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194: Matt Wensing — Publish Your Juicy Thoughts

194: Matt Wensing — Publish Your Juicy Thoughts

The Bootstrapped Founder

March 1, 20231h 9m

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Show Notes

Today, I’m talking to Matt Wensing — the founder behind Summit and tweeter of many often controversial things. We talk about bootstrapping a financial SaaS, how to deal with integrations, and when to take funding. Here’s Matt.

00:00:00 An exchange of stories
00:04:54 What’s your strategy?
00:09:31 Writing long-form
00:15:05 Bridging the gap between invention and commercialization.
00:19:56 Creators and salespeople.
00:25:58 How a little bit of cash can change the trajectory of your business.
00:34:34 Bootstrapping is not a shot in the dark
00:41:48 The importance of trust (in the crypto space.)
00:47:55 Centralization has to occur for other people to benefit
00:54:58 How not to leave people behind
00:59:29 How do you look at platform risk from both sides?
00:1:05:06 The nature of platforms

The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/matt-wensing-publish-your-juicy-thoughts/
The podcast episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/f7deea33
The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pBYsl1UxeY

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This interview is sponsored by Acquire.com


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