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Indie Founder

Tiago Ferreiraredcircle.com

My name is Tiago and I am a full time Indie Maker.

I build startups without any external investment and my goal is to perfect my entrepreneurial craft and reach $100K ARR (Annual Recurrent Revenue)

Join me as I narrate my story and interview other entrepreneurs.

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Episodes

#49 - Tips and tricks for a successful Kickstarter campaign

In today's episode, I will speak about why I think creating a kickstarter campaign is a great way to train multiple entrepreneurial skills and I will share what I have learned from my own campaign Relevant links: My social media posts promoting my campaign: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf/here-successful-posts-kickstarter-campaign-episode-49 Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tiagorbf/help-me-fund-my-first-music-album My music album website: https://theexpat.tiagorb...

Jun 27, 202115 minSeason 1Ep. 49

#47 - Collecting feedback from my friends

I asked my friend Abhi to provide me feedback about the latest Changeit release and I finally figure out what to focus on next. Support this podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf Emotional Rollercoaster episode: https://anchor.fm/wannabentrepreneur/episodes/10---Emotional-Rollercoaster-e114f3b Download changeit app: https://changeit.app

Jun 25, 20218 minSeason 1Ep. 47

#46 - Interviewing The Sailing Frenchman who has the ambition to sail around the world

I have been following Hugo's youtube channel from the beginning and it was a true pleasure to chat with him about his journey. Hugo will tell us about how he grew his youtube channel and how he was able to finance his most recent project as a competitor in the Mini Transat Race (which is a solo transatlantic race). Glossary: Mini Transat: A solo transatlantic yacht race that typically starts in France and ends in the Caribbean. Vendée Globe : A single-handed non-stop round the world yacht race. ...

Jun 24, 202128 minSeason 1Ep. 46

#45 - How can I make Changeit better?

It's always the same, my expectations get too high after a release, and then when the metrics do not follow my expectations I get demotivated and a bit lost regarding the next steps. That's the topic of today's episode. Relevant links: * Busra Interview: https://anchor.fm/wannabentrepreneur/episodes/44---Interviewing-Busra-who-treats-her-career-as-her-own-startup-e138109 * Install Changeit app: https://changeit.app/ * Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TiagoRBF Disclaimer: I don't want to...

Jun 23, 20216 min

#44 - Interviewing Busra who treats her career as her own startup

Today I am chatting with Busra. She is a passionate software developer that has been collecting great stories about her career and sharing them in conferences and her blog. She treats her career as her own startup and we speak about the way of thinking that brought her a lot of positive results so far. If you are new here I would recommend listening to the first episode (https://anchor.fm/wannabentrepreneur/episodes/1---Pilot-e10p1ba). Relevant Links: * Follow Busra here: https://twitter.com/bus...

Jun 22, 202133 min

#43 - New Changeit Release!

Today is all about changeit. The new release is out! I will first take you through my monthly report and then describe the reasoning behind the new changeit features. Relevant links: * Changeit metrics dashboards: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf/my-monthly-changeit-reports-month-may-episode-43 * Download changeit: https://changeit.app/ * Episode introducing changeit: https://anchor.fm/wannabentrepreneur/episodes/2---What-am-I-working-on-e10p6v2...

Jun 21, 202110 minSeason 1Ep. 43

#42 - I am producing a music album

Today I am speaking about my quarantine project. Probably, everyone has one, and mine was producing my first music album. If you want to listen to it checkout tiagorbf on Spotify or visit the website: https://theexpat.tiagorbf.com/ Relevant links: * Album website: https://theexpat.tiagorbf.com/ * Fiverr (freelancing tool): https://www.fiverr.com/ * Support this podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf * Follow on twitter: https://twitter.com/TiagoRBF...

Jun 20, 20218 min

#41 - Interviewing João Amaro that brought cookie dough to Portugal

João Amaro is back to the show, and today he will be speaking about the company that came after Herbpack. He will be speaking about the crazy adventure that was to bootstrap his food business and what he and his partner have learned with the process. Learn more about Donnie Dough here: https://donniedough.com/ . Listen to João first interview here (episode 37): https://anchor.fm/wannabentrepreneur/episodes/37---Interviewing-the-guy-that-started-his-first-company-in-his-teens-e12pian Disclaimer: ...

Jun 19, 202132 minSeason 1Ep. 41

#40 - This podcast is giving me weird dreams

Today I am speaking about a dream I had related to this podcast and the fear of disappointing the listeners. Also, the new changeit release is almost ready and I am excited about the feedback. Disclaimer: I don't want to use your time to show you ads neither of us believes in! This podcast follows the moto: "Pay what you think is worth". If you like this podcast and want to contribute to its development you can do so here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf My twitter: @tiagorbf...

Jun 18, 20216 minSeason 1Ep. 40

#39 - Here is how I organize my new project ideas

Today I want to share with you the process I recently came up with to better organize every new idea I have. Hope it helps! I shared a couple of screenshots of my idea board in the buymeacoffee tool so if you are a supporter of this podcast you can access it here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf/39-here-i-organize-new-project-ideas It might be easier to follow this episode while/after looking at those images. Relevant links: * Wolfgang Interview: https://anchor.fm/wannabentrepreneur/episod...

Jun 17, 20219 minSeason 1Ep. 39

#38 - Got my first donation

Great news! I got my first donation for this podcast today through changeit donation page which motivated me to set up my first contribution page. And I asked my friend Sven to test it. If you want to check it out or contribute here is the link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf

Jun 16, 20218 minSeason 1Ep. 38

#37 - Interviewing João Amaro that started his first company in his teens

Today I am speaking with an old entrepreneur friend. João founded his first company, Herbpack, when he was 18 years old and he has been founding companies ever since. In this interview, he will be speaking about the adventure that was to build Herbpack. Check out Herbpack's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/paginaherbpack and connect with Joao here: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/jo%C3%A3o-amaro-62446a4a Disclaimer: I don't want to use your time to show you ads neither of us believes i...

Jun 15, 202125 minSeason 1Ep. 37

#36 - What problem is this podcast solving?

Today I am talking about a multitude of topics. Starting about complaining about bad internet, moving to what problem is this podcast solving, and finishing by speaking about how I miss hanging out with friends and peers from work. Relevant links: * Support this podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf * Follow on twitter: https://twitter.com/TiagoRBF

Jun 14, 20218 min

#35 - Working on Sundays

Why do we rest on weekends and work on weekdays? Who decided this? Being my own boss means I can decide when I want to work and when I want to chill.

Jun 13, 20216 minSeason 1Ep. 35

#34 - What if I could make money from this podcast?

Hey. Today I bring you a general update on multiple topics. I also have been spending more time thinking about this podcast and if it can actually become a source of income for me. If I set up a patreon or a pay what you think is worth model would you be willing to participate? Let me know via twitter at @tiagorbf.

Jun 12, 20219 minEp. 34

#33 - How I get new users

Today I am talking about how I am getting new users for my app, changeit. I speak about both the paid and non-paid approaches. If you want to learn more about my app check it out here: https://changeit.app/ ============= Hi, there! I don't want to use your time to show you ads neither of us believes in! This podcast follows the moto: "Pay what you think is worth". If you like this podcast and want to contribute to its development you can do so here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf...

Jun 11, 202110 minSeason 1Ep. 33

#32 - Interviewing Giuseppe that is on a unique startup journey to innovate business cards

Today I am chatting with Giuseppe Milazzo. He is the Founder of Contapp, an innovative business tool app that digitalizes business cards and simplifies contact management. With a background in marketing and design, he is going to tell us how he managed to build his app completely organically and his vision for the future. Relevant links: * Download Contapp for FREE at https://linktr.ee/contapp * Connect with Giuseppe via his linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giuseppemilazzo/ * Support this p...

Jun 10, 202129 minSeason 1Ep. 32

#31 - To the mooooonnnn!

We reached 1k plays in this episode so let's talk about that and why I love and hate coding

Jun 09, 20216 minSeason 1Ep. 31

#30 - Beer, Coffee and a Storm!

Today I have a little reflection about how storms are important and unavoidable for any noob trying to become an expert in whatever field!

Jun 08, 20217 min

#29 - Interviewing Matthias whom started and finished a project in just 10 days

I am speaking with the side projects master, Matthias Endler. He is a software developer and an entrepreneur that has a lot of experience in bootstrapping new ideas. In this episode, he will be speaking about his most recent side project that started and ended in just 10 days. You can follow Matthias on Twitter @matthiasendler and read his great blog posts at https://endler.dev. ============= Hi, there! I don't want to use your time to show you ads neither of us believes in! This podcast follows...

Jun 07, 202127 minSeason 1Ep. 29

#28 - The simplest most useful product I ever created

Today I want to share with you the most simple and useful product I have ever created. Here is the link for the chrome plugin in case you want to try it out: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-reviews-for-buying/epffndbljlnghnfjomejlojlmikegfod?hl=en-GB&authuser=0

Jun 06, 20217 minSeason 1Ep. 28

#25 - Interviewing the man that quit his job to follow his passion

In today's episode, I am having a chat with my friend Wolfgang. His example of quitting his job to travel and follow his entrepreneurial passion was a big inspiration for me and a great motivation for my decision to take the leap myself. In this interview, Wolfgang shares what he has learned during this past year and gives valuable insights for people that might want to follow his steps. Learn more about Wolfgang in his website: http://gassler.org

Jun 03, 202118 minSeason 1Ep. 23

#23 - Creating Dashboards

I am back to work and today I was focused on building a dashboard to understand how people interact with my eco store products

Jun 01, 20217 minSeason 1Ep. 23

#22 - Low Energy

A low-energy day and existential doubts about my current strategy!

May 31, 20214 min

#21 - Super Yachts

Today I am speaking about vacation hangover, superyachts, and unemployment money. Hope you like it! Relevant links: * Support this podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf * Follow on twitter: https://twitter.com/TiagoRBF

May 30, 20218 minSeason 1Ep. 17

#20 - Digital Nomad

Remote work? Is it good or bad? Today I share my thoughts about this type of work. I am also telling you about my one way ticket adventure.

May 29, 20216 minSeason 1Ep. 16
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