I was a software engineer in Silicon Valley. I wanted to get a better job with hired salaries so that I can, you know, provide my family a better life. But being an any hacker is challenging. It's risky, it's uncertain, you might spend years working on projects that make zero dollars. So if you ask what inspired me to become indie hackers, so the short answer would be indie hackers inspire me to become an indie hacker.
Damon Chen (@damengchen) talks failed side projects, validating your idea, charging higher prices than is comfortable, what makes for a good website testimonial, and growing a bootstrapped startup to $30k/mo with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen).