- start small
- do things that don't scale
- solve your own problem
- research the problem before a solution
- talk to your customers
- charge more
- live a healthy, balanced life
- build energy loops that spiral upwards
- surround themselves with likeminded people
- take their next step, not a thought leaders certified step
- leverage what you can do well
- leverage what you already have
- enjoy the journey
- keep going
- start with a small niche, then expand later
- embrace failure
- ask for forgiveness, not permission
- sell first, build second
- send cold emails
- break these rules as needed because everybody’s journey is different.
- watch this talk once a month
- go B2B
- build community before anything else!
- build your audience as you are talking to your customers
- share what you learn openly
- be an active member of the community (give more than you take)
- seek clarity
- have a growth-mindset
- don't let money be the only motivation
- connect with fellow makers
- ask the community for help
- make free things
- stay humble
- talk to people about what they are working on
- make sure it’s a long term, consistent problem you’re solving.
- find an audience, research their most critical problem, and THEN think of an "idea"
- work on solving a problem, not an idea
- treat every customer like gold
- have a presence everywhere customers are
- read The Mom Test or listen to this podcast.
- Don't write a single line of (no)code until you have 5 people committed to pay or have spoken to at least 20-25 people and have a VERY strong understanding of the problem/market
- understand the importance of good docs and customer support
- ship MVPs to validate demand
- not compare your work to big competitors
- understand that they are nimble compared to big competitors
- get away from screens, often
- write down your goals and values
- do things by hand, then automate
- learn something along the way
- have fun, enjoy the journey
- take actions that yield long term results
- build products, not features
- focus on the now
- remember that world class design can wait
- avoid the cult of fake g rowth.
- just build something if you are stuck for ideas, building things brings ideas and surfaces problems
- just get started
- stop building productivity apps.
- start charging from day one
- have patience
- have fun, enjoy the journey!
- don't let this list overwhelm you! 😊
This list is inspired and copied from this IH Tweet. Thank you to everyone who contributed to that.
👇 Please feel free to add more suggestions in the comments below! 👇
eat when hangry
lol. I say this to my husband a lot.
is he a Hungarian then? lol sorry couldn't miss an opportunity to use such a lame pun on a Brit [assumed from your location] 😇
Should cry every once in a while ;)
Social distance as much as possible 😜
I wish @csallen could add bookmark feature to IH. I want to save this one!
Follow your heart and trust your gut.
indie hackers shouldn't accept any advice list without any descriptions!
Why not? They accept tweets all the time. 😅
I read the article from Paul Graham and found why don't scale. I'm so grateful to you and him.
We should not accept some advice that we don't know why and how it's useful and wise, blindly.
What's the main reason to go for B2B instead of B2C?
Companies have more ability, willingness and more budget to spend over individuals.
Well said! “Just build something...” has been the best motivator for me, which can naturally lend itself to learning new things.
Awesome list!
This should be in a poster somewhere.
"stop building productivity apps" YES. thank you. "start charging from day one" ALSO YES. And that's scary. I'm a beginner content creator/newsletter writer/blogger. keep thinking that I need to start a patreon or kofi only when I'm well known. I suppose that's b.s. I could start one today and see what happens.
So great!
"watch this talk once a month"
I just seen it and It feels like Ive found all hidden secrets :D
haha
I love all of these.
Love this list! 👌
Very cool list, just retweeted
Yes, yes, a thousand-times yes!!!
lol "stop building productivity apps."
But I had such a great idea for a Pomodoro timer...
😁
alternatively, start consolidating productivity apps and start making smth out of them
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