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#253 – Mother’s Day, Unscrupulous Cofounders, and Why You Should Never Retire
Long-time listener, first-time guest — Courtland (@csallen) and Channing's (@ChanningAllen) mom, Eva, joins the pod to talk raising twins, buying gifts, selling computer parts, co-founder theft, an Indie Hackers quiz for moms, and why you s
#252 – A New Co-Host and a New Direction for the Pod
I'm making some changes to the Indie Hackers Podcast. Check out this episode for a sneak peek into what's ahead.
#251 – The Best Ways to Make Money in Tech with Julian Shapiro of Julian.capital
Julian Shapiro is back on the show today. He's been my co-host for our podcast Brains, he's an investor at Julian.capital and a writer at Julian.com. Lately, he's been super into investing. He's managed to take an overly complex thing like
#250 – Italy, COVID, Indie Creators, and our A.I. Future with Channing Allen of Indie Hackers
My twin brother Channing (@ChanningAllen) joins the show for the first time, for a casual chat about our recent trip to Italy, the best and worst parts of getting COVID, the future of media companies and indie creators, and DALL-E 2 and the
Throwback: Writing Code to Sell $200,000/Month of Cookies with Sam Eaton of Crave Cookie
When Sam Eaton hears a new idea, it's all he can do to contain his excitement and dive right into the code. So when his sister told him she wanted to start a cookie delivery business, there was never any question that he'd apply his indie h
Throwback: Building a Business Meant to Last with Peldi Guilizzoni of Balsamiq
Twenty pages into reading his first business book, Peldi Guilizzonni (@peldi) closed it for good and told himself, "This is not for me. I'm never going to start a business. It's insane." Not long after that, he rolled up his sleeves and got
#249 – The Keys to Making $1M/Year as a Solo Founder with Brett Williams of DesignJoy
Today I'm talking to Indie Hacker Brett Williams (@brettfromdj) who has built a $1M ARR "agency of one." In this episode we talk about how he manages 50 clients as a solo designer and has 10x'd his prices in the process. • Check out DesignJ
#248 – Crypto Literacy, Daily Habits, and New Business Ideas with Dru Riley and Greg Isenberg
Today I'm talking to Greg Isenburg of Late Checkout and Dru Riley of Trends.vc. In this episode, we cover a bunch of topics around media and community. I'll ask them where they get their content ideas, how they create product stickiness, ho
#247 – Scaling Up a 1-to-1 Service with Ravi Mehta and Victoria Young of Scale Higher
Today I'm talking to Victoria Young (@victoriahyoung) and Ravi Mehta (@ravi_mehta) about their coaching platform Scale Higher. In this episode we talk about the type of person who could benefit from a coach and how they've been inspired by
#246 – Doing Content Right with Steph Smith of Trends.co
Today I'm talking to Steph Smith (@stephsmithio). She runs Trends.co and recently got my attention when she posted on IH how she grew her podcast from 0 to 15k downloads/month. She took a really unique approach to launching her show, The Sh
#245 – Hiring a Team You Actually Like with Ben Orenstein and Derrick Reimer
Today I'm talking to Ben Orenstein of Tuple and Derrick Reimer of SavvyCal. I recently joined them on their podcast The Art of Product and we talked about things like long-term goal setting and hiring a team of people you actually enjoy bei
#244 – Building Gradually to Grow Suddenly with Shahed Khan of Hyper
Today I'm talking to Shahed Khan, the co-founder of Loom and investor at Hyper. In this episode we talk about his first business failure at 16 and the many iterations Loom went through before catching on fire. • Follow Shahed on Twitter: ht
#243 – Mental Health and Bootstrapping in 2022 with Rob Walling of TinySeed
In this episode I'm chat with Rob Walling about a wide range of topics including metal health, how to find a business idea and the relevance of bootstrapping today. • Follow Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/robwalling • Apply to TinySeed
#242 – Money, Happiness, and Productivity as a Solo Founder with Pieter Levels (Part 2 of 2)
Today I'm continuing my conversation with Pieter Levels (@levelsio). In this episode we dig into what habits make Pieter so prolific as well as his thoughts on investing, crypto, and money in general.
#241 – Money, Happiness, and Productivity as a Solo Founder with Pieter Levels (Part 1 of 2)
Today I'm catching up with Pieter Levels after 4 years. The world has changed dramatically since we last spoke. Attitudes toward remote work and global travel are all completely different now. We'll talk about what headwinds and tailwinds t
#240 – Capturing a Valuable Market from the Bottom Up with Amjad Masad of Replit
Today I'm talking to Amjad Masad (@amasad), the founder of Replit. I'm captivated by his strategy and how Replit is eating the market from the bottom up. We'll talk about that and how he's learned to love being a founder even though it didn
#239 – A New Golden Age for Creatives and Founders with Li Jin of Variant
Today I'm talking to Li Jin (@ljin18). She's here to talk about the passion economy, DAOs, and why she's so optimistic about the future of tech. • Follow Li on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ljin18 • Check out Variant: https://variant.fund/ •
#238 – From Adversity to Ambition with Niya Dragova of Candor
Today I'm talking to Niya Dragova (@mediumsizecats). Her story is pretty amazing. She grew up in Bulgaria during the fall of Communism where she experienced severe poverty. Today she is championing the mission of making resources more equit
#237 – The Minimalist Entrepreneur with Sahil Lavingia of Gumroad
Today I'm talking to Sahil Lavignia (@shl) about what indie hackers can learn from his new book, The Minimalist Entrepreneur. • Get a copy of Sahil's new book: on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593192397/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag
#236 – Not Giving Up with Matt Wensing of Summit
Today I'm talking to Matt Wensing about the long journey he took to get to where he is today with his second company, Summit. I think Indie Hackers can get a lot out of Matt's experience and I have a lot of questions about how he was able t
#235 – An NFT Conversation for Indie Hackers with Hiten Shah and Mubashar Iqbal
I'm finally doing it. I'm doing an episode on cryptocurrencies--specifically, NFTs. I have been a huge skeptic of this space, but a few weeks ago I started looking deeper. I even bought my first NFT. In this episode, I invited two friends,
Throwback: How to Build a Life You Love by Quitting Everything Else with Lynne Tye of Key Values
(Throwback episode!) After spending years pursuing a career in science, Lynne Tye (@lynnetye) shocked her family and colleagues by dropping out of grad school. Thus began a months-long journey of discovery and experimentation that eventuall
Brains: Talking Money with Anthony Pompliano and Sam Parr
How do you make a ton of money on the internet, and how do you manage it once you've got it? In this crossover episode from the Brains podcast, we have a fun discussion about money with Anthony Pompliano (@APompliano) who's a Bitcoin 9-figu
#234 – Money, Kids, and Choosing Your Market with Justin Jackson of Transistor.fm
Today I'm talking to Justin Jackson (@mijustin). He's someone who started out in entrepreneurship by opening a brick and mortar snowboarding shop. I want to find out how he made the unlikely leap into SaaS and how having four kids at a youn
#233 – Hard-Learned Lessons from Decades of Entrepreneurship with Spencer Fry of Podia
Today I'm talking to Spencer Fry (@spencerfry), the founder of Podia. His business is super relevant right now because it is basically a one-stop shop to support creators and entrepreneurs. In this episode we discuss the importance of plann
#232 – How to Punch Above Your Weight with Sonal Chokshi of a16z
Today I'm talking to Sonal Chokshi, one of the biggest experts on building a media business that I know. Currently she's the Editor-in-Chief at a16z. In this episode we'll talk about creating content in a world where media moves so quickly.
#231 – Learning from Conversations with Andrew Warner of Mixergy
In this episode I'm talking with Andrew Warner (@AndrewWarner), the host of the Mixergy where he's interviewed over 2,000 founders in the tech and software space. His new book, Stop Asking Questions, breaks down everything he's learned abou
#230 – Grit, Timing, and Building Businesses You Love with Andrew Gazdecki of MicroAcquire
Andrew Gazdeki (@agazdecki) has some contrarian viewpoints when it comes to the startup ecosystem today. I invited him here to find out about his beef with TechCrunch and how he is empowering founders with his own company, Microacquire. • F
#229 – Stealing Users Away From Incumbents Like Google with Marie Martens of Tally
Today I'm talking to an Indie Hacker Marie Martens (@mariemartens) who has gained over 10,000 users in less than a year for her software Tally. The best part of her story is that Tally isn't even a new idea. In fact, incumbents like Google
#228 – Making $1M/yr Then Raising Money as a Solo Indie Hacker with AJ from Carrd
In this episode I'm talking to AJ from Carrd. I want to find how he grew from $30K MRR to over $1M ARR in just two years and what Kim Kardashian had to do with it. I'll also ask him how he thinks about fundraising as an indie hacker. • Foll
