Indie Bites

Today we have Noah Bragg who is the founder of Potion, which allows you to turn your Notion pages into a website, wiki or blog all behind a custom domain. This is a 2 part episode. In the first section we talk about how Noah wanted to build a funded coffee business before discovering indie hacking and starting Supportman. Then in the second part we talk about how he's grown Potion to over $3k MRR while working a full-time job, including his framework for a successful product hunt launch.

Show Notes

Noah Bragg is an indie hacker in its truest form. Building in public hacking away on his project, Potion, which is a a way to host your Notion pages as websites behind a custom domain. He's also the co-host of the Product Journey podcast, where he speaks with his co-host Ben about their progress on their respective side projects.

What we covered:
  • The goal of building a huge business
  • Project: Coffee Pass
  • When to decide to stop a project
  • Failing after 2 years working on something
  • First project as an indie hacker: Supportman
  • Starting Potion
    • $250 to $3,000 MRR in 4 months
  • How to do a successful product hunt launch
  • How to get a product hunt maker grant
  • Focusing on product instead of marketing
  • Finding the right market / a growing market
  • Dealing with competition
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What is Indie Bites?

Short, bite-sized conversations with indie hackers that have started small, profitable and bootstrapped businesses. You'll learn how they come up with ideas, what they do to validate, find those first customers and make a sustainable income. Episodes every Tuesday.