Karl Hughes

2022, Jan 08 — 17 minute read

“Every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of...

2021, Dec 12 — 6 minute read

Last year I took a leap. After years of working with startups, I decided I...

2021, Nov 28 — 10 minute read

I started many side projects of varying success before going full-time on my own business...

2021, Nov 17 — 11 minute read

I’m basically living the indie hacker’s dream. I run a small, profitable, bootstrapped business that...

2021, Nov 14 — 11 minute read

The decade between adolescence and adulthood was a transformative one for me and the lessons...

2021, Oct 31 — 7 minute read

I used to speak regularly at many of the Chicago-area coding bootcamps and one of...

2021, Oct 19 — 6 minute read

I’ve gotten to know a lot of marketing managers at startups since I started working...

2021, Oct 07 — 7 minute read

I was having a conversation with a friend recently and she told me about her...

2021, Sep 29 — 7 minute read

I’ve been using Trello for project management for years. While it’s not the only tool...

2021, Sep 15 — 8 minute read

I’ve had three jobs with startups where my ultimate interview was directly with the founders....