Marty Markenson ❌ @martyamark Twitter profile

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Marty Markenson ❌

4 months

Tired of customers that never buy? 🛑 Stop building for: - Developers - Indiehackers - Students ✅ Start building for: - Finance - Enterprise - Real Estate

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

5 months

Me, fighting for $5k MRR: “You need better email templates” @levelsio ’s email at $65k MRR

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

4 years

@zooko @alexisohanian If you have the means please donate to @khanacademy ! They're looking for ways to pay for the increased usage

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Marty Markenson ❌

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9 months

@johncoogan What $2 billion buys you in game development

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7 months

@ChrisJBakke Some VCs invest in growth. Other VCs invest in more Netflix docuseries.

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6 months

@ShaanVP @SahilBloom convinced this man doesn’t exist outside of Twitter

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@martyamark

2 months

To be honest…. Writing code is not an advantage. Without it you focus on what matters. Finding customers. Was chatting with a buddy who is starting a business. They spent 2 hours talking about their tech stack. MongoDB, react, nextJS, blah blah blah Towards the end I

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

7 months

A few exceptional PMs sharing their insights on LinkedIn: @yanatweets - CEO at Kraftful @petergyang - PM at Roblox @lennysan - ex Airbnb PM currently building Lenny's Newsletter @carlvellotti - PM at GoodRx @thealexfreeman - PM at Titan Vine @KhodorMahmoud - Founder of Prodozo

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@martyamark

7 months

@ChrisJBakke “Call me the vested man, RSUs in hand, stacking tech wealth from Silicon to Japan.”

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7 months

@ChrisJBakke

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@martyamark

7 months

@ChrisJBakke Sam, can you explain this 4 day gap in your resume?

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

7 months

@ChrisJBakke “It’s not just a snack wrap. It’s a wrap platform. Designed to scale from chicken to beef and beyond. After the lunch market we’ll expand to breakfast wraps and choco tacos. The choco taco will be a stepping stone for internalization. Setting the platform up for authentic

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

6 months

@jasteinerman @midjourney @discord Lot of photography will replaced but my favorite photos capture a moment. AI won’t be able to replace that 📸

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

2 months

Best feeling in the world :)

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

2 months

The next generation of founders understand this.

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@martyamark

6 months

@soren_iverson Should be an option to buy a bottle instead

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@martyamark

7 months

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@martyamark

6 months

@zoink figma is nothing without its community

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

3 months

My bootstrapped business made $40k. It will make $100k by fixing this mistake. The mistake? A bad business model. The product is 1 time purchase. Happy customers just disappear… Don’t make my mistake. Give happy customers something to buy more than once.

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

7 months

@ChrisJBakke “I went to a small liberal arts school in Massachusetts.”

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@martyamark

6 months

@pmarca “Money can’t buy happiness” — unhappy elites surrounded by money

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

22 days

@levelsio Can’t beat them? Ban them🫡🇺🇸🦅

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

6 months

@jspujji Because VCs have PR channels to promote fundraising and bootstrappers care more about customers than press

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@martyamark

2 months

@levelsio Never thought @levelsio would introduces an enterprise plan. This must be the bottom?

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

1 year

“The longer it takes to win, the more prepared you’ll be, because you will get better every year that it takes.” - @shl

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

8 days

Me, hustling for 1k followers: "Provide value. Be consistent." AI: "Watch this."

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

3 months

Many entrepreneurs don’t watch sports. Why? They want to play the game. Not watch others compete.

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

5 months

@thesamparr Man climbs mountain, man breaks leg, man falls in hole, and man survives. But in all seriousness this is the craziest survival book and I’ve read them all.

Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculo…

Touching the Void is the heart-stopping account of Joe …

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

2 months

The problem with great software developers is they think everything can be solved with code. 90% off building a software product has nothing to do with code. What matters? - Talking for customers - Responsive and helpful support - Picking the right market - Finding customer

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@martyamark

2 months

@hnshah Customers pay for value provide. Not the effort you put in.

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

6 months

@AndrewHartAR Totally get it from the consumer POV but who has the right incentives to implement this? Grocery stores benefit from people aimlessly walking the aisles as the pickup stuff they didn’t originally need. In my opinion it might be the Google Maps strategy. Scan the grocery store

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@martyamark

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I went viral by stealing a tweet: 1. Copy a proven format ( @marc_louvion newsletter has examples) 2. Help a big account 3. Post a POV others disagree with In 24 hours, my post hit 245k views, 841 likes, 55 followers, and lots of people calling me an idiot.

Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

5 months

Me, fighting for $5k MRR: “You need better email templates” @levelsio ’s email at $65k MRR

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

7 days

In ONE word, what’s the biggest thing holding people back from $10K MRR?

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

1 year

@friedberg The one where you adopted a beagle

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@martyamark

4 months

💎Hidden Gems 💎 Top 10 founders w/less than 10k followers and what they’re building: 📄 @imbktan - API for PDF creation 🤑 @lunchbag - Personal budget app 💻 @kattrisen - No code exit stories 🤼‍♂️ @eliasstravik - Weekly startup competition 👩🏼‍💻 @digitalwilen - Outsourced CX that

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@martyamark

5 months

@dleww @levelsio Looks like a failed email automation imo

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

2 months

People ask, “how to validate startup ideas?” Simple. Find 10 paying customers in 3 months. Can’t find them? Its because… - Bad idea - Wrong market - Incorrect acquisition channel Takes more than 3 months, move on. Unless this one thing is true… You’re having fun. Then

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

5 months

In my opinion, Twitter is a tool to discover and build a community. Finding the right people increases your odds of success (ie PayPal Mafia, YC) The right people help: a) Keep you accountable / motivated b) Share insights from their challenges c) Open the door to new

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

6 months

@shl is the only X subscription that’s provided any value. Since subscribing: -Went to a subscriber meetup and talked with interesting people -Met Sahil and walked 20000 step around Brooklyn -Streamed day in the life of running an asynch / remote company

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

7 months

@thesamparr Wasn’t aware l you were chill like that. Sincerely, Marty M

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@martyamark

6 months

@nikitabier When they say no follow up with, “Do you want to be a good designer? Or do you want to be a rich designer?”

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@martyamark

18 days

From one-time sales to subscription. Expectations: 📈 Reality:

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@martyamark

8 months

@shl Most work is just filling the void

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

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@nateobrienn

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@martyamark

1 year

@ShaanVP Build a business so good it doesn’t need convincing

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

6 months

Every indiehacker has an awkward computer room pic. It’s a rite of passage. Pretty sure I’m playing Starcraft in this one.

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

4 years

@RepJimBanks @RepJimBanks what evidence so you have of irregularities?

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

2 months

Most startups fail because shipping pitch decks is easier than product. Watch some Disney movies and you’ll make slides for the fantasy software world where your vision & team save the world. Talk to enough customers and you’ll learn this fantasy world doesn’t exist. Customers

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

4 months

Building a business is insane: -Creating something from nothing -Chasing a dream -Building a product that’s never existed To every entrepreneur in the game, you have my respect 🫡

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

6 months

Listen up, if no one is using your product or people keep churning this is what you need to do. I have a gold sticker in product manager on LinkedIn so you know this advice is solid. Talk to customers everyday and you’ll turn around the sinking ship. Talk to customers without

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@martyamark

2 months

Customers don’t care about your “tech stack”

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

4 months

A defining moment for every founder. Watching your bank account hit $0 and saying: “This will work.”

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@martyamark

2 months

The secret source of profitable SaaS idea? Sounds crazy but….networking events. A guide to finding products that generates revenue on day 1. 1) Go to 2) Search for the following events: - Real estate - Tech - Marketing 3) Use the following script:

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

9 months

@thesamparr University of Texas has a two day course on finance for non-financial nerds (October 25th & 26th).

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@martyamark

4 years

@patrickbetdavid Jumping on the @RichardHeartWin train. This guy took a fundamental banking product, the certificate of deposit, and took out the middle man via the blockchain

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

21 days

@rrhoover Aggregated calendar of local events that actually works.

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@martyamark

4 months

Reminder: “Solving your own problem” is a bad habit. To scale, solve other peoples problems.

JennaHannon

@JennaHannon

4 months

The common wisdom for starting your own company is to solve your own problems. Thus, tech people tend to solve tech people's problems — and we all end up working on the same problems. It’s crowded. Despite VC advice, get out of your bubble and explore new industries and

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@martyamark

3 months

Damn.

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@martyamark

3 years

@FredJThompson @IlhanMN That’s like asking why arrest someone for drunk driving if they turn 21 in 2 weeks

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@martyamark

5 years

@AleksSvetski @GeorgeGoognin @Rhythmtrader To pay their rent

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@martyamark

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Which city is the bootstrap capital? Definitely not SF…Maybe NYC

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@martyamark

4 months

A successful founder said something that won’t leave my brain. People raise money because it’s easier selling to investors than customers. Wish they knew what the investors really want.

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@martyamark

4 months

What cold DM pitch do you hate? Mine is “quick question, are you…” Shows no interest in my business, or pain points.

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

3 years

@APompliano I found asking politely works best. Excuse me sir may I have one of your bitcoins

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@martyamark

10 months

@theallinpod @bgurley @allinsummit All in summit is the new burning man

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@martyamark

2 months

5 things founders do that isn't actually work: 1) Improve the "UX" 2) Talk to investors 3) Build features 4) Create a vision 5) Tweet Probably missed some.

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

7 months

@notjuve @paulg Welcome to the wonderful world of nonprofits

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@martyamark

5 months

@pllski @levelsio pls follow me will leak discount codes and do bad at reading

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@martyamark

2 months

"Bootstrappers don’t run out of money; they run out of motivation."

David Nix

@davidnix_

2 months

I recently finished @robwalling 's "The SaaS Playbook" and you need to read it. Solopreneurs need this book even though there's advice for those wanting to build teams or take VC money. It's a short book you can read in a weekend. No filler. My favorite highlights: "The vast

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

4 months

Many build A.I. products wrong. Heres my approach. 1) Build a service. 2) Get customers. 3) Make faster, cheaper & better w/A.I. 4) Profit. Skip #1 and #2 if S-tier indie hacker ie @levelsio , @dannypostmaa or @damengchen

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@martyamark

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Product management is broken. The title sounds great but it doesnt match the reality. 📝 Job Description - Own the roadmap - Drive business outcomes - Talk to customers 🚨The Reality - Do what management wants - Release lots of features - Talk internally Lesson from 10 years

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@martyamark

7 months

@0xgaut Hyped for this in Google glass 2.0

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@martyamark

2 months

Someone told me to raise VC money. They acted like it’s “free money”. Fundraising comes with hidden costs. Here’s why raising money without a business model that can support it is a bad idea. Hidden Cost #1 Expectation to spend money. Sounds great! You can hire more

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

3 months

Which podcast do you download? You can only pick 1.

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@martyamark

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@johnrushx

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@martyamark

3 years

@KyleSamani @RichardHeartWin the dude is a thought leader who actually built something #HEX

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

4 months

You can’t buy product market fit. ❌ Money doesn’t fix: ⁃Sales ⁃Product ⁃Business model ✅ You need to: ⁃Talk to customers ⁃Launch offers ⁃Test marketing channels And that takes time. Not money.

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

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The Narcissist’s guide to starting a company: 1) “Solve your own problem” 2) Assume everyone has same problem. 3) Get angry when no one cares about your product. Real entrepreneurs solve OTHER people's problems. Want to build a successful startup? Find a pain point that keeps

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@martyamark

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I suck at selling. Luckily theres a founders cheat code: - Ask questions - Listen to problems - Pitch solution - Build solution ⬅️ (THE CHEAT CODE)

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@martyamark

4 months

@davidnix_ - Branding (price insensitive) - Lead gen for lawyers, doctors, accountants (avoids compliance)

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@martyamark

6 months

🎉 Hit 500 followers! 🎉 Celebrating by spotlighting 5 amazing indiehackers and bootstrappers under 500 followers. They deserve a bigger audience! @paulwaweruco - banished from YC and launched a react native boilerplate @eliasstravik - RaaS (Roasting as a Service) @davidnix_ -

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@martyamark

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Indiehackers tweeting daily without talking to a single customer.

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@martyamark

7 days

Officially at 1k followers! Thanks @davidnix_ :)

David Nix

@davidnix_

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Hey #indiehackers let's get @martyamark to 1k. Unlike most of us (like me), he's a real indie: No 9-5 + profitable side business He consistently posts great stuff. And focuses on product which is a great balance for us built-something-nobody-wants devs.

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@martyamark

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I used to hate marketing. “Great products don’t need marketing” I believed amazing products are magically discovered by customers. After 5 frustrating years of launching products to absolutely nobody, it was time to face the truth. I was wrong about marketing. My plan to

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@martyamark

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The 3 ways to build software. Ranked from worst to best… 1. Define feature. Build it. 2. Define outcome. Test solution. 3. Talk to customers. Solve problem. How do you build products?

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@martyamark

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Starting a business is hard. Take a second to remember: - Have some fun - Business is not a race - Mistakes are part of the process Comment your favorite advice for struggling founders :)

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@martyamark

4 months

Someone asked me, “How do you stay accountable with 0 employees?” By posting on 𝕏. Posts: Reminders to be profitable, talk to customers, and support others. Likes / Comments / Re-shares: The motivation to continue. Thanks for keeping me accountable :)

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@martyamark

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Why did you start a business? To get rich. But a different kind of rich. My definition? Doing what I want without stress. Not sure if it’s possible but worth finding out.

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@martyamark

5 months

What’s going to happen to the VC industry when the best founders are bootstrapping?

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@martyamark

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Indiehackers, what’s your go-to song while building? 🎧💻 …not proud but here’s mine :)

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@martyamark

2 months

Been working on Elias to revamp to focus on my realtor video SaaS product. It’s coming out amazing. He knows his stuff. Excited to share the landing page! Get ready for more content about bootstrapping a real estate product!

Cavelit | Video for Real Estate Agents

Video script and editing for real estate agents. Find your next client on YouTube, Instagram or TikTok with proven video formats tailored to your local market.

cavelit.com

Elias Stråvik

@eliasstravik

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I'm back! 🔥 #buildinpublic I've been running my b2b SaaS startup with my co-founder for years and grown it to $10k MRR. I didn't work on a single side project until the end of last year. I just figured that if I have time over, I should always do more for the startup. But

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Marty Markenson ❌

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Fun fact: I received my first internet dollar in 2020 with a mailed check!

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@martyamark

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Q: How to succeed in business? A: Spend more years in business.

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@martyamark

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“One customer phone call is worth thousands of visits to your website” - @jamespotterdev @BootstrFM

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@martyamark

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The secret to getting rich? Build ‘boring’ software products. You won’t be on your the next Forbes 30 under 30 but… These 5 industries have less competition and will pay for better tech: 1) Landscaping 2) Pest Control 3) Waste Management 4) Bookkeeping 5) HVAC Don’t forget.

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Marty Markenson ❌

@martyamark

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Full #augmentedreality generator startup sequence built with #vuforia studio. Checkout out the full experience @LiveWorx next week! #ar #cool #tech

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@APompliano @pablojara9 Does this company have a board of directors?

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