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Your AI Is Smart Enough. Does It Know When to Stop?

Kaia_Spec

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We got 152 ad clicks and zero signups. The bug wasn't the ads — it was 3 clicks away from the money.

axlura

17upvotes 60comments

I built a website audit tool and learned that more findings don't mean more fixes.

prasibv

19upvotes 122comments

One week into a 10-day, $1,000 coding-agent experiment: $0 earned

loveoftheai

19upvotes 41comments

A creator refused to endorse my product. Here's what I fixed because of it.

kelon

11upvotes 40comments

Are any of you building AI agents that need to pay outside providers?

rodriguezmj9

8upvotes 55comments

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Turning a freelance gig into a $150k/yr product

Vikash Kumar Prajapati built a script to deliver client work. Then, he turned it into a product making $150k/yr. Here's how.

IndieJames

4upvotes 16comments

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Buying Chess.com for $56k and growing it to $200M in annual revenue

Erik Allebest bought Chess.com and grew it to nearly $200M/yr over the course of 21 years. Here's how.

IndieJames

29upvotes 36comments

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From weekend project to $1M MRR in two years

Jure Sotošek learned distribution, then grew a product to $1M MRR in two years. Here's how.

IndieJames

43upvotes 57comments

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Growing a side project in a crowded market to $1M ARR by playing the long game

Justin Duke took it slow, working a full-time job while he built a side project. This allowed him to make good, long-term decisions. Now, he's at $1M ARR.

IndieJames

73upvotes 76comments

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This founder solved his agency's problem and turned the solution into a $3M ARR SaaS

Lav Crnobrnja grew his product to $3M ARR. Here's how.

IndieJames

76upvotes 61comments

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Pivoting a SaaS into a mid-5-figure MRR service company

Tjitte Joosten built a SaaS, but his customers wanted services. So, he built a consultancy. And now, it's bringing in a mid-5-figure MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

62upvotes 57comments

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Veriai

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My first paying customer came from 151 impressions. What their first day looked like

heypricewise

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I built a browser extension for the thing that was eating my day

xintiao1230

9upvotes 17comments

We turned off paid ads. Daily sign-ups fell about 90% within two days. Here's what we're trying instead.

Mythex

8upvotes 19comments

I launched SubPulse with 0 users. Here's what happened after 90 days

SubPulse

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I'm considering selling Opinix to fund my next project

Daniel_Oyi

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WakeWin is finally on the App Store. Here's what App Review made me cut.

TCLeon511

6upvotes 16comments

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I priced my transcription app against Otter, Rev, Sonix and HappyScribe. Here's where I lose

raymac

4upvotes 16comments

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I built yet another carousel maker. This one is for developers.

iqbalcrat

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LaunchOnIt: The biggest lie we tell ourselves about indie hacking is that building the product is the hard part

launchonit

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The Build Board 🪧

A daily leaderboard of build-in-public posts.

LaunchNest LN Your Product Is Live. But Can Anyone Find It? 1

You Don’t Need Another Directory. You Need Discovery

LaunchOnIt Product launch platform for indie startups. 2

Week 40 is officially live with 20 new products, and submissions for Week 41 are already open

Inide Need Discover and submit products built by indie makers 3

Building New product?

How you can save 2-3% of revenue on FX fees (the story behind my first product)

Product_Delights

18upvotes 76comments

I built TidyLedger to turn messy invoices into clean Excel reports

Bikashghosh

10upvotes 32comments

From 0 to first paid unlock: building an AI-product behavior diagnostic

Xinliu1024

17upvotes 68comments

I built a website audit tool and learned that more findings don't mean more fixes.

prasibv

19upvotes 122comments

One week into a 10-day, $1,000 coding-agent experiment: $0 earned

loveoftheai

19upvotes 41comments

A creator refused to endorse my product. Here's what I fixed because of it.

kelon

11upvotes 40comments

Are any of you building AI agents that need to pay outside providers?

rodriguezmj9

8upvotes 55comments

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Turning a freelance gig into a $150k/yr product

Vikash Kumar Prajapati built a script to deliver client work. Then, he turned it into a product making $150k/yr. Here's how.

IndieJames

4upvotes 16comments

Featured

Buying Chess.com for $56k and growing it to $200M in annual revenue

Erik Allebest bought Chess.com and grew it to nearly $200M/yr over the course of 21 years. Here's how.

IndieJames

29upvotes 36comments

Featured

From weekend project to $1M MRR in two years

Jure Sotošek learned distribution, then grew a product to $1M MRR in two years. Here's how.

IndieJames

43upvotes 57comments

Featured

Growing a side project in a crowded market to $1M ARR by playing the long game

Justin Duke took it slow, working a full-time job while he built a side project. This allowed him to make good, long-term decisions. Now, he's at $1M ARR.

IndieJames

73upvotes 76comments

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This founder solved his agency's problem and turned the solution into a $3M ARR SaaS

Lav Crnobrnja grew his product to $3M ARR. Here's how.

IndieJames

76upvotes 61comments

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Pivoting a SaaS into a mid-5-figure MRR service company

Tjitte Joosten built a SaaS, but his customers wanted services. So, he built a consultancy. And now, it's bringing in a mid-5-figure MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

62upvotes 57comments

Your AI Is Smart Enough. Does It Know When to Stop?

We got 152 ad clicks and zero signups. The bug wasn't the ads — it was 3 clicks away from the money.

How you can save 2-3% of revenue on FX fees (the story behind my first product)

I built TidyLedger to turn messy invoices into clean Excel reports

From 0 to first paid unlock: building an AI-product behavior diagnostic

I built a website audit tool and learned that more findings don't mean more fixes.

One week into a 10-day, $1,000 coding-agent experiment: $0 earned

A creator refused to endorse my product. Here's what I fixed because of it.

Are any of you building AI agents that need to pay outside providers?

Turning a freelance gig into a $150k/yr product

Buying Chess.com for $56k and growing it to $200M in annual revenue

From weekend project to $1M MRR in two years

Growing a side project in a crowded market to $1M ARR by playing the long gameIH+ Subscribers Only

This founder solved his agency's problem and turned the solution into a $3M ARR SaaSIH+ Subscribers Only

Pivoting a SaaS into a mid-5-figure MRR service companyIH+ Subscribers Only

You Don’t Need Another Directory. You Need Discovery

Week 40 is officially live with 20 new products, and submissions for Week 41 are already open

Building New product?

I built a marketplace for unused API capacity. Here’s why.

My first paying customer came from 151 impressions. What their first day looked like

I built a browser extension for the thing that was eating my day

We turned off paid ads. Daily sign-ups fell about 90% within two days. Here's what we're trying instead.

I launched SubPulse with 0 users. Here's what happened after 90 days

I'm considering selling Opinix to fund my next project

WakeWin is finally on the App Store. Here's what App Review made me cut.

I priced my transcription app against Otter, Rev, Sonix and HappyScribe. Here's where I lose

I built yet another carousel maker. This one is for developers.

LaunchOnIt: The biggest lie we tell ourselves about indie hacking is that building the product is the hard part

Growing a side project in a crowded market to $1M ARR by playing the long gameIH+ Subscribers Only

From weekend project to $1M MRR in two years

Your AI Is Smart Enough. Does It Know When to Stop?

We got 152 ad clicks and zero signups. The bug wasn't the ads — it was 3 clicks away from the money.

You Don’t Need Another Directory. You Need Discovery

Week 40 is officially live with 20 new products, and submissions for Week 41 are already open

Building New product?

How you can save 2-3% of revenue on FX fees (the story behind my first product)

I built TidyLedger to turn messy invoices into clean Excel reports

From 0 to first paid unlock: building an AI-product behavior diagnostic

I built a website audit tool and learned that more findings don't mean more fixes.

One week into a 10-day, $1,000 coding-agent experiment: $0 earned

A creator refused to endorse my product. Here's what I fixed because of it.

Are any of you building AI agents that need to pay outside providers?

Turning a freelance gig into a $150k/yr product

Buying Chess.com for $56k and growing it to $200M in annual revenue

From weekend project to $1M MRR in two years

Growing a side project in a crowded market to $1M ARR by playing the long gameIH+ Subscribers Only

This founder solved his agency's problem and turned the solution into a $3M ARR SaaSIH+ Subscribers Only

Pivoting a SaaS into a mid-5-figure MRR service companyIH+ Subscribers Only

Growing a side project in a crowded market to $1M ARR by playing the long game

This founder solved his agency's problem and turned the solution into a $3M ARR SaaS

Pivoting a SaaS into a mid-5-figure MRR service company

Growing a side project in a crowded market to $1M ARR by playing the long game

Growing a side project in a crowded market to $1M ARR by playing the long game

This founder solved his agency's problem and turned the solution into a $3M ARR SaaS

Pivoting a SaaS into a mid-5-figure MRR service company