From Media Payments to an All-in-One Backend Platform, Interview with Christian Heiduschke
EP. 04Season 03
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
05:24 What hooked him on code
09:13 The idea behind tiun
10:22 Funding the early days
11:30 Beyond media payments
13:42 Building a great checkout
15:39 The pivot
18:58 How to choose investors
21:46 Angel round or VC first
24:15 What "Tiun" means
24:42 From two founders to three
27:06 The Product Hunt launch
29:23 Handling launch-day traffic
33:12 Building with AI agents
34:55 Codex vs Claude Code
37:57 Three best moments
39:36 Handling the tough days
42:57 Building from Switzerland
45:23 Choosing where to build
49:29 Advice for young founders
51:10 Books and learning resources
54:02 Open mic
54:58 Conclusion
Show Notes:
tiun: https://tiun.io
Deep Work by Cal Newport: https://calnewport.com
Stripe Press: https://press.stripe.com
YC Startup School: https://www.startupschool.org
ETH Zurich: https://ethz.ch
Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com
Chris's LinkedIn: https://ch.linkedin.com/in/christian-heiduschke