Quitting his job and taking a £20k loan to go full time indie - Harvey Carpenter, Growform
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
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
- 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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