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I spent a week building my app's differentiator, then found four competitors already shipping it

heypricewise

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AI made execution cheap. Did it also make bad decisions cheaper ?

HarjobandeepSingh

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I have one AI write my code and a second one review it. Yesterday the reviewer failed 2 changes out of 5. When do you stop and drop a change

StelarDigital

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I thought I had 332 backlinks. I have one. Also a claim on my own site was wrong for four weeks.

shinyabuilds

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Hey, how do you distribute your products?

DajiLabs

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Built a personal finance tracker because I was sick of Google Sheets breaking on me

Tombal83

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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

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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

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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

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Building a $5k MRR app while freelancing to keep the lights on

Shaun Donnelly built a hobby project and enjoyed it so much that he quit his job. Now, he's freelancing while growing his $5k MRR product. Here's how.

IndieJames

63upvotes 48comments

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This founder left academia, built four failed products, then hit $12.5k/mo.

After four failures, Selene Lee grew a business to $12.5k MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

68upvotes 45comments

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Quitting a career in venture capital to build a $150k ARR portfolio of health apps

Presh Dineshkumar is building a portfolio of wellness apps and he's currently at $12.5k/mo. Here's how.

IndieJames

68upvotes 35comments

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I built five free outbound calculators from eight years of our own campaign data

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Peitho: Your next customer might already be asking for your product

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I built a Monday plan for Follow Up Boss teams (Solo is live)

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$700 in revenue 3 weeks after launch - My Story

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82% of the sessions on one site I watch were bots, and every one of them sat in the conversion-rate denominator

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AI UGC for developer apps

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We spent six months turning a personal workaround into something worth inviting people to try

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Two months building a game asset tool because I couldn't draw the same character twice

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Spent a day reverse-engineering a Google API, shipped the product, made $0

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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

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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

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Featured

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

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Building a $5k MRR app while freelancing to keep the lights on

Shaun Donnelly built a hobby project and enjoyed it so much that he quit his job. Now, he's freelancing while growing his $5k MRR product. Here's how.

IndieJames

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This founder left academia, built four failed products, then hit $12.5k/mo.

After four failures, Selene Lee grew a business to $12.5k MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

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Quitting a career in venture capital to build a $150k ARR portfolio of health apps

Presh Dineshkumar is building a portfolio of wellness apps and he's currently at $12.5k/mo. Here's how.

IndieJames

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I spent a week building my app's differentiator, then found four competitors already shipping it

AI made execution cheap. Did it also make bad decisions cheaper ?

I have one AI write my code and a second one review it. Yesterday the reviewer failed 2 changes out of 5. When do you stop and drop a change

I thought I had 332 backlinks. I have one. Also a claim on my own site was wrong for four weeks.

Hey, how do you distribute your products?

Built a personal finance tracker because I was sick of Google Sheets breaking on me

More Traffic Isn’t Always the Answer

Building Is Hard. Getting Discovered Is Harder.

Your app can be 100% “up” while your business is broken

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

Building a $5k MRR app while freelancing to keep the lights onIH+ Subscribers Only

This founder left academia, built four failed products, then hit $12.5k/mo.IH+ Subscribers Only

Quitting a career in venture capital to build a $150k ARR portfolio of health appsIH+ Subscribers Only

22 users — I’m testing what happens after the first opportunity

I built five free outbound calculators from eight years of our own campaign data

Peitho: Your next customer might already be asking for your product

I built a Monday plan for Follow Up Boss teams (Solo is live)

$700 in revenue 3 weeks after launch - My Story

82% of the sessions on one site I watch were bots, and every one of them sat in the conversion-rate denominator

AI UGC for developer apps

We spent six months turning a personal workaround into something worth inviting people to try

Two months building a game asset tool because I couldn't draw the same character twice

Spent a day reverse-engineering a Google API, shipped the product, made $0

Stuck at $300/mo until revenue skyrocketed to $17k/mo in a monthIH+ Subscribers Only

Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three yearsIH+ Subscribers Only

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

I spent a week building my app's differentiator, then found four competitors already shipping it

AI made execution cheap. Did it also make bad decisions cheaper ?

I have one AI write my code and a second one review it. Yesterday the reviewer failed 2 changes out of 5. When do you stop and drop a change

I thought I had 332 backlinks. I have one. Also a claim on my own site was wrong for four weeks.

Hey, how do you distribute your products?

Built a personal finance tracker because I was sick of Google Sheets breaking on me

More Traffic Isn’t Always the Answer

Building Is Hard. Getting Discovered Is Harder.

Your app can be 100% “up” while your business is broken

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

Building a $5k MRR app while freelancing to keep the lights onIH+ Subscribers Only

This founder left academia, built four failed products, then hit $12.5k/mo.IH+ Subscribers Only

Quitting a career in venture capital to build a $150k ARR portfolio of health appsIH+ Subscribers Only

Building a $5k MRR app while freelancing to keep the lights on

This founder left academia, built four failed products, then hit $12.5k/mo.

Quitting a career in venture capital to build a $150k ARR portfolio of health apps

Stuck at $300/mo until revenue skyrocketed to $17k/mo in a month

Going all-in and hitting $30M ARR in three years

Building a $5k MRR app while freelancing to keep the lights on

This founder left academia, built four failed products, then hit $12.5k/mo.

Quitting a career in venture capital to build a $150k ARR portfolio of health apps