<p>In this episode, Janu Lingeswaran shares his journey of building Featherflow, an MVP agency that helps entrepreneurs build their software products. </p><p>After working as a product manager while running his agency on the side, Janu recently took the leap to focus full-time on his business.</p><p>We discuss how he built his agency to $8-15K monthly revenue, his strategies for finding quality developers globally, and his approach to managing client projects. </p><p>Janu also talks about Boilerplate Hub, his curated directory of SaaS starter kits, and shares insights on effective SEO strategies for bootstrapped businesses.</p><p>The conversation covers the challenges of being an entrepreneur in Germany, building a business without venture capital, and finding your community in the indie hacker space. </p><p>Janu provides practical advice on transitioning from employment to entrepreneurship and maintaining work-life balance while growing multiple projects.</p><p>Key topics:</p><ul><li>Building and scaling an MVP agency</li><li>Finding and managing remote development talent</li><li>SEO strategies for bootstrapped businesses</li><li>The German startup ecosystem</li><li>Building in public and community building</li><li>Work-life balance as a solo founder</li></ul><p>---</p><p>FeatherFlow: <a href="https://featherflow.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://featherflow.com/</a></p><p>BoilerplateHub: <a href="https://boilerplatehub.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://boilerplatehub.com/</a></p><p>Janu&#39;s BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/janu.lol" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://bsky.app/profile/janu.lol</a></p><p>Janu&#39;s Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/JanuBuilds" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/JanuBuilds</a></p><p>My own website: <a href="https://icebearlabs.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icebearlabs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>You can find this podcast on: <a href="https://codeandconquer.fm" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://codeandconquer.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Find our product here: <a href="https://www.repodcasted.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.repodcasted.com/</a></p>