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SaasOffers: Built an AI-visibility tool that also gets you cited, not just tracks it

SaasOffers

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15 days after launching to zero audience: $0, 1 follower, 0 stars. The full numbers.

Taiko_TOEDA

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3 weeks ago: 0 paying users. Today: every fix the commenters asked for is live

devinjin

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Going up against a calculator site that outranks everyone: 3 weeks in

cunsimon007

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We stopped sharing agent logins, and the fix was a smaller credential, not a bigger one

samnovakk

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Hivemind: Synapse Hire promises recruiters AI that makes them look unnecessary. They want AI that makes them look like geniuses.

Hire_Hivemind

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

SolodeveloperJr

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I'm moving from “is this a problem?” to “would teams actually adopt a solution?”

Gnobu

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Launch Nest: Your Product Deserves More Than Just a Launch Day

bux05665

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

Matt Brown got laid off and built a paid newsletter. Then, he expanded his revenue streams. Now, it's bringing in $25k+ MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

12upvotes 6comments

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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

39upvotes 31comments

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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

65upvotes 67comments

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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

86upvotes 71comments

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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

76upvotes 77comments

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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

132upvotes 74comments

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Launch Nest Launch Your Product. Get Discovered. 1

Launch Your Product. Get Discovered.

Hivemind AI strategist built from Myosin's top marketing minds 2

SpamCipher sells the disease and buries the cure. Its whole product is the cure.

LaunchOn.it Pay-to-Rank Leaderboard for Startups 3

Under 24 hours since launch: Traffic, fixing infrastructure, and making analytics public

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I built a website security tool after realizing how hard it is to quickly judge a site's trust setup

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I launched GPO — a tiny tool for pooling a team purchase and collecting vendor quotes

SitefactoryOps

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Have recipes become unnecessarily difficult to consume?

IndieHacker511

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LaunchOn.it: I built a pay-to-rank leaderboard for indie products. Here’s why I skipped the algorithm.

launchonit

7upvotes 4comments

The Build Board 🪧

A daily leaderboard of build-in-public posts.

Launch Nest Launch Your Product. Get Discovered. 1

Launch Your Product. Get Discovered.

Hivemind AI strategist built from Myosin's top marketing minds 2

SpamCipher sells the disease and buries the cure. Its whole product is the cure.

LaunchOn.it Pay-to-Rank Leaderboard for Startups 3

Under 24 hours since launch: Traffic, fixing infrastructure, and making analytics public

15 days after launching to zero audience: $0, 1 follower, 0 stars. The full numbers.

Taiko_TOEDA

19upvotes 60comments

3 weeks ago: 0 paying users. Today: every fix the commenters asked for is live

devinjin

4upvotes 30comments

Going up against a calculator site that outranks everyone: 3 weeks in

cunsimon007

3upvotes 12comments

We stopped sharing agent logins, and the fix was a smaller credential, not a bigger one

samnovakk

5upvotes 12comments

Hivemind: Synapse Hire promises recruiters AI that makes them look unnecessary. They want AI that makes them look like geniuses.

Hire_Hivemind

16upvotes 3comments

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

SolodeveloperJr

48upvotes 145comments

I'm moving from “is this a problem?” to “would teams actually adopt a solution?”

Gnobu

2upvotes 13comments

Launch Nest: Your Product Deserves More Than Just a Launch Day

bux05665

23upvotes 5comments

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

Matt Brown got laid off and built a paid newsletter. Then, he expanded his revenue streams. Now, it's bringing in $25k+ MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

12upvotes 6comments

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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

39upvotes 31comments

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

65upvotes 67comments

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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

86upvotes 71comments

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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

76upvotes 77comments

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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

132upvotes 74comments

SaasOffers: Built an AI-visibility tool that also gets you cited, not just tracks it

15 days after launching to zero audience: $0, 1 follower, 0 stars. The full numbers.

3 weeks ago: 0 paying users. Today: every fix the commenters asked for is live

Going up against a calculator site that outranks everyone: 3 weeks in

We stopped sharing agent logins, and the fix was a smaller credential, not a bigger one

Hivemind: Synapse Hire promises recruiters AI that makes them look unnecessary. They want AI that makes them look like geniuses.

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

I'm moving from “is this a problem?” to “would teams actually adopt a solution?”

Launch Nest: Your Product Deserves More Than Just a Launch Day

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

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

Launch Your Product. Get Discovered.

SpamCipher sells the disease and buries the cure. Its whole product is the cure.

Under 24 hours since launch: Traffic, fixing infrastructure, and making analytics public

Your clipboard has seen your API keys. I had to build assuming mine would too.

I launched a project for Indie Hackers, and I just wanted to say thank you

SkilledCoder.ai: Only interview people who can actually do the job.

What mapping 1,145 African startups taught us about distribution

I catalogued everything an AI agent can buy. The list is shorter than the hype.

I gave our AI book writer one simple prompt. It produced a 6,238 word book

I built a website security tool after realizing how hard it is to quickly judge a site's trust setup

I launched GPO — a tiny tool for pooling a team purchase and collecting vendor quotes

Have recipes become unnecessarily difficult to consume?

LaunchOn.it: I built a pay-to-rank leaderboard for indie products. Here’s why I skipped the algorithm.

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

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

SaasOffers: Built an AI-visibility tool that also gets you cited, not just tracks it

Launch Your Product. Get Discovered.

SpamCipher sells the disease and buries the cure. Its whole product is the cure.

Under 24 hours since launch: Traffic, fixing infrastructure, and making analytics public

15 days after launching to zero audience: $0, 1 follower, 0 stars. The full numbers.

3 weeks ago: 0 paying users. Today: every fix the commenters asked for is live

Going up against a calculator site that outranks everyone: 3 weeks in

We stopped sharing agent logins, and the fix was a smaller credential, not a bigger one

Hivemind: Synapse Hire promises recruiters AI that makes them look unnecessary. They want AI that makes them look like geniuses.

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

I'm moving from “is this a problem?” to “would teams actually adopt a solution?”

Launch Nest: Your Product Deserves More Than Just a Launch Day

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

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

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

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