A podcast documenting our journeys freelancing, starting businesses, and working in tech

In October of 2019, I was laid off (along with 80% of the company) from a startup here in Toronto where I was working as a full-stack web developer.

I decided to take this as an opportunity to do my own thing. I had been passively consuming podcasts like Indie hackers, Startups for the Rest of Us, and Art of Product for some time before this, and was already pretty set on becoming self-employed one day. I had a bit of money saved up, but this certainly came sooner than expected, so I knew I would need to try my hand at freelancing.

At this same time, I decided I wanted to document the journey publicly as learning for others, since I had learned so much from others who shared in this way.

I also just thought it may be interesting for others to learn from people who are very new to this founder/freelancing thing. You can find a lot of podcasts from seasoned startup veterans, but not a lot of content from brand new or aspiring founders.

So, for the past 8 months or so, my friend and I have been meeting on a weekly(-ish) basis to just give each other "updates" on our work-life journeys. We're 23 "episodes" in now.

I actually cannot believe how much has happened in this time - finding freelance clients, obviously this whole pandemic, starting my first corporation with co-founders, and somehow managing to keep finding client work along the way.

Speaking for myself personally, even if no one listened to the podcast, this has been an incredible accountability and documentation tool, so I would highly recommend anyone just getting started on their journeys to document the process. That said, hopefully this proves to be a valuable resource in some way or another. The journey is still ongoing, and we'll continue to update as it goes.

You can listen here

Is anyone else doing something similar? If so, I would love to check it out!

I would be happy to answer any questions about the process.

Cheers,

Cam