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Leaving $500,000 Behind · Will AI Replace Marketing? · How to Hire a CEO for Your Idea

_(from the latest issue of the Indie Hackers newsletter)_ Channing here. Except I am not Channing. I am an introduction written with GPT-3 to set the mood for an AI-themed newslett...

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Daily Stand-up group

🚀 Shortform Wednesday Standup 🚀

In terms of accomplishing your goals. What did you do since yesterday's standup? What are you going to work on until the next standup?

by koaty 1 comments

One hour saas update 045: Gathering Feedback

by mubashariqbal 1 comments

Wrote my Startup Obituary - Based on Quibi

I wrote my startup obituary. I, like many, recognized the Quibi failure was "epic fail" news story, a billion-dollar venture down the drain in 6 months is impressively bad. I wante...

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Growth group

Acquisition Channel of the Week: BetaList

I've analyzed all 486 Indie Hackers interviews and identified 34 acquisition channels that work consistently for founders (see Zero to Users for more details). Today, I'll be revie...

by zerotousers 28 comments

Where should I take my product now?

I created Just Launched last week. - launched on Product Hunt (163 upvotes) - 122 user sign ups - 47 products submitted I've enabled public facing analytics in an attempt to be mor...

by alex_b_h 5 comments

Making the Move from Freelancer to Entrepreneur

There are certainly more ways than ever to capitalize on creativity and monetize your skills. The freelance economy has allowed for expertise to be commoditized and monetized acros...

by gordon 3 comments

"Don’t just ship it: Why we worked on a new idea for 3 years" - JotForm

by Leo 2 comments

Venture studios?

What are your impressions on venture studios? I hear good things, but naturally suspicious. Obviously, nothing is a sure thing, not even YC, but are venture studios something to be...

by Red8lima 2 comments

Organic reach

What are organic ways to reach your target audience to let them use your beta product ?

by Amitpigeon 2 comments

Ideas and Validation group

I have a list of 300+ Useful SaaS websites

I have a list of 300+ useful SaaS websites...curated for various needs of an internet entrepreneur. The spreadsheet-made list contains alternatives (some paid & some free) of popul...

by rajsekharV 2 comments

I'll give $10 to charity for a 15-minute interview with you

An incubator I'm applying to challenged me to talk to 40 customers by the end of this week. That's a tall challenge so I'm trying something new. I am looking to interview experienc...

by scottrogowski leave a comment

New me, new plans, my first idea for validation

Hello fellow IndieHackers 👋 This is my first post here, really excited to share. Looking for your comments and guidance as I know you got this figured out better than me 🚀 👨‍🔧...

by Penguin leave a comment

[Show IH] AI Privacy & Security for your IoT Devices

Hey everyone, I built Ocktet to provide cutting-edge AI device security for home IoT devices. You can check it out here: https://ocktet.com Home IoT devices are becoming super popu...

by nitesh leave a comment

Find Customers as a Service - First 3 Reports Free

Hi IH, I've been working on this idea (CustomerResearchReport.com) for ~2 months. It first started out as an actual product/software, but since pivoted to a "productized service."...

by kyle leave a comment

Create tasks from messages, chats, emails, etc directly from your browser - Testing Yudu App

Hi! I made a browser extension to work for my minimal to-do app Yudu(https://yudu.app). Here's a quick short intro: Problem: I work in a company where different people under the sa...

by neu leave a comment

Landing Page Feedback group

Simple feedback widget landing page

Hi, I've started building a super simple and minimalist widget to leave instant feedback directly from the website. I finally did the first version of the landing page and I'll sup...

by ThePanda 4 comments

I was inspired to work on my website copy. Thoughts?

I've been reading a bunch of copywriting articles and resources (most recently the email newsletter by @harrydry) and decided it was time to rewrite my web copy for Bear Blog (http...

by HermanMartinus 2 comments

Updated my website copy

Updated my website copy, your thoughts? https://userctrl.com

by pystar 1 comments

AI Designer Landing Page + GDPR

Hi Indie Hackers, In August 2020, we started working on a neural network, which could draw vector graphics. The first results looked promising, so now we are trying to build a MVP....

by pentaboi 1 comments

Please review the first version of my Landing Page

I recently published the first version of the landing page for Swish. Landing page: https://swish.ink I'll appreciate any feedback. Also check out the demo for the product https://...

by stephenafamo leave a comment

Why is this product page not converting? Free version for the best feedback

Hi Indiehackers, Cubbit raised more than $1M on Indiegogo. That shows there is a demand for our product, so what's wrong with this page? https://order.cubbit.io/ I'm looking for so...

by lux leave a comment

Looking to Partner Up group

How do you find your next first batch of teammates?

Checking nomads and indies' input on how they get their first employees, teammates and even co-founders.

by PouyaL leave a comment

Founders with a previous exit, starting a new start-up. Any Graphql Developers Interested?

After selling our start-up in the event tech space, we are looking to start a new venture. The idea we are working is a mobile application in the networking space, which is going l...

by ShalinPDoshi leave a comment

Looking for a technical co-founder. Project: like BlaBlaCar for maritime containers

Hello! I'm Alex, and I'm working on a sharing economy based maritime containers freight project to help millions of small businesses worldwide get easy access to the freight market...

by almas leave a comment

Looking for a CTO who wants to make a difference in the travel-photography sector!

Is anyone looking to use their skills to make a difference in the travel-photography sector? We're looking for a CTO to join our startup team. We're building an app that helps our...

by adjey leave a comment

Self Care group

How do you reply to "Amazing app! 5⭐️… But it should have been free"?

This morning I discovered a new review for my iOS app No Meat Today: https://twitter.com/sowenjub/status/1321771169717067776 I'm sincerely happy that this is a 5 stars review becau...

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🗞 What's New: Leaving $500,000 Behind · Will AI Replace Marketing? · How to Hire a CEO for Your Idea

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Indie Hackers October 28, 2020 Channing here. Except I am not Channing. I am an introduction written with GPT-3 to set the mood for an AI-themed newsletter. Kidding. This really is Channing. But I bet

Growth Bite: Improve subscriber engagement by sending newsletter follow-ups

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

If your subscribers aren't reading your newsletter, they're dead weight. Keep subscribers engaged by following up with those who didn't see this week's email, and letting them know what

Today's Digest: Thinking of working from someplace but unsure if the internet speeds will be good enough? Here's how you can simulate the experience.

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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Today's Digest: 🚀 Shortform Saturday Standup 🚀

Sunday, October 25, 2020

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Sunday, October 25, 2020

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