#440 – Pieter Levels: Programming, Viral AI Startups, and Digital Nomad Life

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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EPISODE LINKS:
Pieter’s X: https://x.com/levelsio
Pieter’s Techno Optimist Shop: https://levelsio.com/
Indie Maker Handbook: https://readmake.com/
Nomad List: https://nomadlist.com
Remote OK: https://remoteok.com
Hoodmaps: https://hoodmaps.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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