Indie Bites

<p>Today is a special episode, because it marks 100 episodes of Indie Bites. And to mark the occasion, I’m bringing back my guest from<a href="https://indiebites.com/1"> episode 1</a>, Charlie Ward, founder of<a href="https://ramenclub.so/"><strong> Ramen Club</strong></a> to talk about how he’s grown to community into the core of the London indie scene while scaling to £7k MRR in the process. Charlie has also been a long time supporter of the show, having sponsored well over 30 episodes and taking a bet on me early on.</p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><ul><li>00:00 - Intro</li><li>01:40 - The impact Ramen Club has on other founders</li><li>03:08 - Rebranding to Ramen Club</li><li>04:56 - Advice for community building</li><li>06:27 - Advice to founders on ideas and growth</li><li>11:10 - Why you should be doing user research</li><li>14:35 - Recommendations</li></ul><p><strong>Recommendations</strong></p><ul><li>Book: <a href="https://amzn.to/47yLG7I"><strong>$100m Offers</strong></a></li><li>Podcast: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast/"><strong>Lex Fridman</strong></a></li><li>Indie Hacker: <a href="https://twitter.com/_baretto"><strong>Elston Baretto</strong></a></li></ul><p><strong>Other links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3uaQtOh">Get Together book</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/47B7uQl">Continuous Discovery Habits book</a></li><li><a href="https://rosie.land/">Rosieland</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/charlierward">Charlie's Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://ramen.fm/">Ramen Club Podcast</a></li></ul><p><strong>My links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/jmckinven">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/indiebitespod">Indie Bites Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://youtube.com/@indiebites">Indie Bites YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://indiebites.com/membership">Join the membership</a></li><li><a href="https://jamesmckinven.com/">Personal Website</a></li><li><a href="https://2hourpodcast.com/">2 Hour Podcast Course</a></li><li><a href="https://podpanda.co/">PodPanda</a> (hire me to edit your podcast)</li><li><a href="https://indielife.fm/">This Indie Life Podcast</a></li></ul><p><strong>Sponsor - </strong><a href="https://emailoctopus.com/"><strong>EmailOctopus</strong></a><strong> 🐙</strong></p><p><em>EmailOctopus is an independently owned email marketing platform, built to support other small growing businesses. With a focus on affordability and ease of use, EmailOctopus contains all of the features you need to reach and grow your audience. You can </em><a href="https://emailoctopus.com/"><em>start today</em></a><em>, with their industry leading free plan where you can contact up to 2,500 subscribers without paying a penny.</em></p>