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This episode, we learn about life as a non-technical founder, courtesy of Ron Story, Jr. sharing his story with us.
Bootstrapped Product Talking Points
- Why business is becoming commoditized
- How to do cheap email marketing automation
- Why surveys should be your go-to marketing move
- What part of the founders process people shy away from, and why
Ron-related links:
Leadwarmer – Warm Leads Generation Software & Service
@ronstoryjr – Rons Twitter feed
“People bitch about a lot of things they’re not willing to pay for.”
producthunt
betalist
Hatchbuck – marketing automation software
mailchimp – send better e-mail
activecampaign – marketing automation software
bench.co – bookkeeping services for your business
Gary Vaynerchuk – I Can’t Code and You Can’t Sell Crap.
quoterelay.com – early business of Rons
Amy Hoy – creator of 30×500
37signals
Drip – E-mail marketing automation
We also talk about:
ConvertKit
Doogfooding
Joel Spolsky
Jason Swank
Seth Godin (“Everybody’s weird”)
Conditionalemail.com
StampReady
John Lee Dumas
I’ll clean up the show notes later, I want to get this episode into your hands ASAP!