Paul Jarvis: gaining freedom by building an indie business

Justin catches up with his old internet friend Paul Jarvis. Today, Paul co-founded Fathom Analytics with Jack Ellis: a simple alternative to Google Analytics. Paul is also the author of the book "Company of One," which has influenced a whole generation of indie entrepreneurs (and has been reviewed by Cal Newport, Chris Guillebeau, Ben Chestnut, Tiago Forte, and more). Previously, Justin and Paul did a weekly mastermind, where they supported and encouraged each other around our indie businesses. They decided to do a catch-up call and recorded it so you could listen in. 👍Highlights:(00:10) - Intro (02:15) - Being off the internet (03:53) - What's a typical day for Paul? (06:16) - Looking back at our Mastermind call (08:03) - There's no beginning and no end (10:31) - Things that are out of your control affect your business (13:03) - Does Justin's surfing metaphor make sense to a surfer? (16:06) - How would you start an indie business in 2023? (22:00) - You've got to get in motion (25:03) - Using products in your category for a long time (27:48) - Is there still any room in Saas? (31:51) - The act of making the bet (38:40) - Is freelancing still viable in 2023? (42:50) - Company design is lifestyle design (44:55) - Worrying about being stagnant (47:15) - How do you handle customer feature requests? (52:03) - It's ok to be late to a shift in the market (58:19) - Caring is an indie advantage (01:05:00) - Collaboration is what gets us anywhere 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast!Links:Fathom Analytics (get $10 off)Book: Company of OneArticle: How to Start a MastermindWayback Machine: Mint AnalyticsArticle: Why we moved from courses to SaaSSelf-Publishing Hangout: Paul Jarvis, Nathan Barry, Sacha Greif, Justin Jackson Thanks to our monthly supporters Pascal from sharpen.page Rewardful.com Greg Park Mitchell Davis from RecruitKit.com.au Marcel Fahle, wearebold.af Bill Condo (@mavrck) Ward from MemberSpace.com Evandro Sasse Austin Loveless Michael Sitver Colin Gray Dave Giunta ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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