James McKinven is an “indie hacker” trying to figure out how to make a living online, doing what he loves. He runs Podpanda, a premium, done for you, podcast production studio. He runs the Indie Bites podcast, where he speaks to indie founders about how they've started their profitable internet businesses. And he has a few other small businesses, including an online course about podcasting and a handcrafting leather wallets ecom store.   In this episode, we talk about: Managing multiple businesses vs focusing on one single thing Fulltime jobs and side hustles Burnout, work-life balance and mental health among founders Key lessons learned from interviewing 50+ indie founders Podcasting and why we do it Podcast growth opportunities 5 books that had the biggest impact on James’ --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmckinven James’ website: https://jamesmckinven.com/ Podpanda: https://podpanda.co/ Indie Bites podcast: https://indiebites.com/ Whitstable Craft Co: https://whitstablecraftco.com/    ---   RECORDED: 2.8.2022   VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge    ---   Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)