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Solos

by Martin Donadieu

Making solo business is hard, hopefully we never alone on the ride. We are plenty of indie makers starting in solo, in this podcast I will share my path as a solo maker and meet some friends on the ride.

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Episodes

  1. From IBM to $8K MRR: How This Solo Founder Cracked AI for Real Estate 🏠💰

    In this episode, I chat with Pauline Clavelou, founder of AICrea, an AI-powered SaaS for real estate agents. Pauline shares her journey from data scientist at IBM to indie maker, discussing the challenges and successes of building AI products. We dive into her experience growing AICrea to $8K…

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  2. The Power of Backlinks and SEO for Website Traffic The Benefits of Working in a 9-to-5 Job

    🚀 Discover how Philipp Keller, a 46-year-old side project builder, turned his SEO knowledge into a thriving indie hacker success story! In this episode, we dive deep into Philipp's journey with SEO Kickstarter, a Notion-based guide that helps indie makers boost their SEO. Learn how he: • Started...

  3. Automating Uneed and Building Passive Income With Thomas Sanlis

    🚀 Discover how Thomas Sanlis turned a simple directory for front-end developers into a thriving indie business! In this episode, we dive deep into Thomas' journey with Uneed, a platform that helps developers launch and showcases their products. Learn about: ✅ The origins of Uneed as a side…

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  4. 🚀 From High School Websites to AI Aggregator: Andrei's Indie Hacker Journey 💻

    Join us for an inspiring chat with Andrei, an indie hacker extraordinaire! 🎉 🔍 Discover Andrei's entrepreneurial path: Building websites as a high school teen 👨‍💻 Learning from failures (hello, web dev agency!) 📚 Exploring side hustles in affiliate marketing and e-commerce 💼 Creating a...

  5. 🎙️ From Newspaper Boy to SaaS Success: Alexander Isora's Maker Journey 🚀

    In this episode, we dive deep into Alexander Isora's fascinating journey as a maker! 💡 🔍 Discover how Alexander went from selling newspapers as a kid to creating successful SaaS products 🎯 Learn why niche-down tools are the secret sauce to building a thriving business 🌟 Explore the power of...

  6. From Bootstrapping to the VC World The Advantages of Bootstrapping

    John Rush shares his journey from bootstrapping startups to entering the VC world and eventually discovering the joy of bootstrapping again. He discusses the challenges and drawbacks of the VC world, such as the pressure to have a large team and the need to constantly raise money. He also…

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  7. The Journey of Building Niche Products

    Summary Dan Kulkov shares his journey as an entrepreneur, from building indie products with his wife to focusing on AI wrappers around marketing. He discusses the challenges and lessons learned, emphasizing the importance of customer support and the value of niche-focused products. The…

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  8. Marketing and SEO: Building a Successful Business

    Summary Elston shares his journey from being a software engineer to becoming a successful solo entrepreneur. He discusses his early projects, the challenges he faced, and the strategies he employed to achieve success. The conversation also delves into the importance of marketing, the role of SEO,...

  9. The Power of Creating Something Useful and Valuable

    Nico Jinen shares his entrepreneurial journey, starting from selling Steam keys in middle school to running a successful Minecraft server and eventually becoming an app developer. He emphasizes the importance of creating something useful and valuable to customers, rather than focusing solely on...

  10. Simplifying Ideas for Success in Entrepreneurship

    OMG, you guys won't believe what I just recorded on this podcast episode! 😍 I was totally geeking out as I interviewed tech entrepreneur Peter about his journey in entrepreneurship, his experiences with startups, and his current project, Pineapple Builder. 🤖 It's an AI website builder for busy...

  11. Building a Business on Shopify: Lessons Learned

    Hey there! So, in this awesome podcast episode, I got to interview Matt, who is an amazing Indie maker. He shared his journey as a developer and his experience building Shopify apps. It was so cool to hear about how he started coding at a young age and pursued a classic French path to become an...

  12. Technical Decisions and Challenges in Creating Side Bird

    Hey there! So, in this awesome podcast episode, I got to interview Lillian, a super cool 21-year-old computer science student and part-time developer at a startup. We talked about her background, experiences working in a startup, and her journey as a solo project creator. It was so interesting to...

  13. Monetization Woes and Community Bans: The Realities of Being a Tech Entrepreneur

    In this podcast episode, I discuss various topics related to my product, Capgo, and my experiences with open source and the Ionic community. I talk about my struggles with monetization and my decision to switch from Ionic to Capacitor and Konsa UI. I also share my strategy for growing Capgo and…

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  14. Maker Kit: Building a Successful Solo Product as a Software Engineer

    Hey there, I am so excited to share with you this podcast episode where I had the pleasure of interviewing Giancarlo, a software engineer who shared his inspiring journey with us. As a fellow software engineer, I was thrilled to hear about his transition from working for big companies to becoming...

  15. Building on Top of Another Tool: The Risks and Rewards of Notion Forms

    I'm so excited to share with you this amazing podcast episode where I had the chance to chat with Julian, a French entrepreneur, about his journey in entrepreneurship and the lessons he has learned along the way. Julian is such an inspiring person, and we talked about his past projects, including…

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  16. Adventures Across Continents: From Bali to India to Paris - A Solo Podcast Update

    Last week, I was supposed to do a solo episode, but I didn't because I was on vacation in Bangkok and India! The trip was full of adventure, and I ended up spending way more money than I planned, so now I need to focus on making some cash. I've published my prices to help people build the…

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  17. From zero to 1K MRR with Luca

    This week, I welcome Luca. He got recommended in a twitter post, I discovered his twitter tool and started using it soon after. It was interesting to chat with him about the different strategy to start and how you can potentially quit your 9 to5 at one point. YouTube version :...

  18. How to build a twitter audience | Marc

    This week, I welcome Marc. I meet him by twitter and his good marketing strategy. so, the evidence was to ask him his secret about it, the first part of the podcast is linked to his path as a maker, who shaped who he is now. YouTube version : https://youtu.be/rcmAnomI1rI Important links: His...

  19. How i handle downtime and growth in solo

    This week I share my personal experience on bug and downtime and how I handle it. I also shared the vision for the future of my project, Capgo and the strategy to growth. YouTube version : https://youtu.be/e82Y0q1qGDI Important links: My twitter: https://twitter.com/martindonadieu Capgo:...

  20. How to be good at every job | Shayan

    For this second episode in duo, I welcome the most productive solo maker of all time! Shayan is a solopreneur, bootstrapping Logsnag his own startup while sharing his mistakes and learnings on Twitter. I had chance to talk multiple time with him on Discord, since we are both user to our own SaaS....

  21. Insecurity about money 💰 and business optimization

    Hello makers, It's time for a second episode in solo ! I will share in this episode: - My insecurities with money as solo maker - The tech choices I made to build my new project https://aiholiday.cards in 5 days - What I optimized in https://capgo.app to have better SEO and get big clients -...

  22. How to balance private and maker life | Tiago

    For this first episode in duo, I welcome the most famous wannabe entrepreneur of all time! Tiago Ferreira is a solopreneur trying to bootstrap his own startup while sharing his mistakes and learnings and interviewing other indie makers from all over the world. I had chance to talk multiple time...

  23. From cofounded startup to solos

    Discover why i did quit, how i got the idea of my two business, how i started them, my goals and my vision. Important links: My twitter: https://twitter.com/martindonadieu Capgo : https://www.capgo.app Indie maker podcast: https://indiemakers.fr/ Captime: https://captime.app Naas: https://naas.ai

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Making solo business is hard, hopefully we never alone on the ride. We are plenty of indie makers starting in solo, in this podcast I will share my path as a solo maker and meet some friends on the ride.

HOSTED BY

Martin Donadieu

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Making solo business is hard, hopefully we never alone on the ride. We are plenty of indie makers starting in solo, in this podcast I will share my path as a solo maker and meet some friends on the ride.

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Solos has 24 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Solos is created and hosted by Martin Donadieu.
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