Latest Articles
Oct 31, 2025
After burning through his savings and going into debt, this founder built a $42k MRR portfolio
Rashid Khasanov built a portfolio of database products to $42k MRR. Here's how he did it — and why database products have the best moats.
Oct 30, 2025
How a sucker punch and a broken jaw led to a 5-figure MRR business
Rich Watson got laid up, then quite a cushy job to fill a gap. Now, his first product is making five figures per month. Here's how.
Oct 29, 2025
Building a mobile app portfolio to $15k+/mo
After his first failure, Sebastian Röhl built his next app — HabitKit. Taking the learnings from his first app, he grew it to $15k+ MRR. Here's how.
Oct 24, 2025
Sunsetting two businesses, exiting another, and joining a 5-figure-MRR business as cofounder
After a SaaS exit, Igor Debatur decided to focus on the industry he loves most — extreme sports. Now, his backcountry mapping app is at a 5-figure MRR.
Oct 23, 2025
This founder grew his product to $6M ARR by taking advantage of being small
Elliot Boucher had a 6-figure business before he graduated high school. In university, he started a SaaS and 10 years later, it's at $6M+ ARR. Here's how.
Oct 22, 2025
Joining a technical co-founder and growing the product to $45k MRR
Two of Iron Brands' three products have substantial revenue. Here's how he's teaming up with tech cofounders to unlock their potentential.
Oct 17, 2025
Dialing in an AI product's ICP and growing it to $400k ARR
Snow Lee built an AI tool for DevOps, but wasn't finding product-market fit. So he pivoted his ICP. Today, Runbear is making $33k/mo. Here's how.
Oct 16, 2025
Carving out a small niche in a big market and bringing in $10k+ MRR
Elie Steinbock was a first mover in a market that quickly became crowded. So he niched down and gained a foothold of $10k+ MRR. Here's how.
Oct 15, 2025
Leaving an antiquated industry to grow an AI-native platform to a 7-figure ARR
Joseph Lee stopped building tech in a low-tech industry to build an AI-native demo tool. Now, he's at a mid-7-figure ARR. Here's how.
Oct 11, 2025
From full-time job to full-time maker and back to a job again — with a side hustle
Since removing financial constraints by getting a full-time job, Mattia Righetti has doubled his product's revenue. Here's how he got to $2k MRR.
Oct 10, 2025
The Subtle Way Goals Turn into Expectations (and How I’m Trying to Stop It)
What happens when the KPIs you set for growth start defining your self-worth
Oct 9, 2025
After losing his job, this founder grew a portfolio of indie hacking tools to $10k/mo
Dan Kulkov and his wife built a portfolio of products to $10k/mo. Here's how.
Oct 8, 2025
This founder grew his site's monthly traffic to 120k before building a $30k MRR product
Andrew Fennell build a site and monetized it with ads. Then, once he had enough traffic via SEO, he built a SaaS product. Now he's bringing in $30k MRR.
Oct 3, 2025
From freelance tester to 7-figure MRR testing platform
Kristel Kruustük built a freelance career into a 7-figure MRR SaaS and marketplace. Here's how.
Oct 2, 2025
Building an SEO product to $14k MRR in a crowded market
Rick van Haasteren built a tool that he used as a freelance SEO. Now, it's bringing in $14k/mo. Here's how.
Oct 1, 2025
Acquiring a micro-SaaS and quitting his job after years of side hustling
Bruce McLachlan bought a micro-SaaS, quit his job, and grew his products to $12k MRR. Here's how.
Sep 29, 2025
Shipping Features ≠ Playing. Or Does It?
A Facebook flashback reminded me that silliness matters just as much as shipping.
Sep 25, 2025
Bootstrapping a portfolio of products to a 7-figure ARR
Andrian Valeanu built a portfolio of six products to a 7-figure ARR. Here's how.
Sep 24, 2025
Getting acquired twice in a span of two years
Alex Heiden's first company got acquired. Then he built two more profitable businesses, one of which got him acqui-hired. Here's how.
Sep 19, 2025
Brushing it off: strength or silence?
We all brush things off to survive — rejection emails, failed launches, being underestimated. But what’s the cost when minimizing becomes our default?