The AI-Powered Solopreneur
As a software entrepreneur wearing many hats – from coding to marketing to customer service – I’ve found AI systems to be game-changing tools in my daily work. Today, I want to share how I use these…
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Articles by Arvid Kahl
When Podcasts Attack: The Unexpected Challenges of External Data
As founders, we often focus on scaling our businesses in terms of customers, revenue, or team size. But what happens when the data your business relies on scales faster than anything else? That’s the…
Read the essay →Scrape or Be Scraped
With my podcast data scanning business, Podscan, I’m constantly scraping the web for terabytes of audio and metadata – but now I find myself in a wild cat-and-mouse game, trying to protect my own…
Read the essay →Should Indie Hackers Go to Tech Conferences?
Should software founders attend tech conferences? The answer is a resounding yes. If you’d asked me five years ago, I’d have completely disagreed. So today, I’ll share my journey from skepticism to…
Read the essay →Andrew Davies — The Power of a Merchant of Record
Andrew Davies (@andjdavies) runs marketing for Paddle, the payment provider that powers several of my businesses. They also recently ran an AI launchpad accelerator, which massively impacted the…
Read the essay →The Evolution of Coding in the AI Era
Just a few years ago, I was a wholly different coder. At my best, I was breezing through documentation and writing mostly functional code. At my worst, I’d be chasing typos and strange bugs for…
Read the essay →Striking a Balance
Earlier this week, I came across a quote that resonated deeply with me: “I can accomplish anything, but I won’t really be worthy until I accomplish the next big thing.” This sentiment, shared in a…
Read the essay →kerollmops — From Hackathon to Success: The Meilisearch Story
Reading Time: < 1 minute@kerollmops, the technical brain behind the open-source search engine Meilisearch, joins me for a nerdy chat about all things search. I’ve been using this blazing-fast tech…
Read the essay →Does Your SaaS Need a “User Tour?”
I recently came across a tweet by Nikita Bier about onboarding in software products that made me reflect on my own choices for the first touches that my customers have with my product. It also got me…
Read the essay →“Working In” vs “Working On” the Business
I ran into a pretty substantial question this week. Am I working in my business, or am I working on my business? I’ve been spending so much time building features, talking to customers, implementing…
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