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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

#169 - How did I end up building a community?

In today's episode, I will mostly speak about the wbe space and how my entrepreneur journey started with a climate change app and ended up with a virtual co-working space for bootstrappers. I will also share some tips about how to build an active community and what tools I am using to do so. About this podcast Become a Member: https://wannabe-entrepreneur.com/member/ Buy a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf Join Co-Working space: https://wannabe-entrepreneur.com/coworking/ Twitter: ht...

Nov 30, 202133 min

#168 - Interviewing Lucie about art, logo design and co-founding Logology

In this wbe episode, I am interviewing Lucie Baratte. Lucie is a graphic designer, specializing in visual identity, logo, and brand design. She is also the co-founder of Logology.co . In this interview, we will speak about art, logo designing and the story of logology told from Lucie's perspective. Some of the interesting questions Lucie will answer are: What is the definition of art? How was Comic Sans MS font created? How did the idea of Logology come to be? What do the family and friends thin...

Nov 25, 20211 hr 11 min

#167 - Meme Marketing

Welcome to episode 167 of the WBE podcast and it is a very exciting one, filled with emotions and valuable lessons. In this podcast I will speak about: Being unable to disconnect from work and what are the consequences of it How I am creating a virtual office and how people that never met each other are working together in it Having a chat with Dagobert about meme marketing The Meme Lord Challenge Share your best startup-related meme and use the hashtag #startupmemelord . Dagobert and I will che...

Nov 23, 202139 min

#166 - Interviewing Alessandra about how to build products for communities

Today I am chatting with Alessandra Scicchitano . Alessandra started her career as a researcher in computer science and then worked as a software engineer. Since she wanted to increase her impact in the building process Alessandra shifted her career towards project management and built many products for tech-related communities. Today we will talk about: How to build products for communities How the idea of Alessandra newsletter came to be What many successful companies have in common About Wann...

Nov 18, 202136 min

#165 - I was blessed by the community gods!

In this wbe freestyle episode I will speak about: My successful rebranding brought 9 new members in the last 15 days Our first community event and how the pressure of doing a good job is slowly getting to me... Why we should care about climate change and cop26 results Great automation tools that all bootstrappers should know about Support this podcast: Join our virtual Co-Working space: https://wannabe-entrepreneur.com/coworking/ Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf Follow me o...

Nov 16, 202132 min

#164 - Interviewing Arvid Kahl about building in public and bootstrapping

In this episode, I am having a lovely chat with the build in public expert Arvid Kahl ( @arvidkahl ), who is a software engineer, entrepreneur, and writer. He co-founded and bootstrapped FeedbackPanda , an online teacher productivity SaaS company, with his partner Danielle Simpson. He has also written many entrepreneurship-related books like Zero to Sold , The Embedded Entrepreneur and now he is writing a Build in Public book . We spoke about bootstrapping, the audience first approach ad a lot o...

Nov 11, 20211 hr 17 min

#163 - This is the best podcast in the world!!

In today's episode, I will cover a big variety of cool topics: Starting from the ups and downs of being a bootstrapper and the mindset lesson I took from a coffee shop owner. Then I will speak about how finally my SEO bet is paying off and I will also give you an update on my father's website. And finally, I will give you some great tips and tricks to better understand Product Hunt! There is also. little surprise in the end related to a promise I made ;) Relevant Links: Support this podcast and ...

Nov 09, 202131 min

#162 - Interviewing Shulhi about tips and tricks to work fully remote

In this episode, I am interviewing Shulhi who has been working fully remote for more than 6 years with a 12 hours difference from his colleagues. We will cover a lot of important topics for people that are thinking of moving full remote like: How should you organize your day? How to stay healthy working remotely? How does communication work? and more Are you also working remotely? Join our virtual co-working space Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wbepodcast About the episode: Follow Shu...

Nov 04, 202151 min

#161 - A Virtual Co-Working Space For Bootstrappers

In this episode I am speaking about: Introducing the new podcast members to the community. Importance of listening to what your users and community have to say about your project. Being embaraced and not knowing what to answer to the question: "What are you working at?" Asking the community how would they invest 1M euros in their product Rating 3 SEO content creators on fiverr Join our virtual Co-Working Space: https://wannabe-entrepreneur.com/member/ New Members: Goutham Founder of astramind.io...

Nov 02, 202135 min

#160 - Interviewing Kavya who quit her job to build a pro resume builder

In this episode, I am chatting with Kavya. After working on big corporations and small startups, Kavya, together with her husband, decided to follow their passion and build their own company. They built Resumey , a tool that uses markdown to help developers build shiny and amazing resumes. She will share many aspects about her journey so far including how they were able to have a great product launch using Producthunt, their most efficient marketing strategies, and monetization. Did you like thi...

Oct 28, 20211 hr

#159 - The Boostrapper Paralysis

Summary Today it starts the beginning of a new podcast format, the Wannabe Entrepreneur Show (WBE Show). Instead of daily releases, I will be released twice a week. In today's show, I will introduce the new format, speak about how having too many options might paralyze us, and share a couple of cool SEO tools. I will also give you an update on Changeit . Want to become a WBE member? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf What do you think of the new format? https://twitter.com/wbepodcast Relevant...

Oct 26, 202125 min

#158 - Interviewing Abdulmohsen about how to build and sell a beautiful table

My guest in today's show is the entrepreneur Abdulmohsen the founder of OneBase . He will be sharing his 4 years long bootstrapping journey designing and manufacturing his dream table. Getting married and moving to a small apartment was the trigger he needed to envision a table that could be both useful and beautiful. About Abdulmohsen: Website: https://byonebase.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/atalduwaisan About This Podcast: Join the community: https://wannabe-entrepreneur.com/member/ Follow...

Oct 22, 20211 hr 9 min

#157 - Starting from next week things will change

In this episode, I am announcing the new format of this podcast that will start next week. I have listened to your feedback and thought about it a lot and I am finally ready to share my conclusions with you. Follow me on Twitter: @wbepodcast Become a Member: https://wannabe-entrepreneur.com/member/ Background Music: Music: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

Oct 21, 202110 min

#156 - This will be my last Changeit feature in a while

I was finally able to finish the notification feature I was working on for my climate change app changeit. I am super excited about it and I am talking about it in this episode together with some learnings I got from today's interview. It's a short bootstrapper update episode for you. Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wbepodcast Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf Download Changeit: https://changeit.app Background Music: White Petals by Keys of Moon | https://soundclou...

Oct 20, 20219 min

#155 - Another Exciting Changeit Feature

I am working on a very exciting new feature in my react native-based app (changeit). In this episode, I will speak about this feature with you and what problems will this solve. Join our discord community: https://discord.gg/sAUb9dUR8Z Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wbepodcast Background Music Water Wood & Stone by Audionautix | https://audionautix.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons ...

Oct 19, 20216 min

#154 - I should reduce to two episodes per week

The number of listeners of this podcast has stagnated for a couple of months now I don't know what I can do to improve it. I am thinking that reducing the number of episodes might give me the opportunity to focus more on marketing and advertising each new episode. But I really want to know your opinion. What do you think? Shal I reduce the number of weekly episodes to 2? Answer in the comment section here: https://wannabe-entrepreneur.com/episodes/154/ Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/w...

Oct 18, 20218 min

#153 - Anxiety

I am working really hard on my projects but making close to no money. This brings moments of a lot of anxiety especially when I know I have rent to pay... Today I am sharing those feelings as they were happening. Comment on this episode: https://wannabe-entrepreneur.com/episodes/153/ Why becoming a member?: https://wannabe-entrepreneur.com/member/ Twitter: @wbepodcast Email: wannabeentrepreneurpodcast@gmail.com Background Music: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/...

Oct 15, 20216 min

#152 - Interviewing Aleksandra about Marketing for Bootstrappers

In this episode, I am interviewing Aleksandra , she is passionate about building products, brands, and communities with 10 years of experience in startups, marketing, branding, project, and event management. In the interview, Aleksandra gives super valuable marketing tips relevant for any bootstrapper that wants to improve their marketing knowledge. About this show: Become a member: https://wannabe-entrepreneur.com/member/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wbepodcast About Alexandra: Twitter: https:/...

Oct 14, 20211 hr 4 min

#151 - Asking for feedback for my new website

The official Wannabe Entrepreneur Website is live and yesterday I shared it with the world and asked for feedback. In this episode, I will go through the feedback and let you know what I was able to adapt. Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf Twitter: https://twitter.com/wbepodcast Podcast Website Builder: https://www.podpage.com/ Background Music: Positive Hip-Hop by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons ...

Oct 13, 20218 min

#150 - The Official Wannabe Entrepreneur Website is Live!

The official Wannabe Entrepreneur website is live! In today's episode, I am going to teach you how to deploy your website using Netlify for free. I was also able to create an automatic way to generate a static page for each of my episodes! I am super excited about the results and will tell you how I did it. Check out the website: https://wannabe-entrepreneur.com Check out my build in public Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/wbepodcast/status/1447864868808368129 Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buy...

Oct 12, 202112 min

#149 - How to Build a Website for a Podcast

Today I am taking you along in my journey building my Wannabe Entrepreneur Website. It's a little build in a public edition that will teach you how to build a website using Hugo. Follow the Twitter thread here: https://twitter.com/wbepodcast/status/1447494652827942912 Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf Background Music: bedtime after a coffee by Barradeen | https://soundcloud.com/barradeen/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licen...

Oct 11, 202112 min

#148 - New Changeit Release!

Today I will be sharing with you some details about the newest changeit release that promises to make the app more social. The idea is to increase organic growth but there is still a lot of work ahead! Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf Download Changeit: https://changeit.app Twitter: @wbepodcast Background Music: Music: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/...

Oct 08, 20214 min

#147 - Did I keep my unemployment money in Portugal??

Another update episode for you. I am giving you an update on what will happen to the German unemployment money now that I am in Portugal, I will also speak about where I stand regarding the Web Summit, and lastly will give a couple of thoughts about Dagorbert's interview. Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wbepodcast Recommended Episodes: Eva's Interview: Episode #115 Dagobert's Interview: Episode # 146 Background Music: Love life by ...

Oct 07, 202110 min

#146 - Interviewing Dagobert about bootstrapping Logology

Today I am sharing with you a great conversation I had with Dagobert. He started his entrepreneur career since he was 16 building video games and soon after disrupted the French Idol with his website. Recently he quit his well paid job to work on his company Logology We are talking about our challenges and victories as bootstrappers and Dagobert will share some great tips around how to build an audience on Twitter. Was this content useful? Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf F...

Oct 06, 20211 hr 3 min

#145 - I got accept in the Web Summit Lisbon

Today I have a chilled episode for you with a couple of updates in my projects including in the Web Summit Saga. I really need your opinion: Shall I invest 1000 euros to participate in the conference? Answer here: https://twitter.com/wbepodcast/status/1445441868356063232 Want to support this podcast? Buy me one Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf Background Music: River by MusicbyAden | https://soundcloud.com/musicbyaden Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative...

Oct 05, 20218 min

#144 - Pitching Changeit to join the Web Summit Lisbon (Version 2)

The Web Summit is said to be one of the biggest Tech companies in the world and is happening in my new home, Lisbon! I could not lose the chance to show Changeit (my climate change app) to the world! Please leave me a nice review in Apple Podcasts Buy me a Coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf Shoot me a message on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wbepodcast Background Music: Sad Piano by LesFM | https://lesfm.net/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Common...

Oct 05, 20213 min

#143 - Interviewing Isaac and Wei Li founders of Tinyask

Isaac and Wei Li quit their jobs to bootstrap a disruptive company called Tinyask.co . Tinyask uses audio and small communities to help people navigate through uncommon careers (like being an entrepreneur). In this chat, you will learn more about their idea, how they are building and what keeps them up at night... Join our community and have direct access to many entrepreneurs Become a member: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wbepodcast About Tinyas...

Oct 01, 202155 min

#142 - We have an idea to help podcasters

Welcome to today's episode and I wish you a great Podcast day! In today's episode, I will be sharing an idea that Abhi and I have been cooking that we believe will help the podcasters engage with their audience better. What do you think of the idea? You can answer here: https://twitter.com/wbepodcast/status/1443610260871204865 Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf Background Music: Inspiring Optimistic Upbeat Energetic Guitar Rhythm by Free Music | https://soundcloud.com/fm_free...

Sep 30, 202113 min

#141 - It's hard to say goodbye to the expat life

After living in Germany for 6 years I am leaving and returning to my country, Portugal. I have lived all my adult life here and I am feeling quite nostalgic about leaving it behind. That's the topic of today's episode... Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tiagorbf Say something about this episode: https://twitter.com/wbepodcast/status/1443269046099660800...

Sep 29, 20215 min

#140 - My work is my priority right now!

It's been almost 4 months since I resign from my paying job and since then that I have been putting work as my first priority but this week I can't do it anymore, I will tell you why in this episode and also give you a short update on my projects. I was featured in another podcast :) It's called Podlogix. Listen to the interview here: YouTube - https://youtu.be/IzlBrunas5k PodBean - https://shelbyrow.podbean.com/ iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podlogix/id1544636683 Spotify - http...

Sep 28, 20218 min
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