« On m'a proposé 1 million pour ma boîte, j'ai dit non » ft Marc Lou

How do you go from two bankruptcies and selling gloves on the street to earning over $1 million a year—alone, without employees, without raising funds? Why turn down a million for your company? And what's it really like to be an indie hacker making $100k a month? This week, Marc Lou joins Antoine and Oussama on Sans Permission, who also reveals his latest move in Dubai: $3.5 million raised while eating sushi. On the agenda: → The two companies that crashed before success (NDA, threats, bankruptcy… and hitting a wall) → Sell before you code: the indie hacker method to never build in the void → Hired then fired by Tai Lopez, one month later → TrustMRR: the insider on the SaaS resale market in the age of AI (and the million-dollar bid that was turned down) → Oussama's new project: $3.5M + $20M solo GP with an Emirati family → "Anthropic is eating its customers": the end of trust in AI labs? → 100k/month and 2 hours of sport per day: the real price of success ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro — who is Marc Lou? 01:30 “Coding SaaS was a mistake”: the beginnings 05:48 The two companies that crashed (NDA, threats, bankruptcy) 14:16 Gloves sold on the street in Korea 24:30 The turning point: sell before build (first dollar) 29:06 The rock bottom in Paris (Pornhub, stickers, banging his fist against the wall) 35:47 Hired then fired by Tai Lopez 41:31 What is an indie hacker? 47:30 Health: The pill that makes you lose 50kg (Oussama) 01:04:49 35 startups, ShipFast, revenue transparency 01:06:47 TrustMRR: The million rejected + the SaaS resale market 01:20:42 Oussama's new move: Naijm, $3.5M and the Emirati family 01:40:00 Anthropic eats its customers: AI sovereignty & Chinese models 01:48:38 We consult Marc live on the future of TrustMRR 01:59:25 Conclusion ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ MARC LOU ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ French indie hacker, 35+ startups solo, $1M+ this year with no employees or fundraising. Radical transparency: he publishes his income every month. Lives between Cyprus and Korea. ➜ X: https://x.com/marclou ➜ YouTube:    / @marc-lou   ➜ Instagram:   / marclou_indiehacker   ➜ Website: https://marclou.com ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ANTOINE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➜ YouTube:    / @antoineblanco99   ➜ Instagram:   / antoineblanco99   ➜ IdlePay: https://www.idlepay.co/ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ OUSSAMA ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➜ YouTube Channel: https://taap.it/JEyKQQ ➜ Instagram: https://taap.it/7z88Eg ➜ Discover Seer Protocol with Oussama: https://www.seerprotocol.com/ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ PLATFORMS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➜ Spotify: https://taap.it/qhjLdZ ➜ Deezer: https://taap.it/btyv89 ➜ Apple Podcasts: https://taap.it/wT1oHx ➜ Podcast Addict: https://taap.it/YwWLAo ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ SPONSORSHIP ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➜ Want to sponsor the Podcast? [email protected] #SansPermission #MarcLou #IndieHacker #SaaS #Startup #AI #Solopreneur