Pieter Levels (aka levelsio on X) is a self-taught developer and entrepreneur who has designed, programmed, launched over 40 startups, many of which are highly successful.

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Indie Maker Handbook: https://readmake.com/ (https://readmake.com/)

Nomad List: https://nomadlist.com (https://nomadlist.com)

Remote OK: https://remoteok.com (https://remoteok.com)

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OUTLINE:

(00:00) – Introduction

(11:38) – Startup philosophy

(19:09) – Low points

(22:37) – 12 startups in 12 months

(29:29) – Traveling and depression

(42:08) – Indie hacking

(46:11) – Photo AI

(1:22:28) – How to learn AI

(1:31:04) – Robots

(1:39:21) – Hoodmaps

(2:03:26) – Learning new programming languages

(2:12:58) – Monetize your website

(2:19:34) – Fighting SPAM

(2:23:07) – Automation

(2:34:33) – When to sell startup

(2:37:26) – Coding solo

(2:43:28) – Ship fast

(2:52:13) – Best IDE for programming

(3:01:43) – Andrej Karpathy

(3:11:09) – Productivity

(3:24:56) – Minimalism

(3:33:41) – Emails

(3:40:54) – Coffee

(3:48:40) – E/acc

(3:50:56) – Advice for young people

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