Bootstrapped

#106: Sylvestre Dupont - Co-founder of Parseur

Episode Summary

Sylvestre and I discuss getting those first 10 customers, moving to a new country when your startup earns enough to replace your day job, and the difficulty of supporting customers from a cruise ship.

Episode Notes

Sylvestre and I discuss getting those first 10 customers, moving to a new country when your startup earns enough to replace your day job, and the difficulty of supporting customers from a cruise ship.

We also discuss:

• Collecting domain names
• Leaving consulting to bootstrap a SaaS
• Bootstrapping with the generosity of the French government
• The tough months before the first sale - and then the elation after the first sale
• Using Quora to land the first customers - and to learn the language used by your potential customers
• Using Zapier for leads
• The difficulty of opening a Dutch business when you don't speak Dutch
• Choosing a place to live when you work remotely
• The challenges and rewards of bootstrapping from Mauritius
• Translating your website for SEO gains
• Travelling the world by cargo ship
• Supporting customers from a cruise ship via satellite Internet

Links:

• Parseur
• grandvoyageur.fr

Find Sylvestre on Twitter at @slybridges