Indie Hackers

#283 – Making $8k/mo Targeting $100M/yr with Lukas and Liz Hermann of StageTimer.io

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lukas (@_lhermann) and Liz Hermann (@lizmhermann) talk having ambition as an indie hacker, scratching other people's itches, having kids or spouses to...

#282 – Media vs Tech, Twitter Monsters, and Making Millions From Content with Steph Smith of a16z

03 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Steph Smith (@stephsmithio) talks making millions in content subscriptions, working at a16z, putting the AI genie back in the bottle, thread boys on T...

#281 – Seth Godin on Indie Hacking, Doing Hard Things, and Finding Significance in a Changing World

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Seth Godin (@ThisIsSethsBlog) talks indie hacking, finding new business ideas, meaningful jobs vs mechanized jobs, dealing with internet trolls, his s...

#280 – Replacing Yourself as CEO, Living on a Boat, and Crowdfunding to Survive with Alex MacCaw of Reflect

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alex MacCaw (@maccaw) talks living on a boat, quitting his own 7-figure company, starting over with a lifestyle business, whether free will exists, cr...

#279 – Staying Indie vs Raising VC, Getting an MBA, and Disrupting the App Store with Emma Lawler of Velvet

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Emma Lawler (@emmaryanlawler) talks whether crypto is dead, VC vs bootstrapping, getting an MBA after a successful exit, why NYC beats SF, trading sle...

#278 – Growing a Portfolio of AI Products Past $300k After a 7-Figure Exit with Danny Postma

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Postma (@dannypostmaa) talks his rivalry with Pieter Levels, selling his AI startup, using SEO as a moat, how to be an AI first-mover, why he’...

#277 – Addictive Products, Embracing A.I., and Crossing $26k/mo with Lane Wagner of Boot.dev

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lane Wagner (@wagslane) talks hitting $26k/mo in revenue, why A.I. disruption is a good thing, the ethics of addictive products, surviving after a fir...

#276 – SaaS Trends, Crowdfunding a Book, and Life After Success with Rob Walling of TinySeed

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Walling (@robwalling) talks his new playbook on SaaS, why he launched on Kickstarter, the latest startup trends, how to have a winning mindset, an...

#275 – Love, Cohort-Based Courses, and Monetization Frameworks with Wes Kao of Maven

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Wes Kao (@wes_kao) talks disrupting traditional education, what it's like to raise $25M, how to stay motivated as a founder, why cohorts are the gold ...

#274 – Indie Hackers is indie again!

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Indie Hackers is no longer a part of Stripe! Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen) talk about their history at Stripe, the process of spi...

#273 – The Threat of A.I., Building in Public vs Transparency, and Code vs No-Code with KP

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

KP (@thisiskp_) talks about why building in public beats mere transparency, whether AI will be the end of no-code, why he's made more money from organ...

#272 – Escape Rooms, Side Project Marketing, and Getting to Ramen Profitable with Marc Lou of Habits Garden

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Marc Lou (@marc_louvion) talks living in Bali with a private chef, monetizing habit trackers, first date ideas, growing on Twitter, and building over ...

#271 – Gamification, Digital Nomading, and Growing Sales to $41k/mo with Stas Kulesh of Karma

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stas Kulesh (@stas_kulesh) talks about building internal tools as a great hack, why it takes 10 years to understand a new country, the challenging sec...

#270 – Exiting for Millions in Under a Year with Shaan Puri and Ben Levy of The Milk Road

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Ben Levy (@benmlevy) talk making it big as a content creator, choosing the right business idea, creative ways to monetize, b...

#269 – Bouncing Back from Failure to Bootstrap Past $2M/Year with Josh Ho of Referral Rock

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Ho (@jlogic) talks raising kids, automating word-of-mouth growth, bouncing back from a previous failed business, and bootstrapping beyond $2M in ...

#268 – Trading Stocks, Quitting Amazon, and Making $20k/Month with Yahia Bakour of Stock Alarm

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yahia Bakour (@mynameisyahia) talks trading stocks, quitting a $250k/year job at Amazon to become an indie hacker, how to join an existing project as ...

#267 – The Path to $3M in 3 Years as a Solopreneur with Justin Welsh

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) talks setting a high bar for yourself, releasing products without knowing how to code, growing on social media (esp. Li...

#266 – Lessons Learned Building a $37k/mo Business in 2.5 Years with Mat De Sousa of WideBundle

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mat De Sousa (@DsMatie) talks having million-dollar ambitions as a child, learning from numerous failed startups, why Shopify apps are great for indie...

#265 – From Full-Time Job to $30k/Month with Damon Chen of Testimonial

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Damon Chen (@damengchen) talks failed side projects, validating your idea, charging higher prices than is comfortable, what makes for a good website t...

#264 – Growing a 2-Person Business to $80k/Month with Eric Turner of Japan Dev

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Turner (@_etdev) talks living in Japan as a foreigner and visiting Japan as a tourist, finding inspiration to start as an indie hacker, picking a...

#263 – Starting a Profitable Business After a Life-Changing Exit with Laura Roeder of Paperbell

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Roeder (@lkr) talks life coaching, starting multiple successful businesses (and selling one for millions), early growth via SEO, and designing a...

#262 – Bootstrapping to $100,000/mo in a Crowded Market with Marko Saric of Plausible

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Marko Saric (@markosaric) talks living in Brussels, things he learned working in marketing, joining an existing project as a late co-founder, succeedi...

#261 – Self-Funding, Pivoting to a Better Idea, and Growing Beyond $10M with Kapil Kale of Tremendous

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kapil Kale (@kapil) talks AI-generated art, going through YC, buying out his investors to own 100% of the company, pivoting from an okay idea to a gre...

#260 – Growing Multiple Products to $18k/mo Revenue with Tony Dinh

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Dinh (@tdinh_me) talks growing up in Vietnam, quitting his job working for the man, failed vs successful side projects, growing via Twitter, and ...

#259 – Dating, Hollow Abstractions, and Making Millions of Dollars with Liron Shapira of Relationship Hero

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liron Shapira (@liron) talks relationship and dating advice, building a coaching business, marketing via Facebook groups, and growing his revenue to m...

#258 – From $0 to $36k/Month in a Year with Dashiell Bark-Huss of WishTender

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dashiell Bark-Huss (@DashBarkHuss) talks quitting the fashion industry, living in a van, learning to code, selling to sex workers, lucid dreaming, and...

#257 – From Indie Hacker to $200M+ with Patrick Campbell of ProfitWell

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're talking to Patrick Campbell, an indie founder who just sold his company for $200,000,000. That's an insane nine figure exit for a bootstrapped f...

#256 – Debate: Elon Musk, Billionaires, Ethics, and Role Models with Sahil Lavingia and Justin Jackson

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sahil Lavingia (@shl) and Justin Jackson (@mijustin) join Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen) for a special debate-style episode. It's ...

#255 – The Drive to Make Money, Defining Life Principles, and Courtland Wins $10k from Vincent Woo of Coderpad

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Vincent Woo (@fulligin) sold his company for tens of millions of dollars. He joins the pod to talk to Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAlle...

#254 – Getting Rich, Designing Your Life Afterwards, and Risk Management with Arvid Kahl and Daniel Vassallo

22 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Vassallo (@dvassallo) and Arvid Kahl (@arvidkahl) have both already made it as indie hackers. They join Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@Cha...

#253 – Mother’s Day, Unscrupulous Cofounders, and Why You Should Never Retire

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Long-time listener, first-time guest — Courtland (@csallen) and Channing's (@ChanningAllen) mom, Eva, joins the pod to talk raising twins, buying gi...

#252 – A New Co-Host and a New Direction for the Pod

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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. ...

#250 – Italy, COVID, Indie Creators, and our A.I. Future with Channing Allen of Indie Hackers

23 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 part...

Throwback: Writing Code to Sell $200,000/Month of Cookies with Sam Eaton of Crave Cookie

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Throwback: Building a Business Meant to Last with Peldi Guilizzoni of Balsamiq

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 goin...

#249 – The Keys to Making $1M/Year as a Solo Founder with Brett Williams of DesignJoy

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#248 – Crypto Literacy, Daily Habits, and New Business Ideas with Dru Riley and Greg Isenberg

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#247 – Scaling Up a 1-to-1 Service with Ravi Mehta and Victoria Young of Scale Higher

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm talking to Victoria Young (@victoriahyoung) and Ravi Mehta (@ravi_mehta) about their coaching platform Scale Higher. In this episode we talk...

#246 – Doing Content Right with Steph Smith of Trends.co

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#245 – Hiring a Team You Actually Like with Ben Orenstein and Derrick Reimer

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

#244 – Building Gradually to Grow Suddenly with Shahed Khan of Hyper

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#243 – Mental Health and Bootstrapping in 2022 with Rob Walling of TinySeed

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 bootst...

#242 – Money, Happiness, and Productivity as a Solo Founder with Pieter Levels (Part 2 of 2)

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

#241 – Money, Happiness, and Productivity as a Solo Founder with Pieter Levels (Part 1 of 2)

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 globa...

#240 – Capturing a Valuable Market from the Bottom Up with Amjad Masad of Replit

12 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#239 – A New Golden Age for Creatives and Founders with Li Jin of Variant

05 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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. Foll...

#238 – From Adversity to Ambition with Niya Dragova of Candor

29 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 exper...

#237 – The Minimalist Entrepreneur with Sahil Lavingia of Gumroad

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 n...

#236 – Not Giving Up with Matt Wensing of Summit

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ca...

#235 – An NFT Conversation for Indie Hackers with Hiten Shah and Mubashar Iqbal

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 st...

Throwback: How to Build a Life You Love by Quitting Everything Else with Lynne Tye of Key Values

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

(Throwback episode!) After spending years pursuing a career in science, Lynne Tye (@lynnetye) shocked her family and colleagues by dropping out of gra...

Brains: Talking Money with Anthony Pompliano and Sam Parr

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 hav...

#234 – Money, Kids, and Choosing Your Market with Justin Jackson of Transistor.fm

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 w...

#233 – Hard-Learned Lessons from Decades of Entrepreneurship with Spencer Fry of Podia

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#232 – How to Punch Above Your Weight with Sonal Chokshi of a16z

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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. ...

#231 – Learning from Conversations with Andrew Warner of Mixergy

20 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 sof...

#230 – Grit, Timing, and Building Businesses You Love with Andrew Gazdecki of MicroAcquire

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#229 – Stealing Users Away From Incumbents Like Google with Marie Martens of Tally

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 be...

#228 – Making $1M/yr Then Raising Money as a Solo Indie Hacker with AJ from Carrd

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

#227 – Constraints, Longevity, and Avoiding Competition with John O'Nolan from Ghost

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I'm talking to John O'Nolan (@JohnONolan), the founder of Ghost. For the last year, he's been living on a sailboat and growing his com...

#226 – How to Be Your Own VC with James Layfield of Clearfind

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm talking to James Layfield (@layfield) a founder who put $3M of his own money into his company Clearfind. I want to find out how he pulled th...

#225 – Growth Tactics, Audience Building, and Brains with Julian Shapiro of Demand Curve

08 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I talk to my buddy Julian Shapiro about proven growth tactics for a SaaS he's seen within Demand Curve. I also want to find out what h...

#224 – Deploying Empathy to Build Better Businesses with Michele Hansen of Geocod.io

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Michele Hansen (@mjwhansen) and she is here to challenge the stereotype that developers fear talking to customers and are naturally ...

#223 – How to Master Passive Growth with Rob Fitzpatrick of Write Useful Books

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I catch up with Rob Fitzpatrick (@robfitz) about his new book, Write Useful Books. We'll talk about how he approaches book-writing lik...

#222 – A Model with Built-in Virality with Valentin Hinov of Thankbox

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I talk to Indie Hacker Valentin Hinov (@ValCanBuild). He is someone caught the pandemic wave in the best way possible. He came up with...

#221 – How an Indie Hacker is Competing with Buffer with Samy Dindane of Hypefury

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I catch up with Samy Dindane (@SamyDindane), the creator of Twitter growth tool Hypefury. I'll ask him how he found his co-founder fro...

#220 – Be Brave, Not Cool, with Michael Seibel of Y Combinator

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Seibel (@mwseibel) and I discuss the secret sauce of what goes on inside Y Combinator and how indie hackers can create it for themselves. And ...

#219 – How to Make Your Business Model a Win-Win-Win - with Dan Shipper and Nathan Baschez of Every

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

My guests today have a really exciting business model and strategy that I want to dig into. Dan Shipper (@danshipper) and Nathan Baschez (@nbashaw) ar...

#218 – Making Money and Being Happy with Sam Parr and Shaan Puri of My First Million

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) have both sold their businesses and are currently hosting one of the best business podcasts out there...

#217 – How a Near-Death Experience Turned a VC-Backed Founder into a Bootstrapper with Kyle Gawley of Gravity

14 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kyle Gawley (@kylegawley) was running a high-growth, venture-backed company when he ended up in the hospital partially due to all the pressure he was ...

#216 – The "Hardcore Year" Approach to $10k/Month in Revenue with Andrey Azimov of Sheet2Site

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I talk to Andrey Azimov (@andreyazimov) about moving to Bali with a $3K runway and launching his "Hardcore Year." I'll ask him about t...

#215 – Why You Don't Have To Be "A Business Person" To Succeed - with Dan Cederholm of Dribbble

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm talking to Dan Cederholm (@simplebits) about his somewhat reluctant journey into growing Dribbble. He's a self-described "accidental entrepr...

#214 – Getting A Big Exit By Being A Small Player In A Small Pond with Chris Bakke of Interviewed

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Bakke (@ChrisJBakke) came on my radar when he posted an AMA on Indie Hackers after selling his $2M ARR SaaS for $50,000,000. Like a lot of peopl...

#213 – An Indie Hacker's Process to Reach $10K MRR

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Molly Wolchansky is the founder of The Agent Nest (@theagentnest), an application that manages social media posts and marketing materials for real est...

#212 – Actionable Steps for Building the Right Business with Arvid Kahl

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest recently sold his company, FeedbackPanda, but instead of disappearing to an island, I've seen him all over Twitter, all over his blog, a...

#211 – Making 5-figures a Month as an OnlyFans Creator with Aella and Savannah Solo

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm talking to two of the top creators on OnlyFans: Savannah Solo and Aella. Each of them is earning 5-figures a month on the platform, which si...

#210 – How to Take On Huge Incumbents as a Solo Founder with Derrick Reimer of SavvyCal

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Derrick Reimer has been following a playbook that involves taking on big players in a market by drafting on their tailwind. It's gotten him to six-fig...

#209 – Business Books, Coaches, and "Getting Rich" with John Doherty of Credo

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Since John Doherty (@dohertyjf) was on the podcast three years ago, he's completely changed the business model of his company. In this interview, we'l...

#208 – How this Indie Hacker Blew Past $10K MRR with Jon Yongfook of Bannerbear

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joining me is an indie hacker whose broetry post about how he hit $10K MRR went viral. I invited him here to walk me through how he got to that milest...

#207 – The Art of Podcasting, the Future of Angel Investing, and Startup Ideas for Indie Hackers with Rob Walling of Tinyseed

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Walling (@robwalling) returns to the show to talk about new and not-so-new trends in SaaS that Indie Hackers should be paying attention to. Liste...

#206 – How Small Actions Lead to Compound Gains with Nathan Barry of ConvertKit

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nathan Barry (@nathanbarry) has grown ConvertKit from $7M to $27M since I last spoke with him three years ago. He’s done several things in the last ...

#205 – New Business Ideas for 2021

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today I have Chris Justin (@Chris_Justin) and Eathan Janney from the Run With It podcast. They are coming on the show today to share some business ide...

#204 – The Simplest $250K ARR Startup You've Ever Heard Of with Collin Waldoch

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Over the past two years, I’ve been getting emails from Collin Waldoch. The first was in 2019 when he told me his startup Water Cooler Trivia was mak...

#203 – What You Need to Know About Bitclout with Mubashar Iqbal

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joining me is prolific indie hacker and Bitclout enthusiast Mubashar Iqbal (@mubashariqbal) to discuss the pros and cons of the new platform. Is it a ...

#202 – How to Build a Rabid Fan Base with Austin Rief of Morning Brew

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Austin Rief (@Austin_Rief) started the newsletter Morning Brew in college when he didn’t care if he made money or mistakes. That freedom in the earl...

#201 – 3x Growth, Dating, and Hiring a Coach for Everything with Ben Orenstein of Tuple

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m catching up with Ben Orenstein (@r00k) after nearly two years. Since then his company Tuple has grown 3x and is hitting millions on annual...

#200 – Every Indie Hacker Has an Online Course in Them with Andrew Barry, Marie Poulin, and Ali Abdaal

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m talking to some of the best online course creators that I know. So many indie hackers got started and became successful because they found...

#199 – The Future of Teaching with Darrell Silver of Thinkful and Quincy Larson of freeCodeCamp

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One of the best ways to build a successful business as an indie hacker is to teach people a valuable skill. So in this episode, I sat down to talk to ...

#198 – How an Indie Hacker Landed Enterprise Customers in Year One with Nadav Keyson of Riverside.fm

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nadav Keyson and his brother built a podcast recording tool on the bleeding edge of technology. By being hyper-focused and product-driven they were ab...

#197 – Inside Zapier's First Acquisition with Ben Tossell of Makerpad

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In just two years, Ben Tossell (@bentossell) grew Makerpad to over 10,000 users, $400,000 ARR and got bought by Zapier in a deal that became Zapier’...

#196 – Turning a Weak Skill into Your Best Asset with David Perell of Write of Passage

17 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Perell (@david_perell) is someone whose own friends told him he wasn’t a good writer. By his own account, he was “horrible” at it. In this...

#195 – Bootstrapping to $3.3M/Year in a Competitive Space with Sabba Keynejad of VEED

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sabba Keynejad (@sab8a) is the founder of one of the fastest growing companies that I've ever featured on the show. In this episode we get into exactl...

#194 – Entering a Market with No Domain Expertise with Kevin Lee of immi

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Lee (@kevinleeme) has run the premiere community for product managers online and is now working on something brand new, but it's not what you'd ...

#193 – How to Earn 100 True Fans and Your Financial Independence with Jay Clouse of Unreal Collective

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jay Clouse (@jayclouse) first popped onto my radar when he posted on Indie Hackers that he sold his community to Pat Flynn from Smart Passive Income. ...

#192 – Quitting It All to Follow Your Passion with Dave Geddes of Mastery Games

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

So many kids decide to become software engineers because they were captivated by video games at a young age, and they dreamed of crafting that magic t...

#191 – Making a Living From the Paid Newsletter Ecosystem with Yaroslaw Bagriy of Newsletter Crew

15 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When Yaro Bagriy (@yarobagriy) set to learn about paid newsletters, he was disappointed by what he found. So in true indie hacker fashion, he decided ...

#190 – Indie Hacking in the Passion Economy with Li Jin of Atelier

09 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When Li Jin (@ljin18) was young, she dreamed of going to school to pursue her passion in the arts. Instead she settled for little old Harvard, because...

#189 – Making $1.5M/Year Reimagining Local News with Chris and Bruce of WhereBy.Us

27 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When the founders of WhereBy.Us set out to connect people in their city, they weren't sure where to start. Holding events? Press conferences? Opening ...

#188 – Fame, Focus, and Billions of Pageviews with Evan Britton of Famous Birthdays

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Evan Britton (@Evan_Britton) runs a massive website focused on digital celebrities called Famous Birthdays. It gets multiple billions of pageviews a y...