Aprilynne built up a YouTube channel from zero to over twenty two K subscribers last year. But she is starting all over again. No subscribers, no videos, no monetization, nothing. Her goal is to get Youtube monetised in 30 days. Will she make it? Let’s keep an eye.

Key Takeaways

[01:30] - Why skipping the Wall Street for a better life.

[04:20] - What is better, a corporate life or being a startup founder.

[05:22] - How to go from 0 to monetisation on YouTube.

[07:58] - How to make $10,000 before the launch.

[12:10] - How does reputation play in YouTube success.

[14:30] - How to build and profit for a YouTube channel.

[18:02] - Results after 9 months of YouTubing for bootstrapping founders.

[20:11] - Getting 1,000 followers on YouTube fast.

[22:41] - What equipment you need to start on YouTube.

[25:45] - 6 figures as a YouTuber and indie hacker.

Links

Follow the journey:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/aprilynne

Twitter: twitter.com/AprilynneAlter

dumpl.ink/aprilynnealter- Sharing insights and struggles as a full-time creator

Book with insights: Navigating The Bootstrapped Mafia

Connect with Bulat:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thebulatk

Twitter: twitter.com/thebulatk

Pietro is a serial founder bootstrapping mobiloud.com, feedbear.com and mixbloom.com with a mind-blowing goal of moving from $1.5M to $5M ARR in 3 years. This is probably not for all indie hackers, but it is an amazing situation to be in.

Key Takeaways

[01:23] - A path from consulting to building digital products.

[02:31] - "Go big or Go home" VS "Make customers happy" mentality.

[03:45] - A path to serial bootstrapped entrepreneurships.

[07:03] - What are the downsides of running multiple businesses.

[08:40] - Team set up for an effective business management.

[09:51] - "Indie hacking a business" VS "Bootstrapping a business" worlds.

[11:13] - When bootstrapping founders should start hiring people.

[14:22] - Focus on high-level strategy and team support.

[16:53] - Where to find the first paying users for a product startup.

[19:31] - Exploring the market by talking to customers.

[21:23] - How many customers do you need? and other considerations before you start.

[22:45] - How the explosion of AI challenges all bootstrapping founders.

[24:45] - How to work with AI as a bootstrapped digital product business.

Quotes

“I want a business that I've built to work for me.“ - Pietro

“ As quickly as I can, I want to get out of execution. “ - Pietro

“I enjoyed the business more when I build a team around myself.“ - Pietro

“As soon as you can afford it, bring new people.“ - Pietro

“Fire yourself from the customer support. It creates a lot of stress and takes a lot of time.“ - Pietro

“Everything should really start from customer interviews, customer surveys and talking to people.“ - Pietro

“The healthiest thing to do is to talk to customers.“ - Pietro

Links

Follow the journey:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/pietrosaccomani

Twitter: twitter.com/psaccomani

MobiLoud.com- Turn your website into a mobile app in under 2 weeks

FeedBear.com- Collect and Prioritize Customer Feedback the Easy Way

MixBloom.com- Scale Your Agency with Quality Social Media Content

Book with insights: Navigating The Bootstrapped Mafia

Connect with Bulat:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thebulatk

Twitter: twitter.com/thebulatk

Rox worked for MrBeast, Facebook, Microsoft, and other companies. Now, he helps big creators start software businesses while trying to live the most amazing life he can. He makes content about what he builds so you can follow it.

Key Takeaways

[01:12] - How to exit everything and bootstrap a SaaS product from Thailand.

[03:26] - How to make money from a startup on day one and ship quickly supports development.

[04:19] - Making money as a bootstrapped startup money.

[05:09] - What are the downsides of a long product launch.

[06:25] - How to validate a product idea without validating a product idea.

[08:49] - How to choose the pricing model for a product startup.

[10:09] - How bootstrapped SaaS founders approach scaling and x10 growth.

[14:18] - What are the next steps in the startup journey.

[14:56] - Where to get the paying users for a product startup.

[18:27] - Twitter marketing strategy for a digital product startup.

[19:18] - $1,000,000 worth bootstrapping founder.

[21:11] - Don't mess up.

Quotes

“Now I treat validation generally as either I think it is a great idea and I trust my instinct and I think I can build it quickly, or I'll try and get money upfront for it.“ - Rox

“I try to do a free refund instead of a free trial. Coz I think you prove something different if people give you money. “ - Rox

“A real good tip is to build a real big FAQ. It gets me a real good SEO.“ - Rox

“The more I code, the less I think about marketing and I can't do both. I wanna do no development and all marketing.“ - Rox

“I just need more people using it right now, that's my number one goal. Until then I should not spend my time perfecting it.“ - Rox

“I had to learn a lot of things. The first was to build fast. The second was to not build sh*t.“ - Rox

Links

Follow the journey:

Twitter: twitter.com/RoxCodes

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Book with insights: Navigating The Bootstrapped Mafia

Connect with Bulat:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thebulatk

Twitter: twitter.com/thebulatk