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Run With It: Courtland Allen Shares 3 Ideas for Indie Hackers to Build a Profitable Business

Indie Hackers - January 08, 2021 16:39 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 492 ratings
I hopped on the Run With It podcast with Chris and Eathan to share 3 business ideas for indie hackers to run with in 2021. Two are brand new, and one was inspired by my recent episode on bundling with Tyler King.  Subscribe to Run With It: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/run-with...

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#185 – How Courtland Allen Built Indie Hackers, with Ben and David from Acquired

Indie Hackers - December 17, 2020 20:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 492 ratings
I've been procrastinating sharing my own story on the Indie Hackers podcast for years now. But when Ben and David (the co-hosts of the Acquired podcast) asked if they could interview me, it was impossible to put it off any longer. They're among the best podcast storytellers I know, so b...

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How Courtland Allen Built Indie Hackers, with Ben and David from Acquired

Indie Hackers - December 17, 2020 20:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 492 ratings
I've been procrastinating sharing my own story on the Indie Hackers podcast for years now. But when Ben and David (the co-hosts of the Acquired podcast) asked if they could interview me, it was impossible to put it off any longer. They're among the best podcast storytellers I know, so before you ...

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Episode 527 | From Agency to SaaS, Equity Splits, and More Listener Questions with Courtland Allen

Startups For the Rest of Us - December 15, 2020 10:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 669 ratings
In today's episode, Rob is joined by Courtland Allen as they answer listener questions. They talk about equity splits, the best cities for bootstrappers, splitting brands, and where to look for business ideas. The topics we cover [2:03] Splitting brands between agency and SaaS [10:55] What pe...

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EP03: The Path to 6 Million Downloads with Courtland Allen of the Indie Hackers Podcast

Podcast Ally - September 01, 2020 07:05 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Looking at the influence of Courtland Allen's thriving 18,000 member Indie Hackers community and wildly popular podcast, you might think success was inevitable.   However, back when Courtland founded Indie Hackers, the concept of building a "lifestyle" business in tech carried a sti...

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Building Indie Hackers with Courtland Allen

Software Sessions - April 23, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Courtland Allen is the founder of Indie Hackers, a community for people who want to start bootstrapped and profitable businesses. It was acquired by Stripe in 2017. We discuss: Why a SPA was the wrong choice Caching strategies Using firebase and algolia Fighting spam Why he hasn't hired a...

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Bonus Episode: What Courtland Allen Has Learned Interviewing 155 Startup Founders

Startups For the Rest of Us - April 16, 2020 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 669 ratings
This bonus episode of Startup For The Rest Of Us is from a MicroConf On Air live stream in which Rob interviews Courtland Allen, founder of Indie Hackers, about interviewing 155 startup founders and what he learned from building a community from scratch. It was such a great conversation, I wanted...

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Episode 163: Building Communities with Courtland Allen

UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy - March 30, 2020 13:51 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 124 ratings
Why do some online communities thrive, and the others fizzle out? What is the secret sauce? Our guest today is the awesome Courtland Allen, the founder of Indie Hackers. You'll learn how to start a community from scratch, choose the right format, handle the mechanics, make it safe, and much more...

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Starting a profitable business in six weeks with Courtland Allen

Software Engineering Unlocked - February 18, 2020 09:06 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Google, Deezer, or via RSS.   Links: Courtland on Twitter Indiehackers Indie Hackers Podcast Rosie Sherry Show notes: In the beginning, I talk with Courtland about his journey to create the indie hacker community. I actually thought he created it right after...

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S2 E1: Courtland Allen, Indie Hackers

Code Story - February 11, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 212 ratings
Courtland Allen grew up totally opposite of his twin brother, Channing, but influenced by him nevertheless. His family was rooted in entrepreneurship, and as such, Courtland was heavily inspired to build and run his own thing. After going through Y Combinator and trying out different startups, h...

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E76 - Fingolfin on building a startup social network that actually makes people productive (Courtland Allen, Indie Hackers)

WPMRR WordPress Podcast - January 14, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
Coming from the land of north-westren Middle Earth called Beleriand, the strong and valiant Second King of the Nolder is here to chat with us.   In this episode we talk about Indie Hackers and the benefits of creating a community for coders, life as a twin, and what it's like being acquired....

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What not to do as a maker with Courtland Allen

Product Hunt Radio - August 21, 2019 04:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratings
On this episode Abadesi talks to Courtland Allen. He is a super talented designer and developer. In 2016 he founded Indie Hackers, an awesome community of bootstrappers and makers sharing their stories. Nine months later Stripe acquired the company. Courtland is also a Y Combinator alum...

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Side Hustles with Courtland Allen from Indie Hackers

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats - May 15, 2019 13:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 935 ratings
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk all about side hustles with special guest Courtland Allen, from Indie Hackers! They talk about the story behind Indie Hackers, how to start your own side hustle, where to find ideas, listener questions, and more. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket let...

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S5:E7 - What's an Indie Hacker? (Courtland Allen)

CodeNewbie - September 17, 2018 04:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 567 ratings
Courtland Allen has built up a community of Indie Hackers, people who want to make money by selling products they build themselves. But how do you become an Indie Hacker? And how good of a coder do you need to be to become an Indie Hacker full time? Courtland shares lessons he's gathered over the...

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224: Maybe It's The Carrots? (feat. Courtland Allen)

Design Details - November 29, 2017 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 361 ratings
Today we caught up with Courtland Allen, the creator of Indie Hackers. In this episode we dig into Courtland's background in engineering, design, and product building, how he ended up creating Indie Hackers, the journey to the Stripe acquisition, and so much more. We've also got a big announcem...

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#36 - Your Whole Goal Is to Not Quit - Courtland Allen of Indie Hackers

Y Combinator - September 22, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 159 ratings
Courtland Allen is the founder of Indie Hackers, a place where the founders of profitable businesses and side projects can share their stories transparently, and where entrepreneurs can come to read and learn from those examples. Check out the Indie Hackers podcast here.

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Find a Niche and Be The Best w. Courtland Allen of IndieHackers.com

CTO Connection Podcast - March 23, 2017 12:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Our guest this week is Courtland Allen; MIT graduate, Y Combinator alum, full-stack web developer, and professional designer. He’s spent over 8 years building, designing, and marketing web-based products and companies, and is currently running IndieHackers.com. This episode is for you if you’re...

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MIT, YC Alum, and Solo Founder: IndieHackers’ Courtland Allen on Work Ethic and Starting Your Own Venture

Two Black Nerds - November 23, 2016 13:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
In this episode, Two Black Nerds talk to Courtland Allen, MIT graduate and YC Alum and the founder of IndieHackers’. Courtland tells them about his career as a programmer and how he made the progression from developer to founder and the lessons and skills he learned while at MIT and YCo...

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