Important announcement: The next Indie MBA event is on June 16th. It’s with one of the most successful indie hackers ever — Arvid Kahl. He will be sharing his wisdom on how to be an embedded entrepreneur. It’s a free but private event, with limited seats, so book your seat fast. Now…

You are not the hero of your startup (Your user is!) Getting paying customers for a product is tough. Building something worth paying for comes down to solving burning problems for users. And then going out and spreading the word about the solution you built. In beginning, every strategy to get paying users comes down to timeless advice from Investor Paul…

It’s become quite common these days for people to start a Twitter thread with the phrase — “Twitter is a free university”. And then go on to share a mundane listicle with no depth. This simple Twitter search reveals the problem. This has become so rampant that a few weeks…

So my writing course crossed $500 in sales today morning. I thought it would be useful to share how I used Twitter to validate the idea and pre-sell the course. It might help someone looking to build and sell knowledge products. Let’s start 👇 The biggest challenge with launching anything…

If you’re like most founders, indie hackers, and solopreneurs you’re always on the lookout for new resources to help you grow your business. And what better way to stay ahead of the curve than by reading newsletters? In this blog post, I’ll share 7 business newsletters that I think are…

There’s no one-size-fits-all answer for success as an indie hacker, everyone is on their unique journey. Yet some common patterns emerge that help founders succeed with their startups. Over the last 11 months, I’ve deeply analyzed 30+ indie hackers and their startups. This is the documentation of traits that I’ve…

“Faster iterations coupled with perseverance is the best route to have a successful product — not sleek designs or scalable code.” 👆 That’s Spencer Fry’s number 1 insight after running multiple successful startups over the last 19 years. Spencer is the founder of Podia — A platform that helps creators sell digital products, courses, webinars, and even host communities. Spencer started Podia in 2014, it was his first business that he…

“Ghost is being made for love, not for profit.” 👆That’s a line from John O’Nolan’s intro video for Ghost’s Kickstarter campaign from back in 2013. John is the founder of Ghost.org a publishing platform for independent writers and creators to make money from their work. Ghost’s tagline reads: “Turn your audience into a business”. It’s an open startup, so…

Build In Public “Be patient, don’t be afraid of doing the drudge work, and be ready to pivot when you need to.” 👆 That’s Marie Martens’ advice to aspiring Indie Hackers. Marie is the co-founder of Tally.so. Tally is a No-Code tool to build simple online forms to collect feedback, information and even payments. It’s a Belgium based startup founded by Marie and her partner Filip. Tally closed the…