Building a community of generalists on a remote island - Milly Tamati, Generalist World

Indie Bites

Milly Tamati is not your usual founder. She lives on an remote island off Scotland with a population of just 170 people, previously co-owned a hostel in Thailand, co-founded a wine-tour in Australia and founded an illustration-agency in the UK. Now she’s working on a community called generalist.world, where’s she’s helping generalists like us indie hackers, find like minded individuals and jobs that fit us well.

What we covered in this episode:

• Living on a remote island with 170 people
• Remote life vs city life
• Being isolated when not in a city
• Embracing communities
• Milly’s crazy career journey
• Getting a customer in 12 hours
• Testing your product before you launch
• Why generalists aren’t valued in the world
• Growing to 850 community members in a few months
• How to cultivate community

Recommendations

• Book - Range by David Epstein
• Podcast - Lennys Podcast
• Indie Hacker - Molly Retter

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