Podcast · ~20 minute episode
The slow and steady path to growth (Michael Christofides, PgMustard)
James McKinven (host), Michael Christofides (guest) · Indie Bites (the Indie Hackers short-form sister podcast) Free Intermediate
A real founder talking through the exact tension in this question: Michael built PgMustard for a market rather than only scratching his own itch, and walks through what that choice actually looked like in practice. It is useful precisely because it shows a founder who was close to the problem but deliberately checked whether a wider audience shared it. The slow, honest tone makes it a good listen before you decide your own itch is enough.
- Being your own user can be a starting point, but this founder deliberately built for a market and validated demand beyond his own frustration.
- Sustainable, slow growth is a legitimate path. You do not have to force scale to prove the idea was real.
- Hearing a founder narrate the self-as-customer question out loud is more concrete than any framework about it.
