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A weekly podcast by two indie hackers, Marc and Matt. They share their ups and downs of building their bootstrapped online businesses. They prefer to show instead of teach, so you get to see the real story about what it's like to “startup to something” - raw and unpolished.
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Matt has a few new developments from his ecommerce research. Marc is deciding if and how the PowerImporter codebase needs to change to facilitate bringing on contractors to help him build more importers. The guys discuss Matt's finding and efforts so far in ecommerce and if there are opportunities that are more open to talking about their problems.Creators & Guests
Matt Gale - Host
Marc LG - Host
Matt is struggling with next steps and bets to make in the ecommerce space. Marc is seeing his hosting bill going up as a result of an acquisition. The guys talk through what Matt should do next and the idea of barriers to entry in different markets.
Marc is back from vacation, feeling rejuvenated and ready to conquer. Matt has been digging in further into the ecommerce world and found a cool topic around product photography. The guys talk through Matt's ecommerce findings, further planning and his one-off plans to make pocket money.Mentions:
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Marc is ready to hit the beach for vacation, and Matt has made progress on GDriveFixer and other opportunities. The guys talk through Matt's decision making and evaluating new market opportunities.Mentions:
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Marc has been shipping a new performance update for PowerImporter as well as hacking on a chrome extension for fighting the Twitter algorithm. Matt is running is first test: a fixer for google drive favourites in finder. The guys discuss Matt's experiment, what's come of it and what the next steps are.Mentions:
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The guys are BACK and ready to conquer. Matt is doubling down on goalsetting and working backwards from them but needs some help for the more amorphous goals. Marc is doing some housekeeping for PowerImporter.Mentions:
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The guys review their 2022 and set intention and goals for 2023. Matt has big news!Mentions:
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Marc was a part of the recent Webflow marketplace launch, but the rush burned him out. Matt is getting inspired by AI businesses showing up in his facebook feed and contemplating an offer to be a technical cofounder. The guys discuss how to come back from burnout and moving away from building in public.Mentions:
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Matt is drinking port and finally offloading the operations of his business. Marc is drinking rum and coke and is questioning if the job of marketing that he dislikes so much is serving him. The guys discuss the definition of work and AI powered products.Mentions:
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Matt is in Portugal slacking off. Marc has found and fixed a very profitable bug in PowerImporter. The guys discuss foreign transactions and the best ways to retain revenue when moving between currencies.Mentions:
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Marc has been working on a new WordPress importer. Matt is about to head to Portugal. The guys discuss the shift in popular media away from creating lifestyle businesses, and how the lifestyle is the reason they both began indie hacking.Mentions:
Start Small, Stay Small book by Rob Walling
4-hour workweek book by Tim Ferriss
Digital Nomad lifestyle
Lifestyle businesses are not compatible with Tinyseed
Bootstrapped 233: Running a lifestyle business and proud of it
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Matt is back after vacation/sickness and is working on cultivating Matt Time. Marc is feeling filled with podcast related business ideas after taking over editing this podcast for a few weeks. The guys talk through Marc's business ideas and evaluate their potential.Mentions:
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Xavier Coiffard of FocusPlus joins Marc to chat about productivity and mental well-being as a bootstrapped founder.Topics covered:
How to improve the Pomodoro method for deep work
The importance of design and UX in a competitive market
How to break down your todo list into smaller tasks
Dealing with anxiety and imposter syndrome as a developer
Tailwind UI
Running a job board for remote jobs
Using Copy.ai to help with blog writing and SEO
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PowerImporter: integrate Airtable and Webflow in seconds
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Noah Bragg of Potion and Marc chat about the challenges of being a solo founder while balancing marketing and building the product.Topics covered:
Programmatic SEO
Twitter's algorithm changes
Talking to customers
Building in public might not be as effective as it once was
Juggling wearing multiple hats as a solo founder
Marc's failed 60-day build in public challenge
Working on product vs marketing
Outsourcing customer support
Churn
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PowerImporter: integrate Airtable and Webflow in seconds
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Matt has been consulting with a company to help find and screen a developer for them. Marc has been honing in on the type of candidate he'd like to make as part of his first hire. The guys discuss how to identify desirable candidates and how to screen people with no much experience.Mentions:
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Emma Fletcher (@emmafletcher) of learntosolderkits.com fame stops by to tell the story of the genesis of learn to solder kits, how she grew her e-commerce operations and her newest venture Evergreen Support. She talks through hiring her first employee, building systems, dealing with supply chain bottlenecks and learning about businesses from the inside.Mentions:
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Marc has shipped a Webflow to Airtable sync to PowerImporter and it's getting use in the wild. Matt is searching for an accountability partner to stay on the momentum wagon. The guys discuss testing business ideas, having goals, and what success looks like to each of them.Mentions:
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Marc is back from camping and is making progress on his side project. Matt is having problems regulating his freelancing, but has some new insights for how to keep it from happening. The guys discuss platform risk and next experiments for Marc's project.Mentions:
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Marc is shipping a new PowerImporter feature before going on a camping trip. Matt is just about ready to start his product hunt preparation to market his slackbot. The guys discuss how they see the work they do today and how it fits in the era's of their lives.Mentions:
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Matt is finished the slackbot and is deciding whether to charge or not. Marc is feeling better, and getting his momentum back. The guys discuss when to charge for a product and Microconf masterminds.Mentions:
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