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The Bootstrap - Building Startups from Scratch

The Bootstrap - Building Startups from Scratch

By: The Product Bus
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From The Product Bus comes The Bootstrap: Building Startups from Scratch - your source of news and practical support for early stage founders.


The Bootstrap unpacks strategies that any founder can apply to make smart, data-informed decisions as they navigate the early stages of building a startup. We focus on helping founders avoid the common pitfalls that stop many great ideas from becoming a reality.


Each episode host Scotty Allen (Founder of The Product Bus) is joined by a guest who brings their experience and subject matter to a specific topic with practical, actionable strategies that founders can take away and apply immediately to their own business.

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Episodes
  • Has AI Rewritten the Rules for Founders in 2026? with Yaniv Bernstein

    Has AI Rewritten the Rules for Founders in 2026? with Yaniv Bernstein
    Feb 8 2026

    In our first episode of 2026 Scotty Allen speaks with Yaniv Bernstein, ex-Google, Chief Product Officer of Vera, and host of The Startup Podcast, about how AI is changing what it takes to build a startup in 2026, what "technical" and "non-technical" founders mean (if anything) in this new age, and what the minimum a founder of any description needs to be able to know about and do with AI to get into the game in this new world.


    They discuss why speed is now table stakes, how small teams can go further than ever, what founders should worry about early on, and how product thinking and real customer contact matter more than ever.


    About Yaniv Bernstein:


    Linkedin: https://au.linkedin.com/in/ybernstein


    The Startup Podcast: https://www.tsp.show/


    Vera: https://www.vera.guide/


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    The Product Bus. It was developed by Scotty Allen and Declan Magee. Our producer is Sammy Perryman with assistance from Portia McEwan.


    Visit our website at https://thebootstrap.tech/ and check our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@TheBootstrapPodcast


    You can find out more about Scotty Allen at LinkedIn and The Product Bus at https://theproductbus.com/

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    43 mins
  • Founder Friday with Gavin Tye

    Founder Friday with Gavin Tye
    Dec 18 2025

    Founder Friday is about works still in progress. Learning from success stories is important, but learning from founders still in the thick of getting to market is just as useful - and sometimes much more realistic. This week Scotty is joined by Gavin Tye - founder of DealBuddi and SixSides - and B2B or SaaS business consultant through Sales Market Fit.


    About Gavin Tye:

    Linkedin: https://au.linkedin.com/in/gavintye

    Website: https://salesmarketfit.co/about/


    This is our last episode for 2025 that will come up in your feeds. We'll be back. mid-January. If you cannot get enough of the bootstrap content and can't live without it for a month, please check out our YouTube channel or other socials. But thank you so much for your support throughout 2025.


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    The Bootstrap is a production of Hieland Road for The Product Bus. It was developed by Scotty Allen and Declan Magee.


    Our producer is Sammy Perryman with assistance from Portia McEwan.


    Visit our website at https://thebootstrap.tech/ and check our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@TheBootstrapPodcast


    You can find out more about Scotty Allen at LinkedIn and The Product Bus at https://theproductbus.com/

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    33 mins
  • Founder Led Business with Summer Howarth from Eventful Learning

    Founder Led Business with Summer Howarth from Eventful Learning
    Dec 14 2025

    In this episode Scotty is joined by Summer Howarth - director of Eventful Learnings Co - to discuss what is involved in maintaining a founder led business and how Summer's experience, interest and expertise in learning design and education strategies have made Eventful Learnings a perfect match to lead.


    About Summer Howarth:


    Linkedin: https://au.linkedin.com/in/summerhowarth


    Website: https://eventfullearning.co/


    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eventful_learning_co/


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    The Product Bus. It was developed by Scotty Allen and Declan Magee. Our producer is Sammy Perryman with assistance from Portia McEwan.


    Visit our website at https://thebootstrap.tech/ and check our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@TheBootstrapPodcast


    You can find out more about Scotty Allen at LinkedIn and The Product Bus at https://theproductbus.com/


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    29 mins
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