Indie Founder

Michelle Marcelline is one of the few entrepreneurs out there that is building a VC-founded company in public. Today she will tell the story of how she, together with 5 co-founders quit their jobs to take their company through the Y Combinator program. Michelle will also speak about what is Web3 and how they are using it in their startup.About Michelle (aka @michwirantono)Born and raised in Indonesia, Michelle moved to the USA to study where she met her 5 co-founders. After college, she got a great job but end up leaving it 3 months later to take her company through Y Combinator. Their first startup was a stock exchange platform for Indonesia, but they had to pivot due to regulatory constraints and end up building Cotter, a No-Code passwordless login, that was later on sold. At the moment Michelle and her co-founders are working on Typedream that allows Notion users to build websites.About Wannabe EntrepreneurMy name is Tiago and I am the host of this podcast. I am a software developer turned bootstrapper and in the WBE podcast, I interview other entrepreneurs and narrate my own journey building my projects.Do you want o support me?Join our Remote Co-Working SpaceBuy me a CoffeeFollow me on TwitterAbout the music Journey’s End 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/ 

I am A/B Testing my landing pages with the sole purpose of increasing their conversion and in this episode, I will share with you how I used SplitBee to set it up. I also want to speak about the WBE Space, because I have finally figured out how to simply explain its value proposition. Last but not least I want to share with you how I use Reddit to validate an idea without writing on a single line of code.About this episodeJoin our Remote Co-Working SpaceBuy me a CoffeeFollow me on TwitterSplitBeeBook: HookedBackground MusicLo-Fi Fashion Chill Hip Hop by Alex-Productions | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx0_M61F81Nfb-BRXE-SeVAMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

Marc (aka @JudoHacker) started his bootstrapping journey 11 years ago and since then he has built many projects. He ends up finding success with PowerImporter, a NoCode tool that allows users to easily update their Webflow CMS. Marc will share the components that he believes to be crucial for a successful project. We also speak about what was going through his mind when he decided to quit his job to go full-time in his projects.About MarcTwitterPowerImporterPodcast About Wannabe EntrepreneurJoin our Remote Co-Working SpaceBuy me a CoffeeFollow me on TwitterBackground MusicNight in Venice by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

Today I will speak about the three important areas that an entrepreneur has to focus on to build her/his company: Marketing, Product, and Business. I will also give you an update on my indie office's launch (did not go very well) and how my community's new prices are affecting the conversion rates.About this episodeJoin our Remote Co-Working SpaceBuy me a CoffeeFollow me on TwitterIH Survivor Bias PostMy 600th Twitter FollowerBackground MusicWhere The Waves Take Us 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/ 

Kevon speaks about how he learned to build in public and grow his Twitter audience. He has now a successful course and many happy students. We will also speak about Kevon's upbringing, living in multiple countries, and how he is managing to be an entrepreneur and a new dad at the same time.About Kevon:TwitterBuild in Public CourseMaking Twitter Friends PlatformAbout Wannabe EntrepreneurJoin our Remote Co-Working SpaceBuy me a CoffeeFollow me on TwitterListen to Arvid Call InterviewBackground MusicLo-Fi Lounge Chill Hip Hop CITY by Alex-Productions | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx0_M61F81Nfb-BRXE-SeVAMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

As an extrovert myself it is been a challenge to be a solopreneur and I am starting to miss having a team to share the challenges and victories. In today's episodes, I will also update you in my projects particularly in the fact that I have doubled the prices of the WBE Space and you will hear from Max, who is driving our community project.About this episodeJoin our Remote Co-Working SpaceBuy me a CoffeeFollow me on TwitterTry out Indie OfficesMaxwell's TwitterCollabClub TwitterCollabClub Landing PageBackground 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/ 

Giordano Nanni, the founder of The Juice Media speaks about his interest in history and the journey of building the successful youtube channel that has more than 800K subscribers. Giordano has a Ph.D. in history and has already written two books about his research but it's on youtube, where he found his voice with hundreds of thousands of followers and two successful formats. It all started with the Rap News, which ran for 6 years, and more recently the Honest Government Ads.About GiordanoThe Juice Media TwitterThe Juice Media YoutubeThe Juice Media InstagramGiordano's book about timeAbout the PodcastJoin our Remote Co-Working SpaceBuy me a CoffeeFollow me on TwitterBackground MusicInspiring Acoustic Guitar by LesFM | https://lesfm.net/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

I tested positive for COVID-19 which means that I will have to rest and can not work for a few days. How will this affect my business? Can I afford to stop? Those are the questions that I will be answering in today's episode.In the "Tips and Tricks" section I will share some tools and methods you can use to collect feedback from your users more efficiently.About this episodeSupportJoin our Remote Co-Working SpaceBuy me a CoffeeFollow me on TwitterTry out Indie OfficesTheJuiceMedia: One of my favorite videosToolsHotjarHubspotBackground MusicMusic: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ 

After 15 years working in investment banking, Olu decided to quit his job and pursue an entrepreneurial career by bootstrapping his own companies. In our chat, Olu shares what was like to work in the investment banking industry and how did he lived the 2008 housing crisis. He will also share his journey building his current startup Prelo and give great tips to other entrepreneurs.About OluOlu's Twitter profilePreloThe Big Short MovieAbout the WBEJoin our Remote Co-Working SpaceBuy me a CoffeeFollow me on TwitterBackground MusicBossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

Our community of bootstrappers is joining forces to build a product together in one month. I will tell you how we are organizing a totally remote team from all over the world to work asynchronously. I will also give you an update on my first B2B product and how I am able to get my first clients. For the tips and tricks today I will share some of my current Twitter strategies.About this episodeJoin our Remote Co-Working SpaceBuy me a CoffeeCommunity Project Landing PageFollow me on TwitterTry out Indie OfficesThe World Needs to Know - BookTweet DeckBackground Music:Inspiring Acoustic Guitar by LesFM | https://lesfm.net/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/