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Indie Hackers

Indie Hackers

290 Episodes • By Courtland Allen and Channing Allen • www.indiehackers.com
Courtland and Channing Allen interview the ambitious indie hackers who are turning their ideas and side projects into profitable online businesses. Explore the latest strategies and tools founders are using to capitalize on new opportunities, escape the 9-to-5 grind, and create their own personal re ...more
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#283 – Making $8k/mo Targeting $100M/yr with Lukas and Liz Hermann of StageTimer.io
Lukas (@_lhermann) and Liz Hermann (@lizmhermann) ta... more
Jun 15 2023 49m
Getting Feedback on Presentation Timer App
Chapter 1 8 mins
Building a Successful App
Chapter 2 6 mins
Finding Low-Hanging Fruit in Other Industries
Chapter 3 8 mins
Presentation Timer App Development
Chapter 4 7 mins
Startup Growth for Married Couples
Chapter 5 6 mins
Working With Friends and Family
Chapter 6 8 mins
Building a Financially Free Company
Chapter 7 3 mins
Love Work, No Succession Plan
Chapter 8 1 min
Curiosity and Entrepreneurship
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#282 – Media vs Tech, Twitter Monsters, and Making Millions From Content with Steph Smith of a16z
Steph Smith (@stephsmithio) talks making millions in... more
Jun 3 2023 1h 4m
Tech Optimism in Media
Chapter 1 4 mins
Tech Career and Content Creation
Chapter 2 10 mins
Leveraging Code and Content for Success
Chapter 3 10 mins
Monetizing Early-Stage Founders and Events
Chapter 4 6 mins
Podcasting
Chapter 5 12 mins
Preparing for Podcasts and Technology Perception
Chapter 6 4 mins
Social Norms and Third Places
Chapter 7 4 mins
The Role of Technology in Socializing
Chapter 8 8 mins
In-Person Connections vs. Social Media
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#281 – Seth Godin on Indie Hacking, Doing Hard Things, and Finding Significance in a Changing World
Seth Godin (@ThisIsSethsBlog) talks indie hacking, f... more
May 25 2023 49m
Finding New Business Ideas
Chapter 1 8 mins
Exploring the Legacy of Seth Godin
Chapter 2 5 mins
The Process and Mindset of Productivity
Chapter 3 7 mins
Creativity and Entrepreneurship With Authenticity
Chapter 4 9 mins
Community and Market Capitalism Power
Chapter 5 11 mins
The Power to Make Things Better
Chapter 6 5 mins
The Power of Flywheels in Business
Chapter 7 1 min
Building Trust With a Flywheel
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#280 – Replacing Yourself as CEO, Living on a Boat, and Crowdfunding to Survive with Alex MacCaw of Reflect
Alex MacCaw (@maccaw) talks living on a boat, quitti... more
May 19 2023 52m
Crowdfunding for Founders
Chapter 1 10 mins
CEO Transitions to Andy Hacker Lifestyle
Chapter 2 12 mins
Building a Better Note-Taking App
Chapter 3 3 mins
Considerations for Raising Venture Capital
Chapter 4 12 mins
Tech Crowdfunding for Small Businesses
Chapter 5 3 mins
Writing and Boat Life
Chapter 6 10 mins
Living on a Boat With Free Will
Chapter 7 16 sec
Podcast Guest Thanks Host
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#279 – Staying Indie vs Raising VC, Getting an MBA, and Disrupting the App Store with Emma Lawler of Velvet
Emma Lawler (@emmaryanlawler) talks whether crypto i... more
May 12 2023 1h
Pitching to Investors
Chapter 1 7 mins
Non-Alcoholic Socializing and the Start-Up Velvet
Chapter 2 11 mins
MBA for Entrepreneurs
Chapter 3 7 mins
Digital Goods App Store Fundraising
Chapter 4 6 mins
Crypto and NYC's Appeal
Chapter 5 10 mins
Balancing Priorities in Life
Chapter 6 10 mins
Capitalism, Technology, and Life Trade-Offs
Chapter 7 5 mins
Future Work
Chapter 8 18 sec
Promoting Personal Websites
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#278 – Growing a Portfolio of AI Products Past $300k After a 7-Figure Exit with Danny Postma
Danny Postma (@dannypostmaa) talks his rivalry with ... more
May 5 2023 53m
The Power of Shipping and Tweeting
Chapter 1 3 mins
The Benefits of Rivalries in Business
Chapter 2 10 mins
AI Photography Business for Fast Cash
Chapter 3 4 mins
Successful AI Copywriting SaaS Tool
Chapter 4 10 mins
Revolutionary Potential of AI
Chapter 5 3 mins
Selling Business and Adapting to AI
Chapter 6 4 mins
Entrepreneurship, AI, and Repetitive Jobs
Chapter 7 10 mins
Using AI to Improve Content Creation
Chapter 8 4 mins
AI and SEO Building and Marketing
Chapter 9 32 sec
Finding Danny Postma on Twitter
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#277 – Addictive Products, Embracing A.I., and Crossing $26k/mo with Lane Wagner of Boot.dev
Lane Wagner (@wagslane) talks hitting $26k/mo in rev... more
Apr 27 2023 58m
Niche Down for Growth
Chapter 1 12 mins
Online Learning Benefits
Chapter 2 10 mins
Growing an Online Education Platform
Chapter 3 11 mins
The Benefits of Learning Useful Skills
Chapter 4 7 mins
Disruptive Technology and Skills
Chapter 5 7 mins
Being an Entrepreneur
Chapter 6 8 mins
Entrepreneurship Journey
Chapter 7 1 min
Focusing on Your Niche
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#276 – SaaS Trends, Crowdfunding a Book, and Life After Success with Rob Walling of TinySeed
Rob Walling (@robwalling) talks his new playbook on ... more
Apr 20 2023 1h 2m
The Art of Error Correction
Chapter 1 9 mins
Rob Walling
Chapter 2 9 mins
Content Reuse and Action
Chapter 3 10 mins
Product Market Fit & Growth
Chapter 4 5 mins
Finding Success in a Competitive Market
Chapter 5 5 mins
From Success to Fulfillment
Chapter 6 3 mins
Social Role as We Age
Chapter 7 4 mins
Motivation Beyond Money
Chapter 8 6 mins
Investing in Startups
Chapter 9 5 mins
Exploring Financial Opportunities for Indie Hackers
Chapter 10 1 min
Delegating for Success
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#275 – Love, Cohort-Based Courses, and Monetization Frameworks with Wes Kao of Maven
Wes Kao (@wes_kao) talks disrupting traditional educ... more
Apr 13 2023 58m
High-Value Education
Chapter 1 7 mins
Exploring the Complexity of Love
Chapter 2 6 mins
The Benefits of Cohort-Based Learning
Chapter 3 7 mins
The Power of Accountability and Motivation
Chapter 4 3 mins
The Quivering Finger
Chapter 5 11 mins
Exploring Alternatives to Traditional Education
Chapter 6 10 mins
Making Money as an Online Educator
Chapter 7 10 mins
Visualization and Course Marketing
Chapter 8 57 sec
Creating and Marketing an Online Course
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#274 – Indie Hackers is indie again!
Indie Hackers is no longer a part of Stripe! Courtla... more
Apr 6 2023 1h
The Benefits of Mini-Entrepreneurship
Chapter 1 6 mins
Indy Hackers
Chapter 2 6 mins
The Grind of Joining a Cult
Chapter 3 10 mins
The Motivational Impact of Big Goals
Chapter 4 7 mins
The Benefits of Negotiation
Chapter 5 11 mins
Infinite Entrepreneurship
Chapter 6 6 mins
The Potential of Social Tokens
Chapter 7 6 mins
Closed Community Currency
Chapter 8 3 mins
The Journey of Infinite Entrepreneurship
Chapter 9 56 sec
Building and Experimenting Publicly
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#273 – The Threat of A.I., Building in Public vs Transparency, and Code vs No-Code with KP
KP (@thisiskp_) talks about why building in public b... more
Mar 29 2023 1h 4m
Social Media Repetition
Chapter 1 6 mins
Adapting for Career Longevity
Chapter 2 11 mins
The Magic of Being a Founder
Chapter 3 8 mins
The Benefits of Building in Public
Chapter 4 5 mins
The Benefits of Building in Public
Chapter 5 10 mins
Building in Public Benefits
Chapter 6 4 mins
No Code and AI Benefits
Chapter 7 11 mins
AI Revolution
Chapter 8 4 mins
Indie Hacker Benefits
Chapter 9 1 min
Hacking the Hits Business
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#272 – Escape Rooms, Side Project Marketing, and Getting to Ramen Profitable with Marc Lou of Habits Garden
Marc Lou (@marc_louvion) talks living in Bali with a... more
Mar 22 2023 52m
Finding Joy in Simplicity
Chapter 1 10 mins
The Benefits of Setting Low Expectations
Chapter 2 8 mins
The Power of Gamified Habit Trackers
Chapter 3 11 mins
Onboarding New App Users
Chapter 4 3 mins
Navigating Adversity and Relationship Building
Chapter 5 6 mins
Building & Growing
Chapter 6 9 mins
Playing the Entrepreneurial Game
Chapter 7 27 sec
Making Profitable Progress in Business
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#271 – Gamification, Digital Nomading, and Growing Sales to $41k/mo with Stas Kulesh of Karma
Stas Kulesh (@stas_kulesh) talks about building inte... more
Mar 15 2023 49m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Learning From YouTube
Chapter 2 11 mins
Rewarding Remote Teams
Chapter 3 7 mins
Exploring the World
Chapter 4 6 mins
Travel and Nesting Benefits
Chapter 5 10 mins
Expanding Business Internationally
Chapter 6 7 mins
Remote Working Tools
Chapter 7 1 min
The Keys to Success
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#270 – Exiting for Millions in Under a Year with Shaan Puri and Ben Levy of The Milk Road
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Ben Levy (@benmlevy) talk ... more
Mar 1 2023 1h 7m
Different Goals for Different Founders
Chapter 1 7 mins
Making It in Content Creation
Chapter 2 8 mins
Creating a Satisfying Day-to-Day Schedule
Chapter 3 10 mins
Winning With a Newsletter
Chapter 4 3 mins
Crowdsourcing Newsletter Growth
Chapter 5 7 mins
The Benefits of Being an Entrepreneur
Chapter 6 9 mins
The Benefits of Building Real Friendships
Chapter 7 9 mins
Avoid Narrow Thinking
Chapter 8 3 mins
Learning the Art of Negotiations
Chapter 9 6 mins
Negotiating a Business Acquisition
Chapter 10 20 sec
Networking With Ben Levy
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#269 – Bouncing Back from Failure to Bootstrap Past $2M/Year with Josh Ho of Referral Rock
Josh Ho (@jlogic) talks raising kids, automating wor... more
Feb 22 2023 1h 1m
Betting on Myself
Chapter 1 12 mins
Proactive Word-of-Mouth & Luck
Chapter 2 7 mins
Starting a Business
Chapter 3 5 mins
Realizing Market Gap
Chapter 4 7 mins
Benefits of Working Together
Chapter 5 8 mins
Growing a Bootstrapped Business
Chapter 6 4 mins
Growing a Business
Chapter 7 4 mins
The Benefits of Standardizing Team Workflows
Chapter 8 9 mins
Breaking Out of Dog Fooding
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#268 – Trading Stocks, Quitting Amazon, and Making $20k/Month with Yahia Bakour of Stock Alarm
Yahia Bakour (@mynameisyahia) talks trading stocks, ... more
Feb 15 2023 47m
Chapter 1 6 mins
From Complaining to Cofounding
Chapter 2 7 mins
The Benefits of Trading Fun Money
Chapter 3 11 mins
Growing a Company
Chapter 4 6 mins
Investing in SEO for App Stores
Chapter 5 8 mins
Indie Hacker Growth Flexibility
Chapter 6 6 mins
Finding Freedom at 35
Chapter 7 53 sec
Business Ventures With Twitter
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#267 – The Path to $3M in 3 Years as a Solopreneur with Justin Welsh
Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) talks setting a high ... more
Feb 8 2023 54m
Creating Recommendable Content
Chapter 1 4 mins
Building a Portfolio
Chapter 2 6 mins
Creating Financial Freedom Through Knowledge Entrepreneurship
Chapter 3 9 mins
From Burnout to Building an Audience
Chapter 4 3 mins
Exploring Opportunities to Succeed
Chapter 5 5 mins
Strategies for Optimizing Content Creation
Chapter 6 7 mins
Building Trust on LinkedIn
Chapter 7 3 mins
Building an Emotion
Chapter 8 8 mins
Successful Info Product Creation
Chapter 9 4 mins
Unconventional Career Paths
Chapter 10 1 min
Achieving Success With Incremental Steps
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#266 – Lessons Learned Building a $37k/mo Business in 2.5 Years with Mat De Sousa of WideBundle
Mat De Sousa (@DsMatie) talks having million-dollar ... more
Jan 25 2023 38m
Shopify App Developer Origins
Chapter 1 5 mins
The Shopify Billionaires
Chapter 2 8 mins
How to Succeed as a Shopify App Developer
Chapter 3 2 mins
The Importance of Validating Your Idea
Chapter 4 6 mins
Increase Conversion Rates for App
Chapter 5 9 mins
Overcome a Plateau in Your Shopify App Business
Chapter 6 4 mins
Shopify App Owners Need to Know About Their Industry
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#265 – From Full-Time Job to $30k/Month with Damon Chen of Testimonial
Damon Chen (@damengchen) talks failed side projects,... more
Nov 23 2022 40m
Finding and Making a Good Product Idea
Chapter 1 8 mins
The Benefits of Testimonials for Businesses
Chapter 2 5 mins
How to Make Money
Chapter 3 9 mins
The Psychology of Quitting
Chapter 4 5 mins
Twitter for Word-of-Mouth and Traffic
Chapter 5 11 mins
Benefits of Offering Testimonials
Chapter 6 50 sec
The Importance of Building a Community
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#264 – Growing a 2-Person Business to $80k/Month with Eric Turner of Japan Dev
Eric Turner (@_etdev) talks living in Japan as a for... more
Oct 31 2022 56m
Pivot to a Job Board
Chapter 1 5 mins
Virtual Reality vs Augmented Reality
Chapter 2 9 mins
Living in Japan as a Foreigner
Chapter 3 4 mins
Finding a Job in Japan as a Foreigner
Chapter 4 6 mins
Struggles of Finding a Tech Job in Japan
Chapter 5 5 mins
The Pivot to a Job Board
Chapter 6 5 mins
Sales to Launch a Marketplace
Chapter 7 9 mins
How to Build a Profitable Business
Chapter 8 7 mins
Finding Customers for Your Job Board
Chapter 9 44 sec
The State of the Dev Community
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#263 – Starting a Profitable Business After a Life-Changing Exit with Laura Roeder of Paperbell
Laura Roeder (@lkr) talks life coaching, starting mu... more
Oct 19 2022 57m
Paper towel is my savior.
Chapter 1 5 mins
The Importance of Renters Laws
Chapter 2 8 mins
Starting Your Own Business
Chapter 3 4 mins
The Benefits of Hiring a Coach
Chapter 4 8 mins
The Business of Coaching
Chapter 5 8 mins
Empowering Your Team
Chapter 6 9 mins
Pros and Cons of Launching to Existing List
Chapter 7 10 mins
SEO Is a Long-Term Investment
Chapter 8 29 sec
Find Laura Ricciardi and Her Work
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#262 – Bootstrapping to $100,000/mo in a Crowded Market with Marko Saric of Plausible
Marko Saric (@markosaric) talks living in Brussels, ... more
Oct 12 2022 1h 3m
Building an Alternative to Google Analytics
Chapter 1 7 mins
What's It Like in Brussels?
Chapter 2 11 mins
How Plausible.io Grew Quickly
Chapter 3 11 mins
The Impact of GDPR on Marketing
Chapter 4 9 mins
Content Marketing for Business Success
Chapter 5 4 mins
The Pros and Cons of Google
Chapter 6 11 mins
Open Source Business Model
Chapter 7 6 mins
The Importance of Positioning for Startups
Chapter 8 1 min
Markos Rovito on Analytics and Writing
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#261 – Self-Funding, Pivoting to a Better Idea, and Growing Beyond $10M with Kapil Kale of Tremendous
Kapil Kale (@kapil) talks AI-generated art, going th... more
Sep 29 2022 59m
The Gift Card Industry
Chapter 1 6 mins
Artificial Intelligence in Art
Chapter 2 8 mins
The Risks of Starting a Company
Chapter 3 5 mins
The Early Days of Gift Rocket
Chapter 4 11 mins
The Treadmill of Success
Chapter 5 11 mins
The Pivot to Success
Chapter 6 5 mins
Gift Cards for Business to Consumer Incentives
Chapter 7 4 mins
Benefits of a Product-Led Strategy
Chapter 8 4 mins
Importance of Time and Space
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#260 – Growing Multiple Products to $18K/mo Revenue with Tony Dinh
Tony Dinh (@tdinh_me) talks growing up in Vietnam, q... more
Sep 21 2022 1h 7m
Building Fun Games
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#259 – Dating, Hollow Abstractions, and Making Millions of Dollars with Liron Shapira of Relationship Hero
Liron Shapira (@liron) talks relationship and dating... more
Sep 15 2022 52m
Starting a Relationship
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