Indie Bites

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/tibo_maker">Tibo Louis-Lucas</a> is a serial founder, most well known for starting Tweet Hunter and Taplio in 2021, before selling the company in 2022 for 8 figures. Since then, Tibo has gone on to acquire an AI video creation tool, Typeframes, which he spun <a href="http://revid.ai/">Revid.ai</a> recently. He actually announced after recording this that he has left Tweethunter and is back to focusing on his early stage products, which we touch on in this episode. He’s also started a newsletter with over 50k subscribers and has over 115k Twitter followers. Tibo is a bit of a legend in the indie maker sphere right now.</p><p>Tibo and I covered so much ground in this episode I couldn’t fit it all in, so the the full 40 minute conversation available on the Indie Bites membership for $60 a year. Head to <a href="http://indiebites.com/membership">indiebites.com/membership</a> to get access.</p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><ul><li>00:00 - Intro</li><li>01:46 - Why failing is important for indie hackers</li><li>03:30 - 1 product every 2 weeks</li><li>05:16 - From $3 to $20k MRR with influencer partnership</li><li>06:41 - Selling Tweet Hunter to Lempire</li><li>08:40 - What did Tibo buy with his money</li><li>10:34 - Acquiring Typeframe</li><li>16:16 - Recommendations</li></ul><p><strong>Recommendations</strong></p><ul><li>Book: <a href="https://basecamp.com/books/calm">It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work</a></li><li>Podcast: <a href="https://acquired.fm/">Acquired</a></li><li>Indie Hacker: <a href="https://twitter.com/marc_louvion">Marc Louvion</a>; <a href="https://twitter.com/damengchen">Damon Chen</a></li></ul><p><strong>My links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/jmckinven"><strong>Twitter</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/indiebitespod"><strong>Indie Bites Twitter</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://youtube.com/@indiebites"><strong>Indie Bites YouTube</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://indiebites.com/membership"><strong>Join the membership</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://jamesmckinven.com/"><strong>Personal Website</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://2hourpodcast.com/"><strong>2 Hour Podcast Course</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://podpanda.co/"><strong>PodPanda</strong></a> (hire me to edit your podcast)</li><li><a href="https://indielife.fm/"><strong>This Indie Life Podcast</strong></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/"><strong><em>start today</em></strong></a><em>, with their industry leading free plan where you can contact up to 2,500 subscribers without paying a penny.</em></p>