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Short announcement episode where Courtland reveals a new co-host and a new direction for the Indie Hackers podcast going forward.
Listener Q&A about scaling a successful ghost kitchen: analysing the unit economics, the consulting approach that helped build it, creating…
Sriram Krishnan (a16z GP, The Good Time Show) joins to talk about Twitter under private ownership, the crashing stock market, Aku World's…
A travel writer runs a membership site that helps families book discounted airfare, generating roughly $300,000 a year through subscription…
Sam and Shaan react to how a single viral TikTok ad drove $500K of Tabs Chocolate (a 'sex chocolate' DTC brand); they also touch on Outcome…
An Australian ad agency owner took a 50% pay cut to learn pay-per-click advertising early on, and that bet on PPC knowledge turned into a…
The co-owner of a wedding livestream business tried to expand into a new adjacent market when Covid hit, only to find buyers weren't…
Discussion of how to license popular YouTubers' IP to make millions: product deals, branded experiences, digital goods, and the mechanics…
Morgan Housel on his path from a 20-year-old with an 8th-grade education to a partner at The Collaborative Fund: the death of a friend that…
Sam and Shaan react to Elon Musk's $44B Twitter acquisition, debate combustion engines, marvel at the human body, recount Tesla's origin…
Julian Shapiro returns to discuss making money in tech through his investor work at Julian.capital, his writing at Julian.com, and Demand…
A retired Ottawa teacher turned her knowledge of the city's overlooked landmarks into a side business catering to visitors who want…
Sam and Shaan walk through their framework for going from $0 to a real business: describing your approach, concrete tactics, the origin…
A college student branded as Silver Picker earned about $10,000 in one summer by buying coins and precious metals at estate sales and…
Six side-hustle ideas pitched in 2022: (1) Milo Again — repeat-purchase kids brand; (2) Zoom waiting-room experience; (3) 'Give me a…
How to interact with famous people, plus deep dives into Blippi (kids YouTube edutainment) and Vstar Entertainment (live kids/family…
Channing Allen (Indie Hackers co-founder) joins Courtland for a casual chat covering their trip to Italy, getting COVID, the future of…
The founder of iGoal.io, a project management tool, recounts how the app crashed during an early pitch to a major investor and what he…
Greg/Sahil interview Jiho (co-founder of Axie Infinity) on his path from community manager to C-suite via Discord. Topics: Axie's…
Sam and Shaan discuss startup scams and failures including uBiome, Trust No One, and Fast's implosion, then branch into Elon buying…
Sam and Shaan run a Q&A covering starting over from zero in your 20s, what to look for in business partners, how to get Twitter-famous,…
A marketer built a niche agency helping orthodontists with patient acquisition and marketing, leveraging deep familiarity with one…
Running coach Jason Fitzgerald built StrengthRunning.com on the side for two years before going full-time with it as his main fitness…












