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

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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.Timestamps00:00 Intro01:21 Harvey's life before Growform01:35 Side projects as a 17 yr old04:10 Getting a law degree05:04 The idea for Growform06:42 Benefits of picking a niche09:12 Growth tactics10:06 Quitting his job and taking a loan13:16 Future goals13:48 Taking recreation seriouslyRecommendationsBook: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t TogetherPodcast: Diary of a CEOIndie Hacker: Jack BridgerMy linksTwitterIndie Bites TwitterIndie Bites YouTubeJoin the membershipPersonal Website2 Hour Podcast CoursePodPanda (hire me to edit your podcast)This Indie Life PodcastSponsor - EmailOctopus 🐙EmailOctopus is an independently owned email marketing platform, built to support other small growing businesses. With a focus on affordability and ease of use, EmailOctopus contains all of the features you need to reach and grow your audience. You can start today, with their industry leading free plan where you can contact up to 2,500 subscribers without paying a penny.