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Britstrapped

99 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -

Two Brits talking about bootstrapping their businesses and the challenges they face along the way. Occasionally drinking tea but never wearing bowler hats!

Tune in and hear about a wide range of topics from software development, validating a software product, and marketing, to when is Nick going to start training for the London marathon ;o).

There’ll be thrills and spills along the way. Don’t miss out, subscribe to the podcast feed so you can laugh and cry along with (or at!) us.

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Episodes

098 - Talking Microconf EU with the Gross Profit Podcast

December 22, 2023 12:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MB

It's been a while but we've dusted off the cobwebs to bring you an episode from  the Gross Profit podcast where Martin caught up with James Kennedy from From Procurement express (https://www.procurementexpress.com/) to talk about Microconf Europe 2023. The Gross Profit podcast: https://www.procurementexpress.com/podcast/spilling-secrets-from-microconf-2024/ Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

097 - Looking forward to Christmas

December 19, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

This week, Nick and Martin catch up on what's been happening over the last few weeks and look forward to Christmas. Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

096 - Verified but not verified

November 14, 2022 07:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

This week, Nick and Martin catch up on what's been happening over the last few weeks. Userlist, email automation for B2B SaaS: https://userlist.com/ Dan Martells Growth Map framework: https://www.facebook.com/Danmartell/videos/saas-founders-struggling-w-growth-use-my-growth-map-process-to-get-clear-on-your/2055515714678256/   Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

095 - Another podcast, another Prime Minister

October 24, 2022 06:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB

This week, Nick and Martin catch up on what's been happening over the last few weeks. Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

094 - Not backpacking

September 28, 2022 14:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MB

This week, Nick and Martin catch up on what's been happening over the last few weeks. Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

093 - Back to school 2022

September 05, 2022 06:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB

This week, Nick and Martin catch up on what's been happening over the summer and upcoming plans. SAAS Marketing course Nick mentioned: https://www.poweredbysearch.com/course/10x-your-marketing-team/ Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

092 - Half year catch-up

July 25, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

This week, Nick and Martin catch up on 2022 so far. Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

091 - 2021 Wrap up

December 21, 2021 15:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects and wrap up 2021. The High Performance Podcast: https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/ Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

090 - Bringing in developers

October 20, 2021 14:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects and catch up after the summer. Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

089 - Mulling over an investment offer

July 26, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects and catch up after a(nother!) break and Nick mulls over an investment opportunity. Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

088 - Catch up after a break

June 15, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects and catch up after a break. Isabel's Big Haircut: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/isabel-hair-cut Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)  

087 - Go where your customers are

May 10, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects and talk about creating groups where your customers go. Dr Rangan Chatterjee podcast - Master Your Mind with Dr Ethan Kross: https://bootstrapped.fm/170-be-so-good-they-cant-ignore-you-with-peldi-of-balsamiq/ Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

086 - Facebook ads

April 19, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects and discuss advertising on Facebook. Bootstrapped.fm episode with Peldi: https://bootstrapped.fm/170-be-so-good-they-cant-ignore-you-with-peldi-of-balsamiq/ Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

085: Making time

March 29, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects and discuss tips for productivity from the book Making Time. Book: Making Time - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Make-Time-focus-matters-every/dp/0593079582 Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

084: Back to school and partner outreach

March 08, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects and discuss schools going back and Nick's latest partner outreach. Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

83: Customer driven website content

February 15, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects and discuss different types of website content. Referred to Rogue Startups with Adii Pienaar: https://roguestartups.com/rs240-life-profitability-with-adii-pienaar/ Dan Martell's SAAS Academy: https://www.danmartell.com/saasacademy/ Chart Mogul: https://chartmogul.com/ Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

082: Quick catch-up

February 01, 2021 12:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects and what's been happening since they last spoke. Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

081: New year, new lockdown

January 18, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects and what's been happening since Christmas 2020. Referred to Tweets on distribution: https://twitter.com/adamwathan/status/1338171938645159944 https://twitter.com/earthlingworks/status/1338243389490270209 Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

080: Winding down for Christmas

December 14, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects, Martin hires a developer and Nick's been doing customer calls. Referred to Clarity Calls: https://customercamp.co/claritycalls/ Fraze: https://www.frase.io/ Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

079: A Product Hunt launch

November 30, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects, and Nick talks about launching SEO Testing on Product Hunt. Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

078: Lockdown, not-lockdown, lockdown...

November 13, 2020 12:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

Back on the mic for the first time since the first Covid-19 lockdown, Nick and Martin catch up on what's been happening. Mentioned: Arvid Khal's podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/ Cal Newport's podcast: https://www.calnewport.com/podcast/ Our Products Nick: SEO Testing (https://seotesting.com/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

077: Updates for the start of 2020

March 11, 2020 15:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects, and what's been happening at the start of 2020. Our Products Nick: Sanity Check (https://www.sanitycheck.io/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

076: Updates and Microconf EU

November 13, 2019 15:10 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects, and Martin talks about attending Microconf EU. Links Massage Gun: https://www.amazon.co.uk/GK2-Massage-Massager%EF%BC%8CPercussion-Massager-Ultra-Quiet/dp/B07VYGRY2Z/ Our Products Nick: Sanity Check (https://www.sanitycheck.io/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.com/)

075: LeJog, updates and CRM

October 17, 2019 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects, Nick completed LeJog and talk CRM. Links Ultraworking: https://www.ultraworking.com/ Close: https://close.com/ Pipedrive: https://www.pipedrive.com Our Products Nick: Sanity Check (https://www.sanitycheck.io/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.co.uk/)

075: LeJog, updates and CRM

October 17, 2019 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

This week, Nick and Martin give an update on their projects, Nick completed LeJog and talk CRM.

074: Quick update as Nick begins LeJog

September 07, 2019 17:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide a quick update on what they've been doing as Nick prepares to start the mammoth Land's End to John O'Groats cycle. Links LeJog route: https://www.rideacrossbritain.com/route/classic-9-day/ Track Nicks rides live: http://www.lezyne.com/gpsroot/livetracking/gps_livetracking.php?cD1uaWNrLnN3YW4rbGV6eW5lQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZmPW1hcnRpbi5qdWRkQGpvaW5lZHVwc29sdXRpb25zLmNvbQ== Sponsor Nick: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/nick-swan-clic-sargent Our Products ...

073: Back from summer break

August 27, 2019 15:12 - 25 minutes - 23 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing after a summer break. Links Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1861978774 Our Products Nick: Sanity Check (https://www.sanitycheck.io/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.co.uk/)

072: Quick catch-up

June 19, 2019 09:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing. Links Startups For the Rest of Us episode discussed: https://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/episodes/episode-448-lets-talk-about-bluetick Grant Cardone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ2cHf232Ag Our Products Nick: Sanity Check (https://www.sanitycheck.io/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.co.uk/)

071: Product Hunted

June 10, 2019 06:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing and talk about Sanity Check being hunted on Product Hunt. Links Ultraworking Lights: https://www.ultraworking.com/lights Streaks app: https://streaksapp.com/ Our Products Nick: Sanity Check (https://www.sanitycheck.io/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.co.uk/)

070: Outsourcing support

May 30, 2019 15:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing and talk about Martin hiring someone to help with support. Links Growth TLDR Marketing Podcast: https://www.kieranflanagan.io/podcasts/ Our Products Nick: Sanity Check (https://www.sanitycheck.io/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.co.uk/)

069: Customer research

May 03, 2019 13:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing and talk about Nicks customer research. Links Transister, The "charge more" debate: https://saas.transistor.fm/episodes/the-charge-more-debate Our Products Nick: Sanity Check (https://www.sanitycheck.io/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.co.uk/)

068: Quick catch-up after Easter

May 01, 2019 16:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MB

A quick catch-up for Nick and Martin after the Easter break. Links The Bottleneck Rules: How to Get More Done (When Working Harder isn't Working) by Clarke Ching The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt Our Products Nick: Sanity Check (https://www.sanitycheck.io/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.co.uk/)

067: 'fessing up about what's embarrassing in our apps

April 09, 2019 14:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing and talk about things in their apps that they're embarrassed about. Links Side Husstle Success podcast: https://www.sidehustlesuccesspodcast.com/ Our Products Nick: Sanity Check (https://www.sanitycheck.io/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.co.uk/)

066: Themes for 2019

January 14, 2019 16:30 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing and talk about plans for the year ahead. Links Atomic Habits: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits Our Products Nick: Sanity Check (https://www.sanitycheck.io/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.co.uk/)

065: Updates, Christmas and side projects

December 13, 2018 14:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing and talk a bit about Christmas and side projects. Links Hotjar: https://www.hotjar.com/ Our Products Nick: Sanity Check (https://www.sanitycheck.io/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.co.uk/)

064: Updates, pricing and a cycling adventure

November 19, 2018 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing, discuss Nicks new cycling adventure and a change to a pricing plan. Our Products Nick: Sanity Check (https://www.sanitycheck.io/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.co.uk/)

063: Back in the saddle, part 2

November 02, 2018 16:30 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MB

Nick and Martin are back with the second of two parts where we catch up on what's been happening since early 2017. This week, it's Nicks turn to go over what's going on with Sanity Check and life in general. Our Products Nick: Sanity Check (https://www.sanitycheck.io/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.co.uk/) Follow up and feedback [email protected], [email protected] twitter : @nickswan @martin_judd

062: Back in the saddle, part 1

October 29, 2018 11:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

Nick and Martin are back from hiatus with the first of two parts where we catch up on what's been happening since we last published an episode. This week, it's Martins turn to go over what's going on with Kids Club HQ. Our Products Nick: Sanity Check (https://www.sanitycheck.io/) Martin: Kids Club HQ (https://www.kidsclubhq.co.uk/) Follow up and feedback [email protected], [email protected] twitter : @nickswan @martin_judd

061: From 0 MRR to "Living the Dream"

February 27, 2017 12:27 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MB

This week, Martin catches up with Robin Warren from Corrello. We talk about getting from 0 MRR to an amount you can live on. You can find Robin at: https://getcorrello.com/ and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/robinwarren Follow up and feedback: [email protected], [email protected] twitter : @nickswan @martin_judd

060: Catch up from January 2017

February 06, 2017 00:02 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing in the first month of 2017. LTV Conf: http://ltvconf.com/ Follow up and feedback: [email protected], [email protected] twitter : @nickswan @martin_judd

59: New Year off and running

January 09, 2017 00:02 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing, talk about what's coming up for the New Year and Nicks latest venture. Sanity Check (Nicks new product): https://www.sanitycheck.io Improving page load speed: https://hackernoon.com/10-things-i-learned-making-the-fastest-site-in-the-world-18a0e1cdf4a7#.jj69951ok Successful 1 person businesses: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13326535 Stuff Justin Jacksons Tiny Marketing Wins (https://tinymarketingwins.com/)...

58: A Christmas break

December 05, 2016 00:01 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing and why they've missed a few weeks. Stuff Building Micro-SaaS Businesses: https://tylertringas.com/micro-saas-ebook/ Follow up and feedback: [email protected], [email protected] twitter : @nickswan @martin_judd

57: New sign ups and a golf break

November 07, 2016 00:02 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing. Follow up and feedback: [email protected], [email protected] twitter : @nickswan @martin_judd

56: Slow going and new projects

October 23, 2016 23:02 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing and talk about a slow couple of weeks and potential new projects for Nick indie hackers: https://www.indiehackers.com/businesses $1k+ side projects: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12670731 Best marketing thing for $1k+ projects: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12720636 Great question and answers : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12674071 YouTube stuff for developers: https://news.ycombinator.com...

55: Googles Penguin update, preparing for exhibitions and making stuff for the sake of it

October 09, 2016 23:05 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing and talk about Googles Penguin update, preparing for exhibitions and making stuff for the sake of it Power terms : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aR4uICyzgfauHg26AyH43uAR8tfqEd2cU5ssR6i5MsU/edit#gid=446293637 Product people with Nathan Barry: http://www.productpeople.tv/72 http://www.productpeople.tv/77 Mega Maker: http://megamaker.co/ Follow up and feedback: [email protected], martin.judd@joinedupsol...

54: More emails and lead gen

September 25, 2016 23:02 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing and talk about sending emails for lead generation. AgileCRM: https://www.agilecrm.com/ Follow up and feedback: [email protected], [email protected] twitter : @nickswan @martin_judd

53 : Back to school

September 11, 2016 23:02 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing and talk about lead generation. Follow up and feedback: [email protected], [email protected] twitter : @nickswan @martin_judd

52 - Interview with Christoph Engelhardt

August 28, 2016 23:02 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MB

This week, Martin interviews Christoph Engelhardt of LiksSpy and the SaaS Email Marketing Handbook. LinksSpy: https://www.linksspy.com/ Christophs book: http://saasemailmarketing.net/ Christoph on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itengelhardt Follow up and feedback: [email protected], [email protected] twitter : @nickswan @martin_judd

51: Leads, leads and more leads

August 14, 2016 23:02 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing and Martin gives an update from Microconf Europe. Stuff Christoph Englehardts notes from Microconf Europe: http://www.christophengelhardt.com/microconf-europe-2016-notes-noteworthy/ Chet Holmes , The Ultimate Sales Machine: http://www.chetholmes.com/ultimate-sales-machine SaaStock: http://www.saastock.com/ Fixing dad: http://www.fixingdad.com/about/ Follow up and feedback: [email protected], martin.judd@joinedu...

50: Ideas everywhere, all the time!

July 18, 2016 10:05 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MB

This week, Nick and Martin provide an update on what they've been doing and talk about turning around a moan into something productive, comfort levels with customer facing software and finding ideas in everything we do. Stuff Saastr - If You’re Going to Do a SaaS Start-Up … You Have to Give it 24 Months: https://www.saastr.com/if-youre-going-to-do-a-saas-start-up-you-have-to-give-it-24-months/ Nicks new co-working space: http://www.thehive-bude.co.uk/ Ask HN: What did your 'Show HN' pro...

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