Noah enjoys programming challenges as well as developing new and unique apps. CoffeePass and Supportman are two startups he co-founded and sold. And is experienced as a web/mobile developer at four different companies. He is currently working on Potion, a Notion-based website builder.

Potion.so adds the magic, resulting in a fast site with custom domains, styles, and excellent SEO. It allows you to quickly create custom Notion websites.

Key Takeaways

[00:38 ] - Starting out as an entrepreneur in college.

[01:56 ] - Bootstrapping is making a small business that works.

[03:44 ] - Noticing what people do in order find a niche.

[07:02 ] - When to transition from a full-time job to full-time bootstrapping.

[08:01 ] - Bootstrapping founder's burn out.

[09:54 ] - Learning the code or no-code tools or partnering up to get to the business.

[11:30 ] - Difficulties with building on top of large platforms, risk management, and determining what people want.

[16:45 ] - Finding the users.

[18:28 ] - Starting from scratch again and again. Properly.

[21:50 ] - Building in public to get the first 50 users. + ProductHunt.

[24:07 ] - Keep doing what you doing to find what works.

[24:55 ] - Making small bets when you are getting started.

Quotes

“Find what works. Find what distribution works. Keep doing what you are doing“ - Noah

“Try to build a little tool or a little business. Build quicker and fail quicker.“ - Noah

Links

Follow the journey:

Twitter: twitter.com/noahwbragg

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/noahbragg

potion.so: potion.so

Book with insights: Navigating The Bootstrapped Mafia

Connect with Bulat:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thebulatk

Twitter: twitter.com/thebulatk