#374 - Managing a Business While In Parental Leave

About this episode

Tiago Ferreira discusses managing business operations during parental leave and the challenges faced by indie entrepreneurs.

In this episode, I catch you up on the latest life and business updates. I reflect on the privilege and challenges of being an indie entrepreneur, especially as my co-founder João becomes a new father and takes parental leave. I discuss how we’re managing business operations at Podsqueeze with just one active founder, and share thoughts about the perks and compromises of the indie hacker lifestyle. Links and mentions: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiago-ferreira-48562095/ Twitter: https://x.com/wbetiago Podsqueeze – https://podsqueeze.com WeTransfer – https://wetransfer.com Meetup – https://www.meetup.com Evernote – https://evernote.com Bending Spoons – https://bendingspoons.com AppSumo – https://appsumo.com HubSpot – https://hubspot.com G2G (Reddit accounts) – https://www.g2g.com Startup Stories (Pat Walls) – [YouTube channel reference] Audio Announcer, Flarecut (other projects mentioned) Timestamps: 01:10 Catching up, recording in Lisbon, and life updates 05:30 Joel’s parental leave and how we manage as a small team 07:50 Indie perks: flexibility, travel, and lifestyle challenges when kids arrive 10:55 Handling business solo and what changes when you’re down a founder…

People in this episode

Host: Tiago Ferreira

Topics covered

• parental leave
• indie entrepreneurship
• business management
• work-life balance
• indie hacker lifestyle
• AI in business

Keywords

• parental leave
• indie entrepreneur
• business operations
• flexibility
• AI
• indie hacker
• lifestyle challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Podsqueeze, WeTransfer, Evernote, Bending Spoons, AppSumo, HubSpot, G2G, Startup Stories

Books & works: YouTube channel reference

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