Steve McLeod
Founder of Feature Upvote
Appears in 138 Episodes
#223: When customer payments fail
We talk about why we are switching the podcast from weekly to fortnightly for a while. We also discuss headaches when customer payments fail and what we can do to addr...
#222: Pierre de Wulf, co-founder of ScrapingBee
Ed chats with Pierre de Wulf, co-founder of ScrapingBee. Pierre tells us about the time his company almost got acquired - and how the deal fell apart at the final stage.
#221: Brian Sierakowski of Baremetrics
My co-host Ed Freyfogle chats with Brian Sierakowski, general manager of Baremetrics. Brian stepped in to manage Baremetrics after it was acquired a year or so ago fro...
#220: Adventures in Abandonware and WordPress
Ed and Steve talk about a dilemma Steve is facing. An open source component heavily used by Feature Upvote has become abandoned by the maintainer, and Steve has to mak...
#219: Leaving bootstrapper life to be an employee again, with John Ndege
Ed chats with John Ndege, a former bootstrapper, about how it feels no longer being one's own boss. John was a bootstrapper, he launched and grew a product, and he ult...
#218: London, in-person events, crowded pubs
Ed and I chat about Ed's recent trip to London, my upcoming trip to London, the return of in-person events, and getting exposed to ideas and concepts outside of our no...
#217: Brian Casel of ZipMessage
I talk with Brian Casel, founder of ZipMessage, an asynchronous video messaging tool. Brian has created several successful products in the past, and sometimes ran ...
#216: Trademarking your bootstrapped business
Ed tells me why and how he obtained a trademark for his business. We discuss when it is worthwhile to do this. We then talk about the trouble with having competitors c...
#215: The domain name change that didn't go as planned, with Robert Brandl of ToolTester.com
I chat with Robert Brandl, founder of ToolTester.com. We talk about Robert's recent experience changing the domain name of his website. It was an expensive experience,...
#214: I hired a marketer
Ed and I chat about my recent experience hiring a marketing manager for Feature Upvote. Amongst other topics, we discuss how I went about finding the right person.
#213: Charles Perry, founder of RelaNet
Ed interviews Charles Perry, founder of RelaNet. Charles was the co-host of Release Notes, a long-running podcast that Charles and his co-host recently ended. It's a ...
#212: When, if ever, should we refuse a customer?
We talk about Ed's launch of his new product line. That leads into a meandering conversation about ethics and personal beliefs and values. In particular, when a cus...
#211: Strengthening company culture in a remote team with Peldi of Balsamiq
Frequent guest Peldi, founder of Balsamiq, makes another welcome appearance. We talk about some ways to strengthen company culture in a fully-remote team, we discu...
#210: 50 tips for running a stress-free SaaS part 2
Part 2 of Ed Freyfogle's 50 tips for running a stress-free SaaS.
#209: 50 tips for running a stress-free SaaS part 1
Ed Freyfogle shares with us his 50 tips for running a stress-free SaaS. This is based on Ed's talk he prepared for MicroConf late last year, but was unable to deliver ...
#208: The dismal deeds of a desperate competitor
This week I go solo and rant about the dismal deeds of a desperate competitor. I also talk about the freedom that bootstrapping gives us to change our approach, our st...
#207: Our goals for 2022
Ed and I discuss the goals we'd like to achieve in 2022.
#206: Looking back at our goals for 2021
Back in episode 163, Ed and I set our goals for 2021. In this episode, 206, we look back at those goals and we ask ourselves, how well did we do in achieving them?
#205: A rapid Saber Feedback update
I give Ed an update on what I've achieved on Saber Feedback in recent months. A new app design, ripping out the SPA architecture, replacing our payment processor with ...
#204: Ed can speak again
Ed tells us about his accident he had, and the impact it had on his life and business. He also talks about how it got him reflecting about his business.
