
341: Striking a Balance
The Bootstrapped Founder
08/16/24
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Feeling the weight of success can be just as challenging as the climb to get there. At any point during your journey, you're confronted with having to make choices where the outcome is uncertain.
I'm right in that position.
So let's dive into a balancing act between the grand vision and the minutiae of running a business.
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340: kerollmops — From Hackathon to Success: The Meilisearch Story
August 14, 2024
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@kerollmops, the technical brain behind the open-source search engine Meilisearch, joins me for a nerdy chat about all things search.
I’ve been using this blazing fast tech for my own business, podscan, and kero has helped me through a few challenges over the last few weeks. I really want to dive into the economics of building a business on top of an open-source piece of software.
Let's chat about self-hosted search engines today!
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344: Should Indie Hackers Go to Tech Conferences?
August 23, 2024
•13m
I gave up going to tech conferences. But that probably is an outdated opinion, particularly since as an entrepreneur, I benefit much more from hanging out with my peers.
Here's what changed and why you should really consider going to these events if you're an indie founder.
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- Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx
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