Indie Founder
Episodes
#174 - Interviewing Roberto Robles about SEO for Indie Makers
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today in the show is Roberto Robles (aka @robertodigitail_).Roberto has his own SEO agency and has been working in this field for 15 years al...
#173 - A Good Marketing Plan
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I will share with you the marketing plan that resulted in the successful launch of my interview with Cassidy Williams (aka @cassidoo)...
#172 - Interviewing Cassidy Williams about finding her perfect job
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cassidy Williams (aka @cassidoo) is a software developer with an impressive resume. She has worked in more than six software companies and she has exp...
#171 - Burnout
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we will speak about burnout and how entrepreneurs have to always be aware of their mental health. I will also give you an upda...
#170 - Interviewing Pierre about the best NoCode tools available
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am interviewing Pierre Tillement. Pierre is a NoCode freelancer. Five years ago he stopped his MBA to put his full focus on buildin...
#169 - How did I end up building a community?
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I will mostly speak about the wbe space and how my entrepreneur journey started with a climate change app and ended up with a ...
#168 - Interviewing Lucie about art, logo design and co-founding Logology
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this wbe episode, I am interviewing Lucie Baratte.Lucie is a graphic designer, specializing in visual identity, logo, and brand design. She is also...
#167 - Meme Marketing
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 167 of the WBE podcast and it is a very exciting one, filled with emotions and valuable lessons. In this podcast I will speak about...
#166 - Interviewing Alessandra about how to build products for communities
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am chatting with Alessandra Scicchitano. Alessandra started her career as a researcher in computer science and then worked as a software engin...
#165 - I was blessed by the community gods!
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this wbe freestyle episode I will speak about:My successful rebranding brought 9 new members in the last 15 daysOur first community event and how t...
#164 - Interviewing Arvid Kahl about building in public and bootstrapping
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am having a lovely chat with the build in public expert Arvid Kahl (@arvidkahl), who is a software engineer, entrepreneur, and writ...
#163 - This is the best podcast in the world!!
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I will cover a big variety of cool topics:Starting from the ups and downs of being a bootstrapper and the mindset lesson I too...
#162 - Interviewing Shulhi about tips and tricks to work fully remote
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am interviewing Shulhi who has been working fully remote for more than 6 years with a 12 hours difference from his colleagues. We w...
#161 - A Virtual Co-Working Space For Bootstrappers
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I am speaking about:Introducing the new podcast members to the community.Importance of listening to what your users and community have...
#160 - Interviewing Kavya who quit her job to build a pro resume builder
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am chatting with Kavya. After working on big corporations and small startups, Kavya, together with her husband, decided to follow t...
#159 - The Boostrapper Paralysis
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryToday it starts the beginning of a new podcast format, the Wannabe Entrepreneur Show (WBE Show). Instead of daily releases, I will be released ...
#158 - Interviewing Abdulmohsen about how to build and sell a beautiful table
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest in today's show is the entrepreneur Abdulmohsen the founder of OneBase. He will be sharing his 4 years long bootstrapping journey designi...
#157 - Starting from next week things will change
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am announcing the new format of this podcast that will start next week. I have listened to your feedback and thought about it a lot...
#156 - This will be my last Changeit feature in a while
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I was finally able to finish the notification feature I was working on for my climate change app changeit. I am super excited about it and I am talkin...
#155 - Another Exciting Changeit Feature
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I am working on a very exciting new feature in my react native-based app (changeit). In this episode, I will speak about this feature with you and wha...
#154 - I should reduce to two episodes per week
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The number of listeners of this podcast has stagnated for a couple of months now I don't know what I can do to improve it. I am thinking that redu...
#153 - Anxiety
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I am working really hard on my projects but making close to no money. This brings moments of a lot of anxiety especially when I know I have rent to pa...
#152 - Interviewing Aleksandra about Marketing for Bootstrappers
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am interviewing Aleksandra, she is passionate about building products, brands, and communities with 10 years of experience in start...
#151 - Asking for feedback for my new website
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The official Wannabe Entrepreneur Website is live and yesterday I shared it with the world and asked for feedback. In this episode, I will go through ...
#150 - The Official Wannabe Entrepreneur Website is Live!
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The official Wannabe Entrepreneur website is live!In today's episode, I am going to teach you how to deploy your website using Netlify for free. I...
#149 - How to Build a Website for a Podcast
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am taking you along in my journey building my Wannabe Entrepreneur Website. It's a little build in a public edition that will teach you ho...
#148 - New Changeit Release!
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I will be sharing with you some details about the newest changeit release that promises to make the app more social. The idea is to increase org...
#147 - Did I keep my unemployment money in Portugal??
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Another update episode for you. I am giving you an update on what will happen to the German unemployment money now that I am in Portugal, I will also ...
#146 - Interviewing Dagobert about bootstrapping Logology
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am sharing with you a great conversation I had with Dagobert. He started his entrepreneur career since he was 16 building video games and soon...
#145 - I got accept in the Web Summit Lisbon
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have a chilled episode for you with a couple of updates in my projects including in the Web Summit Saga. I really need your opinion:Shall I in...
#144 - Pitching Changeit to join the Web Summit Lisbon (Version 2)
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Web Summit is said to be one of the biggest Tech companies in the world and is happening in my new home, Lisbon! I could not lose the chance to sh...
#143 - Interviewing Isaac and Wei Li founders of Tinyask
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Isaac and Wei Li quit their jobs to bootstrap a disruptive company called Tinyask.co. Tinyask uses audio and small communities to help people navigate...
#142 - We have an idea to help podcasters
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to today's episode and I wish you a great Podcast day! In today's episode, I will be sharing an idea that Abhi and I have been cooking...
#141 - It's hard to say goodbye to the expat life
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After living in Germany for 6 years I am leaving and returning to my country, Portugal. I have lived all my adult life here and I am feeling quite nos...
#140 - My work is my priority right now!
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's been almost 4 months since I resign from my paying job and since then that I have been putting work as my first priority but this week I can&...
#139 - Is there a better way to make money as a Podcaster?
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most podcasters and content creators, in general, make money with ads, but is there a better way? In today's episode, I will explore what other op...
#138 - Not everything you see on Twitter is true!
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When browsing through Twitter I always tend to compare myself with these super successful Twitter influencers, always giving great advice and show the...
#137 - A window to another reality
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How cool is it that with a click of a button we can just teleport ourselves to a completely different reality, speak with people from all over the wor...
#136 - Interviewing Derrick about how to start a podcast agency
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am chatting with Derrick Michaud who left his job as a professional musician to start his own Podcast Agency called Shelby Row Productions. In...
#135 - Reviewing #buildinpublic apps with a professional web designer
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am here with Stephnie, she is a web project manager and designer and will be helping me reviewing 3 build in public websites. Steph will share...
#134 - More and more Changeit partnerships are coming
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I will speak about my climate change app changeit and some great partnerships that are coming. I will be available in the chat.Do you want to su...
#133 - No more daily episodes... Sorry :/
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It was a hard decision and to be honest I did not start this episode knowing that it would end like this but I think that in the end is a good decisio...
#132 - Cool New Twitter Features
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am speaking about the most recent amazing features released by Twitter that are making it an amazing social network and putting it back on the...
#131 - Interviewing the Codeprints team about making art for developers
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am chatting with the team that built Codeprints.dev, a platform that allows you to convert your GitHub history into a beautiful art piece.We a...
#130 - My first Changeit partnership? Could it be?
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I had a great conversation with the founder of Circular Berlin an NGO that is trying to support circular economy-related projects in Berlin. We ...
#129 - Thank you for the visit (3D experience)
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today you are coming to my house in Germany, drink a glass of wine and listen to my worries live (or almost live). Make sure to use headphones for thi...
#128 - I paid Ionut to grow my Twitter community
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am chatting with Ionut. He is a student and for the past 10 days has been helping me grow my changeit Twitter community. In these 10 days, he ...
#127 - Brainstorming About Diversity and Monetisation Ideas With Wolfy
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am bouncing ideas with my entrepreneur friend Wolfy about how can I monetize the Wannabe Entrepreneur community. In our conversation, we also ...
#126 - I am trying the audience first approach
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am going back to the two most important things I learned from Tibo's interview (episode 122), I will explain why I think they are soo inte...
#125 - Building features with the changeit community
11 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The changeit discord community has been growing and now all my new features go through the approval of the community before I even start working on th...
#124 - Looking for purpose? Go work in a startup!
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I worked both in a big tech company and in a startup. Both have their perks but if you are looking for a purpose I really think you should work in a s...
#123 - What's your edge?
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your edge, your unfair advantage, what makes you stand out from a crowd. A lot of us normally try to fit in and hide our geeky passions, our little qu...
#122 - Interviewing Tibo about Founding Tweethunter and Other Products
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am chatting with Thibault (aka Tibo). He is a serial entrepreneur that has sold 2 startups and is currently building Tweethunter, a company th...
#121 - Reviewing 4 amazing build in public projects
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are back with another great review of 4 amazing build in public projects. I hope you enjoy it if you you do please consider support this podcast he...
#120 - Introducing Changeit Tribes!
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I want to speak about the new feature I am developing for changeit and why I think it will help me with increasing retention and organic growth!...
#119 - A Guide For Wannabe Entrepreneurs
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a guide for all starting entrepreneurs. I gathered all the main entrepreneurial lessons I have learned from my projects and by talking...
#118 - Twitter Ads - Worth the money?
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I experimented a bit with Twitter ads and want to share with you what I found. My ultimate twitter guide: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf/a-guid...
#117 - A Guide for All the New Listeners
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I know a lot of you are new listeners and might be a bit lost in the middle of more than 100 episodes so today I will give you a list of the top 10 ep...
#116 - I am leaving Germany!
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode hits closer to my heart. I can not believe that this is my last month in Germany and this is my way to put my mind to terms with i...
#115 - Interviewing Eva who is Making Clothes for Girls with Astronauts and Trucks
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am talking with Eva Parth dos Santos, the founder of Mint Girls, which is a company that is making sustainable clothes with astronauts, robots...
#114 - The true challenge of an Entrepreneur
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone. Today I am introducing this podcast once again to the listeners and sharing with you something I have been realising since I started thi...
#113 - Reviewing 3 Build In Public Apps
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, my developer friend Abhishek and I are going through 3 apps from creators that are building their projects in public and give our honest feedba...
#112 - Code Anxiety
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Coding is painful and I will explain why in this episode. Also I am looking for gamification ideas for changeit. Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeac...
#111 - Startup in India VS Startup in Germany
28 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am having a chat with my friend Abhishek. He is a developer that came from India to work at trivago. Today we are comparing my experience work...
#110 - New Changeit Logo!!
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are back to changeit and today I am excited to share with you that I am making another release. I will talk about the new features and how I was ab...
#109 - Why the title Wannabe Entrepreneur?
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I bring you a short episode about how I came up with the title Wannabe Entrepreneur and why haven't I changed it even though it might have a...
#108 - Interviewing Miguel Ribeiro about his exciting startup SheerME
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am chatting with the experienced entrepreneur Miguel Ribeiro. He is the founder of SheerME, a Portuguese startup that helps you find and Book ...
#107 - The dark side of twitter
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Wannabes, I was able to get more than 70 new followers on Twitter in just 7 days. I will talk about what techniques work the best and also about h...
#106 - My DIY Sound Booth
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I built my own sound booth with a carton box and styrofoam and I want you to see the difference that the styrofoam makes to the sound. Besides t...
#105 - There is so much to talk about...
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry for the long episode today. I just had a lot to talk about. Too many thoughts in my head... I am speaking about changeit, my podcast and more. ...
#104 - A day in a life of an entrepreneur
21 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I bring you a different type of episode. I tried to portrait my day by recording myself during the day. Let me know what you think of it. Suppo...
#103 - Brain overload! Please close some windows...
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I notice that with everything that is occupying my mind project-related I am failing to make simple personal life decisions... Support: https://www.b...
#102 - Interviewing Cristi who dreamed about his company since 10 years old
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am chatting with Cristian Sandu. We worked together at Weekend and have been speaking about entrepreneurship ever since. He started his compan...
#101 - How to get followers on twitter?
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I have been using twitter to grow my podcast user base and find out a way to get new followers and learn more about my passion at the same time. Foll...
#100 - Happy 100th episode day!
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 100th episode to you!! It's crazy to think that it's been 100 days since this journey started. Today I will announce if I will continue ...
#99 - Hustle with patience it's harder than it sounds
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I follow Mustafa on twitter and he has recently tweeted something that made me stop and think: "Hustle, but with patience". It's such a ...
#98 - Turn off your autopilot
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is a philosophical one... Is about taking time to think about what we want in life! I don't do ads so if you like this podcas...
# 97 - Darker Thoughts...
14 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I will open my heart and speak about some darker thoughts that pop up in my head. Hope you like it...Support this podcast here: https://www.buym...
#96 - Bike your way out of your business
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I will speak a bit of everything but mostly about what I will be focusing on in terms of marketing for both changeit and this podcast. Buy me a...
#95 - How to build a webstore in 2021
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After being asked by my father several times to build him a store for his business I finally got the time to do it. Today I will be talking about the ...
#94 - Interviewing Florian a serial entrepreneur that is the face of the Seawolves youtube channel
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am chatting with Florian Rooz. He is a serial entrepreneur that has already built many cool projects and he is also the host of the SeaWolves ...
#93 - I will probably stop my daily podcast...
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I love talking to you on a daily basis but I also realize that is very hard to keep good and interesting content. Today I need your help figuring out ...
#92 - Reacting to a tweet about startups
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I want to do something more mainstream. I will be reacting to some of the answers to an interesting tweet about startups. Relevant links: * To...
#91 - let's go podcast team!!
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about nothing in particular. Just a couple ways on how we can make this community grow! Wannabe entrepreneur twitter account: https://...
#90 - Trying to hack Hackernews
07 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I hate marketing and the thought that I can just share a link of my projects and immediately get thousands of users is very tempting. So I tried to ha...
#89 - Did I just screw up my first changeit interview?
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I had a chat with Mitch from earth911 podcast and let's just say that I much rather be the interviewer than the interviewee. Soo much pressure not...
#88 - Does design matter?
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the 9th of July, I released a new version of changeit with a complete, more professional design. Today I am going through my analytics to try to fi...
#87 - Interviewing Steph Taylor whose Podcast has more than 1M Downloads
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am chatting with Steph Taylor about her marketing podcast called Socialette. She is a business launch strategist and a successful entrepreneur...
#86 - I almost bought a boat
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I found a boat online and met the owner yesterday to see the boat with my own eyes. It's definitely a dream for me and today I will speak about wh...
#85 - How to deal with family vacations as an entrepreneur
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My week of vacation with my family has started and this means that there is some extra logistics to take care of. Relevant links: * Become a podcast ...
#84 - How I am creating communities around my businesses
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I created a discord channel for changeit and a slack channel for Wannabe Entrepreneur. Today I want to speak about my experience with communities and ...
#83 - How to make sure your next airbnb has good internet?
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I asked the Reddit Digital Nomad community how do they make sure their Airbnb has a good, reliable internet connection and got super interesting and u...
#82 - Interviewing Anjali and Michael that live in a van but are dreaming with a catamaran
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I had a chat with a lovely couple Michael and Anjali. They were my colleagues at trivago and end up quitting their job to live full time in a va...
#81 - Wannabe Entrepreneur Slack Channel
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I created a slack channel for all Wannabe Entrepreneur members together with all the people I interviewed in the podcast. I am super excited to be par...
#80 - UTMs, SEO and other nerdy stuff
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey People. This episode was inspired by an email from a listener that brought my attention to the world of SEO and tracking codes. That's what I ...
#79 - How my setup evolved since I started a daily podcast
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's been almost 80 episodes since I have first started this project and today I want to speak a bit about how my podcast setup evolved since the ...
#78 - After 2 months of work the product clicks are finally increasing
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the past months, I have been focusing on increasing the click ratio in the ecostore products of my app changeit. It took a lot of experimenting an...
#77 - I am not self-confident I am just tough!
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is about this podcast and what I am trying out to increase the number of listeners. Hope you like it. Relevant links: * The desig...
#76 - I spent 150 euros in a sponsored blog post. Was it worth it?
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
10 days ago I spent 150 euros on a sponsored blog post in a sustainability blog but it being published I was not getting any traffic. What actually ha...
#75 - Interviewing Cody who moved across the country for his fulfilment business
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am interviewing Cody Howell that together with his wife is building a fulfillment center business that is already making 100K per year of reve...