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!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 290
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2023
#170 – "I sold my SaaS business for millions… what now?" with Vincent Woo of CoderPad
When Vincent Woo (@fulligin) first started CoderPad, he was certain his idea was a good one. But he still needed to put in the work to prove it. Seven years later, after growing CoderPad and selling …
#169 – Thinking One Step Ahead to Grow Your Business through PR with Dmitry Dragilev of JustReachOut.io
Just because you built it doesn't mean people will come. And just because you got press for it doesn't mean the people who came will stay. As the founder of PR startup JustReachOut.io, Dmitry Dragile…
#168 – Grinding It Out to Build a Million-Dollar Poker Business with Jonathan Little
Jonathan Little (@JonathanLittle) got his start by making millions at the poker table, and then found a way to turn his favorite card game into an online coaching empire that brings in millions of do…
#167 – The Most Sensible Debate on Hustle Culture and Work-Life Balance with Natalie Nagele and DHH
If you want to build a successful business, you have to be ready to work 24/7/365 to have a shot at success… or do you? Both Natalie Nagele and DHH bootstrapped their internet businesses to millions …
#166 – Writing Code to Sell $200,000/Month of Cookies with Sam Eaton of Crave Cookie
When Sam Eaton hears a new idea, it's all he can do to contain his excitement and dive right into the code. So when his sister told him she wanted to start a cookie delivery business, there was never…
#165 – The Power of Unbundling Communities with Greg Isenberg
Greg 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…
#164 – Facing Down an Existential Threat to Your Business with Scott Keyes of Scotts Cheap Flights
From tourism to transit, the travel industry has taken a bigger hit than any other during the coronavirus pandemic. Despite this, Scott Keyes (@smkeyes), the founder of Scott's Cheap Flights, has man…
#163 – Bootstrapping from an Investor’s Point of View with Rob Walling of TinySeed
Rob Walling (@robwalling) spent years bootstrapping successful SaaS businesses, and today he's helping others do the same as the founder of TinySeed, the first accelerator for bootstrappers. In this …
#162 – Building the House You Want to Live In with Steli Efti of Close
We've heard a lot about what it's like to build a company from scratch, but what's life like after you've made it? In this episode, Steli Efti (@Steli) returns to the show for a casual chat about his…
#161 – How to Make Millions by Writing Online with Sam Parr of The Hustle
Sam Parr (@theSamParr) returns to the podcast for the second time. You may remember his journey as the midwesterner that went from running a hot dog stand to creating an 8-figure ad-supported newslet…
#160 – Validating and Building Your Ideas Without Code with Bram Kanstein of No-Code MVP
Bram Kanstein (@bramk) has more experience validating, building, and launching online products than almost anyone, and more success than most. One of his earlier creations, Startup Stash, still retai…
#159 – Storytelling, COVID-19, and Viral Startup Growth with Tomas Pueyo of Course Hero
Tomas Pueyo (@tomaspueyo) is the author of the the mega-viral article "Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now," which was shared by over 40 million people in a single week after it was published in March.…
#158 – Communicating During Crisis with Rand Fishkin of SparkToro
Rand Fishkin (@randfish) has been doing something a lot of founders are afraid to do: He's blogging about the coronavirus pandemic directly from his company website, for all his customers to see. And…
#157 – Listening to Users and Growing to $100,000 MRR with Baird Hall of Wavve
Baird Hall's (@BairdHall) first attempt at starting up didn't go so well. When all was said and done, he'd burned through his savings without finding a working business model, and he and his co-found…
#156 – Surviving a Recession as an Indie Hacker with Amy Hoy of Noko and 30x500
Amy Hoy (@amyhoy) didn't merely survive the 2008 recession: she built multiple profitable online businesses that grew to support her and, eventually, to generate over $1M in annual recurring revenue.…
#155 – Finding the Right Models for Growth with Brian Balfour of Reforge
Ever since I came across his blog years ago, Brian Balfour (@bbalfour) has been one of the most influential people for how I think about growing online businesses. Not only is Brian a successful blog…
#154 – The Right Way to Talk to People About Your Business with Rob Fitzpatrick, Author of The Mom Test
Customers will lie to you. So will your friends and family. It's one of the most surprising things you discover when you talk to people about what you're building. Rob Fitzpatrick (@robfitz) should k…
#153 – Quick Chat with William Candillon of Start React Native
William Candillon (@wcandillon) didn't plan to become an indie hacker when he first started making coding videos on YouTube. He just wanted to learn more efficiently and hold himself accountable. Thr…
#152 – Picking the Right Market to Get Started In with Justin Jackson and Tyler Tringas
Transistor.fm founder Justin Jackson (@mijustin) goes head-to-head with Earnest Capital investor Tyler Tringas (@tylertringas) on the topic of picking the right market. The decisions you make when yo…
#151 – Striking the Right Balance as an Indie Hacker with Sergio Mattei of Makerlog
Sergio Mattei (@matteing) might be the most energetic founder I've had on the podcast. After discovering the world of online maker communities, he built his own from scratch—Makerlog—and grew it into…