Indie Bites High Signal founder on the state of indie hacking and building in public in 2025 - Pete Codes
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Jan 8, 2025 Pete Codes, founder of the High Signal newsletter, shares insights from the indie hacking realm. He discusses how social media transitions affect indie entrepreneurs and questions if 'building in public' is still relevant. Pete highlights remarkable success stories, like a Vietnamese creator earning a million with an AI app and an indie founder thriving with an AI tools directory. He also emphasizes the importance of product-market fit and innovative growth strategies for newsletters, ensuring listeners stay ahead in the rapidly changing landscape.
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Content Curation for Newsletters
- Find interesting stories on platforms like Twitter, Bluesky, and LinkedIn.
- Bookmark content and curate it into your newsletter.
Newsletter Creation Process
- Pete Coates uses BlizzGuy and liking posts as a bookmarking system.
- He writes newsletters directly in the email editor, similar to Harry Dry.
Platform Split in Indie Community
- The indie hacking community is splitting its online presence between Twitter and Bluesky.
- LinkedIn, while having good content, suffers from a cluttered feed.