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...where they refuse to talk to indie devs that are not already making millions.

#283 – making $8k/mo targeting $100m/yr with lukas and liz hermann of stagetimer.io

#282 – media vs tech, twitter monsters, and making millions from content with steph smith of a16z

#281 – seth godin on indie hacking, doing hard things, and finding significance in a changing world

#280 – replacing yourself as ceo, living on a boat, and crowdfunding to survive with alex maccaw of reflect

#279 – staying indie vs raising vc, getting an mba, and disrupting the app store with emma lawler of velvet

#278 – growing a portfolio of ai products past $300k after a 7-figure exit with danny postma

#277 – addictive products, embracing a.i., and crossing $26k/mo with lane wagner of boot.dev

#276 – saas trends, crowdfunding a book, and life after success with rob walling of tinyseed

#275 – love, cohort-based courses, and monetization frameworks with wes kao of maven

#274 – indie hackers is indie again!

#273 – the threat of a.i., building in public vs transparency, and code vs no-code with kp

#272 – escape rooms, side project marketing, and getting to ramen profitable with marc lou of habits garden

#271 – gamification, digital nomading, and growing sales to $41k/mo with stas kulesh of karma

#270 – exiting for millions in under a year with shaan puri and ben levy of the milk road

#269 – bouncing back from failure to bootstrap past $2m/year with josh ho of referral rock

#268 – trading stocks, quitting amazon, and making $20k/month with yahia bakour of stock alarm

#267 – the path to $3m in 3 years as a solopreneur with justin welsh

#266 – lessons learned building a $37k/mo business in 2.5 years with mat de sousa of widebundle

#265 – from full-time job to $30k/month with damon chen of testimonial

#264 – growing a 2-person business to $80k/month with eric turner of japan dev

#263 – starting a profitable business after a life-changing exit with laura roeder of paperbell

#262 – bootstrapping to $100,000/mo in a crowded market with marko saric of plausible

#261 – self-funding, pivoting to a better idea, and growing beyond $10m with kapil kale of tremendous

#260 – growing multiple products to $18k/mo revenue with tony dinh

#259 – dating, hollow abstractions, and making millions of dollars with liron shapira of relationship hero

#258 – from $0 to $36k/month in a year with dashiell bark-huss of wishtender

#257 – from indie hacker to $200m+ with patrick campbell of profitwell

#256 – debate: elon musk, billionaires, ethics, and role models with sahil lavingia and justin jackson

#255 – the drive to make money, defining life principles, and courtland wins $10k from vincent woo of coderpad

#254 – getting rich, designing your life afterwards, and risk management with arvid kahl and daniel vassallo

#253 – mother’s day, unscrupulous cofounders, and why you should never retire

#252 – a new co-host and a new direction for the pod

#251 – the best ways to make money in tech with julian shapiro of julian.capital

#250 – italy, covid, indie creators, and our a.i. future with channing allen of indie hackers

throwback: writing code to sell $200,000/month of cookies with sam eaton of crave cookie

throwback: building a business meant to last with peldi guilizzoni of balsamiq

#249 – the keys to making $1m/year as a solo founder with brett williams of designjoy

#248 – crypto literacy, daily habits, and new business ideas with dru riley and greg isenberg

#247 – scaling up a 1-to-1 service with ravi mehta and victoria young of scale higher

#246 – doing content right with steph smith of trends.co

#245 – hiring a team you actually like with ben orenstein and derrick reimer

#244 – building gradually to grow suddenly with shahed khan of hyper

#243 – mental health and bootstrapping in 2022 with rob walling of tinyseed

#242 – money, happiness, and productivity as a solo founder with pieter levels (part 2 of 2)

#241 – money, happiness, and productivity as a solo founder with pieter levels (part 1 of 2)

#240 – capturing a valuable market from the bottom up with amjad masad of replit

#239 – a new golden age for creatives and founders with li jin of variant

#238 – from adversity to ambition with niya dragova of candor

#237 – the minimalist entrepreneur with sahil lavingia of gumroad

#236 – not giving up with matt wensing of summit

#235 – an nft conversation for indie hackers with hiten shah and mubashar iqbal

throwback: how to build a life you love by quitting everything else with lynne tye of key values

brains: talking money with anthony pompliano and sam parr

#234 – money, kids, and choosing your market with justin jackson of transistor.fm

#233 – hard-learned lessons from decades of entrepreneurship with spencer fry of podia

#232 – how to punch above your weight with sonal chokshi of a16z

#231 – learning from conversations with andrew warner of mixergy

#230 – grit, timing, and building businesses you love with andrew gazdecki of microacquire

#229 – stealing users away from incumbents like google with marie martens of tally

#228 – making $1m/yr then raising money as a solo indie hacker with aj from carrd

#227 – constraints, longevity, and avoiding competition with john o'nolan from ghost

#226 – how to be your own vc with james layfield of clearfind

#225 – growth tactics, audience building, and brains with julian shapiro of demand curve

#224 – deploying empathy to build better businesses with michele hansen of geocod.io

#223 – how to master passive growth with rob fitzpatrick of write useful books

#222 – a model with built-in virality with valentin hinov of thankbox

#221 – how an indie hacker is competing with buffer with samy dindane of hypefury

#220 – be brave, not cool, with michael seibel of y combinator

#219 – how to make your business model a win-win-win - with dan shipper and nathan baschez of every

#218 – making money and being happy with sam parr and shaan puri of my first million

#217 – how a near-death experience turned a vc-backed founder into a bootstrapper with kyle gawley of gravity

#216 – the "hardcore year" approach to $10k/month in revenue with andrey azimov of sheet2site

#215 – why you don't have to be "a business person" to succeed - with dan cederholm of dribbble

#214 – getting a big exit by being a small player in a small pond with chris bakke of interviewed

#213 – an indie hacker's process to reach $10k mrr

#212 – actionable steps for building the right business with arvid kahl

#211 – making 5-figures a month as an onlyfans creator with aella and savannah solo

#210 – how to take on huge incumbents as a solo founder with derrick reimer of savvycal

#209 – business books, coaches, and "getting rich" with john doherty of credo

#208 – how this indie hacker blew past $10k mrr with jon yongfook of bannerbear

#207 – the art of podcasting, the future of angel investing, and startup ideas for indie hackers with rob walling of tinyseed

#206 – how small actions lead to compound gains with nathan barry of convertkit

#205 – new business ideas for 2021

#204 – the simplest $250k arr startup you've ever heard of with collin waldoch

#203 – what you need to know about bitclout with mubashar iqbal

#202 – how to build a rabid fan base with austin rief of morning brew

#201 – 3x growth, dating, and hiring a coach for everything with ben orenstein of tuple

#200 – every indie hacker has an online course in them with andrew barry, marie poulin, and ali abdaal

#199 – the future of teaching with darrell silver of thinkful and quincy larson of freecodecamp

#198 – how an indie hacker landed enterprise customers in year one with nadav keyson of riverside.fm

#197 – inside zapier's first acquisition with ben tossell of makerpad

#196 – turning a weak skill into your best asset with david perell of write of passage

#195 – bootstrapping to $3.3m/year in a competitive space with sabba keynejad of veed

#194 – entering a market with no domain expertise with kevin lee of immi

#193 – how to earn 100 true fans and your financial independence with jay clouse of unreal collective

#192 – quitting it all to follow your passion with dave geddes of mastery games

#191 – making a living from the paid newsletter ecosystem with yaroslaw bagriy of newsletter crew

#190 – indie hacking in the passion economy with li jin of atelier

#189 – making $1.5m/year reimagining local news with chris and bruce of whereby.us

#188 – fame, focus, and billions of pageviews with evan britton of famous birthdays

run with it: courtland allen shares 3 ideas for indie hackers to build a profitable business

#187 – building a $38k/month saas business as a solo founder with jordan o'connor of closet tools

#186 – indie hacker ideas for bundling (and unbundling!) with tyler king of less annoying crm

#185 – how courtland allen built indie hackers, with ben and david from acquired

#184 – $60k in a week, plus ideas for building the future of work with dan pierson

#183 – how a solo founder got to $1m in revenue with chris oliver of gorails

#182 – selling shovels during the podcasting gold rush with mubashar iqbal

#181 – deciding to go big with david hsu of retool

#180 – from $0 to $5m without writing any code with tara reed of apps without code

#179 – making $280k in four weeks with traf

#178 – trends and opportunities for building a saas in 2020 with rob walling of tinyseed

run with it: inside the business with lindsay gabbard and alessandro pepe

#177 – mastering the lifestyle-first approach to indie hacking with daniel vassallo

#176 – the journey to build a large, profitable business with aleem mawani of streak

indie bites: how veed grew to $1.7m arr in less than 2 years with sabba keynejad of veed.io

#175 – using a.i. to become a superpowered indie hacker with przemek chojecki of contentyze

#174 – from millions in revenue to staring bankruptcy in the face with aline lerner of interviewing.io

#173 – persisting through failures to find a winning trend with dru riley of trends.vc

#172 – how to build a media company with alex wilhelm of techcrunch

#171 – winning people's attention with nathan latka of founderpath

#170 – "i sold my saas business for millions… what now?" with vincent woo of coderpad

#169 – thinking one step ahead to grow your business through pr with dmitry dragilev of justreachout.io

#168 – grinding it out to build a million-dollar poker business with jonathan little

#167 – the most sensible debate on hustle culture and work-life balance with natalie nagele and dhh

#166 – writing code to sell $200,000/month of cookies with sam eaton of crave cookie

#165 – the power of unbundling communities with greg isenberg

#164 – facing down an existential threat to your business with scott keyes of scotts cheap flights

#163 – bootstrapping from an investor’s point of view with rob walling of tinyseed

#162 – building the house you want to live in with steli efti of close

#161 – how to make millions by writing online with sam parr of the hustle

#160 – validating and building your ideas without code with bram kanstein of no-code mvp

#159 – storytelling, covid-19, and viral startup growth with tomas pueyo of course hero

#158 – communicating during crisis with rand fishkin of sparktoro

#157 – listening to users and growing to $100,000 mrr with baird hall of wavve

#156 – surviving a recession as an indie hacker with amy hoy of noko and 30x500

#155 – finding the right models for growth with brian balfour of reforge

#154 – the right way to talk to people about your business with rob fitzpatrick, author of the mom test

#153 – quick chat with william candillon of start react native

#152 – picking the right market to get started in with justin jackson and tyler tringas

#151 – striking the right balance as an indie hacker with sergio mattei of makerlog

#150 – acquiring the experience to make it as a solo founder with jen yip of lunch money

#149 – generating passive income by teaching what you know with greg rog of learnux

#148 – quick chat with nathan rosidi of strata scratch

#147 – having fun on the path to independence with cory zue of place card me

#146 – refusing to take no for an answer with alexandria procter of digsconnect

#145 – the slow, deliberate process of making a saas business work with jane portman of userlist

#144 – putting people first as a founder with vlad magdalin of webflow

#143 – following your passion to become an indie hacker with pete codes of no cs degree

#142 – building the ultimate lifestyle business with dmitry dragilev of justreachout.io

#141 – bootstrapping an app to millions through sheer persistence with cesar kuriyama of 1 second everyday

#140 – vital learnings from bootstrapping and selling a $55k a month business with arvid kahl of feedbackpanda

#139 – pursuing a mission while bootstrapping to millions with john o'nolan of ghost

#138 – finding a positive feedback loop to profitability with robert james gabriel of helperbird

#137 – creating an ecosystem for millions by building for yourself with taylor otwell of laravel

#136 – happy customers, happy wife (and co-ceo), happy life with dave sims of floify

#135 – quick chat with stefan endress

#134 – code vs no-code with ben tossell of makerpad and sahil lavingia of gumroad

#133 – quick chat with anne-laure le cunff

#132 – niching down to find product-market fit with ryan born of cloud campaign

#131 – funding for indie hackers with tyler tringas of earnest capital

#130 – iterating your way to founder-product fit with zach resnick of easypoint concierge

#129 – quick chat with dominic monn of mentorcruise

#128 – finding 22,000 paying customers despite stiff competition with tyler king of less annoying crm

#127 – quick chat with ghyslain gaillard of indie london

#126 – finding success by staying optimistic with ketan anjaria of hireclub

#125 – quick chat with danielle johnson of leave me alone

#124 – talking to customers and growing to $50,000 a month with sarah hum of canny

#123 – quick chat with louis nicholls of sales for founders

#122 – filling a gap and bootstrapping to $1m with josh wood of honeybadger

#121 – quick chat with mubashar iqbal of pod hunt

#120 – seeking truth as a founder with patrick campbell of profitwell

#119 – sales tips every founder should know with steli efti of close

#118 – the magic of choosing a great market with justin jackson of transistor

#117 – becoming indistractable as a founder with nir eyal, author of hooked

#116 – exploring ideas and exploiting the good ones with justin mares of kettle and fire

#115 – quick chat with harry dry of marketing examples

#114 – the business of podcasting with jeff meyerson of software engineering daily

#113 – quick chat with ben orenstein of tuple

#112 – from side project to full-time founder with tommy griffith of clickminded

#111 – quick chat with jessica chan of coder coder

#110 – how to prepare for success from the beginning with chris savage of wistia

#109 – quick chat with reilly chase of hostifi

#108 – keeping it simple to build a multimillion-dollar business with sam parr of the hustle

#107 – quick chat with joe howard of wp buffs

#106 – creating a $200k side project without writing a line of code with ben tossell of makerpad

#105 – charting your own course as a founder with jason fried of basecamp

#104 – quick chat with dianna allen of budget meal planner

#103 – finding success by working on things that matter with hiten shah of fyi

#102 – quick chat with pat walls of starter story

#101 – how to execute well and beat the competition with eric zhang of scalable press

#100 – from aspiring billionaire to indie hacker with sahil lavingia of gumroad

#099 – overcoming fear and paralysis to build an industry-changing business with aline lerner of interviewing.io

#098 – how to make $2.5mm as a solo founder by teaching what you love with adam wathan

#097 – paying it forward with kindness to build a $1.2mm community with rosie sherry of ministry of testing

#096 – how three founders created a profitable business that they haven't even launched yet with ben orenstein of tuple

#095 – reaching $20mm/year building hundreds of products with chad pytel of thoughtbot

#094 – how to build a better (funnier!) brand for your business with allie lefevere of obedient

#093 – things you learn from starting 23 businesses with "parallel founder" danielle baskin

#092 – the business of bringing people together with derek andersen and david spinks of bevy

#091 – making it happen as an early-stage founder with mark fershteyn of recapped

#090 – inventing the company that's right for you with natalie nagele of wildbit

#089 – from fireman to first-time founder with matt verlaque of uplaunch

#088 – sage advice (and reasons you probably won't follow it) from jason cohen of wp engine

#087 – examining the repeated successes of a product-focused solo founder with aj of carrd

#086 – how to build a life you love by quitting everything else with lynne tye of key values

#085 – building a business meant to last with peldi guilizzoni of balsamiq

#084 – creating better products through marketing with tim soulo of ahrefs

#083 – the trial-and-error path from $0 to $1 million with dominic wells of human proof designs

#082 – lessons learned from a lifetime of bootstrapping with rob walling of drip and tinyseed

#081 – bootstrapping to millions in revenue, not once, but twice! with ajay goel of gmass

#080 – how to accomplish something extraordinarily great with daniel gross of pioneer

#079 – things every founder should know about growth with julian shapiro of bell curve

#078 – taking on google and facebook as a solo open-source founder with evan you of vue.js

#077 – iterating your way to a product that customers find valuable with andy cook of tettra

#076 – becoming better leaders to build better companies with keegan and cameron of torch.io

#075 – escaping the 9-to-5 grind to create a $3 million business with joel hooks of egghead.io

#074 – how to build a complex hardware business by starting simple with david rabie of tovala

#073 – building the habits necessary to succeed as a founder with james clear

#072 – building a high-growth startup in an emerging market with shola akinlade of paystack

#071 – bootstrapping to $1 million in two years as a non-technical founder with christy laurence of plann

#070 – pivoting from hard times to profitability with christine spang of nylas

#069 – how to use patience and empathy to reach millions with ben halpern of dev.to

#068 – finding success as a first-time founder with mathilde collin of front

#067 – creating a massive community and making it profitable with ryan hoover of product hunt

#066 – building a tech business outside of the tech industry with brian jagger of casting calls america

#065 – from blogging to growing an agency to $85,000 a month with nat eliason of growth machine

#064 – the path from minimum viable product to $50m a year with des traynor of intercom

#063 – turning small ideas into a $35,000 a month business with katie keith of barn2 media

#062 – getting a brand new saas business off the ground with mike taber of bluetick

#061 – how to bootstrap your way to $250,000,000/year with jt marino of tuft & needle

#060 – the psychological challenges of being a founder with dr. sherry walling of zen founder

#059 – from laid off to generating $25,000 in monthly revenue with john doherty of credo

#058 – building the company you actually want to work at with joel gascoigne of buffer

#057 – wearing all the hats as a founder with saron yitbarek of codenewbie

#056 – following your passion to build an impactful business with quincy larson of freecodecamp

#055 – blazing new trails with a small team with claire lew of know your company

#054 – getting help from the community to build a profitable game with vicky hsu of habitica

#053 – the path to improving as a founder and generating millions in revenue with steli efti of close.com

#052 – creating a popular product and selling it to governments with tiffany and danny of remix

#051 – finding your way as a founder with rand fishkin of moz and sparktoro

#050 – creating a new product category with katelyn gleason of eligible

#049 – everything you need to know about business with josh kaufman of the personal mba

#048 – publishing wildly successful content online with david smooke of hacker noon

#047 – the value of being interesting and persistent with joel runyon of impossible

#046 – building a life-changing business with austen allred of lambda school

#045 – turning a vision into a massively profitable business with max lytvyn of grammarly

#044 – from fledgling founder to 7-figure deals with stephanie hurlburt of binomial

#043 – confronting your fears and taking a leap with pieter levels of nomad list

#042 – bootstrapping in a crowded market with gareth and jonathan bull

#041 – an optimistic nihilist's take on building a $2m business with vincent woo

#040 – learning how to be a successful founder with spenser skates

#039 – success ten years in the making with amir salihefendic of doist

#038 – when your side project blows up with dawson whitfield of logojoy

#037 – the story of workflowy: from $0 to $800,000 a year with jesse patel

#036 – from two failed startups to $10,000,000 in revenue with david darmanin

#035 – "definitely not trying to fit in" with tobias van schneider

#034 – making $125,000 a month as a solo founder with mike carson of park.io

#033 – finding your next idea with philippe lehoux of missiveapp.com

#032 – before and after product-market fit with peter and calvin from segment

#031 – how kevin mcardle quit his job and bought 28 businesses in two years

#030 – pivoting your way to three million users with vivek ravisankar

#029 – how to win by refusing to quit with tracy osborn of hello web design

#028 – how wes bos teaches 100,000 programmers as a one-man operation

#027 – the do's and don'ts of selling your company with thomas smale

#026 – building a mission-driven company with reuben pressman of presence

#025 – becoming the internet's most prolific maker with mubashar iqbal

#024 – from side projects to serial entrepreneur with moritz dausinger

#023 – building habit-forming products with nir eyal, the author of "hooked"

#022 – going full-time on your side project with dave desandro of metafizzy

#021 – starting a mission-driven company with rachel carpenter of intrinio

#020 – building a million dollar mailing list with scott of scott's cheap flights

#019 – solving your own problem with todd garland of buysellads

#018 – finding your first paying customers with wade foster of zapier

#017 – how to grow your business with julian shapiro of bell curve

#016 – building a $1 million business solo with mike perham of sidekiq

#015 – data-driven marketing and sales with alex maccaw of clearbit

#014 – delivering more value and charging more money with brennan dunn of doubleyourfreelancing.com

#013 – how to overcome the biggest challenges to your online business with patio11

#012 – traveling, learning to code, and bootstrapping to $25k/mo with tyler tringas of storemapper

#011 – how ryan bednar went from seo consulting to building an seo product that makes $80,000/mo

#010 – growing your social media presence and building an audience with laura roeder of meetedgar

#009 – breaking into bootstrapping your own saas business with clifford oravec of tamboo

#008 – growing a $600,000/mo business by starting with direct sales with nathan barry of convertkit

#007 – building an open-source publishing platform that makes $63,000/mo with john o'nolan of ghost

#006 – launching your product and finding customers immediately with josh pigford of baremetrics

#005 – how the vc business model co-opts entrepreneurs' visions with bryce roberts of indie.vc

#004 – succeeding in a crowded market by building a niche business with garrett dimon of sifter

#003 – bootstrapping a saas business to $30,000,000/year with david hauser of grasshopper

#002 – fueling growth with seo and content marketing with chris chen of instapainting

#001 – building an audience and being scrappy with jason grishkoff of submithub