This Indie Life James McKinven and Dagobert Renouf

The first guest of This Indie Life is here!
Nico and I talked about the dark side of entrepreneurship: from getting his first gray hair at 26 to being on the verge of breaking up with his girlfriend... but we had some laughs too 😁
Nico's links
Nico's TwitterTalknotes - his audio transcription + rewriting appMaker Ads Guide - course on running adsSo you suck, now what? - post on his blogThis week's sponsor - Better legal
Chad Sakonchick X accountBetterLegal - Setup an LLC in the US in 5 minutesDago's links
Dagobert's TwitterDago's Twitter CourseDago's NewsletterOur links
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In this episode, Dago quits his job and comes back to the indie life. Meanwhile James is nowhere to be found and the podcast is headed towards a new direction.
Dagobert links
Dagobert's TwitterDago's Twitter CourseDago's NewsletterJames links
James' TwitterIndie Bites - indie founder chats2 Hour Podcast - podcasting courseWhitstable Craft Co - handmade leather walletsPodPanda - podcast editing

In this episode, Dago has a big life event which is going to change the trajectory of his indie life. Meanwhile, I reflect on one of my best weeks in a while being on form after spending some time away relaxing.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro00:41 James updates12:07 Dago updates
Dagobert links
Dagobert's TwitterDago's Twitter CourseLogology - high quality logos and brandsMemelogy - the best startup memesJames links
James' TwitterIndie Bites - indie founder chats2 Hour Podcast - podcasting courseWhitstable Craft Co - handmade leather walletsPodPanda - podcast editing

In this episode, Dago talks about why he can’t do side projects anymore without going al in, but he does have a plan. Meanwhile, I’ve had a big week with my podcast Indie Bites, speaking to a bootstrapping legend, but having to overcome a metric shit ton of imposter syndrome.
About Dagobert (to be updated soon...)Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of the startup, not his wife). It took them more than two years just to build a product and had to use most of our savings just to survive. They launched it and got almost no sales, pushing him to learn marketing. Last year, after some experiments, he found a marketing channel that worked by using Twitter. Now he has 45k followers and the business is finally going. As of the start of this pod, his business is on $3k p/m, with a goal to reach $5k p/m to avoid dwindling savings and to pay themselves a salary.
Dagobert's TwitterDago's Twitter CourseLogology - high quality logos and brandsMemelogy - the best startup memesAbout JamesJames left his cushty full-time job marketing job in April 2021. Since then, he's been hacking together income from his other podcast, Indie Bites, and podcast editing service, Pod Panda. The podcast does around $1k p/m in sponsor revenue and Pod Panda makes $2k p/m. But with a $4-5k burn every month, he's digging a very deep hole. James' goal is to get to around $10k per month across his products, get myself out of that hole and have fun while doing it. 
James' TwitterIndie Bites - indie founder chats2 Hour Podcast - podcasting courseWhitstable Craft Co - handmade leather walletsPodPanda - podcast editing

In this episode, Dago talks about how the honeymoon period for his job is over and how he’s going to address it with side projects. Is logology coming back? Meanwhile, I’ve been settling back into a new slightly too relaxed routine with my whale client and wonder what I need to do to make some progress with my side projects.
About Dagobert (to be updated soon...)Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of the startup, not his wife). It took them more than two years just to build a product and had to use most of our savings just to survive. They launched it and got almost no sales, pushing him to learn marketing. Last year, after some experiments, he found a marketing channel that worked by using Twitter. Now he has 45k followers and the business is finally going. As of the start of this pod, his business is on $3k p/m, with a goal to reach $5k p/m to avoid dwindling savings and to pay themselves a salary.
Dagobert's TwitterDago's Twitter CourseLogology - high quality logos and brandsMemelogy - the best startup memesAbout JamesJames left his cushty full-time job marketing job in April 2021. Since then, he's been hacking together income from his other podcast, Indie Bites, and podcast editing service, Pod Panda. The podcast does around $1k p/m in sponsor revenue and Pod Panda makes $2k p/m. But with a $4-5k burn every month, he's digging a very deep hole. James' goal is to get to around $10k per month across his products, get myself out of that hole and have fun while doing it. 
James' TwitterIndie Bites - indie founder chats2 Hour Podcast - podcasting courseWhitstable Craft Co - handmade leather walletsPodPanda - podcast editing

In this episode, Dago has started his new job and gives an update on what it’s like now he’s joined the dark side. Is he happy? Does he regret the decision? All will be revealed in this update conversation. I, meanwhile, travel to Dago’s country, avoid him completely and drive to the furthest point away from him to do some work.
Dago updates:
How he's finding his new jobDoes he regret it?Pros / consJames updates:
Driving 1,600 miles to the South of FranceMoving the flat aroundWallet biz updateAbout Dagobert (to be updated soon...)Previously a money-chasing software engineer, but now building his own startup with his wife, Logology (that's the name of the startup, not his wife). It took them more than two years just to build a product and had to use most of our savings just to survive. They launched it and got almost no sales, pushing him to learn marketing. Last year, after some experiments, he found a marketing channel that worked by using Twitter. Now he has 45k followers and the business is finally going. As of the start of this pod, his business is on $3k p/m, with a goal to reach $5k p/m to avoid dwindling savings and to pay themselves a salary.
Dagobert's TwitterDago's Twitter CourseLogology - high quality logos and brandsMemelogy - the best startup memesAbout JamesJames left his cushty full-time job marketing job in April 2021. Since then, he's been hacking together income from his other podcast, Indie Bites, and podcast editing service, Pod Panda. The podcast does around $1k p/m in sponsor revenue and Pod Panda makes $2k p/m. But with a $4-5k burn every month, he's digging a very deep hole. James' goal is to get to around $10k per month across his products, get myself out of that hole and have fun while doing it. 
James' TwitterIndie Bites - indie founder chats2 Hour Podcast - podcasting courseWhitstable Craft Co - handmade leather walletsPodPanda - podcast editing