Indie Hackers: Work Together to Build Profitable Online Businesses

How much time is a directory listing worth when you’re doing everything yourself?

BubbaCodePro

27upvotes 111comments

My AI agent could "see" the fact — it just never wrote it down

tosh_vance

16upvotes 102comments

10 testers, almost nobody came back on day 2. Fix activation first or get more testers first?

nitish_peeka

11upvotes 81comments

Reddit's self-promo rules are killing organic growth for my legal-niche tool — what worked instead?

IndieHacker_Sam_333

41upvotes 113comments

I built a SaaS revenue-risk workflow. Looking for 2 founders to test it on real data

RevWithSuraj

6upvotes 59comments

My listener found 289 invoicing complaints. I replied to zero.

vladshiyan

1upvote 34comments

I launched a dating product. Building it was easier than getting the first users.

dianavoronova

10upvotes 64comments

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

HarjobandeepSingh

24upvotes 101comments

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

heypricewise

26upvotes 80comments

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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

3upvotes 2comments

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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

44upvotes 46comments

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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

62upvotes 48comments

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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

50upvotes 49comments

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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

83upvotes 68comments

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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

75upvotes 61comments

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AVENIR An directory founders where idea lives before reality. 1

Yesterday 3 people opened the Billboard form and stopped. Here is how to finish it.

Apogee Watcher Solving web performance for agencies and solopreneurs 2

How to measure LCP and INP in Safari 26.2 (and what still only Chrome reports)

alp90 expert 3

How to Create Local Business Ads Without a Camera Shoot with Seedance 2.0 on Pollo AI

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Take one photo of your fridge, get dinner out of what is already in there. Free iOS beta, and I want you to break it.

nitish_peeka

1upvote 9comments

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My product writes five escalating emails. I finally read them in order.

takixzsx

1upvote 25comments

14h

3 weeks of SEO content on a new domain: 2 of 9 guides got traffic, 7 got none

TechSplit

6upvotes 28comments

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Leapd: Vibecode a Business That Prints Money! 💰

kingcy

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The Build Board 🪧

A daily leaderboard of build-in-public posts.

AVENIR An directory founders where idea lives before reality. 1

Yesterday 3 people opened the Billboard form and stopped. Here is how to finish it.

Apogee Watcher Solving web performance for agencies and solopreneurs 2

How to measure LCP and INP in Safari 26.2 (and what still only Chrome reports)

alp90 expert 3

How to Create Local Business Ads Without a Camera Shoot with Seedance 2.0 on Pollo AI

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

3upvotes 2comments

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

44upvotes 46comments

Featured

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

62upvotes 48comments

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

50upvotes 49comments

Featured

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

83upvotes 68comments

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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

75upvotes 61comments

How much time is a directory listing worth when you’re doing everything yourself?

My AI agent could "see" the fact — it just never wrote it down

10 testers, almost nobody came back on day 2. Fix activation first or get more testers first?

Reddit's self-promo rules are killing organic growth for my legal-niche tool — what worked instead?

I built a SaaS revenue-risk workflow. Looking for 2 founders to test it on real data

My listener found 289 invoicing complaints. I replied to zero.

I launched a dating product. Building it was easier than getting the first users.

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

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

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

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

Yesterday 3 people opened the Billboard form and stopped. Here is how to finish it.

How to measure LCP and INP in Safari 26.2 (and what still only Chrome reports)

How to Create Local Business Ads Without a Camera Shoot with Seedance 2.0 on Pollo AI

One launch, several visuals: what I added to Brayer after sharing it here

We stopped asking AI to render video and made it direct the edit instead

188 cold emails in: still 1 reply. Here's what the data says now

I paid $147 for a feature article about my app. Here's what I got.

I’m building an AI tool to automatically rename messy files

We got 744 signups in 25 days. Here's the growth work we actually did.

Take one photo of your fridge, get dinner out of what is already in there. Free iOS beta, and I want you to break it.

My product writes five escalating emails. I finally read them in order.

3 weeks of SEO content on a new domain: 2 of 9 guides got traffic, 7 got none

Leapd: Vibecode a Business That Prints Money! 💰

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

Quitting his job to grow his 5-figure MRR portfolioIH+ Subscribers Only

How much time is a directory listing worth when you’re doing everything yourself?

My AI agent could "see" the fact — it just never wrote it down

10 testers, almost nobody came back on day 2. Fix activation first or get more testers first?

Reddit's self-promo rules are killing organic growth for my legal-niche tool — what worked instead?

I built a SaaS revenue-risk workflow. Looking for 2 founders to test it on real data

My listener found 289 invoicing complaints. I replied to zero.

I launched a dating product. Building it was easier than getting the first users.

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

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

Yesterday 3 people opened the Billboard form and stopped. Here is how to finish it.

How to measure LCP and INP in Safari 26.2 (and what still only Chrome reports)

How to Create Local Business Ads Without a Camera Shoot with Seedance 2.0 on Pollo AI

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

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

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 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

Quitting his job to grow his 5-figure MRR portfolio

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 on

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