Startup to Something
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A weekly podcast by two indie hackers, Marc and Matt. They share their ups and downs of building their bootstrapped online businesses. They prefer to show instead of teach, so you get to see the real story about what it's like to "startup to something" - raw and unpolished.
Startup to Something
5M ago
Marc's AI-powered domain buying bot is drawing to a close. Matt is gaining momentum with his product EmailWonderful and is onboarding beta users!
The guys talk through Matt's go-to-market plan and tips and tricks for getting potential clients on the phone.
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Startup to Something
5M ago
Matt has found early traction in the monday.com ecosystem and is building a quick MVP for a niche problem to solve. Marc is building an AI bot to buy expired domain names to feed his addiction.
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Finding business problems to solve on Upwork
How to win Upwork jobs with a brand new account... with this one trick
Using LLMs and GPT as an intelligent filter
The benefits of expired domains vs new domains
The gotchas of sending emails on behalf of your users (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
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Startup to Something
6M ago
Marc is hacking on new technology, but building in public is killing his creativity. Matt is having a lot of fun playing in the monday.com marketplace and learning about Zapier and make.com.
The guys discuss creativity and how to just enjoy hacking and how to think through problems we see in the world.
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Startup to Something
6M ago
It's all about Marc this week because he has sold PowerImporter! This is the story and some highlights
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Startup to Something
7M ago
Matt's momentum journey continues- he has published his free tool and has users! Matt has goal related questions for Marc about how to get stuff done outside of work.
Marc is doing a deep dive into serverless and he and Matt have a long conversation about it.
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Startup to Something
8M ago
Matt has lots of momentum on his new blog about render.com and is publishing articles with a goal of shipping a free product.
Marc has taken control of the financials of his company and is doing his own books, and is finding it fun.
The guys talk about financial operations when doing business, difficulties with it and an idea Matt has around bookkeeping.
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Startup to Something
8M ago
Matt and Marc are BACK for episode 100 after taking the summer off of recording.
Marc has been relaxing, camping and hanging with his family. Matt has been freelancing after a tragic water spill and hacking on an ecommerce AI product.
The guys discuss Rob Walling's stair step approach and if Matt should try his hand at blogging and learning to drive traffic.
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Startup to Something
9M ago
Matt has been consulting with a company to help find and screen a developer for them. Marc has been honing in on the type of candidate he'd like to make as part of his first hire. The guys discuss how to identify desirable candidates and how to screen people with no much experience.
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Startup to Something
9M ago
Marc has shipped a Webflow to Airtable sync to PowerImporter and it's getting use in the wild. Matt is searching for an accountability partner to stay on the momentum wagon. The guys discuss testing business ideas, having goals, and what success looks like to each of them.
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Startup to Something
9M ago
Marc is shipping a new PowerImporter feature before going on a camping trip. Matt is just about ready to start his product hunt preparation to market his slackbot. The guys discuss how they see the work they do today and how it fits in the era's of their lives.
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