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Jun 2023
49m 45s

#283 – Making $8k/mo Targeting $100M/yr ...

Courtland Allen and Channing Allen
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Lukas (@_lhermann) and Liz Hermann (@lizmhermann) talk having ambition as an indie hacker, scratching other people's itches, having kids or spouses to help run your empire, making $8k/month from a simple idea, and charting a course to $100M/yr with (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen).

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