Indie Hackers podcast

Indie Hackers

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!

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!

 

#290

#283 – Making $8k/mo Targeting $100M/yr with Lukas and Liz Hermann of StageTimer.io

Lukas (@_lhermann) and Liz Hermann (@lizmhermann) talk having ambition as an indie hacker,... more

15 Jun 2023

49 MINS

49:45

15 Jun 2023


#289

#282 – Media vs Tech, Twitter Monsters, and Making Millions From Content with Steph Smith of a16z

Steph Smith (@stephsmithio) talks making millions in content subscriptions, working at a16... more

03 Jun 2023

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:08

03 Jun 2023


#288

#281 – Seth Godin on Indie Hacking, Doing Hard Things, and Finding Significance in a Changing World

Seth Godin (@ThisIsSethsBlog) talks indie hacking, finding new business ideas, meaningful ... more

25 May 2023

49 MINS

49:21

25 May 2023


#287

#280 – Replacing Yourself as CEO, Living on a Boat, and Crowdfunding to Survive with Alex MacCaw of ...

Alex MacCaw (@maccaw) talks living on a boat, quitting his own 7-figure company, starting ... more

19 May 2023

52 MINS

52:43

19 May 2023


#286

#279 – Staying Indie vs Raising VC, Getting an MBA, and Disrupting the App Store with Emma Lawler of...

Emma Lawler (@emmaryanlawler) talks whether crypto is dead, VC vs bootstrapping, getting a... more

12 May 2023

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:56

12 May 2023


#285

#278 – Growing a Portfolio of AI Products Past $300k After a 7-Figure Exit with Danny Postma

Danny Postma (@dannypostmaa) talks his rivalry with Pieter Levels, selling his AI startup,... more

05 May 2023

53 MINS

53:23

05 May 2023


#284

#277 – Addictive Products, Embracing A.I., and Crossing $26k/mo with Lane Wagner of Boot.dev

Lane Wagner (@wagslane) talks hitting $26k/mo in revenue, why A.I. disruption is a good th... more

27 Apr 2023

58 MINS

58:26

27 Apr 2023


#283

#276 – SaaS Trends, Crowdfunding a Book, and Life After Success with Rob Walling of TinySeed

Rob Walling (@robwalling) talks his new playbook on SaaS, why he launched on Kickstarter, ... more

20 Apr 2023

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:24

20 Apr 2023


#282

#275 – Love, Cohort-Based Courses, and Monetization Frameworks with Wes Kao of Maven

Wes Kao (@wes_kao) talks disrupting traditional education, what it's like to raise $25M, h... more

13 Apr 2023

58 MINS

58:55

13 Apr 2023


#281

#274 – Indie Hackers is indie again!

Indie Hackers is no longer a part of Stripe! Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningA... more

06 Apr 2023

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:11

06 Apr 2023


#280

#273 – The Threat of A.I., Building in Public vs Transparency, and Code vs No-Code with KP

KP (@thisiskp_) talks about why building in public beats mere transparency, whether AI wil... more

29 Mar 2023

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:33

29 Mar 2023


#279

#272 – Escape Rooms, Side Project Marketing, and Getting to Ramen Profitable with Marc Lou of Habits...

Marc Lou (@marc_louvion) talks living in Bali with a private chef, monetizing habit tracke... more

22 Mar 2023

52 MINS

52:20

22 Mar 2023


#278

#271 – Gamification, Digital Nomading, and Growing Sales to $41k/mo with Stas Kulesh of Karma

Stas Kulesh (@stas_kulesh) talks about building internal tools as a great hack, why it tak... more

15 Mar 2023

49 MINS

49:55

15 Mar 2023


#277

#270 – Exiting for Millions in Under a Year with Shaan Puri and Ben Levy of The Milk Road

Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Ben Levy (@benmlevy) talk making it big as a content creator, ch... more

01 Mar 2023

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:14

01 Mar 2023


#276

#269 – Bouncing Back from Failure to Bootstrap Past $2M/Year with Josh Ho of Referral Rock

Josh Ho (@jlogic) talks raising kids, automating word-of-mouth growth, bouncing back from ... more

22 Feb 2023

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:00

22 Feb 2023


#275

#268 – Trading Stocks, Quitting Amazon, and Making $20k/Month with Yahia Bakour of Stock Alarm

Yahia Bakour (@mynameisyahia) talks trading stocks, quitting a $250k/year job at Amazon to... more

15 Feb 2023

47 MINS

47:35

15 Feb 2023


#274

#267 – The Path to $3M in 3 Years as a Solopreneur with Justin Welsh

Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) talks setting a high bar for yourself, releasing products w... more

08 Feb 2023

54 MINS

54:53

08 Feb 2023


#273

#266 – Lessons Learned Building a $37k/mo Business in 2.5 Years with Mat De Sousa of WideBundle

Mat De Sousa (@DsMatie) talks having million-dollar ambitions as a child, learning from nu... more

25 Jan 2023

38 MINS

38:07

25 Jan 2023


#272

#265 – From Full-Time Job to $30k/Month with Damon Chen of Testimonial

Damon Chen (@damengchen) talks failed side projects, validating your idea, charging higher... more

23 Nov 2022

40 MINS

40:51

23 Nov 2022


#271

#264 – Growing a 2-Person Business to $80k/Month with Eric Turner of Japan Dev

Eric Turner (@_etdev) talks living in Japan as a foreigner and visiting Japan as a tourist... more

31 Oct 2022

56 MINS

56:01

31 Oct 2022


#270

#263 – Starting a Profitable Business After a Life-Changing Exit with Laura Roeder of Paperbell

Laura Roeder (@lkr) talks life coaching, starting multiple successful businesses (and sell... more

19 Oct 2022

57 MINS

57:10

19 Oct 2022


#269

#262 – Bootstrapping to $100,000/mo in a Crowded Market with Marko Saric of Plausible

Marko Saric (@markosaric) talks living in Brussels, things he learned working in marketing... more

12 Oct 2022

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:46

12 Oct 2022


#268

#261 – Self-Funding, Pivoting to a Better Idea, and Growing Beyond $10M with Kapil Kale of Tremendou...

Kapil Kale (@kapil) talks AI-generated art, going through YC, buying out his investors to ... more

29 Sep 2022

59 MINS

59:33

29 Sep 2022


#267

#260 – Growing Multiple Products to $18k/mo Revenue with Tony Dinh

Tony Dinh (@tdinh_me) talks growing up in Vietnam, quitting his job working for the man, f... more

21 Sep 2022

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:23

21 Sep 2022


#266

#259 – Dating, Hollow Abstractions, and Making Millions of Dollars with Liron Shapira of Relationshi...

Liron Shapira (@liron) talks relationship and dating advice, building a coaching business,... more

15 Sep 2022

52 MINS

52:06

15 Sep 2022


#265

#258 – From $0 to $36k/Month in a Year with Dashiell Bark-Huss of WishTender

Dashiell Bark-Huss (@DashBarkHuss) talks quitting the fashion industry, living in a van, l... more

07 Sep 2022

46 MINS

46:42

07 Sep 2022


#264

#257 – From Indie Hacker to $200M+ with Patrick Campbell of ProfitWell

We're talking to Patrick Campbell, an indie founder who just sold his company for $200,000... more

22 Jun 2022

48 MINS

48:11

22 Jun 2022


#263

#256 – Debate: Elon Musk, Billionaires, Ethics, and Role Models with Sahil Lavingia and Justin Jacks...

Sahil Lavingia (@shl) and Justin Jackson (@mijustin) join Courtland (@csallen) and Channin... more

15 Jun 2022

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:13

15 Jun 2022


#262

#255 – The Drive to Make Money, Defining Life Principles, and Courtland Wins $10k from Vincent Woo o...

Vincent Woo (@fulligin) sold his company for tens of millions of dollars. He joins the pod... more

27 May 2022

55 MINS

55:44

27 May 2022


#261

#254 – Getting Rich, Designing Your Life Afterwards, and Risk Management with Arvid Kahl and Daniel ...

Daniel Vassallo (@dvassallo) and Arvid Kahl (@arvidkahl) have both already made it as indi... more

22 May 2022

40 MINS

40:20

22 May 2022