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Episode 4 · August 4, 2026 · 39:08

Selling before you build

with Elena Ortiz, Fieldnote

Elena Ortiz pre-sold $60K of Fieldnote before writing a line of code. A practical episode on letters of intent, deposits, and the awkward conversations that fund a bootstrapped launch.

In this episode

  • The pre-sale script, word for word
  • How much to charge for something that does not exist yet
  • Delivering late and keeping every customer