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Jan 8, 2025 • 14min

High Signal founder on the state of indie hacking and building in public in 2025 - Pete Codes

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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Sep 13, 2024 • 16min

How Podsqueeze grew to $16k MRR in 18 months - Tiago Ferreira

Tiago Ferreira, co-founder of Podsqueeze, an AI tool that automates podcast content, shares valuable insights from his entrepreneurial journey. He discusses the importance of learning from failures and how they fueled the launch of Podsqueeze. Tiago delves into innovative growth strategies, emphasizing the power of SEO and social media. He also reflects on navigating competition in the AI space and reveals future plans for Podsqueeze, showcasing lessons that aspiring entrepreneurs can learn.
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Aug 23, 2024 • 17min

How Buy Me A Coffee grew to millions of users - Jijo Sunny

Jijo Sunny, co-founder of Buy Me A Coffee, discusses his entrepreneurial journey from early setbacks, like Y Combinator rejections, to building a platform that supports millions of creators. He shares insights on the innovative growth of Buy Me A Coffee, emphasizing community and ownership. Jijo also dives into his latest venture, Voicenotes, a voice-driven AI note-taking app, explaining how it addresses the shortcomings of traditional methods. His lessons on product design and simplifying for user adoption are invaluable for aspiring entrepreneurs.
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Aug 9, 2024 • 16min

How focusing on customer happiness led to success for KnowledgeOwl - Marybeth Alexander

Marybeth Alexander, the founder and Chief Executive Owl of KnowledgeOwl, shares her journey of transforming a simple help desk tool into a thriving knowledge base software company. She emphasizes the pivotal role of customer happiness in driving growth and success. Marybeth discusses the importance of intentional product development, balancing enterprise needs with brand personality, and how exceptional customer service can redefine sales perceptions. Tune in to discover her insights on creating a sustainable business rooted in ethical practices and customer satisfaction.
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Jun 14, 2024 • 15min

Ranking #1 in Google with Lorem Ipsum and making a career out of scientific SEO - Kyle Roof

Kyle Roof, co-founder of High Voltage SEO, discusses scientific SEO, ranking #1 on Google with Lorem Ipsum, starting SEO, word of mouth growth, and beginner strategies for Google ranking in 2024. He also shares insights on paid ads and brand ambassadors for SaaS tools.
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May 31, 2024 • 16min

Finding success with a QR code app after selling his previous indie business - Ramy Khuffash

Founder of Hovercode, Ramy Khuffash discusses selling Page Flows, starting Hovercode, and the perfect indie business. Topics include finding new business ideas, growth for Hovercode, and working with a horizontal product. Also, insights on the challenges in the QR code industry and future plans.
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May 16, 2024 • 17min

From Tweet Hunter's 8 figure exit, to starting all over again - Tibo Louis-Lucas

Serial founder Tibo Louis-Lucas shares his journey from Tweet Hunter's 8-figure exit to starting anew, focusing on early-stage products. Topics include the importance of failing for indie hackers, rapid product iterations, influencer partnerships, and managing post-acquisition funds. Tibo's insights on wealth management, balancing multiple projects, and maintaining work-life harmony make this episode a must-listen for aspiring entrepreneurs.
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May 10, 2024 • 17min

Building a $200k MRR bootstrapped maid software for a price sensitive niche - Amar Ghose, ZenMaid

Founder of ZenMaid, Amar Ghose, shares journey to $200k MRR. Topics include scaling in a niche market, losing revenue, balancing work ethic vs lifestyle, and recommendations for books and podcasts.
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Apr 25, 2024 • 16min

Building WP Minute, a 5-figure side project without a huge audience - Matt Medeiros, WP Minute

Matt Medeiros, founder of WP Minute, shares insights on building a 5-figure side project with a niche audience while working a full-time job. He discusses monetizing WP Minute, managing a small audience, and balancing a profitable side project alongside employment. Recommendations include podcasts like 'Six Pixels of Separation' and 'Podcasting 2.0'.
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Apr 10, 2024 • 16min

Building a $700k ARR newsletter - Manu Cinca, Stacked Marketer

Manu Cinca, founder of Stacked Marketer, shares his journey of bootstrapping a newsletter to $700k ARR, acquiring 2 newsletters, and raising funding. Topics include transitioning from poker to entrepreneurship, strategies for subscriber growth, building a newsletter business, and the decision to raise funding.

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