Quitting his job and taking a £20k loan to go full time indie - Harvey Carpenter, Growform
Description
Harvey Carpenter is the founder of Growform, a form builder which is now around 7K MRR. It's a mixture of enterprise and some other clients, and he's tackling a product in a market that is extremely competitive and crowded, but he's trying to carve out his own little slice of that market.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:21 Harvey's life before Growform
01:35 Side projects as a 17 yr old
04:10 Getting a law degree
05:04 The idea for Growform
06:42 Benefits of picking a niche
09:12 Growth tactics
10:06 Quitting his job and taking a loan
13:16 Future goals
13:48 Taking recreation seriously
Recommendations
Book: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t Together
Podcast: Diary of a CEO
Indie Hacker: Jack Bridger
My links
Twitter
Indie Bites Twitter
Indie Bites YouTube
Join the membership
Personal Website
2 Hour Podcast Course
PodPanda (hire me to edit your podcast)
This Indie Life Podcast
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