Ayush Chaturvedi - Listen Up IH

How a NoCode form builder reached $8500 MRR in a crowded market📃 | Tally

“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

21 Key Lessons from 21 Indie Hackers (Listen Up IH Wrapped)📈

This newsletter has been running for almost 9 months now. I’ve researched and written about some of the most successful indie hackers throughout the year. As 2021 ends, this is a good time to look back on some of the best profiles I could do and what we can

No-Code

How to reach $1M ARR with a 1-page site builder 📈| AJ of Carrd

"Constraints are superpowers"👆That's the number 1 lesson we can all learn from AJ, the founder of Carrd. AJ is a pseudonymous startup founder who bootstrapped the single-page site builder Carrd to more than $1M ARR in 5 years. Before Carrd, AJ had seen success with projects such as html5up

Startup Books

How to build an audience-driven business👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 | Arvid Kahl - The Embedded Entrepreneur

"Just give and help and support."👆 That's Arvid Kahl's message to fellow Indie Hackers. Arvid is the founder of the phenomenal bootstrapped founder blog and podcast. And author of best-selling books like Zero to Sold and The Embedded Entrepreneur. Arvid also co-founded FeedbackPanda.com- an ed-tech SaaS which he took

No-Code

What is the No-Code Movement and why it matters?

"No-Code" or "Low-Code" is a term used to describe the tools and platforms that let anyone build software products without having to do software programming themselves. People who don't know how to code can build software by simple drag and drop mechanism. This is the power of "No-Code" or "Low-Code"

SaaS

$8,000 in revenue without even a product 💸| Tuple

"Be useful on the internet"👆 That's Ben Orenstein's advice for aspiring indie hackers. Ben is the founder of Tuple - a remote pair programming app for macOS. Ben, Joel and Spencer co-founded Tuple back in 2018 as a replacement for a popular app called Screenhero. Screenhero was beloved by the

Content Business

Building A Winning Bundle🏆 | Every

"The magic of writing is that it can make readers feel less alone in the world. The magic of a writer collective is, perhaps, that it can make writers feel less alone in the world."👆 That's how Nathan Baschez and Dan Shipper think about their startup - Every. Every is

SaaS

Freelancer's path to building a SaaS with $10K MRR 🏡| Agent Nest

"Tell yourself - I can do this and I WILL do this. Just focus on your business, focus on what you care about."👆 That's Molly Wolchansky's advice to Indie Hackers who want to get to $10K MRR with their business. Molly is the founder of the SaaS app called The

No-Code

Rising with the No-Code Movement 🏄‍♂️| Makerpad

"Code or No-Code, figure out the path of least resistance and start building"👆 That's Ben Tossell's advice for Indie Hackers Ben is the Founder and CEO of Makerpad. Makerpad is a content + community + course platform that teaches people how to build internet businesses without writing a single line of code.

Creator Economy

Indie Hacker on the Unicorn Track🦄 | Riverside

Listen Up IH - Episode 28 "I want to build a billion dollar company"That's Nadav Keyson's audacious vision for his startup Riverside.fm Riverside is a tool to record studio-quality podcasts/interviews from anywhere with up to 4K Video & WAV Audio. It's run by Nadav and his brother

Creator Economy

Flying past $23K MRR in 2 years🦅 | Hypefury

Listen Up! IH - Episode 27 "Keep your ears and eyes open, because there are opportunities everywhere."👆 That's Samy Dindane's advice for aspiring Indie Hackers. Samy is the co-founder of Hypefury. Hypefury is a Twitter growth tool that lets you schedule Tweets, Threads, Retweet your best content, and a lot

Lifestyle Business

Escaping Death to find his Destiny 🌟| Kyle Gawley of Gravity

Listen Up IH - Episode 26 I have no employees, no investors, no funding, no fixed location. Just me and my laptop, building what I love while traveling the world 👆 That's a quote from one of Kyle Gawley's blogs. Kyle is the founder of Gravity. Gravity is a SaaS boilerplate

Digital Nomads

The Hardcore Year approach to $10K MRR💪 | Andrey Azimov

Listen Up! IH - Episode 25 "Just start a simple one-button app, whatever your idea is."👆 That's Andrey Azimov's advice to aspiring Indie Hackers. Andrey is the the founder of Sheet2Site.com, Chart2Site.com, MacBook Alarm and ProgressBarOSX.com In 2018, Andrey was selected as Product Hunt's Maker of the

Creator Economy

Rock Bottom To Rocket Ship🚀 | How Veed Grew To $5M+ ARR

Listen Up! IH – Episode 24 “Keep pushing, and make something people search for”That’s Sabba Keynejad’s message to Indie Hackers. Sabba is the Co-founder of Veed.io – a browser-based video editing tool. Sabba and his co-founder Tim grew the company from 0 to 50,000 users in just

Community

Kindness and Community | Rosie Sherry👼

Listen Up IH - Episode 23 “It’s really, really simple. I’m kind to people and I think about people first.”That’s how Rosie Sherry gets people to care deeply about the work she does. Rosie Sherry is the founder of RosieLand, Community Lead at Orbit and former

Creator Economy

Ideas you can run with🏃‍♂️

Listen Up IH - Episode 22 “The most exciting business Ideas fit on the back of an airplane napkin” – Carmine GalloThat is the spirit with which every successful Indie Hacker business starts. Chris Justin and Eathan Janney understand this. They are the hosts of the “Run With It” podcast. On

Build In Public

21 Lessons From 21 Indie Hackers

Listen Up! IH – Episode 21 Hey folks👋 This newsletter has been running for the last 20 weeks. I have gone down some interesting rabbit holes when doing these profiles. Learnt a lot in the process. Many of you have joined recently or midway and might not have read the initial

Digital Nomads

Digital Nomad To Prolific Indie Hacker | Pieter Levels 🧳

Listen Up! IH – Episode 20 “Be less scared and just do more things!”That’s Pieter Levels advice for aspiring Indie Hackers. Pieter is the founder of a number of different solo companies, the most notable being nomadlist.com and remoteok.io. As of today, both share a coveted spot

No-Code

Living The Indie Hacker Dream | Jon Yongfook

Listen Up! IH – Episode 19 “If you want to go from 0 to $10K MRR you should divide your time 50:50 between coding and marketing”That’s Jon Yongfook’s advice for Indie Hackers. Jon is the founder of Bannerbear. Bannerbear is a tool to auto-generate images and videos

Content Business

The Power Of Writing Online | David Perell

Listen Up IH - Episode 18 Writing on the internet, is one of the most under-utilized under explored opportunities in the world right now!That’s the number one insight from David Perell – “The Writing Guy” David is the founder of the online writing school – Write of Passage. Write of

Creator Economy

0 To 28M ARR While Building In Public📈 | Nathan Barry

Listen Up! IH – Episode 17 “It takes way longer than you think, and it’s worth it if you keep going.”That’s Nathan Barry’s advice for aspiring IndieHackers. Nathan is the founder of ConvertKit – an email marketing solution for indie creators. As of today, ConvertKit makes **$28.3M

Community

A Community Around Products| Lessons From Ryan Hoover Of Product Hunt🤗

Listen Up IH - Episode 16 "Technology is part of our culture and it’s in many ways a way to express yourself. The same way that music is a way to express yourself”That’s how Ryan hoover looks at the world of tech products and the maker community

Startup Books

Ask Questions Even Your Mom Can’t Lie To 👵| Rob Fitzpatrick

Listen Up, IH! — Episode 15 “Do you think this is a good idea?”That’s the worst question you can ask someone as a startup founder. Rob Fitz explains why in his phenomenal book The Mom Test. It’s a book about having fruitful customer conversations. In just 138 pages

No-Code

How To Validate Startup Ideas Without Code | Lessons From Bram Kanstein

Listen Up, IH! — Episode 14 “I truly believe that if you deliver real value and solve someone’s problem, they don’t care how you do it.”That’s Bram Kanstein’s insight after working with hundreds of early stage startups over the years. Bram is the creator of Startupstash

Creator Economy

The Hustle Of Building A Million-Dollar Content Business✍ | Sam Parr

Listen Up! IH – Episode 13 “Copywriting is the number one skill you need if you want to make money”That’s Sam Parr’s insight from building, running, and selling a successful media empire. Sam Parr is the founder of The Hustle – a tech and business-focused daily newsletter with more