Podcast
Indie Hackers
Hosted by Courtland Allen and Channing Allen · EN
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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#231 – Learning from Conversations with Andrew Warner of Mixergy
Oct 20, 2021Tap to summarizeIn this episode I'm talking with Andrew Warner (@AndrewWarner), the host of the Mixergy where he's interviewed over 2,000 founders in the tech and software space. His new book, Stop Asking Questions, breaks down everything he's learned about having a meaningful conversation and maximizing the value out of one-shot encounters. Learn how to have better conversations: https://www.stopaskingquestions.co/Follow Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewWarnerCheck out Mixergy: https://mixergy.com/
Transcribe →#219 – How to Make Your Business Model a Win-Win-Win - with Dan Shipper and Nathan Baschez of Every
Jul 28, 2021Tap to summarizeMy guests today have a really exciting business model and strategy that I want to dig into. Dan Shipper (@danshipper) and Nathan Baschez (@nbashaw) are the founders of Every, a bundle of business focused newsletters. By structuring Every as a "collective," the writers are happier, the readers are getting better content, and Every is profitable. I want to find out how they get readers, how they get writers, and how "bundling" can be strategic for indie hackers. Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/Follow Nathan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nbashawFollow Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/danshipper
Transcribe →#211 – Making 5-figures a Month as an OnlyFans Creator with Aella and Savannah Solo
Jun 10, 2021Tap to summarizeToday I'm talking to two of the top creators on OnlyFans: Savannah Solo and Aella. Each of them is earning 5-figures a month on the platform, which sits at the intersection of the creator economy and porn. (NSFW… depending on where you work.) In this episode we talk about the stigma of making a living from porn, marketing strategies to get huge on social media, and the future of independent creators on the internet.Savannah's NSFW Twitter: https://twitter.com/savannah_soloAella's NSFW Twitter: https://twitter.com/aellagirlAella's safe-for-work Twitter: https://twitter.com/aella_girlCourtland's OnlyFans page: https://onlyfans.com/csallen
Transcribe →#165 – The Power of Unbundling Communities with Greg Isenberg
Jul 9, 2020Tap to summarizeGreg Isenberg (@gregisenberg) has spent years practicing the art and and studying the science behind building hit viral products. Today he's using his skills to build a communities design firm called Late Checkout, based on his theory that the best products come from unbundling parts of much larger communities and social networks. In this episode, Greg and I discuss the work that goes into building viral products, how to use niches to gain an advantage as an indie hacker, and why the massive growth of large platforms like Twitter and Reddit has created a short window of time for great business ideas.
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#114 – The Business of Podcasting with Jeff Meyerson of Software Engineering Daily
Sep 2, 2019Tap to summarizeJeff Meyerson (@the_prion) is the host of Software Engineering Daily, a popular podcast that averages 20,000 downloads a day. It's also a successful business that generates close to $60,000/month in advertising revenue. Jeff joined the show to talk about the business of podcasting: What goes into producing an episode? How do you ask great questions? What's the best way to grow your listenership and land lucrative advertising deals? And what lessons from podcasting apply more broadly to all indie hackers?Transcript, speaker information, and more: https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast/114-jeff-meyerson-of-software-engineering-daily
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#065 – From Blogging to Growing an Agency to $85,000 a Month with Nat Eliason of Growth Machine
Aug 17, 2018Tap to summarizeNat Eliason (@NatEliason) knows exactly what he's good at. He puts SEO-focused content marketing at the center of every business he builds. When friends started asking for help growing their own businesses through search-optimized content, it was just the validation he needed to start Growth Machine. In this episode, Nat talks about how he hit profitability immediately and grew revenue to $85,000/month in under a year.Transcript, speaker information, and more: https://indiehackers.com/podcast/065-nat-eliason-of-growth-machine
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