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I think AI agents have an authority problem we're treating as a permissions problem

SuperMcG

22upvotes 80comments

We capped Free at 1 invoice on purpose — here’s the tradeoff

invoicesnap

3upvotes 22comments

Distribution is the bit I always skip, so I built a free tool for it

RoHoc

7upvotes 26comments

I thought I was building a tech blog. Turns out I was building a distribution asset

YTC025

25upvotes 65comments

Grow Your Business on Autopilot

kingcy

44upvotes 43comments

Stuck at $2.5K MRR with a B2C SaaS: what would you double down on next?

Youssef_Quesoft

16upvotes 37comments

Built a Chrome extension to stop re-explaining project context to AI every 20 prompts (Need brutal feedback)

vishnu0007

10upvotes 43comments

Topical Authority Injection: How LLMs Pick Winners Before You Even Ask

cem

19upvotes 29comments

I built a $19.99 tool for a pricing problem I kept seeing in bookkeeping

hakim_linkcover

2upvotes 26comments

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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

10upvotes 11comments

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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

31upvotes 31comments

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Stuck at $300/mo until revenue skyrocketed to $17k/mo in a month

Antonio Escudero built a launch tool, booked a one-way ticket to Vietnam, and grew the tool from $300/mo to $17k/mo in a month. Here's how.

IndieJames

65upvotes 60comments

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Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three years

Vitalii Dodonov quit his job and teamed up with with another founder to build Stanley. Here's how they hit $30M ARR in three years.

IndieJames

63upvotes 36comments

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Carving out a $6.3k MRR niche in a saturated market

Petar Georgiev had a problem and didn't like the available solutions, so he built his own. Now, it's bringing in $6.3k MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

62upvotes 48comments

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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

98upvotes 74comments

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Zoye The CRM You Never Need to Open 1

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I Paid for 2,150 Survey Responses. Then I Threw 441 of Them Away.

ranjimercado

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I built a daily tech digest that runs 100% on a Mac. Launching on Product Hunt today.

David_Brevio

1upvote 1comment

I sold digital products before I ever wrote code. Now I've built the platform I wish existed back then.

AyeshaBuilds

1upvote 3comments

A user emailed me "why can I see everyone else's data" — that's when I stopped rebuilding SaaS infra from scratch

alexmorgan26

1upvote 8comments

Arkon Vault — private project memory so work continues across ChatGPT, Claude, and Codex

Havi

1upvote 8comments

How much can your AI answer change before it's a bug?

russlan23

1upvote 4comments

10h

I built a simple tool that tells data center developers if a site can actually get power before they buy it

AlexDeGreat

2upvotes 3comments

11h

Built an AI tool that turns fridge photos into dinner menus - 9 lessons

indo1999

3upvotes 7comments

13h

I built a full-time job's worth of software alongside my actual full-time job, and the agents weren't the bottleneck

IssueFlow

2upvotes 9comments

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Compliance is the tax nobody warns you about

Anthonyx

2upvotes 18comments

The Build Board 🪧

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Zoye The CRM You Never Need to Open 1

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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

31upvotes 31comments

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Stuck at $300/mo until revenue skyrocketed to $17k/mo in a month

Antonio Escudero built a launch tool, booked a one-way ticket to Vietnam, and grew the tool from $300/mo to $17k/mo in a month. Here's how.

IndieJames

65upvotes 60comments

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Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three years

Vitalii Dodonov quit his job and teamed up with with another founder to build Stanley. Here's how they hit $30M ARR in three years.

IndieJames

63upvotes 36comments

Featured

Carving out a $6.3k MRR niche in a saturated market

Petar Georgiev had a problem and didn't like the available solutions, so he built his own. Now, it's bringing in $6.3k MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

62upvotes 48comments

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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

98upvotes 74comments

I think AI agents have an authority problem we're treating as a permissions problem

We capped Free at 1 invoice on purpose — here’s the tradeoff

Distribution is the bit I always skip, so I built a free tool for it

I thought I was building a tech blog. Turns out I was building a distribution asset

Grow Your Business on Autopilot

Stuck at $2.5K MRR with a B2C SaaS: what would you double down on next?

Built a Chrome extension to stop re-explaining project context to AI every 20 prompts (Need brutal feedback)

Topical Authority Injection: How LLMs Pick Winners Before You Even Ask

I built a $19.99 tool for a pricing problem I kept seeing in bookkeeping

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

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

Stuck at $300/mo until revenue skyrocketed to $17k/mo in a monthIH+ Subscribers Only

Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three yearsIH+ Subscribers Only

Carving out a $6.3k MRR niche in a saturated marketIH+ Subscribers Only

Crossing $25k MRR on a newsletter that he launched 72 hours after getting laid offIH+ Subscribers Only

👉 The Bug Period

I Paid for 2,150 Survey Responses. Then I Threw 441 of Them Away.

I built a daily tech digest that runs 100% on a Mac. Launching on Product Hunt today.

I sold digital products before I ever wrote code. Now I've built the platform I wish existed back then.

A user emailed me "why can I see everyone else's data" — that's when I stopped rebuilding SaaS infra from scratch

Arkon Vault — private project memory so work continues across ChatGPT, Claude, and Codex

How much can your AI answer change before it's a bug?

I built a simple tool that tells data center developers if a site can actually get power before they buy it

Built an AI tool that turns fridge photos into dinner menus - 9 lessons

I built a full-time job's worth of software alongside my actual full-time job, and the agents weren't the bottleneck

Compliance is the tax nobody warns you about

Making $9k/mo with a mobile app until platform risk took its tollIH+ Subscribers Only

Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three yearsIH+ Subscribers Only

I think AI agents have an authority problem we're treating as a permissions problem

We capped Free at 1 invoice on purpose — here’s the tradeoff

Distribution is the bit I always skip, so I built a free tool for it

I thought I was building a tech blog. Turns out I was building a distribution asset

Grow Your Business on Autopilot

Stuck at $2.5K MRR with a B2C SaaS: what would you double down on next?

Built a Chrome extension to stop re-explaining project context to AI every 20 prompts (Need brutal feedback)

Topical Authority Injection: How LLMs Pick Winners Before You Even Ask

I built a $19.99 tool for a pricing problem I kept seeing in bookkeeping

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

👉 The Bug Period

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

Stuck at $300/mo until revenue skyrocketed to $17k/mo in a monthIH+ Subscribers Only

Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three yearsIH+ Subscribers Only

Carving out a $6.3k MRR niche in a saturated marketIH+ Subscribers Only

Crossing $25k MRR on a newsletter that he launched 72 hours after getting laid offIH+ Subscribers Only

Quitting his job to grow his 5-figure MRR portfolio

Stuck at $300/mo until revenue skyrocketed to $17k/mo in a month

Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three years

Carving out a $6.3k MRR niche in a saturated market

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

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

Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three years

Quitting his job to grow his 5-figure MRR portfolio

Stuck at $300/mo until revenue skyrocketed to $17k/mo in a month

Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three years

Carving out a $6.3k MRR niche in a saturated market

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