Paul Jarvis: gaining freedom by building an indie business

Justin catches up with his old internet friend Paul Jarvis.
Today, Paul co-founded Fathom Analytics with Jack Ellis: a simple
alternative to Google Analytics. Paul is also the author of the
book "Company of One," which has influenced a whole generation of
indie entrepreneurs (and has been reviewed by Cal Newport, Chris
Guillebeau, Ben Chestnut, Tiago Forte, and more). Previously,
Justin and Paul did a weekly mastermind, where they supported and
encouraged each other around our indie businesses. They decided
to do a catch-up call and recorded it so you could listen in.


Highlights:


(00:10) - Intro

(02:15) - Being off the internet

(03:53) - What's a typical day for Paul?

(06:16) - Looking back at our Mastermind call

(08:03) - There's no beginning and no end

(10:31) - Things that are out of your control affect your
business

(13:03) - Does Justin's surfing metaphor make sense to a
surfer?

(16:06) - How would you start an indie business in 2023?

(22:00) - You've got to get in motion

(25:03) - Using products in your category for a long time

(27:48) - Is there still any room in Saas?

(31:51) - The act of making the bet

(38:40) - Is freelancing still viable in 2023?

(42:50) - Company design is lifestyle design

(44:55) - Worrying about being stagnant

(47:15) - How do you handle customer feature requests?

(52:03) - It's ok to be late to a shift in the market

(58:19) - Caring is an indie advantage

(01:05:00) - Collaboration is what gets us anywhere



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Links:

Fathom Analytics (get $10 off)

Book: Company of One

Article: How to Start a Mastermind

Wayback Machine: Mint Analytics

Article: Why we moved from courses to SaaS

Self-Publishing Hangout: Paul Jarvis, Nathan Barry, Sacha
Greif, Justin Jackson




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