The Bootstrapped Experience Podcast

Jack Kowalsky & Bjorn Forsberg

Two bootstrappers building SaaS apps on Shopify, sharing their experiences along the way. TBX is a weekly podcast by Jack Kowalski of NeatShift and Bjorn Forsberg of FORSBERG+two.

28 Episodes

Episode 28: Bye for now 👋
10/21/2022
29:54
• Last episode• Sales calls• Early stage SaaS - building from your gut feeling• New App Store Listings - The New Arms Race• Delay with making apps multi-lingual because of new App Store stuff• Demo stores showcasing apps• Product testers / feedback service• Explainer videos (150 words per minute roughly)
Bonus episode: Shopify Unite London 2022
9/27/2022
39:16
Jacks Unite pre-meetup eventUnite itself: unite.shopify.comWhat did you like most about the event?Which talks were best?Location, food etc.Coming soon: App Store Listing changesComing soon: Re-categorization of App Store (again)What’s next for you?
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Episode 26: Season finale "Shopify Editions"
6/27/2022
31:32
Shopify Editions - Summer 2022Shopify Embedded app improvements:https://shopify.dev/apps/tools/app-bridge/actions/fullscreenhttps://shopify.dev/apps/tools/app-bridge/actions/menu/navigationhttps://shopify.dev/apps/design-guidelinesSASI - https://sasi.unionworks.co.ukSEO & Marketing - https://statamic.comRaising prices - Translateci.com | orderlyemails.com
Episode 25: Do we have anything to talk about?
6/6/2022
41:39
This week we thought we'd have nothing to talk about, because we'd just met in person earlier in the week. Turns out we did, and this is one of our longest episodes!
Episode 24: Developer focus
5/19/2022
33:27
TranslateCI: https://translateci.com/ (Shopify App Store Listing in Beta)Lemon.io for hiring: https://lemon.ioPolaris for Rails: https://polarisviewcomponents.orgPolaris for Vue: https://github.com/HulkApps/polaris-vuehttps://inertiajs.com
Episode 23: The cats out of the bag
5/2/2022
35:57
Jack has some big news, that we can finally talk about! We also talk about building new apps, multi-language and the Shopify App Store listings and much more.
Episode 22: Writing articles for SEO and Marketing
4/13/2022
36:52
Jack works on getting technical articles written for TranslateCI, and we talk about the hard things about writting in general. Bjorn follows up on the new Marketing campaign, Facebook Ads and more.
Episode 21: Balancing support & business development
3/29/2022
37:40
This week Jack and Björn talk about finding balance between support and business development, building in public, latest changes in the Shopify App Store and a whole lot more.
Episode 20: London calling!
3/10/2022
31:07
London, co-working and personal assistantsTranslateCI: https://translateci.com/Sponsorship of Laracasts: https://laracasts.com/App Bridge 2.0 upgrades finished for Order Printer Pro: https://apps.shopify.com/order-printer-proPlanning of Basecamp using Shape Up: https://basecamp.com/shapeupMarketing CampaignsNew App Store experiments
Episode 19: Travel plans, computer issues & shaping up
2/10/2022
31:16
rails.newhttps://laravel.com/docs/8.x/valethttps://beyondco.de/services

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The Bootstrapped Experience Podcast

Jack Kowalsky & Bjorn Forsberg

28 Episodes

Episode 28: Bye for now 👋

Bonus episode: Shopify Unite London 2022

Episode 26: Season finale "Shopify Editions"

Episode 25: Do we have anything to talk about?

Episode 24: Developer focus

Episode 23: The cats out of the bag

Episode 22: Writing articles for SEO and Marketing

Episode 21: Balancing support & business development

Episode 20: London calling!

Episode 19: Travel plans, computer issues & shaping up