvid Kahl doesn't just talk about building bootstrapped businesses -- he does it in public while recording the podcast. Arvid is the founder of Podscan, a podcast monitoring platform, and he uses The Bootstrapped Founder as a vehicle to document his journey in real time. That build-in-public approach gives the show an authenticity that interview-only podcasts can't match. When Arvid talks about the challenges of growing a SaaS product, he's drawing from that morning's work, not memories from five years ago. The show publishes twice weekly with two distinct formats. Wednesday episodes feature in-depth interviews and masterclasses with subject matter experts. Friday episodes are solo deep-dives where Arvid explores a specific topic relevant to the founder and creator journey. Recent episodes have covered building with Claude Code for six months, how programmatic SEO investments compound over time, and why "follow your passion" is consistently ranked as the most frustrating advice entrepreneurs receive. Arvid's background adds substance to the show. He previously co-founded FeedbackPanda, an ed-tech SaaS that he and his partner bootstrapped and sold. That exit gave him both the credibility and the financial runway to focus on building and teaching in the bootstrapping space. His writing (he's the author of "The Embedded Entrepreneur" and "Zero to Sold") reinforces the podcast's analytical, framework-driven approach. The show is tailor-made for software founders who want to build profitable businesses without outside funding. Arvid's audience tends to be technical, and the conversations reflect that -- discussions about tech stacks, automation, and product development sit alongside marketing strategy and audience building. It's one of the few podcasts where the host's own company serves as a live case study that listeners can follow week to week.