Indie Hackers: Work Together to Build Profitable Online Businesses

Building Is Hard. Getting Discovered Is Harder.

bux05665

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Google made me find 12 strangers willing to test my app for 14 days. Nobody warned me how hard that actually is.

VMCREATE

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Did anyone actually pay you before you built the full product?

Rahulajmera

26upvotes 74comments

I handed my content marketing to agents. 6 months later organic traffic is 34x.

Hisashi

17upvotes 50comments

I let an AI agent run my LLM-security product's whole sales loop for 30 days. Here's what actually broke.

manhliem

9upvotes 17comments

Shipped a manual net-worth app (no bank sync) — what UX friction would you expect?

vlk

21upvotes 52comments

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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

33upvotes 23comments

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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

33upvotes 28comments

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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

59upvotes 43comments

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

After four failures, Selene Lee grew a business to $12.5k MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

67upvotes 42comments

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Quitting a career in venture capital to build a $150k ARR portfolio of health apps

Presh Dineshkumar is building a portfolio of wellness apps and he's currently at $12.5k/mo. Here's how.

IndieJames

65upvotes 30comments

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Quitting his job to grow his 5-figure MRR portfolio

Anatoly Pashias quit his job after a side project gained traction. Now, it's bringing in $7k/mo and his portfolio is bringing in five figures. Here's how.

IndieJames

67upvotes 50comments

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MyBusinessCard A 100% free, independent digital business card platform. 1

Show IH: I built a 100% free, privacy-first digital business card platform (No ads, no tracking, <0.8MB)

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aayansaxena

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I built a free ADU quote checker so California homeowners can compare contractor bids line by line

everylineitem

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I built a git host where AI agents don't need accounts

uptownhr

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There Are Great Products Hiding Everywhere

bux05665

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Your Product May Not Need More Hype

bux05665

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Don’t Let Launch Day Decide Your Product’s Future

bux05665

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Great Products Shouldn’t Disappear After Launch

bux05665

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"I Made My GPU Startup Prove Itself in Japan, Romania & Canada Before I'd Let It Make a Single Claim"

Kilawattcloud

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How I Validated a Developer Tool Without Talking to Users

Anoo_p

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I Keep Running Into Other People Solving the Exact Same Problem We Are. Here's What That Actually Tells Me.

llmmemory

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The Build Board 🪧

A daily leaderboard of build-in-public posts.

MyBusinessCard A 100% free, independent digital business card platform. 1

Show IH: I built a 100% free, privacy-first digital business card platform (No ads, no tracking, <0.8MB)

All social video downloader Video Downloader, video saver 2

Launched my first all-in-one social video downloader on Android (Built with AppCreator24 & AdMob Mediation

Building Is Hard. Getting Discovered Is Harder.

bux05665

31upvotes 21comments

Google made me find 12 strangers willing to test my app for 14 days. Nobody warned me how hard that actually is.

VMCREATE

6upvotes 18comments

Did anyone actually pay you before you built the full product?

Rahulajmera

26upvotes 74comments

I handed my content marketing to agents. 6 months later organic traffic is 34x.

Hisashi

17upvotes 50comments

I let an AI agent run my LLM-security product's whole sales loop for 30 days. Here's what actually broke.

manhliem

9upvotes 17comments

Shipped a manual net-worth app (no bank sync) — what UX friction would you expect?

vlk

21upvotes 52comments

I built this for myself. It worked, so I'm testing it inside PlanMoon.

Saied71

63upvotes 110comments

Stop Letting Great Indie Products Get Buried

bux05665

13upvotes 4comments

A reply about email lists got me thinking about what I could actually offer!

BubbaCodePro

22upvotes 69comments

Featured

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

33upvotes 23comments

Featured

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

33upvotes 28comments

Featured

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

59upvotes 43comments

Featured

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

After four failures, Selene Lee grew a business to $12.5k MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

67upvotes 42comments

Featured

Quitting a career in venture capital to build a $150k ARR portfolio of health apps

Presh Dineshkumar is building a portfolio of wellness apps and he's currently at $12.5k/mo. Here's how.

IndieJames

65upvotes 30comments

Featured

Quitting his job to grow his 5-figure MRR portfolio

Anatoly Pashias quit his job after a side project gained traction. Now, it's bringing in $7k/mo and his portfolio is bringing in five figures. Here's how.

IndieJames

67upvotes 50comments

Building Is Hard. Getting Discovered Is Harder.

Google made me find 12 strangers willing to test my app for 14 days. Nobody warned me how hard that actually is.

Did anyone actually pay you before you built the full product?

I handed my content marketing to agents. 6 months later organic traffic is 34x.

I let an AI agent run my LLM-security product's whole sales loop for 30 days. Here's what actually broke.

Shipped a manual net-worth app (no bank sync) — what UX friction would you expect?

I built this for myself. It worked, so I'm testing it inside PlanMoon.

Stop Letting Great Indie Products Get Buried

A reply about email lists got me thinking about what I could actually offer!

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 onIH+ Subscribers Only

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

Quitting a career in venture capital to build a $150k ARR portfolio of health appsIH+ Subscribers Only

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

Show IH: I built a 100% free, privacy-first digital business card platform (No ads, no tracking, <0.8MB)

Launched my first all-in-one social video downloader on Android (Built with AppCreator24 & AdMob Mediation

Shipped #3: Indian Freelancer Pricing & Rate Calculator Kit (hourly / project / packages, INR) — ₹499

I built a free ADU quote checker so California homeowners can compare contractor bids line by line

I built a git host where AI agents don't need accounts

There Are Great Products Hiding Everywhere

Your Product May Not Need More Hype

Don’t Let Launch Day Decide Your Product’s Future

Great Products Shouldn’t Disappear After Launch

"I Made My GPU Startup Prove Itself in Japan, Romania & Canada Before I'd Let It Make a Single Claim"

How I Validated a Developer Tool Without Talking to Users

I Keep Running Into Other People Solving the Exact Same Problem We Are. Here's What That Actually Tells Me.

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

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

Show IH: I built a 100% free, privacy-first digital business card platform (No ads, no tracking, <0.8MB)

Launched my first all-in-one social video downloader on Android (Built with AppCreator24 & AdMob Mediation

Building Is Hard. Getting Discovered Is Harder.

Google made me find 12 strangers willing to test my app for 14 days. Nobody warned me how hard that actually is.

Did anyone actually pay you before you built the full product?

I handed my content marketing to agents. 6 months later organic traffic is 34x.

I let an AI agent run my LLM-security product's whole sales loop for 30 days. Here's what actually broke.

Shipped a manual net-worth app (no bank sync) — what UX friction would you expect?

I built this for myself. It worked, so I'm testing it inside PlanMoon.

Stop Letting Great Indie Products Get Buried

A reply about email lists got me thinking about what I could actually offer!

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 onIH+ Subscribers Only

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

Quitting a career in venture capital to build a $150k ARR portfolio of health appsIH+ Subscribers Only

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

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 a career in venture capital to build a $150k ARR portfolio of health apps

Quitting his job to grow his 5-figure MRR portfolio

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

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 a career in venture capital to build a $150k ARR portfolio of health apps

Quitting his job to grow his 5-figure MRR portfolio