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Arvid Kahl - Why being kind on the Internet works as a superpower!

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Summary

Arvid Kahl (FeedbackPanda.com, The Bootstrapped Founder) and Sharath discuss selling their startups, creating to help communities, being kind versus being right, and the power of passive income in this episode of The Undefeated Underdogs Podcast.
👉🏼 About the Guest:

Arvid Kahl is the founder of FeedbackPanda.com, an online teacher productivity SaaS company. He is also the author of two awesome books Zero to Sold and The Embedded Entrepreneur, where he shares how to build a business, an audience, and a path to financial independence. He is also creating the Bootstrapper’s Bookshelf, the Bootstrapped Founder Podcast, the YouTube channel, and the Bootstrapped Founder Newsletter, all for founders looking to build sustainable businesses in public.

👉🏼 About the Host:

Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.

Timestamps:
  • 0:15 | Intro to Arvid Kahl
  • 5:07 | Arvid's perspective on founding a new business after selling FeedbackPanda
  • 10:52 | Why and how did Arvid move from being a founder to a creator?
  • 15:07 | How Arvid's background impacts the way he helps people
  • 24:46 | What excites Arvid today?
  • 29:28 | What is Arvid's day-to-day like?
  • 36:05 | What is going wrong in today's Build in Public space?
  • 44:01 | Arvid's advice for beginner creators
  • 50:55 | Beginning with passive income
  • 56:19 | Venture funding versus bootstrapping
  • 1:00:30 | Rapid Fire 5: Arvid's favorite creator to his current read
  • 1:03:13 | Arvid's top 3 tips on building a Youtube audience
  • 1:04:42 | Arvid's feedback to his past self on building FeedbackPanda
  • 1:05:32 | Parting thoughts

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