The Bootstrapped Founder 408: The Podscan Ideas Vault: Engineering as Marketing
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Aug 8, 2025 Discover how a successful marketing strategy transformed into a thriving business. The focus is on the Podscan Ideas Vault, leveraging podcast transcripts to inspire entrepreneurs. Insights are shared on automating newsletters, showcasing this initiative as both a marketing tool and a source of innovative ideas. Tune in for a captivating exploration of engineering as marketing and how insightful data can drive growth.
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Ideas Vault Built On Podcast Transcripts
- Arvid Kahl built a system that extracts business ideas from podcast transcripts automatically.
- The PodScan Ideas Vault aggregates and scores ideas from hundreds of shows in real time.
Doctor Curates Niche Medical Podcasts
- A doctor uses PodScan to summarize and translate hundreds of specialist podcasts for his country.
- He filters episodes to show only items relevant to each surgeon's sub-interest.
Build To Market: Engineering As Marketing
- Arvid used code and automations as a marketing tool to demonstrate PodScan's API.
- Building the solution publicly drove interest and signups.
