Chasing Product

In this episode, I answer questions from listeners about why the show is ending, who my favorite guests are, what I’m doing next, and more! Let me leave you with this letter: Dear Listener, It’s been an interesting three years, hasn’t it? Every other week, I’ve been swallowing down my nervousness, asking someone more accomplished Read More The post Episode 40: Know When To Quit w/Christopher Hawkins appeared first on Chasing Product.

In this episode, I answer questions from listeners about why the show is ending, who my favorite guests are, what I’m doing next, and more! Let me leave you with this letter: Dear Listener, It’s been an interesting three years, hasn’t it? Every other week, I’ve been swallowing down my nervousness, asking someone more accomplished Read More The post Episode 40: Know When To Quit w/Christopher Hawkins appeared first on Chasing Product.

This Episode Sponsored By: Conquering Client Conflict Paying late, not responding to emails, arguing about art direction…enough is enough. Get more respect & make more money by resolving these conflicts in your favor – more details   Consultant and freelance developer Glenn Stovall joins the show to talk about how he diversified into the product Read More The post Episode 39: Your Product Business Is An Asset w/Glenn Stovall appeared first on Chasing Product.

This Episode Sponsored By: Conquering Client Conflict Paying late, not responding to emails, arguing about art direction…enough is enough. Get more respect & make more money by resolving these conflicts in your favor – more details   Consultant and freelance developer Glenn Stovall joins the show to talk about how he diversified into the product Read More The post Episode 39: Your Product Business Is An Asset w/Glenn Stovall appeared first on Chasing Product.

This Episode Sponsored By: Conquering Client Conflict Paying late, not responding to emails, arguing about art direction…enough is enough. Get more respect & make more money by resolving these conflicts in your favor – more details In this episode, organizational expert and up-and-coming product badass Nicole St. Germain shares her story of learning to launch Read More The post Episode 38: Launch a Product From The Community Outward w/Nicole St. Germain appeared first on Chasing Product.

This Episode Sponsored By: Conquering Client Conflict Paying late, not responding to emails, arguing about art direction…enough is enough. Get more respect & make more money by resolving these conflicts in your favor – more details In this episode, organizational expert and up-and-coming product badass Nicole St. Germain shares her story of learning to launch Read More The post Episode 38: Launch a Product From The Community Outward w/Nicole St. Germain appeared first on Chasing Product.

In this episode, Quick Sprout and Kiss Metrics founder Hiten Shah talks about early SEO consulting, finding the ROI in a startup, and more. Bootstrapped Product Talking Points Why you need good distribution AND good product Why innovation isn’t necessarily a priority The importance of managing expectations How patterns aid startup decision-making Hi there! To Read More The post Episode 37: Startup Decision-Making and ROI w/Hiten Shah appeared first on Chasing Product.

In this episode, Quick Sprout and Kiss Metrics founder Hiten Shah talks about early SEO consulting, finding the ROI in a startup, and more. Bootstrapped Product Talking Points Why you need good distribution AND good product Why innovation isn’t necessarily a priority The importance of managing expectations How patterns aid startup decision-making Hi there! To Read More The post Episode 37: Startup Decision-Making and ROI w/Hiten Shah appeared first on Chasing Product.

FAIR WARNING: I had some microphone issues with this episode, deal with it. In this episode, Cantabile developer & founder Brad Robinson tells us how he’s been validating his product with customer feedback since day 1, how he got over burnout, and more! Bootstrapped Product Talking Points Why changing perspective, not skills, is so important Read More The post Episode 36: Customer-Based Product Validation w/Brad Robinson appeared first on Chasing Product.

FAIR WARNING: I had some microphone issues with this episode, deal with it. In this episode, Cantabile developer & founder Brad Robinson tells us how he’s been validating his product with customer feedback since day 1, how he got over burnout, and more! Bootstrapped Product Talking Points Why changing perspective, not skills, is so important Read More The post Episode 36: Customer-Based Product Validation w/Brad Robinson appeared first on Chasing Product.

In this episode, Fearless Salary Negotiation author Josh Doody tells us how he’s treating his book launch like a startup, his plan for finding revenue streams as a self-published author, and more! Bootstrapped Product Talking Points How project management skills enable writing & launching a book Why you need to choose the right marketing channel Read More The post Episode 35: The Startup-Style Book Launch w/Josh Doody appeared first on Chasing Product.

In this episode, Fearless Salary Negotiation author Josh Doody tells us how he’s treating his book launch like a startup, his plan for finding revenue streams as a self-published author, and more! Bootstrapped Product Talking Points How project management skills enable writing & launching a book Why you need to choose the right marketing channel Read More The post Episode 35: The Startup-Style Book Launch w/Josh Doody appeared first on Chasing Product.

In this episode, Less Accounting founder Allan Branch shares his journey from freelancer to founder. We’ll touch on being a late bloomer, how cultural values shape the career path we take, and finish on some very strong self-care suggestions to help a founder keep going strong. Bootstrapped Product Talking Points How having highly-focused non-business interests Read More The post Episode 34: Self-Care For Founders w/Allan Branch appeared first on Chasing Product.

In this episode, Less Accounting founder Allan Branch shares his journey from freelancer to founder. We’ll touch on being a late bloomer, how cultural values shape the career path we take, and finish on some very strong self-care suggestions to help a founder keep going strong. Bootstrapped Product Talking Points How having highly-focused non-business interests Read More The post Episode 34: Self-Care For Founders w/Allan Branch appeared first on Chasing Product.

This Episode Sponsored By: 90-Day Product Goal Framework Are you tired of failing to meet long term goals as a product creator? Now there’s a system to help keep you on track and on task as you launch your own products – more details In this episode, Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia opens up about VC, Read More The post Episode 33: Following Your Startup's North Star w/Sahil Lavingia appeared first on Chasing Product.

This Episode Sponsored By: 90-Day Product Goal Framework Are you tired of failing to meet long term goals as a product creator? Now there’s a system to help keep you on track and on task as you launch your own products – more details In this episode, Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia opens up about VC, Read More The post Episode 33: Following Your Startup’s North Star w/Sahil Lavingia appeared first on Chasing Product.

This Episode Sponsored By: 90-Day Product Goal Framework Are you tired of failing to meet long term goals as a product creator? Now there’s a system to help keep you on track and on task as you launch your own products – more details In this episode, Jane Portman of UIBreakfast.com talks about how she Read More The post Episode 32: Designing for Startups w/Jane Portman appeared first on Chasing Product.

This Episode Sponsored By: 90-Day Product Goal Framework Are you tired of failing to meet long term goals as a product creator? Now there’s a system to help keep you on track and on task as you launch your own products – more details In this episode, Jane Portman of UIBreakfast.com talks about how she Read More The post Episode 32: Designing for Startups w/Jane Portman appeared first on Chasing Product.

This Episode Sponsored By: RECORD & RELEASE: Learn How To Podcast In Just One Day Start with ease, find guests or co-hosts, and get comfortable with your voice. You can launch a podcast, and this book will show you how! Special offer for Chasing Product listeners in this episode – more details Steli Efti from Read More The post Episode 31: Closing Software Sales and Your Mental Game w/Steli Efti appeared first on Chasing Product.

This Episode Sponsored By: RECORD & RELEASE: Learn How To Podcast In Just One Day Start with ease, find guests or co-hosts, and get comfortable with your voice. You can launch a podcast, and this book will show you how! Special offer for Chasing Product listeners in this episode – more details Steli Efti from Read More The post Episode 31: Closing Software Sales and Your Mental Game w/Steli Efti appeared first on Chasing Product.

  This Episode Sponsored By: Mastering Business Email Don't let unprofessional emails cost you business or harm your reputation – simple guidelines to help you write better, more professional emails Special offer for Chasing Product listeners in this episode – more details Ian Lawson from Awmous and SlickPlan joins us today. As an agency owner Read More The post Episode 30: MVPs and Product Validation w/Ian Lawson appeared first on Chasing Product.

  This Episode Sponsored By: Mastering Business Email Don’t let unprofessional emails cost you business or harm your reputation – simple guidelines to help you write better, more professional emails Special offer for Chasing Product listeners in this episode – more details Ian Lawson from Awmous and SlickPlan joins us today. As an agency owner Read More The post Episode 30: MVPs and Product Validation w/Ian Lawson appeared first on Chasing Product.

This Episode Sponsored By: RECORD & RELEASE: Learn How To Podcast In Just One Day Podcasting can help you gain status and notoriety as a subject-matter authority, and effectively build an audience by reaching your entire market. More details Today’s guest is Brian Casel, a return guest, in a first for Chasing Product.  Brian is Read More The post Episode 29: Launching a Productized Service w/Brian Casel appeared first on Chasing Product.

This Episode Sponsored By: RECORD & RELEASE: Learn How To Podcast In Just One Day Podcasting can help you gain status and notoriety as a subject-matter authority, and effectively build an audience by reaching your entire market. More details Today’s guest is Brian Casel, a return guest, in a first for Chasing Product.  Brian is Read More The post Episode 29: Launching a Productized Service w/Brian Casel appeared first on Chasing Product.

This Episode Sponsored By: RECORD & RELEASE: Learn How To Podcast In Just One Day Podcasting can help you gain status and notoriety as a subject-matter authority, and effectively build an audience by reaching your entire market. More details Today’s guest is Nathan Barry, founder of ConvertKit and author of several books. His career has Read More The post Episode 28: Teach Everything You Know w/Nathan Barry appeared first on Chasing Product.

This Episode Sponsored By: RECORD & RELEASE: Learn How To Podcast In Just One Day Podcasting can help you gain status and notoriety as a subject-matter authority, and effectively build an audience by reaching your entire market. More details Today’s guest is Nathan Barry, founder of ConvertKit and author of several books. His career has Read More The post Episode 28: Teach Everything You Know w/Nathan Barry appeared first on Chasing Product.

This Episode Sponsored By: SuccessfulSoftware.net’s “Start Your Own Software Business” Intensive weekend course, 10-11 October in England: More details Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! Dan Martell, founder of Clarity.fm (among others), share his story of starting out in Read More The post Episode 27: Founder Success Habits w/Dan Martell appeared first on Chasing Product.

This Episode Sponsored By: SuccessfulSoftware.net’s “Start Your Own Software Business” Intensive weekend course, 10-11 October in England: More details Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! Dan Martell, founder of Clarity.fm (among others), share his story of starting out in Read More The post Episode 27: Founder Success Habits w/Dan Martell appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! Tom Rossi, founder of Tickspot and Buzzsprout, share his founders’ journey on this episode. From client services to a Web 2.0 epiphany to long-term success without marketing, Tom has managed to sustain a Read More The post Episode 26: Long-Term Product Success ft/Tom Rossi appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! Tom Rossi, founder of Tickspot and Buzzsprout, share his founders’ journey on this episode. From client services to a Web 2.0 epiphany to long-term success without marketing, Tom has managed to sustain a Read More The post Episode 26: Long-Term Product Success ft/Tom Rossi appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! DJ Coffman joins the show today. We talk about DJ winning the recent Gumroad Small Product Lab challenge. We also discuss his journey from being a young artist to becoming an experienced cartoonist. Read More The post Episode 25.5: Gumroad Small Product Lab Winner, D.J. Coffman appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! DJ Coffman joins the show today. We talk about DJ winning the recent Gumroad Small Product Lab challenge. We also discuss his journey from being a young artist to becoming an experienced cartoonist. Read More The post Episode 25.5: Gumroad Small Product Lab Winner, D.J. Coffman appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! Justin Jackson joins the show today. From hacking on a Vic 20 to releasing multiple products and podcasts, Justin has done a lot! More importantly, he’s figured out a lot about how to Read More The post Episode 25: Build Something Small, Build Something Now w/Justin Jackson appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! Justin Jackson joins the show today. From hacking on a Vic 20 to releasing multiple products and podcasts, Justin has done a lot! More importantly, he’s figured out a lot about how to Read More The post Episode 25: Build Something Small, Build Something Now w/Justin Jackson appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! Tracy Osborn joins us today to talk about her founders journey. From college CS to art courses, to an incubator, Tracy has made her bones in the industry by learning as she went Read More The post Episode 24: Learning As You Go w/Tracy Osborn appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! Tracy Osborn joins us today to talk about her founders journey. From college CS to art courses, to an incubator, Tracy has made her bones in the industry by learning as she went Read More The post Episode 24: Learning As You Go w/Tracy Osborn appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! Richard Felix joins the show in this episode.  Richard Felix has a multi-product mini-empire going on. From his early collaboration with Chris Coyier until now, Richard has leveraged building an audience and education Read More The post Episode 23: Building An Audience w/Richard Felix appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! Richard Felix joins the show in this episode.  Richard Felix has a multi-product mini-empire going on. From his early collaboration with Chris Coyier until now, Richard has leveraged building an audience and education Read More The post Episode 23: Building An Audience w/Richard Felix appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! Today we have Garrett Dimon (founder of Sifter) on the show. Garrett shares the story of his transition from consulting to products. Bootstrapped Product Talking Points How to scale big-company testing practices down Read More The post Episode 22: Practical Product Transitions w/Garrett Dimon appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! Today we have Garrett Dimon (founder of Sifter) on the show. Garrett shares the story of his transition from consulting to products. Bootstrapped Product Talking Points How to scale big-company testing practices down Read More The post Episode 22: Practical Product Transitions w/Garrett Dimon appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! The talented Cat Noone of Liberio joins us to talk about her experience in freelancing and in moving to a bootstrapped product. Due to editing issues, this episode is a full week late. Read More The post Episode 21: The Importance of Planning & Experience w/Cat Noone appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! The talented Cat Noone of Liberio joins us to talk about her experience in freelancing and in moving to a bootstrapped product. Due to editing issues, this episode is a full week late. Read More The post Episode 21: The Importance of Planning & Experience w/Cat Noone appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! 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 Read More The post Episode 20: The Non-Technical Founder w/Ron Story, Jr. appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! 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 Read More The post Episode 20: The Non-Technical Founder w/Ron Story, Jr. appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! This episode of Chasing Product features Ryan Battles, walking us through the essentials of Saas marketing. Bootstrapped Product Talking Points Why you have to carefully vet your team The importance of validating & Read More The post Episode 19: Saas Marketing Essentials w/Ryan Battles appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! This episode of Chasing Product features Ryan Battles, walking us through the essentials of Saas marketing. Bootstrapped Product Talking Points Why you have to carefully vet your team The importance of validating & Read More The post Episode 19: Saas Marketing Essentials w/Ryan Battles appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! This episode of Chasing Product features Dave Rodenbaugh, giving a master class on outsourcing product development. Bootstrapped Product Talking Points What things you must *not* outsource if you want to be successful How Read More The post Episode 18: Outsourcing Product Development w/Dave Rodenbaugh appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! This episode of Chasing Product features Dave Rodenbaugh, giving a master class on outsourcing product development. Bootstrapped Product Talking Points What things you must *not* outsource if you want to be successful How Read More The post Episode 18: Outsourcing Product Development w/Dave Rodenbaugh appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! This episode of Chasing Product features Amy Hoy, sharing her no-BS-allowed outlook on startup realities and growing a businesses. Bootstrapped Product Talking Points Why the businesses featured in “entreporn” are outliers, not startup Read More The post Episode 17: Startup Realities w/Amy Hoy appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! This episode of Chasing Product features Amy Hoy, sharing her no-BS-allowed outlook on startup realities and growing a businesses. Bootstrapped Product Talking Points Why the businesses featured in “entreporn” are outliers, not startup Read More The post Episode 17: Startup Realities w/Amy Hoy appeared first on Chasing Product.

Hi there! To help Chasing Product grow, please take a moment to visit iTunes and give the show a 5-star rating. Thanks! Mike Taber of AuditShark shares his tale of building a software business while on the road as a consultant.  We talk about life as a consultant and a founder, the random nature of Read More The post Episode 16: Building a Software Business On The Road w/Mike Taber appeared first on Chasing Product.