This Indie Life
James McKinven and Dagobert Renouf
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This Indie Life follows the journey of two indie hackers, James McKinven and Dagobert Renouf, as we navigate the good, the bad and the ugly, attempting to turn our indie hacker dreams into reality.
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Jul 10, 2023
23: Are we no longer indie hackers? (Dago's job update)
In this episode, Dago has started his new job and gives an update on what it’s like now he’s joined the dark side. Is he happy? Does he regret the decision? All will be revealed in this update conversation. I, meanwhile, travel to Dago’s country, avoid him completely and drive to the furthest point away from him to do some work.
Dago updates:
* How he's finding his new job
* Does he regret it?
* Pros / cons
James updates:
* Driving 1,600 miles to the South of France
* Moving the flat around
* Wallet biz update
About Dagobert (to be updated soon...)
Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of the startup, not his wife). It took them more than two years just to build a product and had to use most of our savings just to survive. They launched it and got almost no sales, pushing him to learn marketing. Last year, after some experiments, he found a marketing channel that worked by using Twitter. Now he has 45k followers and the business is finally going. As of the start of this pod, his business is on $3k p/m, with a goal to reach $5k p/m to avoid dwindling savings and to pay themselves a salary.
* Dagobert's Twitter
* Dago's Twitter Course
* Logology - high quality logos and brands
* Memelogy - the best startup memes
About James
James left his cushty full-time job marketing job in April 2021. Since then, he's been hacking together income from his other podcast, Indie Bites, and podcast editing service, Pod Panda. The podcast does around $1k p/m in sponsor revenue and Pod Panda makes $2k p/m. But with a $4-5k burn every month, he's digging a very deep hole. James' goal is to get to around $10k per month across his products, get myself out of that hole and have fun while doing it.
* James' Twitter
* Indie Bites - indie founder chats
* 2 Hour Podcast - podcasting course
* Whitstable Craft Co - handmade leather wallets
* PodPanda - podcast editing
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Jun 13, 2023
22: Closing down Logology (Dago's startup)
In this episode, Dago’s got a big announcement. You might have seen on Twitter, he’s closing down his startup Logology and getting a job. I’ll read his whole tweet and then we’ll discuss why he’s making such a big decision.
Read Dago's tweet.
About Dagobert (to be updated soon...)
Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of the startup, not his wife). It took them more than two years just to build a product and had to use most of our savings just to survive. They launched it and got almost no sales, pushing him to learn marketing. Last year, after some experiments, he found a marketing channel that worked by using Twitter. Now he has 45k followers and the business is finally going. As of the start of this pod, his business is on $3k p/m, with a goal to reach $5k p/m to avoid dwindling savings and to pay themselves a salary.
* Dagobert's Twitter
* Dago's Twitter Course
* Logology - high quality logos and brands
* Memelogy - the best startup memes
About James
James left his cushty full-time job marketing job in April 2021. Since then, he's been hacking together income from his other podcast, Indie Bites, and podcast editing service, Pod Panda. The podcast does around $1k p/m in sponsor revenue and Pod Panda makes $2k p/m. But with a $4-5k burn every month, he's digging a very deep hole. James' goal is to get to around $10k per month across his products, get myself out of that hole and have fun while doing it.
* James' Twitter
* Indie Bites - indie founder chats
* 2 Hour Podcast - podcasting course
* Whitstable Craft Co - handmade leather wallets
* PodPanda - podcast editing
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Jun 1, 2023
21: Where have we been?
Dago and I have taken a break from the pod while Dago gets to the bottom of his burnout. He's spent some time meditating and figuring out what the next steps are for his indie hacking journey. I have been galavanting around the world and away from my problems, spending time in both New York and Brazil, despite still being in crippling debt.
Dago Updates:
* Figuring out burnout
* Should he get a job?
James Updates:
* Trip to New York and Brazil
* Still struggling with motivation / direction
About Dagobert
Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of the startup, not his wife). It took them more than two years just to build a product and had to use most of our savings just to survive. They launched it and got almost no sales, pushing him to learn marketing. Last year, after some experiments, he found a marketing channel that worked by using Twitter. Now he has 45k followers and the business is finally going. As of the start of this pod, his business is on $3k p/m, with a goal to reach $5k p/m to avoid dwindling savings and to pay themselves a salary.
* Dagobert's Twitter
* Dago's Twitter Course
* Logology - high quality logos and brands
* Memelogy - the best startup memes
About James
James left his cushty full-time job marketing job in April 2021. Since then, he's been hacking together income from his other podcast, Indie Bites, and podcast editing service, Pod Panda. The podcast does around $1k p/m in sponsor revenue and Pod Panda makes $2k p/m. But with a $4-5k burn every month, he's digging a very deep hole. James' goal is to get to around $10k per month across his products, get myself out of that hole and have fun while doing it.
* James' Twitter
* Indie Bites - indie founder chats
* 2 Hour Podcast - podcasting course
* Whitstable Craft Co - handmade leather wallets
* PodPanda - podcast editing
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Apr 24, 2023
20: Dago "I am a Twitter rockstar"
In this episode, Dago has decided he is a Twitter Rockstar and tries to justify himself, meanwhile, I’ve made huge progress in paying off my debts and there’s even some positive leather news.
Dago Updates:
* Coming to terms with the fact he's a Twitter rockstar
* Thoughts on the Twitter API price increase
James Updates:
* New sponsor deal going well
* Sold more wallets
About Dagobert
Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of the startup, not his wife). It took them more than two years just to build a product and had to use most of our savings just to survive. They launched it and got almost no sales, pushing him to learn marketing. Last year, after some experiments, he found a marketing channel that worked by using Twitter. Now he has 45k followers and the business is finally going. As of the start of this pod, his business is on $3k p/m, with a goal to reach $5k p/m to avoid dwindling savings and to pay themselves a salary.
* Dagobert's Twitter
* Dago's Twitter Course
* Logology - high quality logos and brands
* Memelogy - the best startup memes
About James
James left his cushty full-time job marketing job in April 2021. Since then, he's been hacking together income from his other podcast, Indie Bites, and podcast editing service, Pod Panda. The podcast does around $1k p/m in sponsor revenue and Pod Panda makes $2k p/m. But with a $4-5k burn every month, he's digging a very deep hole. James' goal is to get to around $10k per month across his products, get myself out of that hole and have fun while doing it.
* James' Twitter
* Indie Bites - indie founder chats
* 2 Hour Podcast - podcasting course
* Whitstable Craft Co - handmade leather wallets
* PodPanda - podcast editing
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Apr 10, 2023
19: Dago is cured!
In this episode, Dago’s got to the bottom of his illness and is on the road to recovery, you won’t believe what it is! After months of positivity and growth, I might be running into some mental health problems so we try and stop it from getting worse, but there is some good news from me later on.
Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oVPOcy8Wcbg
About Dagobert
Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of the startup, not his wife). It took them more than two years just to build a product and had to use most of our savings just to survive. They launched it and got almost no sales, pushing him to learn marketing. Last year, after some experiments, he found a marketing channel that worked by using Twitter. Now he has 45k followers and the business is finally going. As of the start of this pod, his business is on $3k p/m, with a goal to reach $5k p/m to avoid dwindling savings and to pay themselves a salary.
* Dagobert's Twitter
* Dago's Twitter Course
* Logology - high quality logos and brands
* Memelogy - the best startup memes
About James
James left his cushty full-time job marketing job in April 2021. Since then, he's been hacking together income from his other podcast, Indie Bites, and podcast editing service, Pod Panda. The podcast does around $1k p/m in sponsor revenue and Pod Panda makes $2k p/m. But with a $4-5k burn every month, he's digging a very deep hole. James' goal is to get to around $10k per month across his products, get myself out of that hole and have fun while doing it.
* James' Twitter
* Indie Bites - indie founder chats
* 2 Hour Podcast - podcasting course
* Whitstable Craft Co - handmade leather wallets
* PodPanda - podcast editing
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Apr 4, 2023
18: The AI skeptics embrace AI
In this episode, Dago is up and about, looking fantastic in his recording setup. We'll be diving deep into a topic that's on everyone's minds - artificial intelligence. Despite being skeptics at heart, Dago and I have both started to embrace AI in various aspects of our lives, and we're excited to share our thoughts and experiences with you.
Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking chat about the fascinating world of AI, as we explore the ways in which this groundbreaking technology is changing our lives, for better or for worse. So sit back, relax, and get ready to learn something new in this latest installment of our podcast!
Dago updates
* Out of bed
* Testing AI for Logology
* Shoutouts for listeners
James updates
* 2 episodes of Indie Bites published
* Thinking of potential membership upgrades
About Dagobert
Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of the startup, not his wife). It took them more than two years just to build a product and had to use most of our savings just to survive. They launched it and got almost no sales, pushing him to learn marketing. Last year, after some experiments, he found a marketing channel that worked by using Twitter. Now he has 45k followers and the business is finally going. As of the start of this pod, his business is on $3k p/m, with a goal to reach $5k p/m to avoid dwindling savings and to pay themselves a salary.
* Dagobert's Twitter
* Dago's Twitter Course
* Logology - high quality logos and brands
* Memelogy - the best startup memes
About James
James left his cushty full-time job marketing job in April 2021. Since then, he's been hacking together income from his other podcast, Indie Bites, and podcast editing service, Pod Panda. The podcast does around $1k p/m in sponsor revenue and Pod Panda makes $2k p/m. But with a $4-5k burn every month, he's digging a very deep hole. James' goal is to get to around $10k per month across his products, get myself out of that hole and have fun while doing it.
* James' Twitter
* Indie Bites - indie founder chats
* 2 Hour Podcast - podcasting course
* Whitstable Craft Co - handmade leather wallets
* PodPanda - podcast editing
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Mar 22, 2023
17: Where is the finish line?
In this episode, Dago is still sick so records from bed and tries to find out his customer’s deepest darkest fears. Meanwhile, I’ve had a positive week having discussions about selling indie bites, or maybe finding an alternative solution to my short term money problems, but I do have to tackle a little bit of rejection along the way.
Dago updates
* Went to doctors
* Brain fog is clearing
* Debating how to record next course segment
James updates
* Enjoying momentum
* Wary of burnout
* Working towards a goal
About Dagobert
Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of the startup, not his wife). It took them more than two years just to build a product and had to use most of our savings just to survive. They launched it and got almost no sales, pushing him to learn marketing. Last year, after some experiments, he found a marketing channel that worked by using Twitter. Now he has 45k followers and the business is finally going. As of the start of this pod, his business is on $3k p/m, with a goal to reach $5k p/m to avoid dwindling savings and to pay themselves a salary.
* Dagobert's Twitter
* Dago's Twitter Course
* Logology - high quality logos and brands
* Memelogy - the best startup memes
About James
James left his cushty full-time job marketing job in April 2021. Since then, he's been hacking together income from his other podcast, Indie Bites, and podcast editing service, Pod Panda. The podcast does around $1k p/m in sponsor revenue and Pod Panda makes $2k p/m. But with a $4-5k burn every month, he's digging a very deep hole. James' goal is to get to around $10k per month across his products, get myself out of that hole and have fun while doing it.
* James' Twitter
* Indie Bites - indie founder chats
* 2 Hour Podcast - podcasting course
* Whitstable Craft Co - handmade leather wallets
* PodPanda - podcast editing
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Mar 16, 2023
16: Finding joy in work
In this episode, Dago is coming to terms with working less and making the most of it. I’m not talking sipping mamosas, I’m talking optimizing his Twitter time. I share more details about my long term indie bites partnership, although there might be a stumbling block in the way in my quest for being debt-free.
* Watch us on YouTube 📹
* Dago's course 🐦
* Buy a leather wallet from James 💳
* Podcast website 🎙️
Dago updates/reflections
* being forced to optimize my twitter time is cool
* a.i is cool but takes the joy of creating away
James updates/reflections
* Indie Bites sponsorship deal
* My big client might fall through
* More wallet sales
About Dagobert
Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of the startup, not his wife). It took them more than two years just to build a product and had to use most of our savings just to survive. They launched it and got almost no sales, pushing him to learn marketing. Last year, after some experiments, he found a marketing channel that worked by using Twitter. Now he has 45k followers and the business is finally going. As of the start of this pod, his business is on $3k p/m, with a goal to reach $5k p/m to avoid dwindling savings and to pay themselves a salary.
* Dagobert's Twitter
* Dago's Twitter Course
* Logology - high quality logos and brands
* Memelogy - the best startup memes
About James
James left his cushty full-time job marketing job in April 2021. Since then, he's been hacking together income from his other podcast, Indie Bites, and podcast editing service, Pod Panda. The podcast does around $1k p/m in sponsor revenue and Pod Panda makes $2k p/m. But with a $4-5k burn every month, he's digging a very deep hole. James' goal is to get to around $10k per month across his products, get myself out of that hole and have fun while doing it.
* James' Twitter
* Indie Bites - indie founder chats
* 2 Hour Podcast - podcasting course
* Whitstable Craft Co - handmade leather wallets
* PodPanda - podcast editing
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Mar 7, 2023
15: Staying positive and one-year deal for Indie Bites
In this episode, Dago is still sick so records from bed and tries to find out his customer’s deepest darkest fears. Meanwhile, I’ve had a positive week having discussions about selling indie bites, or maybe finding an alternative solution to my short term money problems, but I do have to tackle a little bit of rejection along the way.
* Watch us on YouTube 📹
* Dago's course 🐦
* Buy a leather wallet from James 💳
* Podcast website 🎙️
Dago updates/reflections
* Still sick
James updates/reflections
* Indie Bites sponsorship deal
* Started tracking my time
* Lemon Squeezy
About Dagobert
Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of the startup, not his wife). It took them more than two years just to build a product and had to use most of our savings just to survive. They launched it and got almost no sales, pushing him to learn marketing. Last year, after some experiments, he found a marketing channel that worked by using Twitter. Now he has 45k followers and the business is finally going. As of the start of this pod, his business is on $3k p/m, with a goal to reach $5k p/m to avoid dwindling savings and to pay themselves a salary.
* Dagobert's Twitter
* Dago's Twitter Course
* Logology - high quality logos and brands
* Memelogy - the best startup memes
About James
James left his cushty full-time job marketing job in April 2021. Since then, he's been hacking together income from his other podcast, Indie Bites, and podcast editing service, Pod Panda. The podcast does around $1k p/m in sponsor revenue and Pod Panda makes $2k p/m. But with a $4-5k burn every month, he's digging a very deep hole. James' goal is to get to around $10k per month across his products, get myself out of that hole and have fun while doing it.
* James' Twitter
* Indie Bites - indie founder chats
* 2 Hour Podcast - podcasting course
* Whitstable Craft Co - handmade leather wallets
* PodPanda - podcast editing
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Feb 27, 2023
14: Uncovering fears and getting rejected
In this episode, Dago is still sick so records from bed and tries to find out his customer’s deepest darkest fears. Meanwhile, I’ve had a positive week having discussions about selling indie bites, or maybe finding an alternative solution to my short term money problems, but I do have to tackle a little bit of rejection along the way.
* Watch us on YouTube 📹
* Dago's course 🐦
* Buy a leather wallet from James 💳
* Podcast website 🎙️
Dago updates/reflections
* Still sick
* Working on landing page fears / problems
* Bought twitter blue check for conversion rates
James updates/reflections
* Conversations around selling indie bites
* Finally got new wheels again
* Guest rejections :(
About Dagobert
Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of the startup, not his wife). It took them more than two years just to build a product and had to use most of our savings just to survive. They launched it and got almost no sales, pushing him to learn marketing. Last year, after some experiments, he found a marketing channel that worked by using Twitter. Now he has 45k followers and the business is finally going. As of the start of this pod, his business is on $3k p/m, with a goal to reach $5k p/m to avoid dwindling savings and to pay themselves a salary.
* Dagobert's Twitter
* Dago's Twitter Course
* Logology - high quality logos and brands
* Memelogy - the best startup memes
About James
James left his cushty full-time job marketing job in April 2021. Since then, he's been hacking together income from his other podcast, Indie Bites, and podcast editing service, Pod Panda. The podcast does around $1k p/m in sponsor revenue and Pod Panda makes $2k p/m. But with a $4-5k burn every month, he's digging a very deep hole. James' goal is to get to around $10k per month across his products, get myself out of that hole and have fun while doing it.
* James' Twitter
* Indie Bites - indie founder chats
* 2 Hour Podcast - podcasting course
* Whitstable Craft Co - handmade leather wallets
* PodPanda - podcast editing
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Feb 17, 2023
13: Getting sick and should James sell his podcast?
In this episode, Dago talks about reinventing himself on Twitter, dealing with sickness as a founder and he attempts to find 50 shades of grey to wear. I meanwhile ponder just a single thing, is it worth selling my baby? (aka my podcast).
* Watch us on YouTube 📹
* Dago's course 🐦
* Buy a leather wallet from James 💳
* Podcast website 🎙️
Dago updates/reflections
* Wrote tweets for 3 weeks instead of 1
* Got sick so can’t do logology 2 this week
* Finally found my “lifetime” outfit
James updates/reflections
* Did Skiing Trip, got ill, now back to work
* Considering selling Indie Bites
* Figuring out a cash injection and regular income
* Wallet sales seem to directly linked to how much I work
About Dagobert
Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of the startup, not his wife). It took them more than two years just to build a product and had to use most of our…
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Jan 20, 2023
12: Dago gets into debt
In this episode Dago gets himself into debt, only works 19 hours in a week, and enjoys using AI. Will we get the old Dago back, who knows? Meanwhile I manage to publish an episode of Indie Bites with my leather man, increase my prices despite my reservations and am about to hit a big milestone for the month.
* Watch us on YouTube 📹
* Dago's course 🐦
* Buy a leather wallet from James 💳
* Podcast website 🎙️
Dago updates/reflections
* Dug into a.i for Logology
* Logology customer research
* I could literally not do anything else but tweet and we would be good
* Preparing the move: buy a car (aka get into debt)
James updates/reflections
* Indie Bites episode published with my wallet man
* Grateful to Sam and Daniel on twitter who have been very helpful in the DMs
* Grateful to James Sowers for being a wonderful client
* Finally shot and uploaded the new pictures of the wallets
* Raised the prices!
* Met up with a man in person and sold him…
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Jan 16, 2023
11: Burnout and bifolds
Dago talks about his impromptu Twitter hiatus and shares some nuggets of wisdom from his course, James is back on his feet after a down period after selling some bi-fold wallets on Twitter and tries to convince Dago why he should exercise.
* Watch us on YouTube 📹
* Dago's course 🐦
* Buy a leather wallet from James 💳
* Podcast website 🎙️
Dago updates/reflections
* Taken a break from tweeting
* Not feeling "in the game"
* Should you put links in your tweets?
* I don't understand why people exercise
James updates/reflections
* Started making and selling bi-fold wallets
* Difference in my mood with money vs without
* Good week for habits - getting up early
* Update on client pod - breaking records
* A few new potential clients
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Jan 10, 2023
10: Profit vs revenue and AI logo generators
In this episode Dago ponders how AI will affect his logo business and is thinking of moving to another part of the country to help his indie hacking. I have a battle with the UK postal service who decided not to ship wallets to customers and find out how much profit I made on the £5k of leather wallet sales in December.
* Watch us on YouTube 📹
* Dago's course 🐦
* Buy a leather wallet from James 💳
Dago updates/reflections
* product update: A.I logo get me anxious / back in hardcore work mode
* reflecting on the journey: audience first approach is 10x more genius. deeper than “listen to customers”
* meme: 0 paying users from december 16th
* personal: britany move
James updates/reflections
* Royal Mail are taking the fucking piss
* Not making any profit on the £5k
* the spreadsheet
* price tool from dago
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Dec 17, 2022
9: Maintaining momentum
This episode, Dago talks about how much he’s enjoying doing a podcast and his plans for maintaining momentum for his course. I’m also thinking about momentum in the new year after crossing £5k this month in leather wallet sales in the run up to Christmas.
Dago's updates:
* product update: so happy to do this pod
* reflecting on the journey: audience first approach is 10x more genius
* meme: quit software job to build a startup (december 5th) → how lucky we are as founders, can go back to a job anytime
* personal: winter / tired AF now that make money
James' updates:
* The sales keep coming
* Craft fair and second biggest day of orders
* Cost breakdown per wallet
* My new machine arrived!
* Updated my twitter profile - scary
* YouTube, TikTok and IG need to happen ASAP.
* First video recording for client done
* England vs France
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Dec 5, 2022
8: What happens when the sales slow down?
This episode, we reflect on our black friday sales and how Dago made a full-year worth of sales i a weekend, I meanwhile have a found a new lease of life thanks to my the leather wallet business but question the potential for it becoming something I spend more time on, or if it’s just a distraction.
Dago:
* reflecting on the journey: More money 1 month vs 1 year, but the real challenge is to do the same with a product
* product update: Recording bonus, difficult to switch context. (1 year marketing / 1 year building)
* meme: thanks giving, guilty for late, update people
* personal: first bad rating
James:
* BF/CM sales update
* Lots of excitement for wallets, future plans etc
* Lost a client for PodPanda. Big hit. Reality of bills needing to be paid after the excitement of the past few weeks.
* First client recording with video tomorrow
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Nov 26, 2022
7: $2k wallet sales; $5k course sales in a day
James has had a massive week making £1,600 in a day selling leather wallets, Dago has success with black friday sales and we finally get to the bottom of how you pronounce niche.
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What we covered in this episode:
* Dago took some time off
* How to pronounce Niche
* Black friday sales
* Meme of the week
* James’ £1,600 in one day in wallet sales
* How to capitalise on growth
* James' newspaper ad
* New Indie Bites art
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Nov 15, 2022
6: Doubt and imposter syndrome
This episode, Dago talks about how he feels one week on from his course launch and some of the new ideas he has for keeping the momentum. I on the other hand was not having a good day when we recorded this, I was feeling a little down in the dumps and wasn’t even sure if we should record.
But we want to be honest and truthful with this show, to give a real idea of what it’s like to be an indie founder, so decided to record and publish never the less. So you hear me confused talking about doubt, imposter syndrome and what to do when you’re not feeling at your best. I’m grateful to Dago here for being such a supportive co-host and friend.
Get Dago's course here 👈
What we covered in this episode:
* Why Dago is feeling better after the launch
* Dago’s splashing the cash on new tech
* Why he started enjoying more success?
* Setting up for future success and consistent sales
* Sending physical packages to clients
* Twitter being a perfect marketing channel for a…
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Nov 4, 2022
5: $16k course launch, but sad? Is going viral worth it?
This episode Dago talks about how he made $16,000 launching his course and why he’s not feeling amazing about it, I go viral on Twitter and then make a promise I might not be able to keep.
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What we covered in this episode:
* Dago's course launch
* Post launch-depression
* Is Dago burnt out?
* Why James is in debt
* How he can get out of it
* Dago has NEVER been in debt
* James' viral tweet
* Why James deleted his viral tweet
* How James can work more than 20 hours a week
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Nov 1, 2022
4: Deadlines, disagreements and launches
This episode Dago talks about why he had to delay the launch of his course, we both discuss some of the disagreements we’ve had in the past few weeks and I think about how I can grow Indie Bites.
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What we covered in this episode:
* Dago updates:
* Struggling to launch his course
* Perfectionism and all-nighters
* Why you can’t launch on the same day as going viral
* Are deadlines pointless? “Deadlines are not absolute”
* Meme of the week
* Disagreeing with a co-founder
* James updates:
* Sold his motorbike
* Indie Bites with Michele Hansen published
* Put a stop to the slippery slope
* Pondering finding "bigger" guests for Indie Bites
Links
* Pieter Levels AI Tool
* Art of Product Adam Wathan episode
* Dense Discovery
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Oct 24, 2022
3: Burnout, course launch and AI tools
This episode Dago is in full-prep mode for his Twitter course launch and talks about how the early access has helped them. Both of us are no stranger to burnout, so we discuss both our approaches to avoiding it, including revealing how many hours we both work each week. I think you’ll be surprised by our answers here.
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What we covered in this episode:
* What we think about AI tools
* James updates
* Cars dying, frustrated with life problems
* James' thoughts on New York
* Slippery slope of falling behind on work
* Dago’s updates
* Dago prepping for the course launch
* Working when movitvated from positive feedback
* How doing early access has helped Dago
* Doing "busy" work
* Dealing with burnout
* Meme of the Week
* Does he like being known as "the meme guy"?
About Dagobert
Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of t…
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Oct 14, 2022
2: Disagreeing on sponsors, clients and false validation
This episode is a little meta, because Dago and I discuss the launch of the show and if we should accept sponsors. So I said we’d be open and honest and sometimes we may even disagree, but I thought it might take longer than the second episode. We both have kinda different approaches to monetizing the show so we hash out our thoughts in this episode We do then go into our updates, where I talk about some exciting new client developments and Dago has a rollercoaster of a beta-launch for his course.
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What we covered in this episode:
* The podcast launch
* Should we take sponsors?
* Why Dago isn’t too keen on sponsors
* Why James believes in having sponsorship
* James updates
* He’s going to New York
* Thinking of video for clients
* Getting more income stability
* Founder dinner in person
* Dago’s updates
* A hit to his confidence with the course
* Pre-sales update
* Validation when it’s not there
* Will Dago be annoye…
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Oct 7, 2022
1: Intros, dollars and insomnia
In this episode, both Dago and I introduce ourselves, from there we head into our usual updates as Dago’s talks about his new Twitter course, why his most viral meme of all time is to keep him in check and we both had some deep realisations about our physical health might be more closely related to our startups than we think.
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Talking points:
* Intro to the founders
* James construction podcasting mishap
* Dagobert updates
* progress on twitter course and impostor syndrome
* feeling like i’m in danger building my startup and not sleeping / random panic attacks
* meme about shitting on gumroad
* long COVID killing my energy levels
* James updates
* Getting up early
* Changing the Indie Feast membership
* Raising Indie Bites sponsor price / converting to $
* Stagnating clients / positioning
About Dagobert
Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of t…
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Oct 5, 2022
This Indie Life Trailer - Meet the Founders
This Indie Life follows the journey of two indie hackers as we navigate the good, the bad and the ugly, attempting to turn our indie hacker dreams into reality. Each week, you can tune in to see what progress we’ve made to achieve those dreams. Sometimes it will be good news, other times things won’t be going so well, but we promise to be open and honest with you.
About Dagobert
Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of the startup, not his wife). It took them more than two years just to build a product and had to use most of our savings just to survive. They launched it and got almost no sales, pushing him to learn marketing. Last year, after some experiments, he found a marketing channel that worked by using Twitter. Now he has 45k followers and the business is finally going. As of the start of this pod, his business is on $3k p/m, with a goal to reach $5k p/m to avoid dwindling savings and to pay t…
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