Nov. 11, 2022

He’s on a Mission to Build the Y Combinator for Bootstrapped Founders

He’s on a Mission to Build the Y Combinator for Bootstrapped Founders

Meet Tiago Ferreira (@wbetiago), founder of the Wannabe Entrepreneur community. 
Tiago had dreamed of the day he'd be able to work for himself, but the moment he actually quit his day job, fear overcame him.
As a way of calming himself and refocusing...


Meet Tiago Ferreira (@wbetiago), founder of the Wannabe Entrepreneur community. 

Tiago had dreamed of the day he'd be able to work for himself, but the moment he actually quit his day job, fear overcame him.

As a way of calming himself and refocusing on his "why" for desiring an alternative lifestyle, Tiago decided to start a podcast — and that podcast became Wannabe Entrepreneur

On this episode of Zero to (point) One, Zach and Tiago discuss:

  • How he convinced Pieter Levels — the king of indie hackers — to come on his podcast
  • The network effects of podcasting 
  • And why he wants to build the YC for bootstrapped founders 

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Discover the Wannabe Entrepreneur community

About the Show

Zero to (point) One is hosted by yours truly, Zach Busekrus (@zboozee).   

I’m an entrepreneur in residence at a marketing firm by day and building my own start up Sponstayneous by night.   

Sponstayneous brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.  My wife and I co-founded the company while living full-time on Airbnb last year.  

There’s a lot of podcasts out there that feature entrepreneurs:

  • once they’ve gone public
  • once they’ve had an exit
  • or even once they’ve made their first million.  

But not as many that feature the first-time Product Hunt launchers, the Indie Hacker that has yet to go viral on Twitter, or the micro influencer who wants to build their first niche product.   

And there’s where this show comes in.

Zero to (point) One features a collection of ideas that may go nowhere, or just might change the world, from people you've never heard of, who may just become household names.   

A nod to tech founder Peter Thiel's Zero to One framework, Zero to (point) One explores the beginnings of (very) early-stage creators and entrepreneurs whose first chapters are still being written.    

Each guest featured on the show has MRR of $500 - $10k (no more and no less) or has 10k - 100k followers on Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter.   

Come and meet the next generation of builders wherever you get your podcasts every Friday morning.   

If you’d like to be on the show or if you know someone who might be a good fit for the show, send me an email at zach@sponstayneous.com or DM me on Twitter @zboozee.   

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