Peter Levels

Digital Nomad Entrepreneur and Product Builder

Core Idea: Peter Levels (known as @levelsio) is a solo entrepreneur who built several successful internet businesses while traveling the world as a digital nomad, most notably creating Nomad List which helped popularize the digital nomad movement.

Key Elements

• Educational Background: Master's degree in Business Administration and Entrepreneurship (graduated 2012)

• Entrepreneurial Philosophy:

  • Solo builder who prefers working independently
  • Uses a simple tech stack (vanilla HTML, JS with jQuery, PHP and SQLite)
  • Believes in shipping fast over complex architecture
  • Advocates for action during depression/uncertainty ("do something instead of just sit around")

• Major Projects:

  1. Nomad List (2014): Platform ranking cities worldwide for remote workers, became a catalyst for the digital nomad movement
  2. Remote OK (2015): Job board for remote positions, evolved from "Nomad Jobs"
  3. Hoodmaps: Social mapping project (non-profit but "fun")
  4. Interior AI (2022): AI-powered interior design tool
  5. Avatar AI (2022): Early AI avatar generation app
  6. Photo AI (2023): Evolution of Avatar AI

• Notable Achievement: "12 Startups in 12 Months" challenge (2014)

  • Inspired by Jennifer Dewalt's "180 websites in 180 days"
  • Garnered significant media attention
  • Led to breakthrough success with Nomad List

• Lifestyle:

  • Digital nomad since 2013
  • Has lived in 40+ countries and 150+ cities
  • Advocates for global citizenship and freedom of movement
  • Believes in experiencing the world firsthand

• Worldview:

  • "We live in the most exciting time in history for humanity"
  • Believes in a borderless world where respectful people can move freely
  • Views countries and governments as often creating artificial barriers between people

Additional Connections

• Broader Context: Digital Nomad Movement (helped popularize and formalize the concept)
• Applications: Solo Entrepreneurship (exemplifies bootstrapped, solo-built products)
• See Also: Indie Hackers (represents similar ethos of independent building)

References

1. Personal Twitter bio of @levelsio
2. Nomad List website (https://nomadlist.com/)
3. Remote OK website (https://remoteok.com/)

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