

Indie Founder
Tiago Ferreira
My name is Tiago and I am a full time Indie Maker.I build startups without any external investment and my goal is to perfect my entrepreneurial craft and reach $100K ARR (Annual Recurrent Revenue)Join me as I narrate my story and interview other entrepreneurs.Join our community
Episodes
Mentioned books

Aug 2, 2022 • 43min
#240 - I Sent 50 Cold Linkedin Messages
I sent 50 LinkedIn cold messages to try to acquire new customers for my business and in this episode, you will learn what I was able to accomplish with that (spoiler alert: not much XD). I was also told off by an Indie Hacker's moderator and reached out my highest indie paycheck ever.-> Support This Podcast with $2Background MusicMusic: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

Jul 29, 2022 • 1h 9min
#239 - Interviewing Thomas Evans about building his successful indie business
Thomas is the co-founder of EmailOctopus, a SaaS makings millions in revenue. But his career path started at 16 when he moved to India for three months to learn how to build cricket bats. Listen to his fascinating life story that involves an alternative education and building an extremely successful company.About ThomasTwitterEmail OctopusAbout this PodcastBuy The Bootstrappers GuideJoin the WBE SpaceIndie LotteryMerch StoreDM me on TwitterBackground MusicDowntown Glow by Ghostrifter & DevyzedCreative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

Jul 26, 2022 • 26min
#238 - I Joined NomadList
I joined NomadList, which is the biggest community out there for digital nomads and I will be giving you my honest review.I will also share about my product's conversion rate and how surprised I was when I found out about Tony Dinh's conversion for Black Magic.Last but not least I will tell you about my indie lottery idea that is having a huge success :)Relevant LinksBuy The Bootstrappers GuideJoin the WBE SpaceIndie LotteryMerch StoreDM me on TwitterBackground MusicMusic: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

Jul 21, 2022 • 45min
#237 - It's been one year. Where are they now?
Today I am catching up with two previous guests of the wannabe entrepreneur podcast. It's been one year since I last spoke with Kavya and Luca, back then they were starting their Indie Hacking career. In this episode, you will discover what they were able to achieve since we last spoke.Relevant LinksAbout the WBEBuy The Bootstrappers GuideJoin the WBE SpaceWBE Merch StoreDM me on TwitterAbout KavyaTwitterResumeyFirst WBE Interview (episode 160)About LucaTwitterHivoeFirst WBE Interview (episode 186)Background MusicMorning Routine by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-officialMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Jul 19, 2022 • 26min
#236 - I Found an Amazing Co-Working Space
I have spent the past week exploring many new coffee places to work from and end up finding a great co-working space. I will also give you an update on my info product soft launch.Relevant LinksIdeaSpace Co-WorkingBuy The Bootstrappers GuideJoin the WBE SpaceMerch StoreDM me on TwitterBackground MusicMusic: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

Jul 15, 2022 • 28min
#235 - Interview with The Sailing Frenchman [Re-Published]
Re-PublishedI have been following Hugo's youtube channel from the beginning and it was a true pleasure to chat with him about his journey. Hugo will tell us about how he grew his youtube channel and how he was able to finance his most recent project as a competitor in the Mini Transat Race (which is a solo transatlantic race).Glossary:Mini Transat: A solo transatlantic yacht race that typically starts in France and ends in the Caribbean.Vendée Globe: A single-handed non-stop round the world yacht race.Ann Alé: The name of Hugo's first boatHugo Boss: Reference to Alex Thomson, that is a famous sailor sponsored by Hugo BossCharter Boat: People rent a boat with a skipper to sail around and enjoy their vacationsClipper Race: A race that takes paying amateur crews on one or more legs of a circumnavigation of the globeSVB: Online shop for yacht and boat equipmentRelevant links:About Hugo aka @thesailingfrenchmanCheck out Hugo youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjbnS2PJDbVxyF0foCil6oQFollow Hugo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesailingfrenchman/Check out his website: https://www.thesailingfrenchman.com/About this podcast:Check out the pilot episode: https://anchor.fm/wannabentrepreneur/episodes/1---Pilot-e10p1baSupport Wannabe Entrepreneur: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbfFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TiagoRBF

Jul 12, 2022 • 20min
#234 - My First Info Product Is Out
I have spent the last week compiling all the information I gathered in all my interviews into an easy-to-follow guide. It will be my first info product.Relevant LinksBuy The Bootstrappers GuideJoin the WBE SpaceMerch StoreDM me on TwitterBackground MusicMusic: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

Jul 7, 2022 • 55min
#233 - Interviewing Kilian About Building a Profitable NoMarketing Tool
Kilian Poulin is a young entrepreneur that together with his co-founder decided to follow the indie hacking route immediately after college. Since then they have built 2 big projects. The first one did not work but the second was a success and after one year as reached $13K MRR.MarkCopy is an AI-based product that makes writing great SEO content 3 times faster, it's the closest one can get to a NoMarketing tool.Relevant LinksKilian TwitterJoin our CommunityBuy Our MerchFollow Tiago on TwitterBackground MusicHeart Of The Ocean by Purrple Cat | https://purrplecat.com/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Jul 5, 2022 • 33min
#232 - Low Conversions and Bad Co-Working Spaces
I finally went to claim my one-month co-working space prize but it turned out not to match my expectations at all. I will also tell you about my new exciting projects and why the wbe space conversion is not convincing me too much.Relevant LinksJoin the WBE SpaceMerch StoreDM me on TwitterBackground MusicMusic: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

Jun 30, 2022 • 35min
#231 - The Secret Patterns of Successful Entrepreneurs
Today I analyze four past WBE interviews with successful indie makers and I will share with you three hidden patterns that are common across all these for WBE guests. You can/should use this knowledge to level up your entrepreneurial game and increase your chances of success.Relevant LinksWBEJoin the WBE SpaceMerch StoreDM me on TwitterBuy me a CoffeeInterviewsInterview With MichelleInterview with ArvidInterview with Pieter LevelsInterview with Marc LGBackground MusicMusic: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/