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Indie Hacking Workspace in Nantes, France

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    • March 19, 2023
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    Indie hacker’s home workspace in Nantes, France
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    Name: Thomas Sanlis

    Location: Nantes, France

    Occupation: Web Developer and Indie Hacker

    Room size: 9 m² (97 ft²)

    Cost of setup: ~$3,7K

    Social media: Twitter

    Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself

    Hi there, thanks for having me on Maker Stations! 👋

    My name is Thomas, and I’m a 27-year-old developer and indie hacker from France.

    I attended a school called Hetic, where I received a five-year education in web development, design, and marketing.

    A modern and minimalist workspace featuring a wooden standing desk with a sleek ultra-wide monitor, small potted plants, and various neatly organised stationery items

    Currently, I divide my time between indie hacking, teaching at Ada Tech School — an inclusive tech school in Nantes, and doing freelance development and design work.

    I started indie hacking three years ago, and it’s just starting to pay off, thanks to my project Uneed.best, a curated collection of the best tools on the Internet 😎

    My goal is to stop freelancing and focus on teaching at Ada and my projects.

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    Item Model
    Monitor Huawei MateView
    Monitor light bar BenQ Halo ScreenBar
    Laptop MacBook Pro 14″ 2021
    Speaker HomePod Mini
    Headphones Sony WF-1000XM3
    Keyboard Logitech MX Keys
    Mouse Logitech MX Master 3
    Chair HAG Capisco
    Desk shelf Setup Cockpit by balolo on Etsy
    Desk mat Oakywood Desk Mat
    Speaker HomePod Mini

    I live in a two-bedroom apartment, and my office is in the second room measuring 9 m², which also houses a bed, a chest of drawers, and a wardrobe.

    Although I have limited space, I spend a substantial amount of my time at this desk, which is why I prioritised creating a cosy and inviting environment.

    A small, cosy and inviting home office with a large wooden sit-stand desk that holds a monitor, laptop, keyboard, mouse, and a few decorative items, such as potted plants and a LEGO Star Wars Dark Trooper Helmet

    Three years ago, when I was still living in Paris, I followed the typical desk setup of many developers I knew and used two monitors, a keyboard, a mouse, and a desk.

    I still have the same desk today: a simple 150×65 cm varnished oak board from a local reseller.

    It does the job 👌

    Also, headphones quickly became essential as, without them, I couldn’t concentrate with the noise of the passing cars.

    Two years ago, when I moved to a less desirable apartment in Nantes while searching for something better, I switched to a single screen and made an effort to make my office comfortable to compensate for the rest of the apartment.

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