66. Lowlights of 2024 and what's up for 2025

In the first episode of 2025, we discuss the lowlights of last year and sharing our high-level plans for 2025.

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Segments

• [02:23] User feedback
• [06:48] Fixing the leaky bucket of the intro screen
• [11:00] New feature: Episode inbox
• [15:11] Investing in the web app
• [18:24] The hard parts of 2024
• [23:25] We have to make it work, or else...
• [30:38] Why we're putting energy in SEO
• [33:28] Becoming more pragmatic
• [35:57] Podcast & book recommendations

Show notes

Podcasts

• Bootstrapped Web
• The Panel

Posts

• What's happening with founders over 40 by Justin Jackson

Books

• Red Rising by Pierce Brown
• The Pragmatic Programmer by Dave Thomas & Andrew Hunt
• Little Golden America by Ilya Ilf and Eugene Petrov

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