<![CDATA[Fired By Robots]]>Two indie devs, no corporate playbook. Aivars Meijers and Pawel Karniej talk through building apps in public, scaling products, and staying useful while software keeps changing.

]]>http://firedbyrobots.com/Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Thu, 28 May 2026 02:24:57 GMTWed, 20 May 2026 11:33:12 GMT60Aivars Meijers & Paweł Karniej<p>Two indie devs, no corporate playbook. Aivars Meijers and Pawel Karniej talk through building apps in public, scaling products, and staying useful while software keeps changing.</p>episodicAivars Meijers & Paweł Karniejkarniej.p@gmail.comno<![CDATA[ Episode 1 - Unemployed as Long as Possible]]>Two developers discuss their experiences with unemployment, indie app development, and the impact of AI on app development. They also explore the revenue comparison between iOS and Android platforms and discuss the challenges of cross-platform development. The conversation covers the journey of learning and building, the challenge of app distribution, insecurities and exploitation, vanity metrics and micromanagement, content marketing and AI, ASO strategy and app distribution, content creation and distribution strategies, strategies for app distribution, influencer partnerships and distribution, audience-focused app ideas, and a conclusion and farewell.

Takeaways

  • Unemployment challenges and strategies
  • Impact of AI on app development
  • Revenue comparison between iOS and Android platforms
  • Challenges of cross-platform development The challenge of app distribution in a crowded market
  • The importance of content marketing and audience-focused app ideas

Chapters

  • 00:00 Podcast Inception
  • 08:03 Tech Industry Layoffs
  • 19:54 AI in App Development
  • 30:09 Platform Revenue Comparison
  • 36:26 Cross-Platform Development
  • 44:09 The Journey of Learning and Building
  • 51:15 Insecurities and Exploitation
  • 57:24 Content Marketing and AI
  • 01:10:54 ASO Strategy and App Distribution
  • 01:19:00 Content Creation and Distribution
  • 01:29:52 Audience-Focused App Ideas
]]>b57f5874-67a2-400f-b2c0-e0d3084f8b95Wed, 20 May 2026 13:26:53 GMT<p>Two developers discuss their experiences with unemployment, indie app development, and the impact of AI on app development. They also explore the revenue comparison between iOS and Android platforms and discuss the challenges of cross-platform development. The conversation covers the journey of learning and building, the challenge of app distribution, insecurities and exploitation, vanity metrics and micromanagement, content marketing and AI, ASO strategy and app distribution, content creation and distribution strategies, strategies for app distribution, influencer partnerships and distribution, audience-focused app ideas, and a conclusion and farewell.</p><p></p><p>Takeaways</p><ul><li>Unemployment challenges and strategies</li><li>Impact of AI on app development</li><li>Revenue comparison between iOS and Android platforms</li><li>Challenges of cross-platform development The challenge of app distribution in a crowded market</li><li>The importance of content marketing and audience-focused app ideas</li></ul><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 Podcast Inception</li><li>08:03 Tech Industry Layoffs</li><li>19:54 AI in App Development</li><li>30:09 Platform Revenue Comparison</li><li>36:26 Cross-Platform Development</li><li>44:09 The Journey of Learning and Building</li><li>51:15 Insecurities and Exploitation</li><li>57:24 Content Marketing and AI</li><li>01:10:54 ASO Strategy and App Distribution</li><li>01:19:00 Content Creation and Distribution</li><li>01:29:52 Audience-Focused App Ideas</li></ul>no01:32:141 Episode 1 - Unemployed as Long as Possiblefull