#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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