Best Val Sopi Podcasts (2025)

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My new B2B SaaS 16:15

2M ago16:15

16:15

By Val Sopi

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Card upfront. Slow growth. What next? 4:28

3M ago4:28

4:28

By Val Sopi

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Latest blogstatic Numbers and Conundrums 19:35

9M ago19:35

19:35

By Val Sopi

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The Product Hunt Launch 5:50

9M ago5:50

5:50

A quick update on how the day is going and where blogstatic is now. Thank you to all the friends who have made this day an incredible success. The goal was to end the day inside the Top 5, which it looks like it will. However, being at #4 shooting to close the day at #3. Curious to see how it all pans out.…

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Pricing–change rollercoaster of emotions 35:15

1y ago35:15

35:15

Newsletter: https://blogstatic.io/blog/old-pricingBy Val Sopi

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A conundrum 🤔 14:12

1y ago14:12

14:12

Weighing the pros and cons of either keeping blogstatic as is and making it the best possible product at blogging OR going down the monetization route where there's more financial opportunity, but a new can of worms and a departure from the initial idea (rebrand/reposition). The big question: Are these limiting beliefs that are not allowing me to g…

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Pomodoro to the rescue 15:55

1+ y ago15:55

15:55

By Val Sopi

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EP70 — 11 months later 🤗 12:36

1+ y ago12:36

12:36

After an 11-month hiatus recording these, I'm trying to make a comeback.By Val Sopi

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blogstatic's Product Hunt launch and the aftermath 15:34

2+ y ago15:34

15:34

By Val Sopi

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The road to 5000 paid blogs 9:52

2+ y ago9:52

9:52

A quick look at what it will take to get to 5,000 paid blogs in total and make blogstatic a self-sustaining operation.By Val Sopi

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Is this product market fit? 🤔 9:58

2+ y ago9:58

9:58

By Val Sopi

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The week that tanked and what's next 12:33

2+ y ago12:33

12:33

It was a rough week. With the registrations and payments crashing down to zero.By Val Sopi

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A quick recap since my last solo episode 18:03

2+ y ago18:03

18:03

Visit valsopi.com for more details on the latest.By Val Sopi

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Online authenticity and 'Build in Public' with Kevon Cheung 40:46

3y ago40:46

40:46

By Val Sopi

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Pierre de Wulf's story to $1M ARR with ScrappingBee 44:42

3y ago44:42

44:42

By Val Sopi

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Doing Email and Content "Write" with Samar Owais 28:42

3y ago28:42

28:42

By Val Sopi

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Saas and Productized Services with Benedicte Raae 50:21

3y ago50:21

50:21

By Val Sopi

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Saas business lessons with Michele Hansen 48:04

3y ago48:04

48:04

Sat down with Michele to talk about Geocodio, Saas lessons, luck, switching gears, and more.By Val Sopi

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Challenges founders face with Stefan Manku 53:58

3y ago53:58

53:58

Stefan Manku is a founder whisperer. He has the ability to help founders guide themselves. We sat down to talk about various challenges founders face based on Stefan's continuous work with other founders.By Val Sopi

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SEO & Content Talk with Dominic Kent 1:10:33

3y ago1:10:33

1:10:33

Dominic's blog-writing course with 30% off for Bootstrapping Saas listeners https://domkent.gumroad.com/l/khHYb Code: bootsaas for 30% offBy Val Sopi

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with Spencer Jones: indiehacking, parenting, big startup jobs... 1:03:49

3y ago1:03:49

1:03:49

Indiehacking vs working at big Startups, marketing vs product, rebranding, and what it's like to make products while raising a family.By Val Sopi

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with Brian Casel — "How far we can push with marketing until we notice the pull" 1:07:29

3y ago1:07:29

1:07:29

I sit down with Brian to talk about his new product ZipMessage, picking fights with the Goliath, Saas lessons from his journey, marketing, selling, business operations...By Val Sopi

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Resilience, purpose, and being as we are with Alex Mathers 1:00:35

3y ago1:00:35

1:00:35

Sat down with Alex to talk about presenting in public, happiness, social anxiety, productivity, some deep aspects of self and everything in between.By Val Sopi

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How to sell ethically with Martin Stellar 1:02:42

3+ y ago1:02:42

1:02:42

Martin Stellar (https://twitter.com/martinstellar) talks about what it means being a Monk and how all that relates to ethical selling. We talk about products, Martin's coaching, his new services and apps, and even tailoring. It's along one full of gems.By Val Sopi

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Cam Sloan: "You don't need to get your personal brand from your business!" 59:40

3+ y ago59:40

59:40

I got a chance to talk to my long time online friend, Cam Sloan, who's currently working on Hopscotch. We talk about the challenges of being a solo founder, b2b/b2c Saas opportunities, personal brand, photography, and more.By Val Sopi

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Talking shop with Noah Bragg 43:29

3+ y ago43:29

43:29

Noah just quit his job to fully focus on Potion.so. We go deep and talk about the benefits of running a growing product, exiting, VC money, growth, lessons, building vs marketing, and more.By Val Sopi

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Talking to Ben: Does going slow(er) sabotage our growth? 42:46

3+ y ago42:46

42:46

Ben Mann (@digitaltrouble) comes up to share what he's been up to.By Val Sopi

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The pull 10:28

3+ y ago10:28

10:28

blogstatic's momentum is growing and I'm trying to maintain my pace without being overwhelmed.By Val Sopi

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Reloading 5:58

3+ y ago5:58

5:58

A quick update after a 5-month break from recording.By Val Sopi

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Letting go of desperation 40:22

3+ y ago40:22

40:22

We talk about how making products should come from a genuine place.By Fernanda Graciolli & Val Sopi

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Building social capital vs going for cash 36:51

3+ y ago36:51

36:51

We talk about slow steady growth and social capital.By Fernanda Graciolli & Val Sopi

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Improv #10 42:59

3+ y ago42:59

42:59

We celebrate our EP10 milestone by hating on twitter : )By Fernanda Graciolli & Val Sopi

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Do only what is needed to NOT fail - no more, no less 38:17

3+ y ago38:17

38:17

Fernanda shares her latest projects including https://growthnotes.ghost.io/. Val talks about a few new mental models he has come across.By Fernanda Graciolli & Val Sopi

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All-in with your product, or not? 47:39

4y ago47:39

47:39

We share our experiences of going all-in with a product and our risk tolerance.By Fernanda Graciolli & Val Sopi

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Building in public without being a show off 36:08

4y ago36:08

36:08

We talk about how to build a personal brand, genuinely, without sounding like we're boasting.By Fernanda Graciolli & Val Sopi

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Keeping up with mental health 33:29

4y ago33:29

33:29

We talk about how mental health affects our productivity and things we should (read: must!) do to be kinder to ourselves.By Fernanda Graciolli & Val Sopi

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Scratching your own itch, or not. 54:05

4y ago54:05

54:05

We talk about sleep, gpt3, and if we can work on products we don't care about but might pose a great opportunity.By Fernanda Graciolli & Val Sopi

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The importance of being at ease when working on products 44:18

4y ago44:18

44:18

We talk about how you feel when making your product is how users will feel when using it, deliberate marketing plans, and being an indie maker vs having a job.By Fernanda Graciolli & Val Sopi

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Optimize your work by getting to know yourself 47:16

4y ago47:16

47:16

We talk about what works and what doesn't for us when working on products and projects, how we don't like cold calling, and being okay with taking on something that already exists.By Fernanda Graciolli & Val Sopi

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Things that boost our confidence as indie makers 44:06

4y ago44:06

44:06

Fernanda talks in detail about the sale of her product Inspired. Val talks about his cautious optimism with blogstatic's new registrations.By Fernanda Graciolli & Val Sopi

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Make something simply because you want it to exist 42:31

4y ago42:31

42:31

Our very first episode.By Fernanda Graciolli & Val Sopi

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Claritask, sold! 33:23

4y ago33:23

33:23

Lessons from selling Claritask and what's nextBy Val Sopi

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A quick update 9:54

4+ y ago9:54

9:54

Agency work, new ideas, Claritask...By Val Sopi

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Wellbeing 28:26

4+ y ago28:26

28:26

I share my tools that help me stay healthy emotionally and physically.By Val Sopi

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Back after the break 14:29

4+ y ago14:29

14:29

Back after a 3-month break. Talking about what I've been up to. Claritask update. Client work. And what I'm up to now/next.By Val Sopi

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Taking a little breather 7:29

5y ago7:29

7:29

Signup for Claritask.com to run your team and projects A list of various Podcasts on bootstrapping: https://transistor.fm/podcasts-for-bootstrappers Bootstrapping Saas Playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ANZLmlqW5LODRP2P11MTR?si=rk_FG5BdSVK65mZ5HrcmOwBy Val Sopi

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Spilling beer with Ben Mann 54:32

5y ago54:32

54:32

Ben is the founder of https://playgroup.community/ who just launched it with their first paying client, the notorious MegaMaker forum. You can also find Ben on Twitter at https://twitter.com/digitaltrouble He runs his podcast with Noah Bragg https://productjourney.fm/ You can also find Ben's website here https://benmann.de/ === Signup for Claritask…

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Giving Value vs Solving a Problem, with Louis Nicholls 1:02:56

5y ago1:02:56

1:02:56

This show was an elaboration of a discussion/argument we had with Louis a few weeks ago on Twitter. You can find the entire tweet here: https://twitter.com/valsopi/status/1267489835863998472 Some questions we try to answer are: The difference between idea/execution What it means to give value What is Marketing vs Sales (a sort of new take, at least…

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What's a good idea/solution? 20:24

5y ago20:24

20:24

The two tweets I mention heavily on the show https://twitter.com/valsopi/status/1266052752901373952 https://twitter.com/valsopi/status/1267489835863998472 And signup for Claritask.com to run your team and projects A list of various Podcasts on bootstrapping: https://transistor.fm/podcasts-for-bootstrappers Bootstrapping Saas Playlist on Spotify: ht…

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Claritask as a side project 21:38

5y ago21:38

21:38

This week I am listening to: Hermanos Gutierrez and their album Hoy Como Ayer HUGE Thanks to my Patreon supporters: Jace Richardson — RepoGuard.com RepoGuard. Protect your GitHub repositories from common mistakes that cost time and energy to fix. Whether it's force pushes to master or just bad commit messages, RepoGuard can help. Visit RepoGuard.co…

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