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Big tech eng turned solopreneur: 🚀 $1.5k/mo 🥕 🆕/mo | ex-Expedia

$19k 🟩🟨◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️$100k ARR

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My SaaS just crossed $1,000 MRR. Here's the story of how I got here. 4 years ago I started building saas projects. I failed and failed and failed. 3 years and several projects in and I made $0. I needed to learn from those who did it. So 10 months ago, I started a podcast.

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Building a product? Post it below and I'll tell you how I'd market it 👇

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I use Tailwind but still struggle to make things look good What's the secret sauce?

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YC cofounder matching is 75% “idea people” trying to get devs to build their shit If you have marketing sales op design or industry specific experience, that’s one thing But if you’re looking for a dev to build your idea for a mental health app and aren’t even willing to split

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Unpopular opinion: MacBooks look better without stickers

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My wife is a crazy good baker How do we monetize this

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That’s it, I’m fed up. I can’t find a podcast/YouTube channel focused specifically on the $0 👉 $1k mrr journey To satisfy my need, I want to start a podcast Interviewing founders who accomplished this Focusing on: - how they validated idea - how they got first customers

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Have we become soft?

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Under 1k followers? It’s hard to get momentum. Introduce yourself below👇🤩

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Hahahahahahaha @levelsio I’m dying

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Who builds chrome extensions?

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For auth, what do you prefer? @Firebase or @supabase

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3 months

I quit my job 2 months ago. While I don’t regret it, I don’t recommend it. AMA

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1 year

New rule You can’t put founder in your bio till you hit $1kmrr Till then you’re just a coder with a dream

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Your side project of 3 years reaches 10k MRR Someone offers to purchase it for 400k... Are you selling?

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4 months

When I quit my job on May 1st, My wife and I made an agreement. If I don’t make $3k/mo from agency + saas by month 4, I have to start freelancing. However, I paused sales for my agency. Im going all in on SAAS. My first goal is get to $100 MRR by June 1st. As of today (May

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Don’t build products for indie hackers. Nobody on this space has money 😂

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10 months

81% of people get to this page and then exit. How do I add juiciness so they're more excited about signing up?

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@yimingdothan “No I haven’t built anything, but I got that dog in me bro”

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I quit job 2 weeks ago After 4 yrs as a full time eng I get 6 months to get to $4k mrr (through both saas and email agency) Or my wife makes me get a job again 🙅🏻‍♂️

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What’s the most successful product that actually sucks

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I am done building in public. I don't know if I'll share revenue or marketing tips anymore. Why? It's too easy to steal. I truly believe the idea is nothing... Sales, marketing, product, and the it factor is everything but seeing competitors pop up every day is honestly

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unpopular opinion: launching on product hunt is a complete and utter waste of time

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1 year

Why don’t more software engineers work on side projects? It’s the most rewarding application of the skill they’re best at

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Last day of my job at Expedia. Today I exchange my 6 figure salary for a tent and a ticket to the jungle. Let's see if I survive. 6 months. 🚀

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My biggest regret Building projects on my own for two years without meeting other builders I didn’t realize there was a community of devs doing this on Twitter

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Just put my two weeks notice in. Feeling excitement, fear, anxiety, doubt, angst, and eagerness. But I’d rather die trying than continue knowing I never gave myself a shot. Most will say it’s dumb. In most cases they are right. But at the end of the day, I needed to try

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#buildinpublic has a problem Every 6 months I see totally new faces This is great. But many of the old faces have went inactive. I miss these people Why is this so common?

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Notion. Overrated or underrated?

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Outside of Show HN and Product Hunt, where can I post my new product?

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Hardest parts of building saas 1. Choosing a real problem to solve 2. Marketing

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Unpopular opinion: You can’t get to $1k/mo while prioritizing mental health

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10 months

People that don't run black friday deals are leaving so much on the table

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Who makes the best logos for small budgets :)

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Building a saas is the hardest thing I've ever tried

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5 months

Unfollowed over 100 people that haven’t tweeted since early 2023. Sad how many indie hackers disappear💔

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Lately I’ve been feeling depressed. Haven’t wanted to think about projects let alone work on them. However, after talking with my sister I realized this is because my self talk has been very negative. I’ve been only focusing on my failures. So she told me to write down all

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What team gets to 10k MRR first? a) great marketer & sub par dev b) great dev & sub par marketer

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1 year

I used to code 24/7... but I switched to 60% dev time 40% attempting marketing all of my projects have grown and I don't get burnt out from coding!

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Today went from 0 to 3 customers. 📈 But this was no overnight thing. - This is my 5th saas product. - I had doubt until customers finally paid. - I have been working on this nonstop for the last month. (I literally quit my job) I need to stay humble

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Am I the only one that adds “ reddit” at the end of every Google search?

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has its first customer 🎉 thanks for the support @WhoWorksThere 🤝 excited to turn this product into something special!

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I would rather make $40k w no boss Than $200k w a boss However If I have to get a job again someday I will likely delete this

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Sell me your product in a single sentence (without commas)

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My company just laid off 1500 people Through a generic company wide email Those affected got meeting invites with hr What this reiterated: no big company ever gives a shit about you Build something on your own 🚀

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I hear if competitors already exist it’s a good thing But who is an example of someone that built a product in a space where competitors existed?

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If you had the choice, who would you add to your team? 1) best marketer in the world 2) best developer in the world

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Has anyone built a project with the sole purpose of scratching their own itch ...skipping validation from others COMPLETELY and then turned it into a business?

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I used to lurk on Twitter. But then I started posting daily. The results? Made $3k online. Gained 3k followers. Met fellow entrepreneurs. If you’ve been needing a kick to get started posting daily, this is your sign!⏳

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Chrome makes my macbook too slow What lightweight browser should I try for coding?

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Just set up my first LLC I've been tweeting - asking about how to do this for the last 2 years It took 8 minutes.

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At what MRR do you start writing unit tests

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Want to grow on X? There are ONLY 2 things needed: 1. Post daily 2. Be an interesting person It’s that simple

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New SAAS hit $295/mo 💎 3 weeks in 🏎️ I want to $9k/mo by end of 2024🫰 Step 1? 🤔 2-5 more customers to reach $590/mo 📈 By August 31 🗓️ Lets do this 💙🙏 #buildinpublic

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$1k/mo is the goal💚 June 1 is the deadline⏰ is the product🦉 Step ☝️ Add a landing page and a paid plan of $10/mo. Step ✌️ Cold email 20,000 BDRs (using copy generated by copybuddy 😉). Only 0.5% need to convert. Enough talk. Let’s go!

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What’s the most universally loved software product?

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1 year

Building a profitable saas is incredibly hard Has anyone done it on their first try?

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Yes I’m the founder and CEO of a company doing mid 2 figures

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Using a .txt file as your todo list is undefeated

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What's the easiest way to set up an LLC?

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1 year

once you have a kid is indie hacking still fun?

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1 year

My least liked tweets are when I show what I’m building #buildinpublic

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Any recommendations on making a nice logo for PH launch?

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Unpopular opinion: Building in public isn’t a marketing plan

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Thinking I should build my own boilerplate. Not to sell, just to get my products up and running quicker. With payment and user management included. Plus, a fun project that will save you time is always a win :). (express, react, MongoDB, firebase, stripe)

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Think cold dms don’t work? You’re just doing it wrong. Try this: “Yo bro, Saw you’re on X Would you be opposed to me increasing your MRR by $1 billion?”

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Need a landing page built! I have all copy written, just plug it into a design Timeframe: 1 day ⏰ Budget: $200 💵 Tech: Webflow or react ⚛️ Dm if interested!

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2 years

I think the coolest aspect of the #buildinpublic community is that everyone is walking the walk. Otherwise, they don’t have much to talk about consistently. ⚒️

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My dog threw up last night 🙄 Here’s what it taught me about B2B sales:

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Imagine this: You quit your 6 figgy job. Travel home for the weekend. Tell your (nontechnical) in-laws you quit. To build a B2B cold email generator. And currently have 0 paying subscribers. It’s completely unreasonable for me to expect them to not be extremely worried

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First day on my own as an entrepreneur. Feels like recess all day long.

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I quit my job two weeks ago. And here’s how it’s going: Fear that I won’t be able to make it work is settling in But all I can do is: - keep talking to users - iterate the product based on the convos Going to give 2 more weeks to get a paying customer

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What's the best tool to put up a blog in 2024?

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1 year

Ever since my web projects got users I don’t have much of an urge to play video games anymore Do you still game?

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I miss bootstrap. I switched to tailwind because it’s in style and got sick of how bootstrap looked. But I was so much faster with bootstrap.

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Pizzas to celebrate $1k/mo 😍

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My last saas peaked at $74/mo. My current saas hit $675/mo 2 months in. The difference? I stopped focused on my identity as an entrepreneur. I started focusing on solving problems for people.

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Is quitting your job pre revenue ever a good idea? You hear about people doing it on how I built this, but I can’t imagine doing it. Maybe I’m missing out

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I can code for like 6 hours straight But copywriting? I have like 2 hours/day in me MAX Why does this use so much brain

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2024 goals: 💪 6 pack 📈 5k MRR Keeping it simple. What are your top 2?

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Cleaned up the sign up page tonight

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SENT THE FIRST PAYCHECK TO MY EMPLOYEE from funds 100% generated by code I wrote... feels like the last 4 yrs of late nights are paying off 🥹

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I hired a dev 2 weeks ago. It’s the best decision I’ve ever made. I should have done this when I was working full time. I believe I could have gotten to $1k/mo while working full time this way. Why? Because it allows me to focus on finding product market fit. I don’t have

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When your signup page feedback tweet goes viral

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VC backed, $1m ARR (80% equity) Bootstrapped, $200k ARR (100% equity) Assume no expenses What life are you choosing?

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What MRR number do you need to reach to go full time?

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I’m just tryna sell a saas for $1k to tell people we got acquired

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Oh brother I found a thread of 600 people w/ a problem I have the problem too… And there’s no solution. Do I build it 🫣

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What is the best way to waste time as an indie hacker

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Tomorrow is PH launch day for CopyBuddy 🧡🚀

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I set 2 goals for 2024. One was to hit $5k/mo. Grateful to just get this far. 💚

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We're getting somewhere! Thanks, everyone!

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I have a friend with 126k followers on LinkedIn How do you monetize a LinkedIn audience?

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When you tweet about your app

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Switched from saas to agency Feels like I'm really building a business

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We need more podcasts about people that successfully built a saas on nights and weekends

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Talk about a guide made specifically for indie hackers! Just finished up “Start Small Stay Small” and I give it a 9/10, only because it’s a little outdated, but I think all concepts still apply. Can’t wait to read “The Saas Playbook” next. Thanks for being the designated indie

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You’re hiring a programmer for your startup. Who are you choosing? A) someone that implements every best practice B) someone that builds fast and understands the business

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I actually think marketing is the most fun You get to learn how people’s brains work

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Need to send a quote for $15k/yr software to a F500 company I don’t know where to start… Microsoft word?? If you’ve worked with big companies and have examples of quotes please dm ❤️

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