Pieter Levels (aka levelsio on X) is a self-taught developer and entrepreneur who has designed, programmed, launched over 40 startups, many of which are highly successful.
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EPISODE LINKS:
Pieter&#8217;s X: <a href="https://x.com/levelsio">https://x.com/levelsio</a>
Pieter&#8217;s Techno Optimist Shop: <a href="https://levelsio.com/">https://levelsio.com/</a>
Indie Maker Handbook: <a href="https://readmake.com/">https://readmake.com/</a>
Nomad List: <a href="https://nomadlist.com">https://nomadlist.com</a>
Remote OK: <a href="https://remoteok.com">https://remoteok.com</a>
Hoodmaps: <a href="https://hoodmaps.com">https://hoodmaps.com</a>
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OUTLINE:
(00:00) &#8211; Introduction
(11:38) &#8211; Startup philosophy
(19:09) &#8211; Low points
(22:37) &#8211; 12 startups in 12 months
(29:29) &#8211; Traveling and depression
(42:08) &#8211; Indie hacking
(46:11) &#8211; Photo AI
(1:22:28) &#8211; How to learn AI
(1:31:04) &#8211; Robots
(1:39:21) &#8211; Hoodmaps
(2:03:26) &#8211; Learning new programming languages
(2:12:58) &#8211; Monetize your website
(2:19:34) &#8211; Fighting SPAM
(2:23:07) &#8211; Automation
(2:34:33) &#8211; When to sell startup
(2:37:26) &#8211; Coding solo
(2:43:28) &#8211; Ship fast
(2:52:13) &#8211; Best IDE for programming
(3:01:43) &#8211; Andrej Karpathy
(3:11:09) &#8211; Productivity
(3:24:56) &#8211; Minimalism
(3:33:41) &#8211; Emails
(3:40:54) &#8211; Coffee
(3:48:40) &#8211; E/acc
(3:50:56) &#8211; Advice for young people
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