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@csallen
Courtland Allen
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I'm a full-stack engineer ๐จ๐พโ๐ป and designer ๐จ๐พโ๐จ out of MIT ๐ who loves psychology ๐ญ traveling ๐ great books ๐ StarCraft ๐พ and anime ๐ฏ๐ต
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February 20, 2021
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Why would you ever use Clubhouse?
Iโm a late adopter. I donโt like investing time into shiny new things. They have a habit of fizzling out and dying, and I don't like watching my time die. โฆbut โฆ
May 29, 2020
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"Indie" doesn't mean "bootstrapped" anymore
When I started Indie Hackers back in 2016, I chose the term "indie" to represent our independence from jobs and 9-to-5 schedules, from bosses, from capped salarโฆ
May 15, 2020
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People are paying a lot to read great content
> "I know people who do it. I've done it. You can make $10M year, $50M a year, with four writers and an email list." โSam Parr Most indie hackers are developersโฆ
April 6, 2020
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Stick to the fundamentals, and stick to them harder
An acquaintance of mine texted me last week, "It's the end of the world." He invests in retail businesses. I've had lots of tough conversations recently, but ifโฆ
March 7, 2020
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Tips for making successful posts on Indie Hackers
I've compiled a few basic tips below. If you have any questions or suggestions, leave them in the comments. I'll try to keep this post updated regularly. โถ Sharโฆ
March 2, 2020
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Do less, so you can do it better
Founders, this is just a friendly reminder to do fewer things. When I started Indie Hackers. I was doing one thing and one thing only: interviews. The scope wasโฆ
February 25, 2020
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How to brainstorm great business ideas
It's been said that ideas don't matter, and that only execution does. I wholeheartedly disagree. You need both to succeed, but you can only get so good at execuโฆ
January 14, 2020
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Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting
The biggest tragedy for any founder isn't failure. It's becoming trapped inside a business that you don't actually like. If you could build any type of businessโฆ
December 4, 2019
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Idea validation slides from my Hustle Con talk
I gave a talk at Hustle Con yesterday on idea validation. Here are my slides: https://www.indiehackers.com/hustlecon. They might be a little meaningless withoutโฆ
November 4, 2019
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Creating dynamically-generated images for Twitter and Facebook shares
If people are tweeting about your website or posting it to Facebook, you want those posts to look great so people will click them. But what if your website is fโฆ
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