Podcast, YouTube, Blog Dear founder, When I was running FeedbackPanda between 2017 and 2019, I developed what I can only describe as a Pavlovian anxiety reflex to error notifications. Every ping could mean disaster. As the only technical person in the business, I was responsible for maintaining our integration with a third-party platform. 🎧 Listen to this on my podcast. We had no formal agreement with them, so they wouldn’t warn us about changes to their system. It was a constant...
6 days ago • 4 min read
Podcast, YouTube, Blog Dear founder, As indie hackers, we often start our journey with simple dreams and manageable datasets. But what happens when success hits and your modest database transforms into a data behemoth? Let me share my experience scaling Podscan from a simple podcast database to a system handling millions of podcasts, dozens of millions of episodes, and over a million new tracking rows daily. 🎧 Listen to this on my podcast. The Calm Before the Storm When you’re dealing with a...
13 days ago • 7 min read
Podcast, YouTube, Blog Dear founder, A few days ago, over dinner, I found myself deep in conversation about the technological singularity. While that “happy moment” of humanity becoming a machine-augmented brain collective (think Star Trek’s Borg) might still be years or decades away, there’s something more immediate that keeps me up at night: the unprecedented acceleration of technological advancement and what it means for indie hackers like us. 🎧 Listen to this on my podcast. Deleting Your...
20 days ago • 6 min read
Podcast, YouTube, Blog Dear founder, A few days ago, over dinner, I found myself deep in conversation about the technological singularity. While that “happy moment” of humanity becoming a machine-augmented brain collective (think Star Trek’s Borg) might still be years or decades away, there’s something more immediate that keeps me up at night: the unprecedented acceleration of technological advancement and what it means for indie hackers like us. 🎧 Listen to this on my podcast. Think about...
27 days ago • 3 min read
Podcast, YouTube, Blog Dear founder, Brian Sierakowski (@bsierakowski) has been busy over the last year: he started working on ChangeBot and TRMNL, and both projects are taking off.If you ever wondered what a good changelog looks like or why you might need one, this episode is for you. 🎧 Listen to this on my podcast. If you want to track brand mentions, search millions of transcripts, and keep an eye on chart placements for podcasts, please check out podscan.fm — and tell your friends! Thank...
29 days ago • 1 min read
Podcast, YouTube, Blog Dear founder, This week taught me an unexpected lesson about entrepreneurship. After the Christmas and New Years festivities — that annual tradition of sharing joy, memories, and apparently germs — I found myself running a fever of nearly 40°C (104°F). For someone who rarely gets sick, this hit particularly hard. 🎧 Listen to this on my podcast. As I lay in bed, barely able to function, I realized just how crucial it had been to build my businesses the way I did. Both my...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Podcast, YouTube, Blog Dear founder, When Peter Jackson was brainstorming the Lord of the Rings movie universe, two amazing Tolkien-savvy illustrators sat in on the meetings: John Howe and Alan Lee. Jackson would explain a scene, what was where, and they would sketch as he talked. When he was done explaining, the two artist would hand over their quick sketches, allowing the director to see what he had just envisioned. Until now, you needed extraordinarily gifted experts with years of...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Podcast, YouTube, Blog Dear founder, Johannes Jäschke is a pioneer in the intersection of technology and mental health. From a college seminar to the forefront of digital well-being, Johannes developed Hypnu, a hypnosis app that gained significant traction during the pandemic. His innovative approach offered an alternative to traditional methods, addressing insomnia and anxiety without side effects. After successfully exiting Hypnu, Johannes continues to inspire with his journey through the...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Podcast, YouTube, Blog Dear founder, Last week, I did a recap of 2024. Now that we’re starting a new year, let’s look ahead at the opportunities and challenges facing the software business world in 2025. I want to share my insights into the SaaS and software engineering landscape, exploring emerging trends and patterns—and most importantly, how to leverage them, whether you’re looking for business opportunities or just trying to stay ahead of the curve. 🎧 Listen to this on my podcast. The...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read