Arno

Solopreneur n°8,537,642 & VFX comp'

Building - founder (rip'd by Google)
@gopeekm - founder (rip)
@metabanq - cofounded (rip)

[Arno @arnoio]

So cooool, Obviouslead took first place in the ranking of the best products of the day on @UneedLists - Thanks y'all for your support, now back to work 😃🙌🏾 (feel free to DM me for assistance if needed!)

https://t.co/SsMcpSFSdq

[Arno @arnoio]

@cinamarina Sending good vibes to you too Marina ❤️🙏🏾

[Arno @arnoio]

@olexalysenko @Pauline_Cx @DmytroKrasun @benjamincode @T_Zahil @ikoichi 🥲

[Arno @arnoio]

@olexalysenko @DmytroBavykin Hahaha got my gym stuff too and even planned to go to the gym with @heymattia but for some obscure reasons... 😅

[Arno @arnoio]

Bruh I haven't been to the gym in a week, busy at the Uneed Residency, and I feel like I've lost a month worth of progress. It's terrible 😭😂

[Max @MaxInPublic]

We talk a lot about success stories and MRR...

This guy is putting it on the side this week to vibe code a whole system to help his mom that has Alzheimer.

It leaves me speechless.

If you don't follow him yet, do it now. Whether or not you understand French, follow the story. This is the kind of project our community should be rallying behind. Building something that matters for someone who matters.

All the support to you, man. Keep going. 🫡

[Arno @arnoio]

@benjamincode Force à vous dans cette longue épreuve vraiment pas facile 🙏🏾 T'as tout mon soutien, mes pensées de courage pour toi et tes proches 🤍

[Nicolas Papegaey @NicolasPapegaey]

The Uneed Residency ended on Sunday for me.

Honestly, I didn't know what to expect. I was excited, but also a bit nervous!

What I found was a group of incredibly talented people, but more importantly, incredibly human people.

We all come from different backgrounds. Some are just starting their entrepreneurial journey, others are much further ahead. Yet you wouldn't know it from the way they act. Everyone was humble, approachable, and genuinely willing to help.

I wish I could have been there more. Family comes first, so I couldn't stay the whole time. But every conversation, every encounter, left me richer than before.

I'm not someone who collects things, but I keep objects that mark important moments in my life.

In 2019, during a yoga retreat in Portugal, I met a few entrepreneurs who planted a small seed in my mind. Around that time, my wife gave me a small Ganesh statue. In Hindu tradition, Ganesh is known as the remover of obstacles. To me, it became a symbol of finding meaning in my professional life, and eventually building a life with more freedom and joy.

A few years later, I met @Aivars_Meijers (the CODE cap). At a time when I was deeply questioning my professional future (I had just god laid off), he helped me find some light again. Despite everything he has going on, he always took the time to answer my messages.

Then I met @nicolasBachur, who showed me that making a living from apps was actually possible. It's different when the example isn't someone on the internet, but someone living close to you.

And then @T_Zahil became my neighbor.

The first time he told me about the idea of the Uneed Residency, I immediately knew I wanted to be part of it.

Since January, I've been making a living from my apps. Yet somehow, I still struggled to call myself an indie developer. Maybe because changing your identity takes time. Before the Residency, I barely knew any indies personally. It's not really the mindset I grew up around, nor the one I found in most of my previous professional circles.

But I can honestly say there is a before and an after Uneed Residency.

The indie community is incredible, and for the first time, I genuinely feel like I belong here.

I want to stay in touch with the people I met, follow their journeys, and meet more people like them in the future.
(And keep improving my English 😄)

Thank you Thomas for making this happen, for putting people at the center of the experience, and for making everyone feel welcome.

The world needs more people like you.

[Arno @arnoio]

@MaxInPublic Oh please show some respect to Arnold 😂

[Arno @arnoio]

@filippkowalski @NicolasPapegaey @Pauline_Cx @DmytroKrasun @benjamincode Wait, did I miss that part? 😅

[Soraia @SoraiaDev]

the uneed residency is over and today when i woke up it finally hit me.

i woke up not surrounded anymore by a bunch of people.

first of all i want to thank @T_Zahil for organizing this. i don't think i can thank him enough.

i truly believe this trip has changed my life, and i met people who i believe are gonna stay with me for a long time.

at the beginning i was afraid of meeting them all. i thought maybe we wouldn't be a fit, maybe i'm not good enough, maybe they were only thinking of shipping...

but it was totally the opposite. i've never met so many like-minded people at the same time.

i have to say i take a lot of learning from these people.

not only business advice but more importantly mindset advice. we discussed politics, economics, ethics, everything.

thousands of deep conversations.

before going to the uneed residency i kinda knew there was something i wanted to change in my life. i didn't feel completely focused. i felt distant.

talking with these people kinda reconnected me with myself. it's been a long time since i had so many deep talks like this.

the journey kinda changed now.

i want to keep reconnecting with myself, writing more, meeting these people more often, and overall being more present and human.

i take a lot of learning from this week, but the best one is: there's still good people out there.

[Arno @arnoio]

@MaxInPublic @T_Zahil Hahahah definitely count me in too 🤣

[Arno @arnoio]

I'd just add a quick note to this as the worst part of the residency regarding the organization, was to actually leave the residency. And @T_Zahil didn't forsee anything. We now have to deal with sadness 😭

[Max @MaxInPublic]

The Uneed Residency is now over, I went back home with a heavy heart.

While I'm sad to be back home, it also means that the week was incredible and I cannot thank @T_Zahil enough for that.

I was scared at first that maybe I wouldn't be a fit, but the total opposite happened. The residency was filled with kind, open and like-minded people and each one of them was so interesting to talk with

Nobody was trying to sell to others, everyone wanted to share what they've learned and improve from others' experiences.

We've had so much fun, many unexpected deep talks through the nights. Looking back I don't think I've had this level of fun in years

Not only did I grow in the business sense, but it has also been eye opening and I'm coming with some resolutions because THIS is the way I am supposed to live life

- I need to do whatever it takes to stop selling my time, so I can have time back for myself
- I need to work on my health, do some sport and stop being sat/laying down all day
- I need to let myself have more fun instead of staying at home all the time

It has been such a positive experience, I cannot recommend it enough. I cannot express to Thomas how grateful I am towards him. He handled everything, prepared it for months AND let it be free (food included) so anyone could participate.

The worst part was missing my family and seeing videos of the baby while i was away. I've missed them like crazy and so did they

Anyway, sorry for the long post, I really needed to talk about this crazy experience!

[Arno @arnoio]

@T_Zahil @benjamincode @MaxInPublic 😂😂😂

[Arno @arnoio]

@T_Zahil @filippkowalski 😂😂

[Arno @arnoio]

@afonsocrg 😂 I take that

[Arno @arnoio]

rate my setup

[Marina Cina @cinamarina]

rate @Pauline_Cx’s setup

[Arno @arnoio]

@MaxInPublic @cinamarina ✋✋✋

[Arno @arnoio]

@AlxTurovski @DmytroKrasun Hey Alex I DM'd you

[Arno @arnoio]

@LienMuguercia @UneedLists That's awesome! I look forward to hearing your feedback and finding out how the product helped you generate leads or get a quicker response! The very first time for me, the prospect feedback was "It's awesome you're so motivated with that video, let's do this!", so... 😃

[Arno @arnoio]

I've been working on Obviouslead lately, a video-form lead gen system that’s already worked for me. I thought launching it today while at the @UneedLists Residency would actually be a great idea (yes)? I'd love your upvote, support and feedback! 🥳🫶🏾
https://t.co/SsMcpSFSdq

[Arno @arnoio]

@SoraiaDev You're absolutely right and I can't remember who I told this to this week, but for me, building your audience while staying true to yourself is a much better approach as I tend to think it'll lead to much better interactions with the people who follow you

[Arno @arnoio]

@DmytroBavykin @UneedLists Thank you Dima 🙌🏾😃 That's a nice badge to put on the website hehe

[Arno @arnoio]

So cooool, Obviouslead took first place in the ranking of the best products of the day on @UneedLists - Thanks y'all for your support, now back to work 😃🙌🏾 (feel free to DM me for assistance if needed!)

https://t.co/SsMcpSFSdq