Indie Hackers

#042 – Bootstrapping in a Crowded Market with Gareth and Jonathan Bull

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Jan 4, 2018
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Gareth and Jonathan Bull
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Hardest Part of Working With Your Brother
01:44 • 2min
3
Why I Started an Email Marketing Company
03:15 • 2min
4
The Story of How Jonathan and I Met
05:37 • 2min
5
How to Start a Successful Software Company
08:03 • 2min
6
How to Start Coding Email Octopus
09:46 • 2min
7
How to Build an Audience Before You Launch
11:31 • 2min
8
How to Recreate Your Distribution Channels
13:42 • 3min
9
How to Push Through the Year-Long Development Process Without Giving Up
16:27 • 2min
10
How to Launch Email Octopus
18:23 • 2min
11
How to Launch a Free Product
20:08 • 2min
12
How to Bootstrap an Email Marketing Business
22:03 • 4min
13
The Difference Between Visions in Business
25:35 • 2min
14
How Tom Helped Jonathan Grow and Move Faster
27:13 • 2min
15
How Tom Freed Me Up to Work on a New Opportunity
29:12 • 2min
16
How to Deal With a Spam Problem
30:51 • 2min
17
How to Avoid ND Hackers
32:53 • 2min
18
How to Grow a Side Project Marketing Company After Cutting the Spammers Out
34:30 • 2min
19
How to Quit Your Job and Start Your Own Business
36:13 • 2min
20
Email Octopus: A Startup's Journey
38:15 • 2min
21
How to Grow Email Octopus
40:08 • 2min
22
How to Grow Email Octopus
41:56 • 2min
23
How to Build an Email Octopus Business
44:15 • 2min
24
The Importance of Side Project Marketing
46:09 • 2min
25
The Importance of Setting Long-Term Goals
48:19 • 2min
26
Email Octopus: How to Make $10 Million a Year
50:08 • 2min
27
How to Grow an Email Octopus Business
51:39 • 4min
28
How to Be an Email Activist
55:57 • 2min