#106 – Sylvestre Dupont – Cofounder of Parseur
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In my conversation with Sylvestre from Parseur, we discuss how bootstrapping allowed Sylvestre to move to Mauritius. We also discuss:
- Collecting domain names
- Leaving consulting to bootstrap a SaaS
- Bootstrapping with the generous assistance of the French government(!)
- The tough months before the first sale – and then the elation after the first sale
- Using Quora to land the first customers – and to learn the language used by your potential customers
- Using Zapier for leads
- The difficulty of opening a Dutch company when you don’t speak Dutch
- Choosing a place to live when you work remotely
- The challenges and rewards of bootstrapping from Mauritius
- Translating your website for SEO gains
- Travelling the world by cargo ship
- Supporting customers from a cruise ship via satellite Internet
Links:
- Parseur
- grandvoyageur.fr – Sylvestre’s blog
Contact Sylvestre on Twitter at @slybridges