Part-Time YouTuber Academy
aliabdaal.com
Course teaching people to grow a YouTube channel alongside a day job.
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Ali Abdaal vs Tiago Forte
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Doctor-turned-YouTuber, author of Feel-Good Productivity and Part-Time YouTuber Academy
@AliAbdaal Hong Kong
Creator of Building a Second Brain and the PARA Method; founder of Forte Labs
@fortelabs United States
Ali Abdaal vs Tiago Forte at a glance
Ali Abdaal and Tiago Forte are both indie makers listed on IndieMakerList. They overlap in Creators & Writers, Educators & Course Creators and Productivity Tools. Ali is based in Hong Kong, Tiago in Long Beach, United States. Ali Abdaal has 4 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Tiago Forte's 5. Ali self-reports $4M+ in 2022; Tiago hasn't shared a revenue figure publicly. On X, Ali has about 356K followers and Tiago about 159K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Ali Abdaal: Hong Kong
- Tiago Forte: Long Beach, United States
- Started
- Ali Abdaal: 2017 (9 yrs indie)
- Tiago Forte: —
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Ali Abdaal: $4M+ in 2022self-reported, as of 2022 · source for Ali Abdaal's revenue
- Tiago Forte: Not public
- Products listed
- Ali Abdaal: 4
- Tiago Forte: 5
- Product status
- Ali Abdaal: 4 active
- Tiago Forte: 5 active
- X followers
- Ali Abdaal: 356K
- Tiago Forte: 159K
- Categories
- Ali Abdaal: Creators & WritersEducators & Course CreatorsProductivity Tools
- Tiago Forte: Educators & Course CreatorsProductivity ToolsCreators & Writers
- Style
- Ali Abdaal: builds in public
- Tiago Forte: bootstrapped
- Courses & resources
- Ali Abdaal: 4
- Tiago Forte: 5
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
Superfocus
superfocus.me
App combining goals, calendar, focus sessions and coaching into a weekly planning system.
VoicePal
voicepal.me
AI ghostwriting app that turns voice notes into posts and scripts, the first Sparkle Studios app.
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6med
6med.co.uk
Medical school admissions courses he co-founded while at Cambridge.
Building a Second Brain
buildingasecondbrain.com
Course and book teaching a system for capturing and organising digital notes to support creative work.
BASB Foundation
buildingasecondbrain.com
Self-paced version of the Building a Second Brain course.
The PARA Method
fortelabs.com
Book and guide to organising files and notes into Projects, Areas, Resources and Archives.
Pillars of Productivity
fortelabs.com
Self-paced productivity course from Forte Labs.
Tech stack
No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.
No stack shared publicly.
No stack shared publicly.
How they build
- Productivity should feel good, not grim
- Start a creative side project alongside your job before going all in
- Share the real numbers behind a creator business
- Capture ideas outside your head so your mind is free to create.
- Organise information by actionability, not by topic.
- Turn notes into finished work you can share.
- Review your life every year to steer the next one.
Learn from Ali and Tiago
- [book] Feel-Good Productivity · Paid
- [course] Part-Time YouTuber Academy · Paid
- [youtube] Ali Abdaal on YouTube · Free
- [newsletter] Ali Abdaal newsletter · Free
- [book] Building a Second Brain
- [book] The PARA Method
- [book] Life in Perspective
- [course] BASB Foundation
- [newsletter] Forte Labs weekly email
Ali Abdaal vs Tiago Forte FAQ
Who makes more money, Ali Abdaal or Tiago Forte?
Ali Abdaal self-reports $4M+ in 2022. Tiago Forte's revenue is not public, so a direct comparison isn't possible.
Who has built more products, Ali Abdaal or Tiago Forte?
Ali Abdaal has 4 products listed (including Part-Time YouTuber Academy, Superfocus and VoicePal); Tiago Forte has 5 products listed (including Building a Second Brain, BASB Foundation and The PARA Method).
Where are Ali Abdaal and Tiago Forte based?
Ali Abdaal: Hong Kong. Tiago Forte: Long Beach, United States.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Ali Abdaal or Tiago Forte?
Ali Abdaal started in 2017 (9 years indie); Tiago Forte's start year isn't listed.
Are Ali Abdaal and Tiago Forte bootstrapped?
Tiago Forte is listed as bootstrapped; Ali Abdaal isn't tagged as bootstrapped on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Ali Abdaal's profile and Tiago Forte's profile.
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