cover of episode #130: Digital Nomads, Remote Working, Founders Mental Health, Niche Fame and Nomads Dating with Pieter Levels

#130: Digital Nomads, Remote Working, Founders Mental Health, Niche Fame and Nomads Dating with Pieter Levels

2022/1/21
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Pieter Levels began his digital nomad lifestyle in 2013 after a friend suggested he could work from anywhere with a laptop. He initially traveled to Asia, making money from his YouTube music channel, and later faced depression when he returned home.

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My guest today is Pieter Levels). Pieter is a serial founder of multiple products, such as NomadList.com), remoteOK.com) and rebase.co).

In this episode, we discussed:

  • How did Pieter start his digital nomad life and create 12 startups in 12 months?

  • The original story of the birth of Nomadlist.com)

  • What are the common traits of digital nomads based on the 2022 State of Digital Nomads) that might surprise people?

  • Why do people need to switch their stereotypes about remote working and adapt to the new way of living?

  • Why has Portugal becomes the indie hacker/nomad / remote worker/entrepreneur hub? What is so good about moving here?

  • The story behind Immigration as a service product: Rebase.co)

  • How to overcome depression and anxiety as a serial founder?

  • Why find a therapist speaking a language different from your native language that can work better in therapy sessions?

  • Cliche question: how to balance time and energy as a serial founder?

  • What does it feel like to be a niche famous, and why should people be unreachable?

  • The story about Pieter’s early music career on YouTube channel.

  • What are the future trends of remote working and nomad lifestyles?

  • What’s the current dating market for digital nomads?

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