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Hi my name is Val Sopi and I am the founder and solo maker of Claritask.com. In this weekly show I will cover details on my way to $10K in MRR. I will go into detail about strategies, tactics, lessons, and successes in marketing, sales, and outreach. Follow me along on this journey towards my goal.

Val Sopi


    • May 7, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 79 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Bootstrapping Saas

    The Product Hunt Launch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 5:50


    A quick update on how the day is going and where blogstatic is now.Thank you to all the friends who have made this day an incredible success. The goal was to end the day inside the Top 5, which it looks like it will. However, being at #4 shooting to close the day at #3.Curious to see how it all pans out.

    Pricing–change rollercoaster of emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 35:15


    A conundrum

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 14:12


    Weighing the pros and cons of either keeping blogstatic as is and making it the best possible product at blogging OR going down the monetization route where there's more financial opportunity, but a new can of worms and a departure from the initial idea (rebrand/reposition). The big question: Are these limiting beliefs that are not allowing me to grow?

    EP70 — 11 months later

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 12:36


    After an 11-month hiatus recording these, I'm trying to make a comeback.

    The road to 5000 paid blogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 9:52


    A quick look at what it will take to get to 5,000 paid blogs in total and make blogstatic a self-sustaining operation.

    The week that tanked and what's next

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 12:33


    It was a rough week. With the registrations and payments crashing down to zero.

    A quick recap since my last solo episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2022 18:03


    Saas business lessons with Michele Hansen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 48:04


    Sat down with Michele to talk about Geocodio, Saas lessons, luck, switching gears, and more.

    Challenges founders face with Stefan Manku

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 53:58


    Stefan Manku is a founder whisperer. He has the ability to help founders guide themselves. We sat down to talk about various challenges founders face based on Stefan's continuous work with other founders.

    SEO & Content Talk with Dominic Kent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 70:33


    Dominic's blog-writing course with 30% off for Bootstrapping Saas listeners https://domkent.gumroad.com/l/khHYbCode: bootsaas for 30% off

    with Spencer Jones: indiehacking, parenting, big startup jobs...

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 63:49


    Indiehacking vs working at big Startups, marketing vs product, rebranding, and what it's like to make products while raising a family.

    with Brian Casel — "How far we can push with marketing until we notice the pull"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 67:29


    I sit down with Brian to talk about his new product ZipMessage, picking fights with the Goliath, Saas lessons from his journey, marketing, selling, business operations...

    Resilience, purpose, and being as we are with Alex Mathers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 60:35


    Sat down with Alex to talk about presenting in public, happiness, social anxiety, productivity, some deep aspects of self and everything in between.

    How to sell ethically with Martin Stellar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 62:42


    Martin Stellar (https://twitter.com/martinstellar) talks about what it means being a Monk and how all that relates to ethical selling. We talk about products, Martin's coaching, his new services and apps, and even tailoring. It's along one full of gems.

    Cam Sloan: "You don't need to get your personal brand from your business!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 59:40


    I got a chance to talk to my long time online friend, Cam Sloan, who's currently working on Hopscotch. We talk about the challenges of being a solo founder, b2b/b2c Saas opportunities, personal brand, photography, and more.

    Talking shop with Noah Bragg

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 43:29


    Noah just quit his job to fully focus on Potion.so. We go deep and talk about the benefits of running a growing product, exiting, VC money, growth, lessons, building vs marketing, and more.

    Talking to Ben: Does going slow(er) sabotage our growth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 42:46


    Ben Mann (@digitaltrouble) comes up to share what he's been up to.

    The pull

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 10:28


    blogstatic's momentum is growing and I'm trying to maintain my pace without being overwhelmed.

    Reloading

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 5:58


    A quick update after a 5-month break from recording.

    Claritask, sold!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 33:23


    Wellbeing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 28:26


    I share my tools that help me stay healthy emotionally and physically.

    Back after the break

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 14:29


    Back after a 3-month break. Talking about what I've been up to. Claritask update. Client work. And what I'm up to now/next.

    Taking a little breather

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2020 7:29


    Just a quick one announcing that I'm taking a break at least until the end of Summer, maybe end of Year. Want to focus a bit on work, my well emotional well being, catch up a bit on reading, and just re-center myself.

    Spilling beer with Ben Mann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 54:32


    In this episode I had a chance to talk to my friend Ben Mann, who is currently building Playgroup, and learn more about his whys.

    Giving Value vs Solving a Problem, with Louis Nicholls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 62:56


    Touching a lot upon what it means to give value to our customers instead of focusing on a pain/solution.

    What's a good idea/solution?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 20:24


    What it means to have an idea that everyone wants? A MUST HAVE solution!

    Claritask as a side project

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 21:38


    Talking about how I want to treat Claritask as a side project and how it feels more successful as such.

    Catching up with Corey — Part Deux

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 67:26


    Corey and I come together for the second time in 9 months and talk about what we're up to, mass media and how it affects our reality, our purpose as bootstrappers, and a whole lot more.

    The importance of having the right co-founder

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 44:45


    In this episode I explore the importance of having the right co-founder, including audio clips from Arvid Kahl, Justin Jackson, and Simon Bennett.

    Online Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 28:38


    The importance of having online friends who share the same struggles and journey, and more.

    1 Year of Bootstrapping Saas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 30:48


    Sales and marketing efforts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 16:26


    Details on my sales & marketing efforts and their results so far

    Selling a solution VS a comodity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 10:08


    Dealing with a conundrum about if offline selling is needed when selling a solution like Claritask

    Claritask is 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 24:37


    Celebrating Claritask, looking back at things that worked, and what's ahead.

    How to find an idea... my way

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 22:16


    Speaking to Noah and Ben got me into thinking how I would go about finding an idea to work on

    Talking Shop with Helen Ryles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2020 52:21


    Helen has a lot to share with insights about her product making and how she goes about marketing and selling them to the world.

    How I got here

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 25:36


    Just a quick update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2020 21:50


    A quick update of what's working with Claritask and what's ahead

    Feeling like a cheat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2020 20:51


    Having mixed feelings with doing client work and chasing a dream.

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