What Arvid Kahl thinks about motivation

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Software entrepreneur who bootstrapped and sold FeedbackPanda and now builds Podscan; writes The Bootstrapped Founder.

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1. 30 Jan 2026

   Our readingPeople pursue hobbies largely for value that can't be easily monetized.

   Their wordsHere's the thing: most of the time, we do things we love because they produce value that's not easily quantified.

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