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How you can save 2-3% of revenue on FX fees (the story behind my first product)

Product_Delights

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I built a website audit tool and learned that more findings don't mean more fixes.

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Buying Chess.com for $56k and growing it to $200M in annual revenue

Erik Allebest bought Chess.com and grew it to nearly $200M/yr over the course of 21 years. Here's how.

IndieJames

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From weekend project to $1M MRR in two years

Jure Sotošek learned distribution, then grew a product to $1M MRR in two years. Here's how.

IndieJames

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Growing a side project in a crowded market to $1M ARR by playing the long game

Justin Duke took it slow, working a full-time job while he built a side project. This allowed him to make good, long-term decisions. Now, he's at $1M ARR.

IndieJames

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This founder solved his agency's problem and turned the solution into a $3M ARR SaaS

Lav Crnobrnja grew his product to $3M ARR. Here's how.

IndieJames

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Pivoting a SaaS into a mid-5-figure MRR service company

Tjitte Joosten built a SaaS, but his customers wanted services. So, he built a consultancy. And now, it's bringing in a mid-5-figure MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

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Building a $5k MRR app while freelancing to keep the lights on

Shaun Donnelly built a hobby project and enjoyed it so much that he quit his job. Now, he's freelancing while growing his $5k MRR product. Here's how.

IndieJames

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LaunchOnIt Product launch platform for indie startups. 1

The biggest lie we tell ourselves about indie hacking is that building the product is the hard part

Apogee Watcher Solving web performance for agencies and solopreneurs 2

We Scored 58/100 on Agent Readiness. Here Is How We Got to 88

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We got 152 ad clicks and zero signups. The bug wasn't the ads — it was 3 clicks away from the money.

axlura

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I built yet another carousel maker. This one is for developers.

iqbalcrat

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I built a transparent-video workflow for sites—what would make the embed trustworthy?

RobotAICoding

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I built TidyLedger to turn messy invoices into clean Excel reports

Bikashghosh

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Public number: 67 weekly users. So I built a tool for myself instead

simonzsy

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One plan, $19 flat, everything included. bold or naive? (0 customers so far)

relnotely

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The number that made us rethink our entire positioning

Ozzie

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NAEOS Technical Build Log #003-What Happens When Policy Changes Mid-Task?

bayu911

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Scope creep shows up on the invoice

invoicesnap

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I measured why AI subtitles "read too fast". It was the timing, not the words

raymac

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The Build Board 🪧

A daily leaderboard of build-in-public posts.

LaunchOnIt Product launch platform for indie startups. 1

The biggest lie we tell ourselves about indie hacking is that building the product is the hard part

Apogee Watcher Solving web performance for agencies and solopreneurs 2

We Scored 58/100 on Agent Readiness. Here Is How We Got to 88

Obserf Find useful places to mention your product 3

Obserf 0.3

How you can save 2-3% of revenue on FX fees (the story behind my first product)

Product_Delights

14upvotes 46comments

I built a website audit tool and learned that more findings don't mean more fixes.

prasibv

14upvotes 92comments

From 0 to first paid unlock: building an AI-product behavior diagnostic

Xinliu1024

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One week into a 10-day, $1,000 coding-agent experiment: $0 earned

loveoftheai

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A creator refused to endorse my product. Here's what I fixed because of it.

kelon

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How much time do you spend on your brand name, not only on your product?

Galyna

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LaunchOnIt: How I grew my launch platform domain rating from 0 to 27 in 2 weeks

launchonit

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What I'm learning while building an evidence-to-action workflow

Gnobu

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Are any of you building AI agents that need to pay outside providers?

rodriguezmj9

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Buying Chess.com for $56k and growing it to $200M in annual revenue

Erik Allebest bought Chess.com and grew it to nearly $200M/yr over the course of 21 years. Here's how.

IndieJames

25upvotes 27comments

Featured

From weekend project to $1M MRR in two years

Jure Sotošek learned distribution, then grew a product to $1M MRR in two years. Here's how.

IndieJames

40upvotes 46comments

Featured

Growing a side project in a crowded market to $1M ARR by playing the long game

Justin Duke took it slow, working a full-time job while he built a side project. This allowed him to make good, long-term decisions. Now, he's at $1M ARR.

IndieJames

65upvotes 71comments

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This founder solved his agency's problem and turned the solution into a $3M ARR SaaS

Lav Crnobrnja grew his product to $3M ARR. Here's how.

IndieJames

75upvotes 58comments

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Pivoting a SaaS into a mid-5-figure MRR service company

Tjitte Joosten built a SaaS, but his customers wanted services. So, he built a consultancy. And now, it's bringing in a mid-5-figure MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

60upvotes 53comments

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Building a $5k MRR app while freelancing to keep the lights on

Shaun Donnelly built a hobby project and enjoyed it so much that he quit his job. Now, he's freelancing while growing his $5k MRR product. Here's how.

IndieJames

92upvotes 77comments

How you can save 2-3% of revenue on FX fees (the story behind my first product)

I built a website audit tool and learned that more findings don't mean more fixes.

From 0 to first paid unlock: building an AI-product behavior diagnostic

One week into a 10-day, $1,000 coding-agent experiment: $0 earned

A creator refused to endorse my product. Here's what I fixed because of it.

How much time do you spend on your brand name, not only on your product?

LaunchOnIt: How I grew my launch platform domain rating from 0 to 27 in 2 weeks

What I'm learning while building an evidence-to-action workflow

Are any of you building AI agents that need to pay outside providers?

Buying Chess.com for $56k and growing it to $200M in annual revenue

From weekend project to $1M MRR in two years

Growing a side project in a crowded market to $1M ARR by playing the long gameIH+ Subscribers Only

This founder solved his agency's problem and turned the solution into a $3M ARR SaaSIH+ Subscribers Only

Pivoting a SaaS into a mid-5-figure MRR service companyIH+ Subscribers Only

Building a $5k MRR app while freelancing to keep the lights onIH+ Subscribers Only

The biggest lie we tell ourselves about indie hacking is that building the product is the hard part

We Scored 58/100 on Agent Readiness. Here Is How We Got to 88

Obserf 0.3

We got 152 ad clicks and zero signups. The bug wasn't the ads — it was 3 clicks away from the money.

I built yet another carousel maker. This one is for developers.

I built a transparent-video workflow for sites—what would make the embed trustworthy?

I built TidyLedger to turn messy invoices into clean Excel reports

Public number: 67 weekly users. So I built a tool for myself instead

One plan, $19 flat, everything included. bold or naive? (0 customers so far)

The number that made us rethink our entire positioning

NAEOS Technical Build Log #003-What Happens When Policy Changes Mid-Task?

Scope creep shows up on the invoice

I measured why AI subtitles "read too fast". It was the timing, not the words

This founder left academia, built four failed products, then hit $12.5k/mo.IH+ Subscribers Only

Quitting his job to grow his 5-figure MRR portfolioIH+ Subscribers Only

The biggest lie we tell ourselves about indie hacking is that building the product is the hard part

We Scored 58/100 on Agent Readiness. Here Is How We Got to 88

Obserf 0.3

How you can save 2-3% of revenue on FX fees (the story behind my first product)

I built a website audit tool and learned that more findings don't mean more fixes.

From 0 to first paid unlock: building an AI-product behavior diagnostic

One week into a 10-day, $1,000 coding-agent experiment: $0 earned

A creator refused to endorse my product. Here's what I fixed because of it.

How much time do you spend on your brand name, not only on your product?

LaunchOnIt: How I grew my launch platform domain rating from 0 to 27 in 2 weeks

What I'm learning while building an evidence-to-action workflow

Are any of you building AI agents that need to pay outside providers?

Buying Chess.com for $56k and growing it to $200M in annual revenue

From weekend project to $1M MRR in two years

Growing a side project in a crowded market to $1M ARR by playing the long gameIH+ Subscribers Only

This founder solved his agency's problem and turned the solution into a $3M ARR SaaSIH+ Subscribers Only

Pivoting a SaaS into a mid-5-figure MRR service companyIH+ Subscribers Only

Building a $5k MRR app while freelancing to keep the lights onIH+ Subscribers Only

Growing a side project in a crowded market to $1M ARR by playing the long game

This founder solved his agency's problem and turned the solution into a $3M ARR SaaS

Pivoting a SaaS into a mid-5-figure MRR service company

Building a $5k MRR app while freelancing to keep the lights on

This founder left academia, built four failed products, then hit $12.5k/mo.

Quitting his job to grow his 5-figure MRR portfolio

Growing a side project in a crowded market to $1M ARR by playing the long game

This founder solved his agency's problem and turned the solution into a $3M ARR SaaS

Pivoting a SaaS into a mid-5-figure MRR service company

Building a $5k MRR app while freelancing to keep the lights on