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Clone The App: 100K app downloads by taking a proven app idea to a different market

hasibhaque07

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Launch Nest: What Are You Building Next?

bux05665

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Built a claim-level fact-checker into our AI rewrite tools — here's how it actually works

Farrukhahmed

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They hired me for a 6-month build. I spent 18 months doing everything they asked — and they left saying I didn't deliver.

keelum

5upvotes 8comments

Why I'm charging $49 once instead of a subscription for my desktop app

vladshiyan

3upvotes 12comments

SEO 3x'd my traffic. Signups dropped to zero. Here's what actually drives first customers in vertical SaaS.

leasebase

9upvotes 42comments

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From broke and idealess to building a $100k/mo AI services company

Aryan Mahajan went from broke to $100k/mo. Here's how.

IndieJames

10upvotes 10comments

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Making $9k/mo with a mobile app until platform risk took its toll

Emanuele Di Pietro grew a Codex app to $9k/mo before OpenAI released theirs. Now, he's working to regain ground. Here's the story.

IndieJames

55upvotes 58comments

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Hitting $1M ARR in two years and working four hours per day

Aurélien Amacker works four hours per day running a company that's bringing in over $1M ARR. Here's how.

IndieJames

78upvotes 67comments

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Hitting $40k+ MRR with bottom-of-funnel content until AI search forced her to change tactics

Cecilia Razak built a tool for her business. Then, she launched publicly and grew it to $40k+ MRR in four years. Here's how.

IndieJames

67upvotes 69comments

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Building a $2M ARR product after his $8M ARR product failed overnight

After shutting down his $8M ARR business overnight, Ruslan Leteyski bootstrapped his next company to $2M ARR. Here's how.

IndieJames

123upvotes 69comments

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Pivoting an internal tool into a 7-figure business

Lukas Böhler built a 7-figure ARR business from a tool that he built for his agency. Here's how.

IndieJames

71upvotes 53comments

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Launch Nest Your Next Favorite SaaS Might Be Hiding on Launch Nest 1

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Over.Site's homepage says "Welcome." Its product prevents the 2 a.m. call every agency dreads.

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We shipped recipe import, and the "send this to AI" decision surprised even us

brycehenley

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I built a location-aware social platform as a solo founder - now I need real feedback

fotiosmytikas

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Building PuraSIM: What I’m Learning Growing a Bootstrapped Travel eSIM Business

purasim

2upvotes 2comments

Selling Alohando — a Uruguay-based travel marketplace I built solo over 2 years

nicolas075

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Crossing $25k MRR on a newsletter that he launched 72 hours after getting laid off

IndieJames

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I built an AI & 3D ecosystem that actually cures app fragmentation across social, AI generation, translation, and the metaverse.

dflorin77

1upvote 3comments

12h

I published 46 KDP books and 5 AI tools. Here's what $7.56 taught me.

xintiao1230

2upvotes 2comments

13h

I kept applying to remote jobs that were already gone, so I built an index of them. 4 months in, the data turned out to be the product.

RemNavi

2upvotes 4comments

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Developers don’t always choose to stay up late. Sometimes we just forget what time it is.

VoxPho

2upvotes 4comments

21h

I’m building an AppSumo competitor without lifetime deals. Looking for 10 founders to try it for $0

Santiago

3upvotes 3comments

The Build Board 🪧

A daily leaderboard of build-in-public posts.

Launch Nest Your Next Favorite SaaS Might Be Hiding on Launch Nest 1

Launch it. Get discovered. Find what’s next.

Reviewwly Review anything. Discover places. Ask the community. 2

Introduction:

Hivemind AI strategist built from Myosin's top marketing minds 3

Over.Site's homepage says "Welcome." Its product prevents the 2 a.m. call every agency dreads.

We sold the documents before we sold the software, and it was not the plan.

bisma

3upvotes 7comments

CorePilot: I built an offline AI assistant that can actually use your computer

corepilot_dev

35upvotes 51comments

Clone The App: 100K app downloads by taking a proven app idea to a different market

hasibhaque07

79upvotes 47comments

Launch Nest: What Are You Building Next?

bux05665

30upvotes 8comments

Built a claim-level fact-checker into our AI rewrite tools — here's how it actually works

Farrukhahmed

6upvotes 26comments

They hired me for a 6-month build. I spent 18 months doing everything they asked — and they left saying I didn't deliver.

keelum

5upvotes 8comments

Why I'm charging $49 once instead of a subscription for my desktop app

vladshiyan

3upvotes 12comments

SEO 3x'd my traffic. Signups dropped to zero. Here's what actually drives first customers in vertical SaaS.

leasebase

9upvotes 42comments

Featured

From broke and idealess to building a $100k/mo AI services company

Aryan Mahajan went from broke to $100k/mo. Here's how.

IndieJames

10upvotes 10comments

Featured

Making $9k/mo with a mobile app until platform risk took its toll

Emanuele Di Pietro grew a Codex app to $9k/mo before OpenAI released theirs. Now, he's working to regain ground. Here's the story.

IndieJames

55upvotes 58comments

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Hitting $1M ARR in two years and working four hours per day

Aurélien Amacker works four hours per day running a company that's bringing in over $1M ARR. Here's how.

IndieJames

78upvotes 67comments

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Hitting $40k+ MRR with bottom-of-funnel content until AI search forced her to change tactics

Cecilia Razak built a tool for her business. Then, she launched publicly and grew it to $40k+ MRR in four years. Here's how.

IndieJames

67upvotes 69comments

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Building a $2M ARR product after his $8M ARR product failed overnight

After shutting down his $8M ARR business overnight, Ruslan Leteyski bootstrapped his next company to $2M ARR. Here's how.

IndieJames

123upvotes 69comments

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Pivoting an internal tool into a 7-figure business

Lukas Böhler built a 7-figure ARR business from a tool that he built for his agency. Here's how.

IndieJames

71upvotes 53comments

I launched a project to see if people would pay for your Indie Hacker idea

We sold the documents before we sold the software, and it was not the plan.

CorePilot: I built an offline AI assistant that can actually use your computer

Clone The App: 100K app downloads by taking a proven app idea to a different market

Launch Nest: What Are You Building Next?

Built a claim-level fact-checker into our AI rewrite tools — here's how it actually works

They hired me for a 6-month build. I spent 18 months doing everything they asked — and they left saying I didn't deliver.

Why I'm charging $49 once instead of a subscription for my desktop app

SEO 3x'd my traffic. Signups dropped to zero. Here's what actually drives first customers in vertical SaaS.

From broke and idealess to building a $100k/mo AI services company

Making $9k/mo with a mobile app until platform risk took its toll

Hitting $1M ARR in two years and working four hours per day

Hitting $40k+ MRR with bottom-of-funnel content until AI search forced her to change tactics

Building a $2M ARR product after his $8M ARR product failed overnightIH+ Subscribers Only

Pivoting an internal tool into a 7-figure businessIH+ Subscribers Only

Launch it. Get discovered. Find what’s next.

Introduction:

Over.Site's homepage says "Welcome." Its product prevents the 2 a.m. call every agency dreads.

We shipped recipe import, and the "send this to AI" decision surprised even us

I built a location-aware social platform as a solo founder - now I need real feedback

Building PuraSIM: What I’m Learning Growing a Bootstrapped Travel eSIM Business

Selling Alohando — a Uruguay-based travel marketplace I built solo over 2 years

Crossing $25k MRR on a newsletter that he launched 72 hours after getting laid off

I built an AI & 3D ecosystem that actually cures app fragmentation across social, AI generation, translation, and the metaverse.

I published 46 KDP books and 5 AI tools. Here's what $7.56 taught me.

I kept applying to remote jobs that were already gone, so I built an index of them. 4 months in, the data turned out to be the product.

Developers don’t always choose to stay up late. Sometimes we just forget what time it is.

I’m building an AppSumo competitor without lifetime deals. Looking for 10 founders to try it for $0

Analyzing markets for months before finding the right idea and building a 5-figure MRR productIH+ Subscribers Only

Pivoting an internal tool into a 7-figure businessIH+ Subscribers Only

I launched a project to see if people would pay for your Indie Hacker idea

Launch it. Get discovered. Find what’s next.

Introduction:

Over.Site's homepage says "Welcome." Its product prevents the 2 a.m. call every agency dreads.

We sold the documents before we sold the software, and it was not the plan.

CorePilot: I built an offline AI assistant that can actually use your computer

Clone The App: 100K app downloads by taking a proven app idea to a different market

Launch Nest: What Are You Building Next?

Built a claim-level fact-checker into our AI rewrite tools — here's how it actually works

They hired me for a 6-month build. I spent 18 months doing everything they asked — and they left saying I didn't deliver.

Why I'm charging $49 once instead of a subscription for my desktop app

SEO 3x'd my traffic. Signups dropped to zero. Here's what actually drives first customers in vertical SaaS.

From broke and idealess to building a $100k/mo AI services company

Making $9k/mo with a mobile app until platform risk took its toll

Hitting $1M ARR in two years and working four hours per day

Hitting $40k+ MRR with bottom-of-funnel content until AI search forced her to change tactics

Building a $2M ARR product after his $8M ARR product failed overnightIH+ Subscribers Only

Pivoting an internal tool into a 7-figure businessIH+ Subscribers Only

Building a $2M ARR product after his $8M ARR product failed overnight

Pivoting an internal tool into a 7-figure business

Analyzing markets for months before finding the right idea and building a 5-figure MRR product

Pivoting an internal tool into a 7-figure business

Building a $2M ARR product after his $8M ARR product failed overnight

Pivoting an internal tool into a 7-figure business