30 Best Bootstrap Podcasts

1. Startups For the Rest of Us

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The original podcast for bootstrapped and mostly bootstrapped startups, this show follow the stories of founders as they start, acquire, and grow SaaS companies. Hear when they fail, struggle, succeed, and take you with them through the tumultuous life of a SaaS founder. If you like Mixergy, This Week in Startups, or SaaStr, you'll enjoy Startup for the Rest of Us.MORE Host Rob Walling
Producer/Network Rob Walling
Email ****@startupsfortherestofus.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1.2KTwitter 2.5KInstagram 74 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Bootstrapped Stories

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Welcome to Bootstrapped Stories, the podcast where founders, marketers, and thoughtful leaders share the most actionable tips on building a successful business.
Host Guillaume Moubeche
Producer/Network Guillaume Moubeche
Email ****@lempire.co
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 29 Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. First Class Founders: Creators | Solopreneurs | Personal HoldCo

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The next generation of successful entrepreneurs will be both founders & creators, leveraging their own audience to launch, build, and scale multiple companies into millions based on their own personal hobbies & passions. This is the 'Personal Holding Company' philosophy. It's a lifestyle business on steroids: no venture capital investors, work whenever & wherever you want, turning your hobbies into businesses...MORE Host Yong-Soo Chung
Producer/Network Yong-Soo Chung
Email ****@passfwd.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 125Twitter 20.6KInstagram 1.4K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Above Board

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A podcast exploring running an indie bootstrapped software (SaaS) company. Follow Jack and Paul (the co-founders) in their journey of building and growing Fathom Analytics. Published every two weeks, listen in on lively debates about profit, customers, software, and how they're working to keep their business in line with their values.This is a podcast from Fathom Analytics (usefathom.com).MORE Producer/Network Fathom Analytics
Email ****@usefathom.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 25Twitter 14.5K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Bootstrapping Your Dreams Show

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Unique business problems call for genius solutions. Go behind the scenes with today's world-class leaders who dared to bring revolutionary ideas to life. Learn how they met their challenges head-on and how you can translate their lessons into your own real-world business success—whether you're leading a start-up or Fortune 500 company. Host Manuj Aggarwal is the founder of TetraNoodle Technologies...MORE Host Manuj Aggarwal
Producer/Network Manuj Aggarwal
Email ****@tetranoodle.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 317Facebook 121Twitter 2.4K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Bootstrapped Web

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Brian Casel (@casjam) and Jordan Gal (@jordangal) share their raw and real behind-the-scenes of their entrepreneur journeys. From bootstrapping software startups to raising money to selling and exiting businesses, to growing teams and the emotional rollercoaster that is startup life. It's all here in Brian and Jordan's weekly(ish) updates.MORE Hosts Brian Casel, Jordan Gal
Producer/Network Bootstrapped Web
Email ****@casjam.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 96 Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. yesPHX Presents

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This is yesPHX Presents: a podcast produced by, for and about entrepreneurship and startups in the Valley of the Sun from the world's most generous community for entrepreneurs. yesPHX is a unifying banner for Arizona's diverse startup ecosystem, 100% community-owned, bootstrapped, and yours to help lead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Producer/Network yesPHX
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Facebook 2.3KTwitter 6.5KInstagram 2.1K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Bootstrap Digital Marketing

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The Bootstrap Digital Marketing podcast is designed for business owners, startups, small businesses, and anyone eager to learn how to effectively use digital marketing strategies to grow their ventures. We provide bite-sized lessons and engaging interviews with experts in the field.Marketing doesn't have to be complicated. In this podcast, you'll receive practical tips and advice—no fluff, just actionable marketing strategies that you can implement in your business right away.Feel free to submit your questions via email to ****@crackerjackscribe.comMORE Host Laura Tate
Producer/Network Laura Tate
Email ****@crackerjackscribe.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Facebook 546Twitter 4.3KInstagram 905 Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

9. The Shopify Growth Show

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What would you do if you were starting today? To help, here are half-baked startup ideas, growth marketing tactics, and stories from founders and creators - including my own journey as a bootstrapped business owner. All of the content is centered around helping founders, creators, and investors starting today.MORE Host Jim Huffman
Producer/Network Jim Huffman
Email ****@growthhit.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 29Instagram 888 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. ProfitLed Podcast

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On Season 2, Melissa Kwan (Cofounder of eWebinar) and Todd Parmley (COO) relive their 'Journey to $1M' ARR, bootstrapping eWebinar from day one. Each episode goes in depth into one major aspect of the journey, as Melissa and Todd share war stories, mistakes, and lessons learned as they grew the company to a million in annual recurring revenue, over a period of 36 months from product launch...MORE Producer/Network Melissa Kwan
Email ****@ewebinar.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 66Facebook 158Twitter 10Instagram 60 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Default Alive

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Two founders share an unedited look at what it's like to bootstrap a startup through weekly updates. Chris Spags is the founder of Jetboost, a suite of no-code plugins for Webflow. Corey Haines is the founder of Swipe Files, a membership site for marketers built with no-code tools. They chronicle their journeys getting to and staying 'default alive': profitable, self-sustaining, with infinite runway.MORE Producer/Network Corey Haines & Chris Spags
Email ****@coreyhaines.co
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 6 Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. The Nopalera Podcast

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My name is Sandra Velasquez and I am the Founder of Nopalera, a modern Mexican beauty and lifestyle brand made for today's modern beauty explorer. This podcast is a mix of solo episodes and conversations with industry friends where I discuss the strategies, systems, ups & downs, of building a brand from the ground up. I am passionate about sharing knowledge with my fellow entrepreneurs about what it's really like to build a business that can scale. If you are a bootstrapped founder too, this is for you. This is for us.MORE Producer/Network Sandra Velasquez
Email ****@nopalera.co
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 34Facebook 14.7KTwitter 789Instagram 127.6K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. At Home Startup

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I was the girl who felt like she couldn't have a job that she loved and be a good mom. Turns out that was a lie. I will teach you how to integrate entrepreneurial practices with high-performance systems straight outta' my b-school playbook. Trained by two of the top business schools in the country, I fell in love with entrepreneurship and eventually embarked on the biggest startup of my life: my family. Between diapers and laundry, I bootstrapped my way to building a six-figure online business. Failures, setbacks, and learning the hard way are all what got me here today...MORE Producer/Network Brooke Raybould
Email ****@brookeraybould.com
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 153Facebook 165.4KInstagram 1.2M Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. Slow & Steady

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Join us as we share what it's like to build and launch a bootstrapped startup while working for yourself full-time. Benedikt is working on Userlist, and Benedicte is establishing herself as a Gatsby expert and developer advocate for hire.MORE Hosts Benedikt Deicke, Benedicte Raae, Brian Rhea
Producer/Network Benedikt Deicke, Benedicte Raae, and Brian Rhea
Email ****@slowandsteadypodcast.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 8 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. Rogue Startups

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On Rogue Startups we share the journey of startup founders as they're growing their businesses. We feature experts in the fields of sales, marketing, and product development to hear how they're growth hacking their productized services and SaaS products. If you're on the journey of an entrepreneur then tune and hear how we're tackling some of the same obstacles you may be facing, and how we're winning in the game of business. Listeners of Startups for the Rest of Us, My First Million, Mixergy, and Bootstrapped Web will love checking out our show.MORE Hosts Craig Hewitt, Dave Rodenbaugh
Producer/Network RogueStartups
Email ****@roguestartups.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 44Facebook 16Twitter 310 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Since Aug 2016 Get Email Contact

16. Startup to Something

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A weekly podcast by two indie hackers, Marc and Matt. They share their ups and downs of building their bootstrapped online businesses. They prefer to show instead of teach, so you get to see the real story about what it's like to 'startup to something' - raw and unpolished.MORE Producer/Network Marc and Matt
Email ****@startuptosomething.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. The Andres Olguin Show

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Host Andres Olguin brings you the grassroots tips, tricks, and stories in everything entrepreneurship, digital marketing, and personal development! Because everyone should be able to build a business that changes their lives, the lives of their loved ones, and their communities.MORE Producer/Network Andres Olguin
Email ****@bootstrapmogul.com
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18. Indie Founder

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My name is Tiago and I am a full time Indie Maker. I build startups without any external investment and my goal is to perfect my entrepreneurial craft and reach $100K ARR (Annual Recurrent Revenue)Join me as I narrate my story and interview other entrepreneurs.Join our communityMORE Host Tiago Ferreira
Producer/Network Tiago Ferreira
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 18Twitter 175 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

19. Stories of Scaling with Ariana Rodriguez

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I see you agency owner! You love your work but are feeling exhausted from running it all. You know things could be running smoother, but you just can't wrap your head around doing yet another thing yourself. But your business is screaming for help. That's why this podcast shares the stories of agency owners like you who have gone from bootstrapping solopreneurs to empowered CEOs. They've been where you are. I'm Ariana Rodriguez, a systems strategist for business owners rooted in equitable, intersectional, and sustainable practices ready to scale. Welcome to the party!MORE Producer/Network Ariana Rodriguez
Email ****@arianarodriguez.co
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6Facebook 21Instagram 2K Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

20. WP-Tonic | WordPress | SaaS | Bootstrap SaaS | Startups

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WP-Tonic is a podcast for WordPress professionals, Bootstrap SaaS startup entrepreneurs, and anyone looking to build a business online. We cover a large number of areas with our main show. We interview creative WordPress and startup entrepreneurs, plus online experts who share insights to help you build your online business. Jonathan Denwood and Kurt von Ahnen host and produce the WP-Tonic podcast, which is one of the longest-running WordPress podcasts. Each episode brings you valuable insights with one goal: to help you generate more income and impact through online businesses.MORE Hosts Jonathan Denwood, Kurt von Ahnen
Producer/Network Jonathan Denwood & Kurt von Ahnen
Email ****@wp-tonic.com
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Apple Rating 3/5Apple Reviews 3Facebook 571Twitter 848 Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

21. Indie Bites

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Short, bite-sized conversations with indie hackers that have started small, profitable and bootstrapped businesses. You'll learn how they come up with ideas, what they do to validate, find those first customers and make a sustainable income. Episodes every Tuesday.MORE Host James McKinven
Producer/Network James McKinven
Email ****@mckinven.co
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 29Twitter 1.5K Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

22. Bootstrappers For Entrepreneurs

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We help entrepreneurs scale their business with remote teams. In every episode we deliver effective solutions for the challenges business owners and executives face, with experienced guests and practical answers to solve real issues. Hosts Gwenn and Jeremy Aspen have helped hundreds of businesses scale their growth, as the modern workplace isn't constrained by walls of a building and remote teams work to scale your business fast. https://anequim.net/property-management-bootstrappers/MORE Hosts Gwenn Aspen, Jeremy Aspen
Producer/Network Two Brothers Creative
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 17Facebook 1.3KTwitter 67 Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

23. The Bootstrapped Founder

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Arvid Kahl talks about starting and bootstrapping businesses, how to build an audience, and how to build in public.
Host Arvid Kahl
Producer/Network Arvid Kahl
Email ****@thebootstrappedfounder.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 66 Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

24. O'Connor Bootstrap Podcast

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Helping you achieve your entrepreneurship goals
Host Isaiah O'Connor
Producer/Network Isaiah O'Connor
Email ****@atheoz.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

25. Funded & Focused

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From bootstrapping to big funding rounds, we've got it all covered. Get ready to be inspired and informed as we explore the highs and lows of entrepreneurship.Each week, join us as we dive deep into the minds of exceptional founders. Hear their stories, learn their strategies, and uncover the secrets to their success.Brought to you by Reliant Capital, the early-stage venture firm with partners on both the West and East coasts.MORE Estimated listeners
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26. Bootstrapped

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Running a bootstrapped software company? Looking to start one? Then this is the podcast for you.
Hosts Andrey Butov, Ian Landsman
Email ****@bootstrapped.fm
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Twitter 116 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

27. Bootstrap

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Welcome to Bootstrap Podcast, where we explore the world of startups, innovation, and business growth. Join us as we explore successful entrepreneurs and thought leaders who share their insights on marketing, strategy, and scaling for long-term success. Gain valuable inspiration and take your business to the next level with the Bootstrap Podcast.MORE Producer/Network Jake Petersen
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

28. Entrepreneurship

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Welcome to the Entrepreneurship Podcast! This is the show where we dive deep into the world of entrepreneurship and explore what it takes to start and grow a successful business. Each episode, we bring you inspiring stories, expert insights, and actionable tips from successful entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders. From bootstrapping your business to securing funding, building a team, marketing your brand, and scaling your operations, we cover all the key aspects of entrepreneurship. Join us on this exciting journey as we learn from the best and discover what it takes to turn your visMORE Producer/Network Jake Petersen
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact