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The Final Deadline... Or: A Deadline, Finally.
Arvid and Tyler finally find a date for the very first Calm MBA milestone. They also find out that they have quite different perspectives on how much structure their w...
Diversifying Your SaaS When Money Dries Up
Arvid & Tyler are on fire: not only do they talk about what founders can do when their main source of revenue isn't enough, but they also FINALLY come up with how they...
Prioritizing What to Work On
Arvid and Tyler share how they tackle prioritization issues — and if you should have many small bets as a calm founder.It turns out, these questions can't be answered ...
Should You Embellish Your Success?
Tyler's all healthy again, and Arvid is writing another book. Together, they wonder if they have some sort of "expert-level imposter syndrome." So many influential adv...
Books, Antibiotics, and Dealing With Social Isolation
Arvid and Tyler discuss Arvid's recent interest in writing and publishing books, including his potential book on building in public — and how it should be published. T...
When Running a Calm Company Means Tough Choices
Arvid has returned from MicroConf in Denver, and Tyler has made a few important changes at the Calm Company fund. Beyond catching up, Arvid & Tyler chat about how hard...
Calm Market Analysis
Arvid & Tyler missed their catchup this week, but they won't let you down: here's an episode from Arvid's Bootstrapped Founder podcast on market analysis for calm SaaS...
Platform Risk and What to Do About It
Is building a business on a platform like Twitter a good idea? How can calm founders prevent platform risk while also benefiting from the many advantages platforms hav...
Calm Under (Legislative) Pressure with Michele Hansen
Today, we have a special guest on the show: Michele Hansen, co-founder of Geocodio, a SaaS business that provides hassle-free geocoding, author of the very practical b...
What AI Can Do for Bootstrappers
Arvid and Tyler talk about what bootstrappers can do with AI, if it's smart to build a business around AI, and how to do that. They look at indie hackers who are curre...
Arvid & Tyler Find The Right Words
Arvid & Tyler talk about the SVB craze, what it means for bootstrappers, and what a calm business is all about.They also —finally— have found a name for the pod! In tr...
Arvid & Tyler are Just Getting Started
Without any preparation, Tyler and Arvid dive right into getting started. They talk about the Calm MBA, becoming internet friends, how to tackle an educational project...