Tiago Ferreira

Indie Founder

Business EN ↓ 376 episodes

My name is Tiago and I am a full time Indie Maker. I build startups without any external investment and my goal is to perfect my entrepreneurial craft and reach $100K ARR (Annual Recurrent Revenue)Join me as I narrate my story and interview other entrepreneurs. Join our community

Author

Tiago Ferreira

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Business

Podcast website

redcircle.com

Latest episode

Jun 2, 2026

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Episodes

#200 - I Got Kicked Out Of My Own Podcast 17.03.2022

Being a solopreneur doesn't mean you are alone. There are people who learn from you, admire you, give you advice and follow your example. In this special episode, Wolfy and Luise, two early members of the Wannabe Entrepreneur Space, give Tiago a break and share what they like about the community, how they leverage it for their own projects, and why they are true fans of the podcast. Join the W...

#199 - The Myth of Passive Income 15.03.2022

Is true passive income really achievable and what does it mean to build passive first? Those are the topics I will be speaking about in today's "tips and tricks" section at the end of the episode. I am also building an accelerator for bootstrappers and I want to share some of the details with you. And last but not least I will be speaking about the pros and cons of being a full-time bo...

#198 - Interviewing Tim Stoddart about beating addiction and building SoberNation 10.03.2022

Growing up, Tim was never a big fan of school and always felt a bit of social anxiety. Eventually, he ends up developing a problem with addiction but was able to overcome it after realizing the terrible negative effects it brought to his personal life. His recovery path leads him to bootstrap Sober Nation, a successful business that is helping thousands of people to beat addiction. A truly inspiri...

#197 - Steady Growth VS Viral Growth 🚀 08.03.2022

I have been researching viral growth because I believe that it might be the key to faster initial growth for my business. I will share with you what I have learned so far. In this episode, I will also share the results of my A/B test that has been running for one week. In the end, will speak about a great tool that will help you with the copy for your landing pages and content creation. About the...

#196 - Interviewing Michelle about Building VC funded Startups in Public 03.03.2022

Michelle Marcelline is one of the few entrepreneurs out there that is building a VC-founded company in public. Today she will tell the story of how she, together with 5 co-founders quit their jobs to take their company through the Y Combinator program. Michelle will also speak about what is Web3 and how they are using it in their startup. About Michelle (aka @ michwirantono ) Born and raised in In...

#195 - Finding my Product's Value Proposition 01.03.2022

I am A/B Testing my landing pages with the sole purpose of increasing their conversion and in this episode, I will share with you how I used SplitBee to set it up. I also want to speak about the WBE Space, because I have finally figured out how to simply explain its value proposition. Last but not least I want to share with you how I use Reddit to validate an idea without writing on a single line...

#194 - Interviewing Marc LG about PowerImporter and his Recipe for Success 24.02.2022

Marc (aka @JudoHacker ) started his bootstrapping journey 11 years ago and since then he has built many projects. He ends up finding success with PowerImporter , a NoCode tool that allows users to easily update their Webflow CMS. Marc will share the components that he believes to be crucial for a successful project. We also speak about what was going through his mind when he decided to quit his jo...

#193 - The Three Part Bootstrapper's Guide 22.02.2022

Today I will speak about the three important areas that an entrepreneur has to focus on to build her/his company: Marketing, Product, and Business. I will also give you an update on my indie office's launch (did not go very well) and how my community's new prices are affecting the conversion rates. About this episode Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Follow me on Twitter IH...

#192 - Interviewing Kevon about becoming a build in public expert 17.02.2022

Kevon speaks about how he learned to build in public and grow his Twitter audience. He has now a successful course and many happy students. We will also speak about Kevon's upbringing, living in multiple countries, and how he is managing to be an entrepreneur and a new dad at the same time. About Kevon: Twitter Build in Public Course Making Twitter Friends Platform About Wannabe Entrepreneur J...

#191 - Do I Need to Start Looking for a Job? 15.02.2022

As an extrovert myself it is been a challenge to be a solopreneur and I am starting to miss having a team to share the challenges and victories. In today's episodes, I will also update you in my projects particularly in the fact that I have doubled the prices of the WBE Space and you will hear from Max , who is driving our community project. About this episode Join our Remote Co-Working Space...

#190 - Interviewing Giordano about History and Youtube 10.02.2022

Giordano Nanni, the founder of The Juice Media speaks about his interest in history and the journey of building the successful youtube channel that has more than 800K subscribers. Giordano has a Ph. D. in history and has already written two books about his research but it's on youtube, where he found his voice with hundreds of thousands of followers and two successful formats. It all started w...

#189 - What Happens when a Solo Founder Gets Covid-19 08.02.2022

I tested positive for COVID-19 which means that I will have to rest and can not work for a few days. How will this affect my business? Can I afford to stop? Those are the questions that I will be answering in today's episode. In the "Tips and Tricks" section I will share some tools and methods you can use to collect feedback from your users more efficiently. About this episode Support...

#188 - Interviewing Olu about Investment Banking and Bootstrapping 03.02.2022

After 15 years working in investment banking, Olu decided to quit his job and pursue an entrepreneurial career by bootstrapping his own companies. In our chat, Olu shares what was like to work in the investment banking industry and how did he lived the 2008 housing crisis. He will also share his journey building his current startup Prelo and give great tips to other entrepreneurs. About Olu Olu&#3...

#187 - Can Communities Build Products? 01.02.2022

Our community of bootstrappers is joining forces to build a product together in one month. I will tell you how we are organizing a totally remote team from all over the world to work asynchronously. I will also give you an update on my first B2B product and how I am able to get my first clients. For the tips and tricks today I will share some of my current Twitter strategies. About this episode Jo...

#186 - Interviewing Luca about Automating Twitter DMs 27.01.2022

Luca is a software developer that has already sold one side project to a bigger company and is now building Hivoe , which is a tool that automates your Twitter direct messages. Luca is also a member of our WBE space and will speak about what its like to be part of it. About Luca Twitter Profile Hive (Twitter DM Tool) About this podcast Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Community Pro...

#185 - How to prepare for a Pieter Levels Interview 25.01.2022

Listen to how I prepared for my interview with Pieter Levels , what happened off the record, and some of my thoughts on what we talked about. I will also tell you the story of my first exit meeting with a company that was interested in acquiring Chageit . About this episode Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Community Project Landing Page Follow me on Twitter Try out Indie Offices Po...

#184 - Interviewing Pieter Levels about his Success and Indie Lifestyle 20.01.2022

Listen to Pieter Levels speak about his upbringing and what motivated him to become an entrepreneur. In this interview, we also try to pin down certain personal characteristics that contributed to Pieter's success in his bootstrapped startups and cover more philosophical topics like life purpose and religion. About Pieter: Twitter Nomadlist Rebase About Wannabe Entrepreneur Join our Remote Co-...

#183 - Getting Pieter Levels on the Show 18.01.2022

Pieter Levels agreed to join me for a WBE interview. In this episode, I will tell you the story of how I was able to get him on board and how I am preparing for the interview. I will also speak about my first B2B project that is now live on indieoffices.com . About this episode Join our Twitter space tomorrow Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Try out Indie Offic...

#182 - Interviewing Xavier Coiffard about Building Six Products in Six Months 13.01.2022

Xavier Coiffard is a French indie hacker that built six products in six consecutive months. In today's interview, Xavier will tell us how he built which of these six products and the important lessons he has learned from the whole experience. About Xavier Twitter Profile Community Userbooster About Wannabe Entrepreneur Join our Remote Co-Working Space Buy me a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Backg...

#181 - The Ugliest Entrepreneurial Emotion 11.01.2022

In today's episode, I will speak about feeling jealous of other entrepreneurs and how the survival bias can make you feel that everyone is succeeding but you. I will also tell you about my first sales pitch and how the way you present your product can be the differentiator between gaining or losing a new client. About this episode Join our Twitter space tomorrow (11/01/2022) Listen to Wolfy&#3...

#180 - Interviewing Olivia about Mental Health for Entrepreneurs 06.01.2022

In this episode hear from the performance and confidence coach, Olivia James about how entrepreneurs and bootstrappers can keep a healthy mind. We spoke about important topics like impostor syndrome, how to prepare for a pitch meeting, how to deal with burnout, and more... About Olivia: Twitter Website Podcast Recommendation BlogPost About this Podcast Join the WBE Community Buy a Coffee Follow me...

#179 - Unplug Your Brain! 04.01.2022

In today's episode, I will chat about what kind of activities help me disconnect from my business. I will also reflect on the year 2021 and speak about the perks of having a podcast. At the end of the episode, I will also speak about a new analytics tool that I am trying out called SplitBee that as a really intuitive UI and it is free to use. About this Podcast Join the WBE Community Buy a Cof...

#178 - Interviewing Anthony Castrio who founded Indie Worldwide 30.12.2021

Interview with Anthony Castrio about the journey of building the Indie Worldwide community and his personal entrepreneurial background and nomad lifestyle. Episode Links: Anthony's Twitter Indie Worldwide Website Indie Worldwide Twitter Peter Levels Twitter WBE Podcast: Join the WBE Community Buy a Coffee Follow me on Twitter Background Music:  Coffee Shop by PYC Music | https://soundcloud.com...

#177 - Indie Hackers Top Page! 28.12.2021

In this episode, I will give you an update on how my experience with free trials periods worked out and why I had to stop it. We will also speak about indie hackers as a source of traffic and how a post about the impostor syndrome got me trending on the platform. To finish things off learn more about SEO and why google is not indexing your pages. About WBE Podcast Join the WBE Community Buy a Coff...

#176 - Interviewing Alex Friedman about Burnout and FounderGigs 23.12.2021

Listen to Alex Friedman's interview where she openly speaks about entrepreneurial anxiety and burnout and teaches some tips on how to avoid it. Alex will also speak about her journey building Foundergigs and how she was able to make a 2k MRR business in only 3 months using NoCode tools. About Alex Twitter Website TechStars About this Podcast Join our virtual Co-Working space Buy a Coffee Follo...

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