Indie Founder

A podcast about what is really like to bootstrap a company

Author: Tiago Ferreira

My name is Tiago and I am a full time Indie Maker.I build startups without any external investment and my goal is to perfect my entrepreneurial craft and reach 100K ARR (Annual Recurrent Revenue)Join me as I narrate my story and interview other entrepreneurs.Join our community
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#374 - Managing a Business While In Parental Leave
Monday, 9 March, 2026

In this episode, I catch you up on the latest life and business updates. I reflect on the privilege and challenges of being an indie entrepreneur, especially as my co-founder João becomes a new father and takes parental leave. I discuss how we’re managing business operations at Podsqueeze with just one active founder, and share thoughts about the perks and compromises of the indie hacker lifestyle.Links and mentions:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiago-ferreira-48562095/Twitter: https://x.com/wbetiagoPodsqueeze – https://podsqueeze.com WeTransfer – https://wetransfer.com Meetup – https://www.meetup.com Evernote – https://evernote.com Bending Spoons – https://bendingspoons.com AppSumo – https://appsumo.com HubSpot – https://hubspot.com G2G (Reddit accounts) – https://www.g2g.com Startup Stories (Pat Walls) – [YouTube channel reference] Audio Announcer, Flarecut (other projects mentioned) Timestamps:01:10 Catching up, recording in Lisbon, and life updates 05:30 Joel’s parental leave and how we manage as a small team 07:50 Indie perks: flexibility, travel, and lifestyle challenges when kids arrive 10:55 Handling business solo and what changes when you’re down a founder 14:10 Methods and “cookbooks” for indie founders; audience-first, SEO, content, etc. 15:40 My “three phases” framework: launch, growth, plateau 18:20 Bending Spoons and the idea of managing multiple products 20:40 How AI changes indie hacking and lean bootstrapping 21:30 The grind of phase one, community tools, and growth difficulties 23:55 Automations, AI processes, and where human attention is still crucial 26:35 Where marketing and distribution bottlenecks are for us now 28:25 Content creation as a missing skillset and finding the right partners 30:50 Final thoughts: building indie businesses, inviting feedback, and a call to action