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Designing the Ideal Bootstrapped Business with Jason Cohen

Rob Walling · Dec 4, 2019 · 1h 5m

What this video covers

Jason Cohen's MicroConf talk on designing a bootstrapped business by starting from your own strengths, goals and constraints. He works backward to the business model, pricing, market and product that fit, with practical points like annual prepay and pricing tiers.

Why it surfaced in Hacker News

It is the go-to talk HN commenters recommend to anyone asking about bootstrapping, SaaS pricing, or choosing bootstrapping over VC.

14.5recommendation score
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distinct recommenders
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recommendation months
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strong recommendations

Recommendation context

Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.

“you MUST watch Jason Cohen”

“I highly highly recommend watching the video”

“This talk is the holy grail on this topic”

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