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Finally! The Indie Hackers Podcast is launching today. In fact, it's already on iTunes right now! Don't have iTunes? Listen on the website! 🎉
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The Indie Hackers Podcast Episodes 1, 2, and 3 (iTunes) (Google)
David Hauser of Grasshopper ($2.5M/mo), Chris Chen of Instapainting ($32k/mo), and Jason Grishkoff of SubmitHub ($55k/mo) join me on the podcast to talk about how they bootstrapped their businesses to success. 👍
Vettery – Talent Marketplace ($?/mo)
Adam Goldstein explains how Vettery has grown to >10k job applications/mo by bringing new tech and creative marketing to the aging recruiting industry. Only the second exception I've ever made to my "reveal your revenue" rule.
IdeaCheck.io – Idea Validation Tool ($1,500/mo)
Nick Fischer is using his PhD knowledge to help investors and businesses evaluate their ideas. Learn how he's found customers and grown revenue to $1500/mo. He's tackling a problem that we all face as indie hackers.
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I've been working on the podcast since November, and I'm absurdly excited to finally get it out the door! But I'm nervous, too. Making a podcast is really putting yourself out there. And unlike tweets, newsletters, and text interviews, I can't make endless revisions before releasing – I have to get episodes right the first time! 😬
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That said, I think you guys will really enjoy the 6 episodes I've recorded so far! I'm committed to making the podcast better and better over time. In the next few weeks I'll be playing around with different guests, topics, and formats to see what works best. Make sure to leave me your feedback on the forum, where you can comment on each episode! 🤗
Speaking of the forum, here are this week's top discussions:
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Launch with an MVP first or a landing page to collect emails? (by so)
What's the best way to launch your product? Should you just release an early version of your product, or should you build and promote a landing page so you can collect emails? Great discussion here.
New Feature: Email Notifications (by yours truly)
It took 5 months for me to finally get around to it, but this week I added email notifications! Now you'll actually know when people are responding to you.
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The Changelog – Voted the #1 general interest podcast for developers
The Changelog is a weekly podcast that shines a spotlight on the technology and people of open source. It's about the code, the people, and the community.
Taskade — easiest way to make lists and organize your tasks. (by johnxie)
John just released a super slick to-do list app that makes it easy to share tasks and lists with your colleagues, and he could use your feedback!
Opps Daily - 1 month after launching on indie hackers (by oppsdaily)
Opps Daily is a daily email with an idea for a problem to solve and a business to start. They launched on IH last month, and they've been killing it ever since!
Startup Idea? (by caleblee)
Caleb has an idea for a startup, so hop in and tell him what you think about it! Btw, this is a great example of how to use the community to help you out.
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That's it for this week! Thanks everyone for being super supportive these past six months, for sending me great feedback and suggestions, and for helping me get Indie Hackers and the podcast to this point. It keeps me going, so keep it up!
❤️,
Courtland (@csallen)
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