Indie Bites

<p>Today I’m joined by <a href="https://x.com/jijosunny">Jijo Sunny</a>, who is the co-founder of <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/">Buy Me A Coffee</a>, one of the most popular donation and membership platforms on the internet. They’ve processed 10’s of millions for creators and have built a 26 strong team. Since founding Buy Me A Coffee, Jijo has dabbled in all sorts of projects, including a stint in YC with a podcasting app. Now though, Jijo is back building a new product, <a href="https://voicenotes.com/">Voicenotes</a>, a voice driven AI note taking app.</p><p>👉 <strong>Listen to the full 1 hour conversation with Jijo here: </strong><a href="https://indiebites.com/membership"><strong>indiebites.com/membership</strong></a></p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><ul><li>00:00 Intro</li><li>01:48 Background</li><li>02:27 Buy Me a Coffee Origin Story</li><li>03:37 How did Buy Me A Coffee grow</li><li>05:35 Jijo on multiple products</li><li>06:35 Making products cheap to run</li><li>09:21 Starting voicenotes.com</li><li>14:02 Parting advice</li><li>15:56 Recommendations</li></ul><p><strong>Recommendations</strong></p><ul><li>Book: <a href="https://visakanv.gumroad.com/l/FANbook">Friendly Ambitious Nerd</a></li><li>Podcast: <a href="https://daringfireball.net/2020/05/dithering">Dithering</a></li><li>Indie Hacker: <a href="https://x.com/dannypostmaa">Danny Postma</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>