Justin Moore — Becoming a Sponsor Magnet — The Bootstrapped Founder 376


Dear founder,

Justin Moore (@justinmooretfam) knows a thing or two about sponsors.

He's responsible for dozens of episodes of this very podcast to be sponsored! And what he taught me, he'll teach you.

I was VERY hesitant when I started looking at sponsors. I thought that would dilute my brand. Make me a sellout.

But that's a self-limiting belief — and Justin will give you the tools to profitably reprogram your mind to embrace alignment and value-added sponsorship relationships for whatever you do.

🎧 Listen to this on my podcast.

If you want to track brand mentions, search millions of transcripts, and keep an eye on chart placements for podcasts, please check out podscan.fm — and tell your friends!

Thank you for reading this week’s interview edition of The Bootstrapped Founder. Did you enjoy it? If so, please spread the word and ​share this issue on Twitter.

If you want to reach tens of thousands of creators, makers, and dreamers, you can ​apply to sponsor ​an episode of this newsletter. Or just reply to this email!

To make sure you keep getting your weekly dose of Bootstrapped Founder, please add arvid@thebootstrappedfounder.com to your address book or whitelist us.

Did someone forward you this issue of The Bootstrapped Founder? ​You can subscribe to it here!​

Want to change which emails you get from The Bootstrapped Founder or unsubscribe for good? No worries, just click this link: ​change email preferences​ or ​unsubscribe​​.

Our postal address: 113 Cherry St #92768, Seattle, WA 98104-2205

Opt-out of preference-based advertising

Arvid Kahl

Being your own boss isn't easy, but it's worth it. Learn how to build a legacy while being kind and authentic. I want to empower as many entrepreneurs as possible to help themselves (and those they choose to serve).

Read more from Arvid Kahl

Podcast, YouTube, Blog Dear founder, Amar Ghose has been growing Zenmaid from idea to market leader as a non-technical founder. Zenmaid is a SaaS platform that's been helping maid service owners grow their businesses since 2013. Amar is one of those amazing founders who truly embodies the bootstrapping spirit—when his co-founder left early on at just $15k in monthly revenue, he could have easily given up. Instead, he stuck with it, and through relentless customer focus and persistence, he's...

Podcast, YouTube, Blog Dear founder, Over the last 18 months, I’ve been building Podscan, a business that processes millions of podcast episodes every day—tens of thousands of new episodes daily, with 33 million episodes now in our database. We transcribe everything and do AI-based analysis, search, and mention tracking for brands and marketers. And here’s what I’ve learned: the success stories in podcasting happen despite the infrastructure, not because of it. THE BOOTSTRAPPED FOUNDER •...

Podcast, YouTube, Blog Dear founder, Vova Feldman is the founder of Freemius, a Merchant of Record payment provider. He's been at it for a while, and it wasn't always easy. Vova shares his approach to weathering the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, how to build a team (and mis-hires), and what operating in the payment industry means for a crafty founder. Enjoy! THE BOOTSTRAPPED FOUNDER • EPISODE 401 401: Vova Feldman — Mastering Entrepreneurship in the Payments Sector 41:13 MORE INFO Oh,...