Janu

Last night we had the first German Indie Founders Meetup!!! 🇩🇪 I couldn't have imagined a better first meetup. 🥰 Everyone hit it off right away. Like we had been friends for a long time. I'm looking forward to a second meetup. Thank you all for coming! 🫶🏾 PS: One of us is a doctor. Guess who?

I have 3.7k followers here but I barely post. How many of these 3.7k followers are active?

Most intense week of my year!💀 → wrapped up 2 projects 🏁 → closed 2 new projects 💰 → 1 retainer deal still pending 🤝 → one stressful deadline ⏱️ Today for example I had 8 hours of back-to-back meetings without any breaks. I am sooo grateful and happy! 🙏 And our clients are happy as well 🥰

Who is still active here?

I had to add the ad banner to longer.blue because traffic increased and I had to start paying more for hosting and the database. I tried relying on donations, but receiving only $5 in one year is not enough.

I really use the hell out of this app by @janu.lol An unobtrusive message at the bottom of the opening logged-in screen (only) to support his work: “This is a free tool. If you find it useful, please consider a donation to keep it alive! 💙 You can find the coffee icon in the bottom right corner.”

I JUST BOUGHT featherflow.com for $1250!! 🥰 Initially he asked for $5k. I waited. I negotiated. Him: $5k → Me: $800 → Him: $2.5k → Me: $1.2k → Him: $1,250. Deal. Now it’s mine. No more ugly hyphen. No more “Feather Flow” confusion. Just a clean, beautiful domain… and $3,750 still in my pocket.

Check out my new video! 🙏🏾 youtu.be/Cs-tg-zCIFA?...

I finally dropped my first video! I am super nervous. Would appreciate your support 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 youtu.be/6DDpMix4J5E?...

What to do when you want to scale up your tech business? @janu.lol shared at least these 4 things: ➤ references ➤ posting on platforms ➤ posting guides ➤ SEO No wonder that he is achieving remarkable results. 🤘😉 The full episode: youtu.be/7mYRGe281z4 #buildinpublic

A friend @janu.lol turned 29 a few days ago, and it made me think of sharing the lessons he’s learned on his entrepreneurial journey. He has achieved so much at a young age, and I believe that the best is yet to come with his determination. Go Janu! 🤘😎 Original: www.youtube.com/shorts/1ioqV...

Entrepreneurship is about planting seeds. That's something I learnt recently. You try things. You build projects. You send messages. You network. You put your ideas into the world. Each one is a seed. Sometimes you plant a big, expensive .... Read more: longer.blue/posts/1HRcu4...

Entrepreneurship is about planting seeds. That's something I learnt recently. You try things. You build projects. You send messages. You network. You put your ideas into the world. Each one is a seed. Sometimes you plant a big, expensive .... Read more: longer.blue/posts/1HRcu4...

Many solo devs make ~$1k–$50k/month selling boilerplates. But not many know how to build them properly. @janu.lol shared several key factors for creating an outstanding boilerplate. You can watch the full YouTube interview here: youtu.be/7mYRGe281z4

I don't talk much about my agency, FeatherFlow, these days. My goal: Hit a $30k-40k/month (not MRR) before the end of June 😳 And right now… it’s actually looking possible 🥹 Read more: longer.blue/posts/yeuEnK...

You can watch the whole episode here: youtu.be/7mYRGe281z4

Is it possible to become a junior developer in the AI ​​era? @janu.lol had his say, but I'd like to hear your take. 👀 #buildinpublic

I've heard many times: "It's easier to monetize a service." "You'll sell your skills more easily." "Services are in higher demand than products." But what is it like in the AI era when everybody has a skill and can create a product? @janu.lol breaks it down.

I open-sourced an app which reminds you to change between sitting and standing. It is 100% vibe-coded and only works with Mac. ➡️ github.com/einguterwaran/StehSitz

Just a reminder of how you can become successful anywhere. (First, I wanted to say "on social media" but I am changing it to "anywhere" because this planet is a place of unlimited possibilities.) Have a nice Sunday, guys!

Me as an action figure! 👀 (generated by ChatGPT) Who would buy one? 😁

Me as an action figure! 👀 (generated by ChatGPT) Who would buy one? 😁

How to start programming at a young age? I asked the entrepreneur @janu.lol and he revealed some of the steps: • He created a video game based on his passion. • Read programming books. • Visited advice forums. • Had senior mentors. Do you recall your beginnings? The full episode in the comments:

I fired a client who couldn't tell time - no regrets. 🔥 Trust your gut when something feels off about... Read more: longer.blue/posts/03P5Va...

I am in a Fortune article 🤯🤯 A journalist messaged me on LinkedIn and asked me a few questions about how I "ghiblified"my cat Mali. Should I ask for Backlink? 😂

I am in a Fortune article 🤯🤯 A journalist messaged me on LinkedIn and asked me a few questions about how I "ghiblified"my cat Mali. Should I ask for Backlink? 😂

I love the Ghibli version of my cat!! 😍😍😍 (ChatGPT created this)

Holy shit!!! ChatGPT created this ad for my side project BoilerplateHub.com! 🤯

Had an amazing chat with Ben, a product design expert from Hong Kong! We talked about the challenges of balancing agency work with personal projects. It was cool to hear how he's using AI tools like ... Read more: longer.blue/posts/PKzQsM...

Had an amazing chat with Ben, a product design expert from Hong Kong! We talked about the challenges of balancing agency work with personal projects. It was cool to hear how he's using AI tools like ... Read more: longer.blue/posts/PKzQsM...

For all my German speaking friends: 🇩🇪 I had the honor of being a guest on the "Happy Bootstrapping" podcast. 🎙️ We chatted about my journey from student to entrepreneur & how I juggle my different businesses. 🔴The episode is now live and you're welcome to tune in! Would love your feedback.🔴

The english summary is over here: happybootstrapping.com/p/from-freel...

For all my German speaking friends: 🇩🇪 I had the honor of being a guest on the "Happy Bootstrapping" podcast. 🎙️ We chatted about my journey from student to entrepreneur & how I juggle my different businesses. 🔴The episode is now live and you're welcome to tune in! Would love your feedback.🔴

Neue "Happy Bootstrapping" Podcast-Folge: Vom Freelancer zur $15k/Monat Agentur @janu.lol erzählt, wie ein witziger Tweet über 'localhost' seine Agentur FeatherFlow zum Durchbruch verhalf und warum er seinen Job nach nur 9 Monaten kündigte. Die ganze Story jetzt anhören: btstrp.de/folge-113

next issue drops Thursday featuring @janu.lol 🎙️

I don't know anyone who posts as much and is as visible as Sabyr! He spent six months ... Read more: longer.blue/posts/_hkvUc...

Something super cool happened! 😳 A few days ago someone booked a meeting with my agency FeatherFlow because they found us on Grok. 🤯 AI recommends FeatherFlow!!! 😍

Timo is a really cool guy. He vibe codes a SaaS that helps with posture at work and back pain. He wanted to develop it for a while but couldn't code. When he discovered Cursor, he immediately started to realize his idea. Thanks for the interview, Timo! And I hope you finally ship your SaaS soon!

It was a FeatherFlow (my agency) developer's birthday! 🥳🎉 I'm sending him a parcel with presents! 📦 The postage alone costs €25 because he lives on the other side of the world. 🥲 Take a guess! What's in the parcel? (I'll be revealing in a week when the parcel actually arrives)

I advertise longer.blue by 1) searching for people who want to write longer posts or are annoyed by the 300 characters limit 2) commenting about longer.blue

On X, 0.8% of my followers like my posts on average. On Bsky, it's 0,14%. For the same posts. I am afraid most of the people from my network have already left Bsky. But I will stay here.

The few days in Paris were good for me. Just the short reset I needed. I did some thinking. I'll share my thoughts with you soon. But now it's back to work.

I had the chance to chat with Johnny from DesignFactor. We discussed the challenges of marketing an agency. John shared how he ... Read more: longer.blue/posts/sHN-yq...

Met Maxime in Paris over coffee! ☕ He told me his exciting story. He made an extreme ... Read more: longer.blue/posts/MyPOHP...

Eating Pad Thai in Paris 🇫🇷

I had an inspiring conversation with My3! She was the first person to invite me to do a video podcast last year. It's on her YouTube channel! She had a very exciting gap year in which she's done hundreds of things. Most notably her podcast and a software startup. Thank you for the chat, My3!

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Writing a viral post? AI knows the secret sauce: Big MRR numbers! 🔥 Unfortunately I don't have $10k MRR 🥲