Is true passive income really achievable and what does it mean to build passive first? Those are the topics I will be speaking about in today's "tips and tricks" section at the end of the episode. I am also building an accelerator for bootstrappers and I want to share some of the details with you. And last but not least I will be speaking about the pros and cons of being a full-time bootstrapper vs doing it on the side of the main job. About the Episode Join our WBE Space Follow me on Twitter Gi...
Mar 15, 2022•39 min
Growing up, Tim was never a big fan of school and always felt a bit of social anxiety. Eventually, he ends up developing a problem with addiction but was able to overcome it after realizing the terrible negative effects it brought to his personal life. His recovery path leads him to bootstrap Sober Nation, a successful business that is helping thousands of people to beat addiction. A truly inspiring story! About Tim Stoddart Twitter SoberNation Seth Godin - Purple Cow Book About Wannabe Entrepre...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 4 min
I have been researching viral growth because I believe that it might be the key to faster initial growth for my business. I will share with you what I have learned so far. In this episode, I will also share the results of my A/B test that has been running for one week. In the end, will speak about a great tool that will help you with the copy for your landing pages and content creation. About the Episode Join our WBE Space Follow me on Twitter Flip the bottle challenge ted talk Background Music ...
Mar 08, 2022•32 min
Michelle Marcelline is one of the few entrepreneurs out there that is building a VC-founded company in public. Today she will tell the story of how she, together with 5 co-founders quit their jobs to take their company through the Y Combinator program. Michelle will also speak about what is Web3 and how they are using it in their startup. About Michelle (aka @ michwirantono ) Born and raised in Indonesia, Michelle moved to the USA to study where she met her 5 co-founders. After college, she got ...
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 7 min
I am A/B Testing my landing pages with the sole purpose of increasing their conversion and in this episode, I will share with you how I used SplitBee to set it up. I also want to speak about the WBE Space, because I have finally figured out how to simply explain its value proposition. Last but not least I want to share with you how I use Reddit to validate an idea without writing on a single line of code. About this episode Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Sp...
Mar 01, 2022•40 min
Marc (aka @JudoHacker ) started his bootstrapping journey 11 years ago and since then he has built many projects. He ends up finding success with PowerImporter , a NoCode tool that allows users to easily update their Webflow CMS. Marc will share the components that he believes to be crucial for a successful project. We also speak about what was going through his mind when he decided to quit his job to go full-time in his projects. About Marc Twitter PowerImporter Podcast About Wannabe Entreprene...
Feb 24, 2022•1 hr
Today I will speak about the three important areas that an entrepreneur has to focus on to build her/his company: Marketing, Product, and Business. I will also give you an update on my indie office's launch (did not go very well) and how my community's new prices are affecting the conversion rates. About this episode Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Follow me on Twitter IH Survivor Bias Post My 600th Twitter Follower Background Music Where The Waves Take Us by Purrple Cat | https...
Feb 22, 2022•37 min
Kevon speaks about how he learned to build in public and grow his Twitter audience. He has now a successful course and many happy students. We will also speak about Kevon's upbringing, living in multiple countries, and how he is managing to be an entrepreneur and a new dad at the same time. About Kevon: Twitter Build in Public Course Making Twitter Friends Platform About Wannabe Entrepreneur Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Listen to Arvid Call Interview Back...
Feb 17, 2022•49 min
As an extrovert myself it is been a challenge to be a solopreneur and I am starting to miss having a team to share the challenges and victories. In today's episodes, I will also update you in my projects particularly in the fact that I have doubled the prices of the WBE Space and you will hear from Max , who is driving our community project. About this episode Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Try out Indie Offices Maxwell's Twitter CollabClub Twitter CollabCl...
Feb 15, 2022•45 min
Giordano Nanni, the founder of The Juice Media speaks about his interest in history and the journey of building the successful youtube channel that has more than 800K subscribers. Giordano has a Ph.D. in history and has already written two books about his research but it's on youtube, where he found his voice with hundreds of thousands of followers and two successful formats. It all started with the Rap News , which ran for 6 years, and more recently the Honest Government Ads . About Giordano Th...
Feb 10, 2022•1 hr 28 min
I tested positive for COVID-19 which means that I will have to rest and can not work for a few days. How will this affect my business? Can I afford to stop? Those are the questions that I will be answering in today's episode. In the "Tips and Tricks" section I will share some tools and methods you can use to collect feedback from your users more efficiently. About this episode Support Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Try out Indie Offices TheJuiceMedia: One o...
Feb 08, 2022•38 min
After 15 years working in investment banking, Olu decided to quit his job and pursue an entrepreneurial career by bootstrapping his own companies. In our chat, Olu shares what was like to work in the investment banking industry and how did he lived the 2008 housing crisis. He will also share his journey building his current startup Prelo and give great tips to other entrepreneurs. About Olu Olu's Twitter profile Prelo The Big Short Movie About the WBE Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Co...
Feb 03, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Our community of bootstrappers is joining forces to build a product together in one month. I will tell you how we are organizing a totally remote team from all over the world to work asynchronously. I will also give you an update on my first B2B product and how I am able to get my first clients. For the tips and tricks today I will share some of my current Twitter strategies. About this episode Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Community Project Landing Page Follow me on Twitter T...
Feb 01, 2022•32 min
Luca is a software developer that has already sold one side project to a bigger company and is now building Hivoe , which is a tool that automates your Twitter direct messages. Luca is also a member of our WBE space and will speak about what its like to be part of it. About Luca Twitter Profile Hive (Twitter DM Tool) About this podcast Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Community Project Landing Page Follow me on Twitter Background Music Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod | https://inco...
Jan 27, 2022•48 min
Listen to how I prepared for my interview with Pieter Levels , what happened off the record, and some of my thoughts on what we talked about. I will also tell you the story of my first exit meeting with a company that was interested in acquiring Chageit . About this episode Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Community Project Landing Page Follow me on Twitter Try out Indie Offices Podcast Tool Auphonic Pieter's book: Makebook.io Background Music Lo-Fi Lounge Chill Hip Hop CITY by A...
Jan 25, 2022•42 min
Listen to Pieter Levels speak about his upbringing and what motivated him to become an entrepreneur. In this interview, we also try to pin down certain personal characteristics that contributed to Pieter's success in his bootstrapped startups and cover more philosophical topics like life purpose and religion. About Pieter: Twitter Nomadlist Rebase About Wannabe Entrepreneur Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Background Music Music: https://www.chosic.com/free-m...
Jan 20, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Pieter Levels agreed to join me for a WBE interview. In this episode, I will tell you the story of how I was able to get him on board and how I am preparing for the interview. I will also speak about my first B2B project that is now live on indieoffices.com . About this episode Join our Twitter space tomorrow Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Try out Indie Offices My 500th follower: @kgrsajid Background Music Night in Venice by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompet...
Jan 18, 2022•38 min
Xavier Coiffard is a French indie hacker that built six products in six consecutive months. In today's interview, Xavier will tell us how he built which of these six products and the important lessons he has learned from the whole experience. About Xavier Twitter Profile Community Userbooster About Wannabe Entrepreneur Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Background Music Lo-Fi Vlog Chill Hip Hop | UP by Alex-Productions | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx0_M61...
Jan 13, 2022•1 hr 1 min
In today's episode, I will speak about feeling jealous of other entrepreneurs and how the survival bias can make you feel that everyone is succeeding but you. I will also tell you about my first sales pitch and how the way you present your product can be the differentiator between gaining or losing a new client. About this episode Join our Twitter space tomorrow (11/01/2022) Listen to Wolfy's Podcast (Engineering Kiosk) Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Try ou...
Jan 11, 2022•41 min
In this episode hear from the performance and confidence coach, Olivia James about how entrepreneurs and bootstrappers can keep a healthy mind. We spoke about important topics like impostor syndrome, how to prepare for a pitch meeting, how to deal with burnout, and more... About Olivia: Twitter Website Podcast Recommendation BlogPost About this Podcast Join the WBE Community Buy a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Background Music: Floating Castle by Purrple Cat | https://purrplecat.com/ Music promote...
Jan 06, 2022•1 hr 8 min
In today's episode, I will chat about what kind of activities help me disconnect from my business. I will also reflect on the year 2021 and speak about the perks of having a podcast. At the end of the episode, I will also speak about a new analytics tool that I am trying out called SplitBee that as a really intuitive UI and it is free to use. About this Podcast Join the WBE Community Buy a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Background Music: Morning Routine by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud....
Jan 04, 2022•28 min
Interview with Anthony Castrio about the journey of building the Indie Worldwide community and his personal entrepreneurial background and nomad lifestyle. Episode Links: Anthony's Twitter Indie Worldwide Website Indie Worldwide Twitter Peter Levels Twitter WBE Podcast: Join the WBE Community Buy a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Background Music: Coffee Shop by PYC Music | https://soundcloud.com/pycmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC ...
Dec 30, 2021•46 min
In this episode, I will give you an update on how my experience with free trials periods worked out and why I had to stop it. We will also speak about indie hackers as a source of traffic and how a post about the impostor syndrome got me trending on the platform. To finish things off learn more about SEO and why google is not indexing your pages. About WBE Podcast Join the WBE Community Buy a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Background Music: Still Awake by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.c...
Dec 28, 2021•37 min
Listen to Alex Friedman's interview where she openly speaks about entrepreneurial anxiety and burnout and teaches some tips on how to avoid it. Alex will also speak about her journey building Foundergigs and how she was able to make a 2k MRR business in only 3 months using NoCode tools. About Alex Twitter Website TechStars About this Podcast Join our virtual Co-Working space Buy a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Background Music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-...
Dec 23, 2021•42 min
I implemented a trial period to access the WBE space and want to share with you what I have learned from it. I will also speak about why networking is so important and speak about a great example that happened to me this past week. About WBE Podcast Try the WBE space Buy a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Install Changeit SEO Tools: Seobility SEO Guide Background Music And So It Begins by Artificial.Music | https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music/ Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Unpo...
Dec 21, 2021•30 min
My guest today in the show is Roberto Robles (aka @robertodigitail_ ). Roberto has his own SEO agency and has been working in this field for 15 years already. Today he will share tips and tricks that small entrepreneurs can use to boost their google traffic as well as the story behind the creation of Katlinks (his own SEO tool). About Roberto Twitter Website Katlinks Super SEO Tips About WBE Podcast Join the WBE space Buy a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Other Marketing Related Episodes Marketing E...
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr
In this episode, I will share with you the marketing plan that resulted in the successful launch of my interview with Cassidy Williams (aka @cassidoo) that has broken every wbe record to the date! I will give you a detailed walkthrough of everything I have planned for each platform: twitter, reddit, LinkedIn, etc... About this podcast Join the WBE space Buy a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Recommended Tool: Hivoe Background music: Music: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/...
Dec 14, 2021•29 min
Cassidy Williams (aka @cassidoo) is a software developer with an impressive resume. She has worked in more than six software companies and she has experienced it all: small companies, big companies, pure development positions, and more leading and teaching gigs too. On top of that, Cassidy still has the energy to maintain and cultivate an active social media presence that has reached more than 170K followers on Twitter. Follow Cassidy: Twitter Newsletter Website TikTok About WBE Podcast: Become ...
Dec 09, 2021•39 min
In today's episode, we will speak about burnout and how entrepreneurs have to always be aware of their mental health. I will also give you an update on my projects. Last week I have redesigned my landing page and experimented with promoted tweets. To conclude the episode I will share two great tools for bootstrappers ( Plausible and Hubspot ) and how you can use them in your projects. About this podcast Become a Member: https://wannabe-entrepreneur.com/member/ Buy a Coffee: https://www.buymeacof...
Dec 07, 2021•27 min
In this episode, I am interviewing Pierre Tillement . Pierre is a NoCode freelancer. Five years ago he stopped his MBA to put his full focus on building his Startup, only using NoCode tools. After building a successful product he decided to focus on becoming a NoCode freelancer and bootstrapper. In this episode, Pierre will describe his favorite NoCode tools and it's use cases. As a developer myself I was amazed by the capabilities of these tools. About this podcast Become a Member: https://wann...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 1 min
