Indie Hackers
Courtland and Channing Allen interview the ambitious indie hackers who are turning their ideas and side projects into profitable online businesses. Explore the latest strategies and tools founders are using to capitalize...
AI overview.Courtland Allen and Channing Allen are independent podcast creators known for their work in the entrepreneurial space, particularly with a focus on indie hacker…
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Audience Interest
- entrepreneurship strategies
- online business growth
Podcast Focus
- interviews with indie hackers
- strategies for online success
Publishing Consistency
- 290 episodes released
- active for 9 years
Platform Reach
- available on major platforms
- growing listener base
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Back-catalog monthly reach
Based on 1 signal · back-catalog reach only (show is inactive).
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By chart position
- 🇫🇷France · Technology#10996 to 509
- 🇩🇪Germany · Technology#18538 to 201
- 🇲🇽Mexico · Technology#19224 to 127
- 🇩🇰DK · Technology#13411 to 56
- Per-Episode Audience
No new episodes in 90+ days
—🎙 Sporadic cadence·290 episodes·Long inactive - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
169 to 893🇺🇸71%🇫🇷16%🇩🇪6%+2 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
34 to 179
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 6/15/23 |  #283 – Making $8k/mo Targeting $100M/yr with Lukas and Liz Hermann of StageTimer.io | Lukas (@_lhermann) and Liz Hermann (@lizmhermann) talk having ambition as an indie hacker, scratching other people's itches, having kids or spouses to help run your empire, making $8k/month from a simple idea, and charting a course to $100M/yr with (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 49m 45s | ||||||
| 6/3/23 | #282 – Media vs Tech, Twitter Monsters, and Making Millions From Content with Steph Smith of a16z | Steph Smith (@stephsmithio) talks making millions in content subscriptions, working at a16z, putting the AI genie back in the bottle, thread boys on Twitter, educational vs entertainment podcasts, and media companies that monetize aspiring entrepreneurs with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 1h 04m 08s | ||||||
| 5/25/23 | #281 – Seth Godin on Indie Hacking, Doing Hard Things, and Finding Significance in a Changing World | Seth Godin (@ThisIsSethsBlog) talks indie hacking, finding new business ideas, meaningful jobs vs mechanized jobs, dealing with internet trolls, his secrets to productivity, freelancing vs bootstrapping, writing 9000 blog posts in 20 years, and finding significance in a changing world with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 49m 21s | ||||||
| 5/19/23 | #280 – Replacing Yourself as CEO, Living on a Boat, and Crowdfunding to Survive with Alex MacCaw of Reflect | Alex MacCaw (@maccaw) talks living on a boat, quitting his own 7-figure company, starting over with a lifestyle business, whether free will exists, crowdfunding from your own customers, and gaining a foothold in a crowded market with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 52m 43s | ||||||
| 5/12/23 | #279 – Staying Indie vs Raising VC, Getting an MBA, and Disrupting the App Store with Emma Lawler of Velvet | Emma Lawler (@emmaryanlawler) talks whether crypto is dead, VC vs bootstrapping, getting an MBA after a successful exit, why NYC beats SF, trading sleep for work, whether capitalism leads to perverse incentives, and how she plans to disrupt the App Store with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 1h 00m 56s | ||||||
| 5/5/23 | #278 – Growing a Portfolio of AI Products Past $300k After a 7-Figure Exit with Danny Postma | Danny Postma (@dannypostmaa) talks his rivalry with Pieter Levels, selling his AI startup, using SEO as a moat, how to be an AI first-mover, why he’s not allowed to use ChatGPT, and passing $300k in revenue with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 53m 23s | ||||||
| 4/27/23 | #277 – Addictive Products, Embracing A.I., and Crossing $26k/mo with Lane Wagner of Boot.dev | Lane Wagner (@wagslane) talks hitting $26k/mo in revenue, why A.I. disruption is a good thing, the ethics of addictive products, surviving after a first year of no traction, why most business writing sucks, and how to grow revenue by making your product smaller with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 58m 26s | ||||||
| 4/20/23 | #276 – SaaS Trends, Crowdfunding a Book, and Life After Success with Rob Walling of TinySeed | Rob Walling (@robwalling) talks his new playbook on SaaS, why he launched on Kickstarter, the latest startup trends, how to have a winning mindset, and whether we should build a Kickstarter for Indie Hackers with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 1h 02m 24s | ||||||
| 4/13/23 | #275 – Love, Cohort-Based Courses, and Monetization Frameworks with Wes Kao of Maven | Wes Kao (@wes_kao) talks disrupting traditional education, what it's like to raise $25M, how to stay motivated as a founder, why cohorts are the gold standard of online learning, and how to apply the science of love to product-founder fit with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 58m 55s | ||||||
| 4/6/23 | #274 – Indie Hackers is indie again! | Indie Hackers is no longer a part of Stripe! Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen) talk about their history at Stripe, the process of spinning out the company, and future ideas for how to generate revenue now that they're indie hackers themselves starting at $0. | 1h 00m 11s | ||||||
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| 3/29/23 | #273 – The Threat of A.I., Building in Public vs Transparency, and Code vs No-Code with KP | KP (@thisiskp_) talks about why building in public beats mere transparency, whether AI will be the end of no-code, why he's made more money from organizing community than anything else, and how he went from a 9-to-5 job to being a founder with multiple exits with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 1h 04m 33s | ||||||
| 3/22/23 | #272 – Escape Rooms, Side Project Marketing, and Getting to Ramen Profitable with Marc Lou of Habits Garden | Marc Lou (@marc_louvion) talks living in Bali with a private chef, monetizing habit trackers, first date ideas, growing on Twitter, and building over 10 products in a year to finally reach ramen profitability with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 52m 20s | ||||||
| 3/15/23 | #271 – Gamification, Digital Nomading, and Growing Sales to $41k/mo with Stas Kulesh of Karma | Stas Kulesh (@stas_kulesh) talks about building internal tools as a great hack, why it takes 10 years to understand a new country, the challenging secret of enterprise sales, and slowly growing a SaaS business to $40k/month with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 49m 55s | ||||||
| 3/1/23 | #270 – Exiting for Millions in Under a Year with Shaan Puri and Ben Levy of The Milk Road | Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Ben Levy (@benmlevy) talk making it big as a content creator, choosing the right business idea, creative ways to monetize, big boy vs small boy stuff, making friends as an adult, growing a newsletter brand, and exiting for millions in under a year with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 1h 07m 14s | ||||||
| 2/22/23 | #269 – Bouncing Back from Failure to Bootstrap Past $2M/Year with Josh Ho of Referral Rock | Josh Ho (@jlogic) talks raising kids, automating word-of-mouth growth, bouncing back from a previous failed business, and bootstrapping beyond $2M in annual revenue with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 1h 01m 00s | ||||||
| 2/15/23 | #268 – Trading Stocks, Quitting Amazon, and Making $20k/Month with Yahia Bakour of Stock Alarm | Yahia Bakour (@mynameisyahia) talks trading stocks, quitting a $250k/year job at Amazon to become an indie hacker, how to join an existing project as a late cofounder, marketing via SEO, being a night owl vs an early bird, and bootstrapping his revenue to $20k/month with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 47m 35s | ||||||
| 2/8/23 | #267 – The Path to $3M in 3 Years as a Solopreneur with Justin Welsh | Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) talks setting a high bar for yourself, releasing products without knowing how to code, growing on social media (esp. LinkedIn), selling courses, dealing with burnout, and growing his solopreneur empire to $3M in 3 years with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 54m 53s | ||||||
| 1/25/23 | #266 – Lessons Learned Building a $37k/mo Business in 2.5 Years with Mat De Sousa of WideBundle | Mat De Sousa (@DsMatie) talks having million-dollar ambitions as a child, learning from numerous failed startups, why Shopify apps are great for indie hackers, the proper way to find a business idea, and growing from $0 to $37k/mo in 2.5 years with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 38m 07s | ||||||
| 11/23/22 | #265 – From Full-Time Job to $30k/Month with Damon Chen of Testimonial | Damon Chen (@damengchen) talks failed side projects, validating your idea, charging higher prices than is comfortable, what makes for a good website testimonial, and growing a bootstrapped startup to $30k/mo with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 40m 51s | ||||||
| 10/31/22 | #264 – Growing a 2-Person Business to $80k/Month with Eric Turner of Japan Dev | Eric Turner (@_etdev) talks living in Japan as a foreigner and visiting Japan as a tourist, finding inspiration to start as an indie hacker, picking a lucrative market, and shares some tips growing a job board with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 56m 01s | ||||||
| 10/19/22 | #263 – Starting a Profitable Business After a Life-Changing Exit with Laura Roeder of Paperbell | Laura Roeder (@lkr) talks life coaching, starting multiple successful businesses (and selling one for millions), early growth via SEO, and designing a company to align with your lifestyle with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 57m 10s | ||||||
| 10/12/22 | #262 – Bootstrapping to $100,000/mo in a Crowded Market with Marko Saric of Plausible | Marko Saric (@markosaric) talks living in Brussels, things he learned working in marketing, joining an existing project as a late co-founder, succeeding on Hacker News, surviving against a behemoth competitor, and learnings from bootstrapping an open-source project to over $1.2M in annual revenue with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 1h 03m 46s | ||||||
| 9/29/22 | #261 – Self-Funding, Pivoting to a Better Idea, and Growing Beyond $10M with Kapil Kale of Tremendous | Kapil Kale (@kapil) talks AI-generated art, going through YC, buying out his investors to own 100% of the company, pivoting from an okay idea to a great idea, and growing a profitable business to 8-figures in annual revenue with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 59m 33s | ||||||
| 9/21/22 | #260 – Growing Multiple Products to $18k/mo Revenue with Tony Dinh | Tony Dinh (@tdinh_me) talks growing up in Vietnam, quitting his job working for the man, failed vs successful side projects, growing via Twitter, and managing multiple projects that add up to $18,000 in monthly revenue with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 1h 07m 23s | ||||||
| 9/15/22 | #259 – Dating, Hollow Abstractions, and Making Millions of Dollars with Liron Shapira of Relationship Hero | Liron Shapira (@liron) talks relationship and dating advice, building a coaching business, marketing via Facebook groups, and growing his revenue to millions of dollars with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen). | 52m 06s | ||||||
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Distribution & Reach
About the show, platforms, and key insights.
Distribution & Reach
About the show, platforms, and key insights.
Courtland Allen and Channing Allen are independent podcast creators known for their work in the entrepreneurial space, particularly with a focus on indie hackers—individuals who build profitable online businesses from their ideas and side projects. Their expertise lies in uncovering the journeys of these founders as they navigate the challenges of entrepreneurship. The "Indie Hackers" podcast stands out for its in-depth interviews with ambitious creators, exploring innovative strategies and tools that enable listeners to break free from traditional employment. Covering topics such as technology, business, and entrepreneurship, the show fosters a community of aspiring entrepreneurs eager to learn from real-world experiences and success stories. The podcast attracts a diverse audience of aspiring and established entrepreneurs seeking inspiration and practical advice. Listeners gain valuable insights into the indie hacking lifestyle, making it a resource for those looking to develop their own revenue-generating ventures and escape the conventional 9-to-5 work model.
Platforms
Audience
professionals, adults
Key insights
What the show covers
- interviews with indie hackers
- strategies for online success
- tools for entrepreneurs
- escaping traditional jobs
Audience interests
- entrepreneurship strategies
- online business growth
- indie hacking techniques
- side project profitability
Platform reach
- available on major platforms
- growing listener base
- not specified yet
- exploring new opportunities
Publishing consistency
- 290 episodes released
- active for 9 years
- weekly or more cadence
- consistent content delivery
Chart history for Indie Hackers
Peaked at #109 in France, currently #109 in France.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | — | #109 | #109 | — |
| Denmark | — | #134 | #134 | — |
| Germany | — | #185 | #185 | — |
| Mexico | — | #192 | #192 | — |
Chart Positions
4 placements across 4 markets.
Chart Positions
4 placements across 4 markets.