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MediaFast!: Most Reddit advice comes from people who never got banned. Mine comes from getting banned 6 times.

arthuryuxbashev

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I stopped chasing 5 channels. Picked one. Got my first 15 users

oubellaelmehdi

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I built a SaaS for photographers and watched everyone leave before signing up. Here's what I changed.

seanPrentice1

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What's your actual cost per customer when you count your own time?

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Building, failing, rebuilding, and then hitting $30k MRR in a year

Brennan Dunn built a tool that flopped. Then, he bought his cofounder out, rebuilt it from scratch, and hit $30k MRR within a year. Here's the story.

IndieJames

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Growing to an 8-figure ARR in three years with savings-based pricing

Andrew Alex grew a tool to an 8-figure ARR in three years. Here's how.

IndieJames

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Growing a GEO tool to a mid-five-figure MRR within a year

Daniel Peris saw a trend and built for it. Less than a year later, it's bringing in a mid-five-figure MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

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Des Traynor on building and growing Intercom to $400M ARR

Des Traynor and his team created a little company called Intercom — maybe you've heard of it. Then, they built Fin. The combined ARR is $500M. Here's how.

IndieJames

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Growing a blogging side hustle into a 7-figure media brand

Harry Campbell built a side hustle of a side hustle — blogging about driving for Uber. The blog then grew into a full-blown media company. Here's how.

IndieJames

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Growing a fully-autonomus business to $500k/mo in 3 months

Ben Broca built a tool to automate his businesses, then monetized it. Three months after launch, it's bringing in $500k/mo. Here's how.

IndieJames

150 upvotes 153 comments

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From Reddit Marketing to Building an AEO Platform — $8,400 Before Writing a Line of Code

Richard_ai

6 upvotes 11 comments

I shipped a productivity SaaS in 30 days as a solo dev — here's what AI actually changed (and what it didn't)

max_flowly_run

10 upvotes 35 comments

Cutria: The "Black Mirror" of Reddit: Why the Karma System is Broken (and How to Fix It)

EvgenyPlotnikov

9 upvotes 18 comments

IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours

batmanxx20

17 upvotes 4 comments

You have 72 hours to get into Avenir Pick #01.

rahym_RN

36 upvotes 1 comment

MediaFast!: Most Reddit advice comes from people who never got banned. Mine comes from getting banned 6 times.

arthuryuxbashev

20 upvotes 12 comments

I stopped chasing 5 channels. Picked one. Got my first 15 users

oubellaelmehdi

19 upvotes 71 comments

I built a SaaS for photographers and watched everyone leave before signing up. Here's what I changed.

seanPrentice1

3 upvotes 11 comments

What's your actual cost per customer when you count your own time?

profitpathlogic

2 upvotes 17 comments

The Build Board 🪧

A daily leaderboard of build-in-public posts.

Multify Find 10x More Qualified Leads Without Cold Outreach 1

I built a tool that generates a creator's Media Kit in 60 seconds — here's why it took me months to realize thumbnails weren't the point

Spectry.io Find what's hurting conversions. Behavior analytics + AI. 2

I reviewed 20 SaaS landing pages. Here is top 10 UX mistakes killing your conversions

Billzy Simple invoice tracking for freelancers / get paid on time. 3

I think the pre-send checklist matters more than the reminder sequence

Featured

Building, failing, rebuilding, and then hitting $30k MRR in a year

Brennan Dunn built a tool that flopped. Then, he bought his cofounder out, rebuilt it from scratch, and hit $30k MRR within a year. Here's the story.

IndieJames

16 upvotes 23 comments

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Growing to an 8-figure ARR in three years with savings-based pricing

Andrew Alex grew a tool to an 8-figure ARR in three years. Here's how.

IndieJames

45 upvotes 37 comments

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Growing a GEO tool to a mid-five-figure MRR within a year

Daniel Peris saw a trend and built for it. Less than a year later, it's bringing in a mid-five-figure MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

60 upvotes 54 comments

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Des Traynor on building and growing Intercom to $400M ARR

Des Traynor and his team created a little company called Intercom — maybe you've heard of it. Then, they built Fin. The combined ARR is $500M. Here's how.

IndieJames

54 upvotes 44 comments

Featured

Growing a blogging side hustle into a 7-figure media brand

Harry Campbell built a side hustle of a side hustle — blogging about driving for Uber. The blog then grew into a full-blown media company. Here's how.

IndieJames

94 upvotes 72 comments

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Growing a fully-autonomus business to $500k/mo in 3 months

Ben Broca built a tool to automate his businesses, then monetized it. Three months after launch, it's bringing in $500k/mo. Here's how.

IndieJames

150 upvotes 153 comments

From Reddit Marketing to Building an AEO Platform — $8,400 Before Writing a Line of Code

I shipped a productivity SaaS in 30 days as a solo dev — here's what AI actually changed (and what it didn't)

Cutria: The "Black Mirror" of Reddit: Why the Karma System is Broken (and How to Fix It)

IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours

You have 72 hours to get into Avenir Pick #01.

MediaFast!: Most Reddit advice comes from people who never got banned. Mine comes from getting banned 6 times.

I stopped chasing 5 channels. Picked one. Got my first 15 users

I built a SaaS for photographers and watched everyone leave before signing up. Here's what I changed.

What's your actual cost per customer when you count your own time?

Building, failing, rebuilding, and then hitting $30k MRR in a year

Growing to an 8-figure ARR in three years with savings-based pricing

Growing a GEO tool to a mid-five-figure MRR within a year

Des Traynor on building and growing Intercom to $400M ARR IH+ Subscribers Only

Growing a blogging side hustle into a 7-figure media brand IH+ Subscribers Only

Growing a fully-autonomus business to $500k/mo in 3 months IH+ Subscribers Only

I built a tool that generates a creator's Media Kit in 60 seconds — here's why it took me months to realize thumbnails weren't the point

I reviewed 20 SaaS landing pages. Here is top 10 UX mistakes killing your conversions

I think the pre-send checklist matters more than the reminder sequence

If you still don't know how to create a viral post on Reddit, I recommend giving Clico a try.

Leadpack: From 0 to first users in 2 weeks -Hot lead for web freelancers,full automated

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From Reddit Marketing to Building an AEO Platform — $8,400 Before Writing a Line of Code

I shipped a productivity SaaS in 30 days as a solo dev — here's what AI actually changed (and what it didn't)

Cutria: The "Black Mirror" of Reddit: Why the Karma System is Broken (and How to Fix It)

IndieDeck Pro is $19/year for the next 24 hours

You have 72 hours to get into Avenir Pick #01.

MediaFast!: Most Reddit advice comes from people who never got banned. Mine comes from getting banned 6 times.

I stopped chasing 5 channels. Picked one. Got my first 15 users

I built a SaaS for photographers and watched everyone leave before signing up. Here's what I changed.

What's your actual cost per customer when you count your own time?

I built a tool that generates a creator's Media Kit in 60 seconds — here's why it took me months to realize thumbnails weren't the point

I reviewed 20 SaaS landing pages. Here is top 10 UX mistakes killing your conversions

I think the pre-send checklist matters more than the reminder sequence

Building, failing, rebuilding, and then hitting $30k MRR in a year

Growing to an 8-figure ARR in three years with savings-based pricing

Growing a GEO tool to a mid-five-figure MRR within a year

Des Traynor on building and growing Intercom to $400M ARR IH+ Subscribers Only

Growing a blogging side hustle into a 7-figure media brand IH+ Subscribers Only

Growing a fully-autonomus business to $500k/mo in 3 months IH+ Subscribers Only

Des Traynor on building and growing Intercom to $400M ARR

Growing a blogging side hustle into a 7-figure media brand

Growing a fully-autonomus business to $500k/mo in 3 months

Growing a fully-autonomus business to $500k/mo in 3 months

Des Traynor on building and growing Intercom to $400M ARR

Des Traynor on building and growing Intercom to $400M ARR

Growing a blogging side hustle into a 7-figure media brand

Growing a fully-autonomus business to $500k/mo in 3 months