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#1627 - Teen Blogger Draws Up Design CompanyA college student who had been launching blogs since age 15 discovered she had a knack for visual design and began taking on design work as…
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Indie Hackers#212 – Actionable Steps for Building the Right Business with Arvid KahlSOURCE CONVERSATION
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#212 – Actionable Steps for Building the Right Business with Arvid KahlArvid Kahl, who sold FeedbackPanda, discusses his book The Embedded Entrepreneur and how involuntary reciprocity (helping people for free…
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#1625 - Zen Master Makes Mindful MoolaAfter a pandemic pay cut, a marketing manager meditates on options and launches a wellness/mindfulness blog. The episode walks through how…
Side Hustle School#1623 - Failure Friday: Overwork Leads to 3am Emergency Room VisitSOURCE CONVERSATION
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#1623 - Failure Friday: Overwork Leads to 3am Emergency Room VisitA design studio owner burned out, overworked herself, and ended up in the emergency room at 3 a.m. The episode is a cautionary story about…
My First Million
Making Billions in Coworking & the Dark Side of Confidence | My First Million #190Sam and Shaan break down the multi-billion-dollar coworking industry, what it takes to succeed, and the mystique of Adam Neumann. They also…
Indie Hackers#211 – Making 5-figures a Month as an OnlyFans Creator with Aella and Savannah SoloSOURCE CONVERSATION
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#211 – Making 5-figures a Month as an OnlyFans Creator with Aella and Savannah SoloCourtland interviews OnlyFans creators Savannah Solo and Aella, each earning five figures monthly, about the stigma of adult content,…
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What It's Like to Be Rich & How to Respond to Growth Plateaus | My First Million #188Q&A episode: 'what's it like to be rich', what they read outside business, how success affects relationships, pandemic habits to keep, what…
My First Million
Second-hand E-commerce, Door-to-door Sales, and Live Show Recaps | My First Million #189Sam and Shaan discuss second-hand e-commerce, door-to-door sales, rebound travel businesses after COVID, sports innovation, NFTs,…
Side Hustle School#1620 - Savvy Couple Grows Finance Blog into Six Figure BusinessSOURCE CONVERSATION
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#1620 - Savvy Couple Grows Finance Blog into Six Figure BusinessA husband-and-wife team started a personal finance blog aimed at getting out of debt. Growth was slow at first—nine months to reach $50 in…
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#1618 - Accountant Shifts Gears To Renting Out CarsAn Atlanta accountant discovers the car-sharing economy, starts renting out vehicles, and scales up to owning an entire fleet. The episode…
Side Hustle School#1616 - Failure Friday: “The client ordered the most expensive thing on the menu…”SOURCE CONVERSATION
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#1616 - Failure Friday: “The client ordered the most expensive thing on the menu…”A Failure Friday episode about someone who turned a Reddit Secret Santa gift exchange into a recurring business that ultimately didn't pan…
Indie Hackers#210 – How to Take On Huge Incumbents as a Solo Founder with Derrick Reimer of SavvyCalSOURCE CONVERSATION
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#210 – How to Take On Huge Incumbents as a Solo Founder with Derrick Reimer of SavvyCalDerrick Reimer of SavvyCal walks through his strategy of launching challengers to large incumbents by drafting on their tailwinds,…
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#1613 - Monogrammed Blanket Etsy Shop Measures UpAn embroidery shop specializing in monogrammed blankets grows into a six-figure Etsy business, plus an associated podcast and online…
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#1611 - Intern Manages Businesses For Six-Figure IncomeA corporate intern creates her own job title managing multiple small businesses, growing it into a six-figure income and an online course…
My First Million
How Vending Machines are Generating Millions & The Next Big Social App | My First Million #187Riff: how Vimeo went from a College Humor spinoff to an ~$8B valuation, the next big social-app prediction, vending-machine economics (six…
Indie Hackers#209 – Business Books, Coaches, and "Getting Rich" with John Doherty of CredoSOURCE CONVERSATION
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#209 – Business Books, Coaches, and "Getting Rich" with John Doherty of CredoJohn Doherty of Credo explains the pivot his agency marketplace took after customers said his original product was ugly, leading to Credo's…
Side Hustle School#1609 - Failure Friday: “My D.C. tour business was down 89%…”SOURCE CONVERSATION
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#1609 - Failure Friday: “My D.C. tour business was down 89%…”A Failure Friday episode about a Washington, DC tour guide whose side income drops 89% during COVID-19. The segment examines how dependent…
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Billionaire Marc Lore on What He Would Build Today and Future of Ecommerce | My First Million #186Billionaire Marc Lore (The Pitt, Diapers.com, Jet.com, sold companies for $4B+) on buying the Minnesota Timberwolves with Alex Rodriguez,…
Indie Hackers#208 – How this Indie Hacker Blew Past $10K MRR with Jon Yongfook of BannerbearSOURCE CONVERSATION
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#208 – How this Indie Hacker Blew Past $10K MRR with Jon Yongfook of BannerbearJon Yongfook, founder of Bannerbear, discusses crossing $10K MRR with a developer-focused API that generates social-media images, Open…
Side Hustle School#1606 - Sports Cards Trading Hobby Becomes Pandemic PaydaySOURCE CONVERSATION
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#1606 - Sports Cards Trading Hobby Becomes Pandemic PaydayA hobbyist reconnects with his childhood love of sports trading cards during the pandemic and earns more than $20,000 trading them. The…
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Andrew Wilkinson On The Secretive Billionaire Who Acquired Burger King | My First Million #185Andrew Wilkinson joins Sam to profile Jorge Paulo Lemann (3G Capital — Burger King, Heinz, AB InBev) and his playbook of acquiring consumer…
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#1604 - French Bulldog Blog Fetches Extra BonesA man who gets a French bulldog turns his pet ownership into a monetized blog, earning income from content about the breed. The episode…
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Making Millions Improving Mobility & How to Beat LinkedIn | My First Million #184Episode 184: why no one has shipped a Canva-for-video yet (market opportunity), mobility apps like GOWOD and The Ready State making…
Side Hustle School#1602 - Failure Friday: “I thought I had the Midas touch...”SOURCE CONVERSATION
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#1602 - Failure Friday: “I thought I had the Midas touch...”A Failure Friday episode about a digital marketer who spends months building a 'killer app' that nobody wants to download. The segment…