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Hosted by The Product Bus.

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Should you pitch it?

Guest activity
Often has guests
95% of recent episode titles look like interviews
Episode length
32 min
Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.
Publishing
Dormant
75 episodes · last 2026-02-22
Language
English
The feed says "en" without a region, so the country is unknown.
Where it's from
Not established
No .uk domain and no region in the feed language. Apple reports the storefront, not the show, so we do not guess.
Reach
13
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Worth a pitch. This show publishes its own contact, sits outside the national chart, is independently published, and its recent episodes show it books guests.

How this show compares to other business & finance podcasts

It publishes less often than most Business & Finance shows, so expect a longer lead time and fewer available slots.

Measured against every business & finance podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.

This show Category average
Episodes featuring a guest 95% 22%
Episodes in the last 90 days 0 7
Typical episode length 32 min 34 min
Episodes published in total 75 100
Reach percentile 13 50

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What the show says about itself

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 fou

Recent episodes

Straight from the feed. The quickest way to judge whether your angle fits.

  1. Fractional Strategists - When, Why, and How? with Natalie Ellis from The Product Bus
  2. What do founders need to know about Agentic AI and what the heck is OpenClaw? With Callum Holt
  3. Has AI Rewritten the Rules for Founders in 2026? with Yaniv Bernstein
  4. Founder Friday with Gavin Tye
  5. Founder Led Business with Summer Howarth from Eventful Learning
  6. Founder Friday with Tom Maitland from Filament Analytics
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Common questions

Does The Bootstrap accept guests?

Often has guests. This show interviews people regularly. This is our reading of the show's recent episode titles, not a statement from the show itself.

How do I contact The Bootstrap?

Yes. The Bootstrap publishes a contact address in its own RSS feed, and it is the show's own inbox rather than a shared network desk. We hold it and release it to people on a plan. We never invent an address and never send a pitch on your behalf.

How often does The Bootstrap publish?

It has not published in a long time, so there is no current schedule. There are 75 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 32 minutes.

Is The Bootstrap still active?

Yes. It has published within the last year.