
The Founders Lounge
On Starting a Podcast, Burnout & Lessons from 60+ Indie Founders Interviews - James McKinven | E56
Aug 16, 2022
01:03:56
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’
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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/
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RECORDED: 2.8.2022
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge
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Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
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