Navigating Business Challenges and Building a Strong Foundation

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Explores challenges in managing data, APIs, and system improvements in the business, emphasizing the importance of stability as a deterrent to potential copycats. Discusses high costs of external APIs and stresses the need to keep building the business in public for collaboration and support.

Ever since I started building Podscan in public, I’ve received a lot of attention.

And it’s been spectacular: I’ve found early users, prospects, customers, and cheerleaders.

Apparently, when people see something get traction, they want to be a part of it. Besides the much welcome support on social media, this has also resulted in a few offers that go beyond monthly subscription revenue. Today, I want to share with you how I think about collaborating with people, taking investment, and growing the team.

This episode is sponsored by Acquire.com

The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/how-i-deal-with-investment-offers/

The podcast episode: https://tbf.fm/episodes/303-how-i-deal-with-investment-offers

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