Courtland Allen

✨ Founder of Indie Hackers
👨🏾‍💻 Web developer and designer
🏛 MIT '09, YC '11
📍 Seattle, Washington, USA

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Google sends you fewer customers every month. 8 founders on replacing SEO.

Vibe coding examples: 4 revenue-generating apps built with AI

Windsurf vs Cursor: How to pick the best AI code editor

Trump just fired the US Copyright Office director after her report questioned AI training practices

The 9 best vibe coding tools developers are using to improve their workflows

8 vibe coders who are building real SaaS MVPs, not just games

8 vibe coders who are building real SaaS MVPs, not just games

Here's my cheat sheet for playing to an LLM's strengths when prompting

Here's my cheat sheet for playing to an LLM's strengths when prompting

Here's my cheat sheet for playing to an LLM's strengths when prompting

Here's my cheat sheet for playing to an LLM's strengths when prompting

~ I vibe coded the first vibe coding job board ~

I vibe coded a crossword puzzle for indie hackers, and it was harder than I thought it'd be

I built a startup name generator. Can you give me some quick feedback?

I'm building an idea validator for indie hackers called "Idea Board"

I'm building an idea validator for indie hackers called "Idea Board"

Things every indie hacker should know about monetary economics

Things every indie hacker should know about monetary economics