Indie Hackers
Courtland Allen and Channing Allen
Courtland and Channing Allen interview the ambitious indie hackers who are turning their ideas and side projects into profitable online businesses. Explore the latest strategies and tools founders are using to capitalize on new opportunities, escape the 9-to-5 grind, and create their own personal revenue-generating machines. The future is indie!
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Sep 28, 2017 • 1h 1min
#030 – Pivoting Your Way to Three Million Users with Vivek Ravisankar
The founder of HackerRank tells the story of how he and his cofounder went from multiple failed businesses as brand new founders working from India to the creators of one of the most influential websites for programmers and tech companies.
Sep 20, 2017 • 1h 4min
#029 – How to Win by Refusing to Quit with Tracy Osborn of Hello Web Design
Tracy Osborn once asked herself, "Should I learn how to code, or quit my startup?" You can guess which answer she chose, time and time again. Learn how relentless perseverance over time can help build a successful business.
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Sep 8, 2017 • 58min
#028 – How Wes Bos Teaches 100,000 Programmers as a One-Man Operation
What goes into creating a collection of online courses that reaches hundreds of thousand of people? Wes Bos explains everything from how he's built an audience and grown his massive email list, to his work habits and schedule, and a step-by-step walkthrough of how he created and launched his most popular course.
Sep 1, 2017 • 59min
#027 – The Do's and Don'ts of Selling Your Company with Thomas Smale
Few people have seen as many companies bought and sold online as Thomas Smale has. Hear the founder of FE International explain how he started his M&A firm and share the lessons he's learned about selling your business for as much as possible.
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Aug 25, 2017 • 56min
#026 – Building a Mission-Driven Company with Reuben Pressman of Presence
Reuben Pressman has succeeded at doing some very difficult things as an entrepreneur, and building a mission-driven company is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Aug 11, 2017 • 57min
#025 – Becoming the Internet's Most Prolific Maker with Mubashar Iqbal
In 2016, Mubashar Iqbal was named as Product Hunt's Maker of the Year for launching more products and better products than anyone else. In this episodes, Mubs shares his thoughts on what allows him to be uniquely prolific.
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Aug 4, 2017 • 54min
#024 – From Side Projects to Serial Entrepreneur with Moritz Dausinger
Listen to Moritz Dausinger's inspiring journey from side projects to profitable ventures. Discover how he built MailParser, transitioned to DocParser, and navigated the challenges of entrepreneurship while following lean startup principles.
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Jul 19, 2017 • 57min
#023 – Building Habit-Forming Products with Nir Eyal, the Author of "Hooked"
Why do some products become habits? What keeps people coming back to apps like Facebook and Pinterest every day? Nir Eyal breaks the step-by-step process any product can use to to become a habit, and we also dive into the ethical implications of this new super power.
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Jul 12, 2017 • 58min
#022 – Going Full-Time on Your Side Project with Dave DeSandro of Metafizzy
Not everybody gets to work for the internet, floating from project to project and doing creative work that they love, but Dave DeSandro does just that. Learn how he's made a career for himself by building and designing widgets that tens of thousands of other developers have used on their websites.
Jul 5, 2017 • 53min
#021 – Starting a Mission-Driven Company with Rachel Carpenter of Intrinio
The early team behind Intrinio got off to a very challenging start. In this episode, Rachel explains how being dedicated to their mission helped them stay scrappy and persevere through the hard times.
