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,..
Default Alive
9M ago
Corey explores a new cohort-based course partnership and reveals a book concept. Chris is working on major product improvements for Jetboost and a brand new booster. They also talk about community engagement and pricing dynamics.
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Founding Marketing
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Default Alive
9M ago
Corey and Chris chat about the last year — highlights, wins, losses, learnings, and everything in between.
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Default Alive
9M ago
Corey feels the pressure to create new course content and pitch premium sponsorships before the holidays. Chris launches a new search feature and Webflow template along with it. They also talk about YNAB's pricing update snafu, emailing Seth Godin, and a tweet by Jon Yongfook about SaaS marketing.
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Jetboost Search Highlighting
New FAQ cloneable
Jetboost's new changelog
Jon Yongfook's tweet
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Default Alive
9M ago
Corey notices low new member signups for Swipe Files and thinks about how to introduce ways to give people a taste of the membership. Chris deals with some of the not-so-fun realities of running a business. They also talk about platform risk and playing the part of an independent recruiter.
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Apply to the Swipe Files Talent Collective
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Default Alive
9M ago
Corey and Chris are bringing the podcast to an end. They discuss why, where things are at today, and what to look out for in the future.
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Default Alive
9M ago
Corey works on a new membership landing page and plans on rolling out pricing updates. Chris officially releases Jetboost's Dynamic Sorting Booster and a new free Webflow template along with it. They also talk about Webflow's No-Code Conf and managing email list unsubscribes with Smart Subscriber.
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Jetboost Dynamic Sorting
Free Jetboost template for Webflow
Smart Subscriber
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Default Alive
9M ago
Corey shares some learnings on startup taxes. Chris shares how the recent growth of the Jetboost team is going and what he’s learning from that. They also discuss SaaS team account architecture, user onboarding email sequences, churn trends in 2023, and of course, they have to talk about ChatGPT.
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Andrew from FlowPhantom
Pieter Levels tweet on Google fumbling AI
Derrick’s blog: Ship Small, Ship Fast
MusicLM
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Default Alive
9M ago
Corey and Chris talk about their goals, themes, and big projects for the new year.
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SwipeWell Product Hunt launch
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Default Alive
9M ago
Corey is heads-down creating newsletter content and begins niching down to SaaS marketing. Chris and the Jetboost team kick off September on a shipping spree. They also talk about energy ebbs and flows and Intuit acquiring Mailchimp for $12B.
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Axios: Intuit Acquires Mailchimp for $12B
How I Built This: Mailchimp
CELSIUS energy drink
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Default Alive
9M ago
Corey and Chris look back on the past year’s highlights, lowlights, and learnings.
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Learn more about their businesses:
Default Alive Ventures
Swipe Files
Jetboost
SwipeWell
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