Laughing so hard at this..mostly because I know I'm answering 'Um, yes'

Currently coding/designing Llama Life's app onboarding

The idea is to personalize a user's Settings before they get started, so they get value from the app sooner. So tailoring Settings based on answers... Will update progress here. Got 2 hours left before my dinner date with a friend.

Have added next question...

My journey so far...😅

💸 2018 quit $200k+ job

👩🏻‍💻 2019 started learning to code by watching YouTube videos

🦙 2020 launched Llama Life!

🌱 2021 as a solo indie maker, bootstrapped Llama Life to 700 paying customers

📈 2022 raised $680k pre-seed from @Jason and @CapitalSheep @Jason @CapitalSheep Hey all, thanks for all the support 💜

Answering a few questions from the comments...

- the 2018 job was leading an 'innovation' team within a large corporate

- prior to that, I also worked in branding/advertising for around 10yrs

cont...

Omg my heart is pounding.

Someone has shamelessly ripped off Llama Life.

The UI, the features, the NAMES of features. They haven't even tried to be different.

I put my heart & soul into making Llama Life. Not sure what to do, very upset right now 🙁

https://twitter.com/timeboxd/status/1561413679429591042

Hey all, so BIG news. Still processing but wanted to share...

Llama Life has raised a pre-seed funding round!

Was originally US$650k but due to demand it got oversubscribed to $690k 🤯

Led by Black Sheep Capital (@CapitalSheep) with additional investment from @Jason Calacanis! Absolute bonkers as I never started Llama Life thinking that I'd raise money.

Bootstrapped it to 700+ paying customers as a solo founder after teaching myself to code 2yrs ago.

It started off as a way to practice my coding skills and all the stuff I'd been learning...

I could play with this website all day!! Some people are so talented 🤯

Also check out the rest of the list - crazy good websites that @stephsmithio has curated. They're all worth the time - super interesting stuff.

Hats off to all the creators - simply amazing 😮

https://twitter.com/stephsmithio/status/1485355230963191809

@stephsmithio As I move my mouse round I'm totally getting these vibes...

PS how good was this game? lol

Sweltering in the heat (summer in Australia) while I record a bunch of 'How To' videos 🥵😂

Can't have the A/C on as it's too loud! haha. Oh man, need a beer after this 😅 Finished. Did 5 videos! 😃

.@stripe payouts from the last 3 weeks (in Australian dollars) 😮

Black Friday promotions were totally worth doing. 6x $ usual sales.

Also helped with less tangible benefits eg awareness of the product, which could lead to future conversions. I did 3 things for Black Friday this year:

✅ Created a website to help other indie makers list their BF deals - SUCCESS

✅ Did an AMA on reddit and on Indie Hackers - SUCCESS

❌ Posted on LinkedIn - TOTAL FAIL (not even 1 like 🤣)

Hoping to get the first 3 done by end of this week. Let's go! Will post updates in the thread below...🚀

https://twitter.com/llamalifeco/status/1361857249090543619

Progress on the Silent Visual Alarm. The idea is when the timer is up, the Llama window will flash red. So even if you have the sound off, it should catch your eye. Also works well if Llama is partly obscured by other windows as you can still see the flash..

👋 Hi, I'm Marie. I used to work in advertising/branding, but during COVID taught myself how to code. In 1yr, I learned enough to launch my own SaaS product. Still learning every day, but hoping this can inspire others who are looking to make a career change. It is possible 🧵👇 It won't be for everybody but if you're on the fence about switching careers or learning to code, I'd definitely recommend exploring. You don't need to quit your day job straight away, you can just dabble to see if you like it. The important thing though is to dabble every day.