Best Boostrapping Podcasts (2025)

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Growing a hosting platform to $400k ARR: Elston Baretto (Tiiny Host) 52:30

15d ago52:30

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After a hiatus, The Ramen Club podcast (formerly Ramen FM) is back! For episode 10, I spoke to my good friend friend and long-time Ramen Club member, Elston Baretto (founder of Tiiny Host). Tiiny Host is the simplest way to host and share your work online - uploading HTML, PHP, PDFs & Zip files (plus more soon) in seconds. Started 4 years ago, Elst…

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WAY OVERDUE UPDATE 6:18

15d ago6:18

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Work I’ve done since I joined that you might have missed! * https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/us-treasury-removes-tornado-cash-from-ofac-sanctions-list * https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/how-pleblab-is-shaping-the-future-of-bitcoin-startups-in-austin * https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/bitcoin-magazine-po/episodes/FROSTR-Explained-A-Gamec…

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The Simple Habits That Can 10x Your Business and Life (with Dan Go) | Ep 48 1:13:35

21d ago1:13:35

1:13:35

"You don’t rise to your goals; you fall to your systems." 🧠 Want to learn more SaaS growth strategies? Join our free SaaS Summit newsletter for exclusive insights and tactics from top founders. ➤ https://www.saasacademy.com/jointhesummit Join Matt Verlaque as he sits down with Dan Go, high-performance coach to entrepreneurs, to unpack why fitness i…

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Say the Right Thing, Every Time (with Phil M Jones) | Ep 47 1:17:13

27d ago1:17:13

1:17:13

“Every word that leaves your mouth is helping or hurting - nothing is neutral.” 🧠 Want to learn more SaaS growth strategies? Join our free SaaS Summit newsletter for exclusive insights and tactics from top founders. ➤ https://www.saasacademy.com/jointhesummit Join Matt Verlaque in a dynamic conversation with Phil M Jones - author of Exactly What to…

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From Broke to Boostrapped to an $18M SaaS (with Matt Prados) | Ep 46 49:12

1M ago49:12

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“I didn’t have a Stanford degree. I had a garage, a beanbag, and a dream.” 🧠 Want to learn more SaaS growth strategies? Join our free SaaS Summit newsletter for exclusive insights and tactics from top founders. ➤ https://www.saasacademy.com/jointhesummit Join Matt Verlaque as he sits down with Matt Prados, founder and CEO of Review Wave (now Aloha)…

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He Almost Sold 50% of his Company for $5K (with Chris Ronzio) | Ep 45 1:05:48

1M ago1:05:48

1:05:48

"You just have to ask." 🧠 Want to learn more SaaS growth strategies? Join our free SaaS Summit newsletter for exclusive insights and tactics from top founders. ➤ https://www.saasacademy.com/jointhesummit Join Matt Verlaque as he sits down with Chris Ronzio, founder and CEO of Trainual, to discuss celebrity partnerships, Facebook ad strategies, and …

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Cypherpunk Future speech - Monerotopia by Juan Galt 46:28

4M ago46:28

46:28

Why are we here? what’s the point of encrypting all the things?This speech, should answer your question. Video version here: Juan Galt. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juangalt.comBy Juan Galt

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Boostraping Bitcoin Communities W/ Chris Guida 20:17

4M ago20:17

20:17

Start a meetup. Do it every month for atleast a year, but ideally forever. Make it noob friendly and Bitcoin only.Then do a second meetup in between, but full nerd mode for the developers. A year later, sprinkle some magic and boom! Bitcoin community happens.Helps to have an amazing hacker garage to hang at, and work from. Cheers to Lightning devel…

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How does Elon Musk get some much done??? 26:19

4M ago26:19

26:19

Most interesting to me anyway. How about you? There’s a lot of going on in the world, but no other person alive seems to be able to handle so many impossible jobs at the same time as Elon Musk. Despite controversies and political positions he has taken recently. You have to admit, what ever his secret is to execution, it is one worth figuring out.H…

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Pleblab's Car: Bitcoin Startup Incubation 1:12:26

4M ago1:12:26

1:12:26

I’ve decided to join Top Builder. If you are an entrepreneur or builder, you should join as well!topbuilder.devJuan Galt. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juangalt.comBy Juan Galt

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The Art Of The Hackathon W/ Supertestnet! 7:18

4M ago7:18

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Start with a Bitcoin meetup. Convince some OGs to come hang out.Get sponsors to throw money into a hackathon pot. (Do a bunch of hard work nobody sees)And vuala! An awesome hackathon happens. Cheers!Juan Galt. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juangalt.com…

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The Nostr Deep Dive w/ Max Hillebrand 2:00:57

5M ago2:00:57

2:00:57

Max, a prolific Bitcoin open source contributor and tecnologist joins us to try and convince us to join him and the deepest bitcoin nerds on nostr! This conversation joins a series of discussions with Nostr entrepreneurs discussing the potential and friction points of Bitcoin’s native social network layer. If you like Nostr, follow me there! Juan G…

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Taproot Assets & USD On Lightning W/ Joltz_BTC 1:01:14

5M ago1:01:14

1:01:14

For the forseable future anyway, the cryptographic transformation of the dollar is not just inevitable but economically very attractive to the global south. Americans don’t get it, the Dollar is their water but the rest of the world is drowning in much worse fiat.Meanwhile Bitcoin is still in it’s distribution stage barely cracking 1% global adopti…

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#32 - Tom Leung, MSc PhD [Undesigned Path], Founder, BenchSci 35:28

8M ago35:28

35:28

In this episode of the How I Became podcast, host Kelly Yefet interviews Tom, the founder of BenchSci, who shares his journey from aspiring doctor to entrepreneur. Tom discusses the challenges he faced in academia, the importance of antibodies in research, and how he identified a business opportunity to help scientists find better antibodies. He re…

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#31 - Vivian Liu [Risk Taker], Founder, Mae (Making Auto Easy) 41:41

8M ago41:41

41:41

We know Bumble, Tinder, and all the other dating apps... but what about a dating app for cars? OK, it's not exactly like that, but Vivian Liu, founder of Mae - Making Auto Easy is developing a match-maker tool for consumers to find the perfect car for them. An immigrant family, moving to Canada from China, watching her dad struggle as an entreprene…

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Dan Martell Reveals the SECRET To Running A SaaS Company | Ep 44 41:18

8M ago41:18

41:18

"The magic is creating the container for relationships." 📖 Join the Wait List for our new book! ➤ https://softwarebook.com/ Join Dan Martell, Johnny Page, and Matt Verlaque as they sit down to discuss the launch of their new book, what running a 10/10 event looks like, and the future of SaaS Academy. -- Timestamps 00:00 Introduction to the New Book…

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#30 - Suzanne Mason [Confident], Co-Founder & COO, Sprout Family 42:43

8M ago42:43

42:43

Ready for a deep dive into the world of entrepreneurship, fertility, and breaking barriers? On this episode, we’re joined by Suze Mason, co-founder and COO of Sprout Family, as she takes us through her inspiring journey of launching a company with a mission to make fertility, surrogacy, and adoption care accessible to all Canadians through employer…

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This Guy Outsourced His 8-Figure Company (with Graeme Barlow) | Ep 43 50:48

8M ago50:48

50:48

"If you talk to an outsource company and they can kick off development for you or kick off a project next week, that's a massive red flag for me." 👉🏻 Want a 3-step action plan to help scale your SaaS? Book a FREE growth session (https://www.saasacademy.com/scalenow?...) Join Johnny Page and Graeme Barlow, Founder and CEO of Iversoft, a world-class …

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#29 - Phillip Haid [A Better Leader], Founder & CEO, Public Inc. 43:27

9M ago43:27

43:27

Phillip Haid, founder and CEO of Public Inc, discusses the concept of profit with purpose and how to embed social and environmental impact into business strategies. He shares his journey of convincing companies to embrace this idea, even in the face of skepticism and risk aversion. Haid emphasizes the need to transform capitalism to address societa…

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This Guy Pays His Employees $210,000/yr (with Geoff Roberts) | Ep 42 57:43

9M ago57:43

57:43

"You're going to have to hire great people." 👉🏻 Want a 3-step action plan to help scale your SaaS? Book a FREE growth session (https://www.saasacademy.com/scalenow?...) Join Matt Verlaque and Geoff Roberts, CEO and founder of Outseta, The all-in-one platform to build SaaS and membership businesses. This episode dives deep into 🚀 - How staying small…

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#28 - Jaimie Harris [20 year, over night success], Founder and CEO of This Is J 42:01

9M ago42:01

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Jaimie Harris, the brilliant mind behind This Is J, a female-founded, made-in-Canada pajama and loungewear brand. If you’re not familiar, This Is J specializes in crafting ultra-soft bamboo pajamas, robes, loungewear, and cozy accessories that redefine comfort and style. The brand recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, and was proudly recognized…

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This Guy Built A Portfolio of Companies Worth $1 Billion (with Scot Chisholm) | Ep 41 59:09

9M ago59:09

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"I think you can do more with less these days." 👉🏻 Want a 3-step action plan to help scale your SaaS? Book a FREE growth session (https://www.saasacademy.com/scalenow?...) Join Johnny Page and Scot Chisholm, CEO and Founder of Classy, a fundraising platform for nonprofit organizations that got acquired by GoFundMe in 2022. Over the course of 10 yea…

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#27 - Tim Johnson [Failing Ahead], Head of Brand Partnerships at Blossom | Founder of Couply 49:37

9M ago49:37

49:37

Tim Johnson, Head of Brand Partnerships at Blossom Social, shares his journey from being a startup founder to his current role. He discusses his experience at Wattpad, the app for readers and writers, and the rapid growth and acquisition of the company. Tim also talks about his failed startup, Couply, and how it has transitioned into a successful s…

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Ark: Bitcoin Layer 2 Protocol Deep Dive 1:14:20

9M ago1:14:20

1:14:20

On this call we dove deep into the mechanics of Ark as a scaling technology, it’s differences with Lightning, the challenges to scaling and how Covenants would massively improved Bitcoin scaling technologies. Special thanks to Tiero and Ark Labs for the hard work on scaling Bitcoin self custody to the world. This is a public episode. If you would l…

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This Guy Made a Million Dollar App for Gym Owners (with Dan Uyemura) | Ep 40 1:05:38

9M ago1:05:38

1:05:38

"Let the market pull you. You have to be so nimble. You're lucky if you can block a punch in the beginning." 👉🏻 Want a 3-step action plan to help scale your SaaS? Book a FREE growth session (https://www.saasacademy.com/scalenow?...) Join Matt (@mattverlaque) and Dan Uyemura, CEO and Founder of PushPress, a complete gym management platform built by …

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The Trump and Elon Musk Conversation 2:07:23

9M ago2:07:23

2:07:23

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juangalt.comBy Juan Galt

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Steal This Copywriting Playbook That Makes MILLIONS (with John Doherty) | Ep 39 1:07:52

9M ago1:07:52

1:07:52

"Great writing starts from a great brief, which starts from great strategy." 👉🏻 Want a 3-step action plan to help scale your SaaS? Book a FREE growth session (https://www.saasacademy.com/scalenow?...) Join Matt (@mattverlaque) and John Doherty, founder of EditorNinja, a content editing agency that edited 3,000,000+ words in its first 18 months on h…

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#26 - Laura Gabor [Canada vs USA Investing], Co-founder & COO, Ecologicca; Founder, What in the Tech 36:29

10M ago36:29

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In this episode of How I Became, I spoke to Laura Gabor. She is the co-founder & COO at ecologicca, the founder of What in the Tech, and avid investor and loves community building. We discuss her fundraising experiences in the US and how it compares in Canada, noting differences in risk tolerance and capital availability. She shares her journey wit…

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Bold Bitcoin Spotlight, The Era Of Multisig Banks 38:44

10M ago38:44

38:44

Had a cool chat with Zachary Pardey CEO of Bold Bitcoin a new kind of Bitcoin bank, about the future of Bitcoin exchanges, what’s wrong with their security and service model, and where the industry is likely to go, given the cypher security realities of today’s age, the wide range of data hacks, the prevalence of identity theft and how these forces…

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This Guy Bought Over 50 SaaS Companies and Raised $100M (with Kevin McArdle) | Ep 38 1:13:24

10M ago1:13:24

1:13:24

"When you get clear on what a dream buyer looks like, now you have a filtering mechanism for who would I even entertain because it has to look like X." -- 👉🏻 Want a 3-step action plan to help scale your SaaS? Book a FREE growth session (https://www.saasacademy.com/scalenow?...) -- Join Johnny Page (@johnnypage13) and Matt (@mattverlaque) as they si…

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How to Build Great Sales Teams (with Travis Janko) | Ep 37 1:13:00

10M ago1:13:00

1:13:00

👉🏻 Want a 3-step action plan to help scale your SaaS? Book a FREE growth session (https://www.saasacademy.com/scalenow?...) -- Join Matt (@mattverlaque) as he sits down with Travis Janko, CEO and founder of GSD Coach & Recruiting where he helps growing sales organizations hire the top 5% of sales talent, FAST! 📌 In this episode we dive deep into...…

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#25 - Anjali Dhaliwal [Shroomz & Business Planning], Co-founder & CEO @ Avo. 35:57

10M ago35:57

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"You determine what your life is. Everyone is going to be dealt bad cards. It's your choice on how you handle those." Anjali, co-founder of AVO, shares her journey in entrepreneurship and the founding of AVO, a copy trading platform for cryptocurrencies. She discusses the importance of financial literacy and how her upbringing and parents' emphasis…

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OCEAN: Debate on Strategy and 'Spam' 2:32:02

10M ago2:32:02

2:32:02

Hello everybody! Sorry for the lol in podcasts there this month. I've been traveling and fell down an AI rabbit hole that I'm temporarily emerging from right now. This conversation with the OCEAN guys was I thought very productive and informative. I asked some of the finer questions related to their approach to the Ordinals boom and the game theory…

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The Ecommerce Genius: How to build companies that sell (with Adii Pienaar) | Ep 36 1:09:19

10M ago1:09:19

1:09:19

👉🏻 Want a 3-step action plan to help scale your SaaS? Book a FREE growth session (https://www.saasacademy.com/scalenow?...) -- Join Matt (@mattverlaque) as he sits down with Adii Pienaar (@adii), founder of WooCommerce, Conversio and Cogsy, which led to multiple successful exits. 📌 In this episode we dive deep into... ➡ How the e-commerce industry …

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He Went From Broke to CEO (with Johnny Page) | Ep 35 1:02:35

10M ago1:02:35

1:02:35

👉🏻 Want a 3-step action plan to help scale your SaaS? Book a FREE growth session (https://www.saasacademy.com/scalenow?...) -- Join Matt (@mattverlaque) as he sits down with our very own Johnny Page(@johnnypage13), CEO at SaaS Academy. 📌 In this episode we dive deep into... ➡ Johnny's unusual upbringing ➡ ➡ When & why founders should consider ventu…

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How To Become A Data-Driven Business (with Ben Yoskovitz) | Ep 34 1:23:43

11M ago1:23:43

1:23:43

👉🏻 Want a 3-step action plan to help scale your SaaS? Book a FREE growth session (https://www.saasacademy.com/scalenow?...) -- Join Johnny (@johnnypage13) and Matt (@mattverlaque) as they sit down with Ben Yoskovitz, Founding Partner at Highline Beta and co-author of 'Lean Analytics' to talk all things data. 📌 In this episode they go deep into what…

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#24 - Kaaveh Shoamanesh [Democratizing Privilege for the 99%], Founder & CEO @ Plaiced. 44:19

11M ago44:19

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Being the dumbest person in the room can drive success; Feeling Dumb and facing failures; How growing up with a mom with schizophrenia shapes your world; Taking Action and Tying Value to Purpose; Bootstrapping vs VC and staying true to your north star; These are just a few themes of this episode. Kaaveh shares his journey from Canada to LA and his …

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This Guy Made a Million Dollar App for Chik-Fil-A (with Michael Alvarez) | Ep 33 55:43

11M ago55:43

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"I help Chick-fil-A operators sell more chicken!" -- 👉🏻 Want a 3-step action plan to help scale your SaaS? Book a FREE growth session (https://www.saasacademy.com/scalenow?...) -- Join Johnny (@johnnypage13) and Matt (@mattverlaque) as they sit down with Michael Alvarez, founder and CEO of OneClick App, a workforce management software for Chick-fil…

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Advice From a Bitcoin OG with Mandrik 2:02:53

11M ago2:02:53

2:02:53

Mandrik, one of my favorite Bitcoiners joins us to reflect on the challanges of holding Bitcoin long term, navigating the industry as proffesional, the early days of Blockchain.info, and the era of Bitcoin US politics and Mainstream adoption.Juan Galt. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access …

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#23 - Drew Train [Make Good Money], CEO & Co-founder @ Oberland. 41:19

11M ago41:19

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Drew Train set up shop as Co-Founder and President of OBERLAND, the agency for purpose-driven brands, with Bill Oberlander in May of 2014. Previously, Drew started the social-good practice at J. Walter Thompson New York, called JWT Ethos. He now frames the go-to-market approach for OBERLAND and runs the business with purpose-driven marketing at the…

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How to Become a Master of Sales (with Mike Manzi) | Ep 32 1:17:28

11M ago1:17:28

1:17:28

"You need to first create an environment where they trust you. Second, create an environment where they know that you're going to work your butt off. And third, create an environment where you're actually helping them." -- 👉🏻 Want a 3-step action plan to help scale your SaaS? Book a FREE growth session (https://www.saasacademy.com/scalenow?...) -- …

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Bitcoin Self Custody While Trading Futures?? 39:54

11M ago39:54

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Get10101 joins us for a quick overview and deep dive into the technology that won them a hackathon award and is quickly becoming a Bitcoin futures platform without a custodian. Juan Galt This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juangalt.com…

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#22 - Brett Willms [Is Pivot a Bad Word?], Serial Inventor, Founder @ Laetro. 41:47

11M ago41:47

41:47

Brett Willms shares his journey as an entrepreneur, starting from a young age when he played a game with his mom to imagine things that should be there in the environment. His foray into problem identification. He developed a practice of coming up with ideas to make the world better, which became a formative practice. At Google, he learned about st…

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The Power of Intimacy: Building Strong Customer Relationships (with Calvin Correli) | Ep. 31 1:03:17

11M ago1:03:17

1:03:17

"Intimacy is what we offer to our customers. We make them feel seen, heard, and felt." -- 👉🏻 Want a 3-step action plan to help scale your SaaS? [Book a FREE growth session] (https://www.saasacademy.com/scalenow?utm_campaign=SAPodcast_2023&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=shownotes). -- Today, @johnnypage1 and @mattverlaque are joined by @CalvinCorreli…

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Alp and Brad Mills on Bitcoin Fork History 1:34:55

11M ago1:34:55

1:34:55

I could not attend this show, but it came out great as Alp and Brad Mill discuss the various perspectives available to understand Bitcoin and how it’s consensus changes have played out. Juan Galt. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juangalt.com…

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From NASA Engineer to Entrepreneur (with Tyler Ryan) | Ep. 30 1:36:24

11M ago1:36:24

1:36:24

"What it means to be data-driven is to let 99% of the decisions be made for you so that you can focus on the high-leverage 1%." -- 👉🏻 Want a 3-step action plan to help scale your SaaS? Book a FREE growth session (https://www.saasacademy.com/scalenow?...) -- Join Johnny (@johnnypage13) and Matt (@mattverlaque) as they sit down with former NASA engin…

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Shinobi, Rearden, Matt Blue on Covenants 1:26:46

12M ago1:26:46

1:26:46

Shinobi, Rearden and Matt Blue sit down on a spontaneous spaces to discuss Bitcoin Covenant soft forks, their trade offs, advantages, and debate the finer points.This conversation was not hosted by BitcoinNews or Juan Galt, but I like to save important spaces like this one and put it out on a feed so that they are not lost to time. Expect more of t…

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Stealth Addresses: Bitcoin Privacy Upgrade W/ Josi Bake 1:39:22

12M ago1:39:22

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Stealth Addresses, a new kind of reusable address quickly being adopted by wallets like Cake Wallet, has hit the market. Josi Bake, Bitcoin core contirbutor joins us to discuss the relevan BIP, and the adoption plan for this application layer update to Bitcoin privacy. As we live in the shadow of the Samurai Wallet develper arrests, new privacy sol…

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Unlocking the Potential of Product-Led Growth (with Wes Bush) | Ep. 29 1:10:35

12M ago1:10:35

1:10:35

👉🏻 Want a 3-step action plan to help scale your SaaS? [Book a FREE growth session](https://www.saasacademy.com/scalenow?.... Join Johnny (@johnnypage13) and Matt (@mattverlaque) as they sit down with Wes Bush He’s the author of the best-selling book Product-Led Growth and founder of PoductLed.com — a proven system that helps SaaS companies scale th…

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Reacting to Samurai Dev Arrests W/ Scott Dedels 2:44:19

12M ago2:44:19

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Scott Dedels, author of The Dao Of Bitcoin, join us to discuss and process out reaction to the arrest of the Samurai Wallet devs. Juan Galt This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juangalt.comBy Juan Galt

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