$60k/m from a job board
This is an interview with Eric Turner of Japan Dev who, along with his wife, has made a job board making $60k in monthly revenue. Eric takes questions on how he monetized the site, getting companies to post and why he started a job board for devs new to Japan. 00:00 Intro 00:39 Discussing revenue 01:21 The business model 04:08 Rewarding successful job applicants 08:14 How Eric made a contract with companies 10:14 Why did you start Japan Dev? 12:52 How did you get your first customers? 15:36 Building Japan Devs with his wife 17:38 Have you met patio11? 19:20 Does it mainly work due to the cultural difference? 23:59 How long before your first dollar? 27:07 How is the work/life balance in Japan? 29:49 How did you persevere for so long? 32:35 Did you get inspiration from KeyValues? 35:04 When do you get paid by companies? 38:05 The High Signal newsletter https://japan-dev.com/ / petecodes / _etdev Make your own job board without code: https://petecodes.gumroad.com/l/speed... Get info on 20 indie startup acquisition deals https://petecodes.gumroad.com/l/indie...

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