Courtland AllenVerified account

@csallen

MIT 09 🏛 YC 11 🚀 developer 💻 designer 🎨 avid reader 📚 casual traveler ✈️ StarCraft fan 👾  at ⚡

San Francisco
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Joined June 2008
Born on March 22
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  1. Aug 25

    First time I've been mentioned in an article that wrote that responded to 😝

    First time I've written something Mr. Musk responded to cc ;-)
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  2. Aug 25

    Underrated: Sitting down and making sincere attempts to predict your future. What will your life be like in 5-10 years? What will you care about? What will you wish you'd done or avoided? You'll be wrong about a lot, sure, but you'll be right about some things, too.

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  3. Aug 24

    "It may not work for everybody, but going slow works for us." Learn how of and his cofounders are building a successful business in the film industry via steady, methodical growth.

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    Aug 21

    Dear indie developers. Promote your paid plans more! It's like we're at a middleschool dance and you're just standing in the corner, looking awkward, hoping someone will notice your paid plans. Build up some self-confidence and ASK! 😌

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    Oh wow I haven't heard of that before! Why do these creators hide that so well? 🤔
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    Aug 20

    Just a few of the 🌍 indie hackers who met up this weekend in 🇰🇪 Nairobi, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Edinburgh, and 🇺🇸 Chicago! This week: 🇪🇸 Barcelona 🇺🇸 NYC 🇺🇸 SF And more:

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    Aug 18

    The first PDX Indie Hackers meetup will be this Tuesday night! Come connect with other entrepreneurs, developers, and bootstrappers in the Portland area:

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    Aug 17

    Feels like podcasts are still quite underrated. Hard to do apples/apples comparison, but: Joe Rogan claims 30 million downloads/month whereas Hannity apparently averages 3 million viewers/day. And unlike TV, people tend to listen in a focused way -- driving, walking, at the gym.

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    Aug 16

    First meetup in Plano, TX. Good times these days. Good times. I've fallen in love with the community has built.

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    Aug 14

    The first Nairobi meetup is happening this Saturday at the

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    Aug 13

    Hey Chicago ! Take a hack break and join us for a beverage at this Thursday! Deets & RSVP:

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    Aug 11

    Don't listen to before bed! It's so awesome and inspiring you'll get all pumped up about growing your business ideas that you won't be able to sleep!

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    Aug 12

    3 things I learned after hosting our first LA event. I think #2 is the most crucial if you're the shy type. … Thanks to for being such gracious hosts.

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    Aug 10

    First Indie Hacker Nashville meetup on Monday. Details can be found here:

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  14. Aug 10

    "The gritty work is so important and so relentless… it's really valuable to actually taste the pain of defeat and be fueled by the fire of success." I talked to about what it's taken to grow to over $50M in ARR. 👉

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    Aug 9

    Super excited to interview from for the Podcast today! What should I ask him?

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    Aug 6

    OUTDOOR Vancouver Meetup on Wednesday August 8th. Details here:

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  17. Aug 3

    "You don't need to have a killer idea… What matters is that you do something." Katie Keith of came on the podcast to explain why she and her husband quit their jobs to start a business and how they've grown it to $35,000/month.

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    Jul 27

    The barriers of entry to building a startup have never been so low: 👩‍💻 a Chromebook laptop is $149 📺 YouTube has free code tutorials 🏷 a domain name is $0.99/year 🏢 a VPS server now costs $2.49/mo What are you waiting for?

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    Jul 28

    Stripe Issuing is going to be a team that's comparable to early Stripe in calibre and compounding impact. If you're interested in joining me, email me: lachy@stripe.com.

    Introducing Stripe Issuing:
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    Jul 27

    Want to hear how I launched ? The latest episode of the podcast with just went live. Check it out.

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