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Valta: I'm 17, building from Lagos — just shipped hard spending limits for AI agents

DeboJolaosho

13 upvotes 16 comments

258 users in 2 days(Now 285) with zero ads — here's exactly how we did it (and the real problem we're solving)

ArshadAzeezM

19 upvotes 80 comments

I spent more time setting up cold email than actually selling. Here is what fixed it.

lucialuongg

20 upvotes 28 comments

My last product failed and the code was the best part

Trackaura

4 upvotes 21 comments

I Built an AI That Doesn't Give Advice. Here's What I Learned

TruthLoopAI

37 upvotes 129 comments

myeasterntype: My website is live

myeasterntype

23 upvotes 37 comments

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Hitting $16k MRR after years of failed products

Nic Polotnianko built a tool, quit his job, and grew it to $15k MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

53 upvotes 31 comments

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Diversifying to break a $1.6M/yr plateau

Katie Keith built a $1.6M/yr plugin portfolio, then plateaued. Now, she's diversifying to reignite growth. Here's the story.

IndieJames

44 upvotes 21 comments

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Growing an open-source product to $1.3M ARR in two years

After multiple failed products, Nevo David built an open-source product and grew it to $1.3M ARR in two years. Here's how.

IndieJames

91 upvotes 71 comments

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Theo Browne on how he's bringing in over $1M/yr as a creator and founder

Theo Browne built an audience and a portfolio of products. Now, his revenue is well above $1M per year. Here's the story.

IndieJames

64 upvotes 58 comments

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Building a product in 48 hours and hitting $30k MRR as a non-technical founder

Hasaam Bhatti found a partner with a distribution channel, built a tool in 2 days, and hit $10k MRR in a month. Here's how.

IndieJames

141 upvotes 141 comments

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Gaining an $11M ARR foothold by taking on an outdated incumbent

Shoanak Mallapurkar leveraged his father's domain knowledge and built a niche CRM for recruiters. Now, it's bringing in $11M ARR. Here's how.

IndieJames

89 upvotes 68 comments

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Pterocos HTML CSS JS Code Editor with AI chat 1

Pterocos now supports PHP - the first server-side language in a browser-based editor (no install, no account)

Bellotify Stop losing customers who never see your updates. 2

I spent months shipping updates no one knew about. Here’s how I fixed it.

Umbrella Ai search engine for fast an accurate information 3

☂️ Launching Umbrella: Making AI Search Advanced, Accessible, and Actually Private

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5 Questions I’m Asking Before Running a Trending Event for My Product

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Ai Cinema Suite Pro: Building a local, BYOK pre-production workstation for indie filmmakers (Backed by Google)

noushadart

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AnonStream: I built a self-hosted Telegram subscription bot that accepts ETH — no Stripe, no PayPal

TransactSolution

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I just launched Auto Video Maker Pro — a tool that turns 1 prompt into a full AI video with animated images, voice cloning and subtitles.

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I built an AI that ruthlessly roasts your competitors based on their 1-star reviews.

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Valta: I'm 17, building from Lagos — just shipped hard spending limits for AI agents

DeboJolaosho

13 upvotes 16 comments

258 users in 2 days(Now 285) with zero ads — here's exactly how we did it (and the real problem we're solving)

ArshadAzeezM

19 upvotes 80 comments

I got tired of paywalls on basic business math. So I built Calcrux.

calcruxhq

11 upvotes 6 comments

I got tired of pasting client documents into ChatGPT and hoping for the best

Arthurvdh

7 upvotes 40 comments

I posted daily on Reddit for 3 months. Zero customers. Here's what I missed.

jackbuilds

5 upvotes 9 comments

I spent more time setting up cold email than actually selling. Here is what fixed it.

lucialuongg

20 upvotes 28 comments

My last product failed and the code was the best part

Trackaura

4 upvotes 21 comments

I Built an AI That Doesn't Give Advice. Here's What I Learned

TruthLoopAI

37 upvotes 129 comments

myeasterntype: My website is live

myeasterntype

23 upvotes 37 comments

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Hitting $16k MRR after years of failed products

Nic Polotnianko built a tool, quit his job, and grew it to $15k MRR. Here's how.

IndieJames

53 upvotes 31 comments

The Build Board 🪧

A daily leaderboard of build-in-public posts.

Pterocos HTML CSS JS Code Editor with AI chat 1

Pterocos now supports PHP - the first server-side language in a browser-based editor (no install, no account)

Bellotify Stop losing customers who never see your updates. 2

I spent months shipping updates no one knew about. Here’s how I fixed it.

Umbrella Ai search engine for fast an accurate information 3

☂️ Launching Umbrella: Making AI Search Advanced, Accessible, and Actually Private

Featured

Diversifying to break a $1.6M/yr plateau

Katie Keith built a $1.6M/yr plugin portfolio, then plateaued. Now, she's diversifying to reignite growth. Here's the story.

IndieJames

44 upvotes 21 comments

Featured

Growing an open-source product to $1.3M ARR in two years

After multiple failed products, Nevo David built an open-source product and grew it to $1.3M ARR in two years. Here's how.

IndieJames

91 upvotes 71 comments

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Theo Browne on how he's bringing in over $1M/yr as a creator and founder

Theo Browne built an audience and a portfolio of products. Now, his revenue is well above $1M per year. Here's the story.

IndieJames

64 upvotes 58 comments

Featured

Building a product in 48 hours and hitting $30k MRR as a non-technical founder

Hasaam Bhatti found a partner with a distribution channel, built a tool in 2 days, and hit $10k MRR in a month. Here's how.

IndieJames

141 upvotes 141 comments

Featured

Gaining an $11M ARR foothold by taking on an outdated incumbent

Shoanak Mallapurkar leveraged his father's domain knowledge and built a niche CRM for recruiters. Now, it's bringing in $11M ARR. Here's how.

IndieJames

89 upvotes 68 comments

Valta: I'm 17, building from Lagos — just shipped hard spending limits for AI agents

258 users in 2 days(Now 285) with zero ads — here's exactly how we did it (and the real problem we're solving)

I got tired of paywalls on basic business math. So I built Calcrux.

I got tired of pasting client documents into ChatGPT and hoping for the best

I posted daily on Reddit for 3 months. Zero customers. Here's what I missed.

I spent more time setting up cold email than actually selling. Here is what fixed it.

My last product failed and the code was the best part

I Built an AI That Doesn't Give Advice. Here's What I Learned

myeasterntype: My website is live

Hitting $16k MRR after years of failed products

Diversifying to break a $1.6M/yr plateau

Growing an open-source product to $1.3M ARR in two years IH+ Subscribers Only

Theo Browne on how he's bringing in over $1M/yr as a creator and founder IH+ Subscribers Only

Building a product in 48 hours and hitting $30k MRR as a non-technical founder IH+ Subscribers Only

Gaining an $11M ARR foothold by taking on an outdated incumbent IH+ Subscribers Only

Pterocos now supports PHP - the first server-side language in a browser-based editor (no install, no account)

I spent months shipping updates no one knew about. Here’s how I fixed it.

☂️ Launching Umbrella: Making AI Search Advanced, Accessible, and Actually Private

5 Questions I’m Asking Before Running a Trending Event for My Product

Ai Cinema Suite Pro: Building a local, BYOK pre-production workstation for indie filmmakers (Backed by Google)

AnonStream: I built a self-hosted Telegram subscription bot that accepts ETH — no Stripe, no PayPal

I just launched Auto Video Maker Pro — a tool that turns 1 prompt into a full AI video with animated images, voice cloning and subtitles.

I just launched StockForge AI Pro — a tool that automates the entire Adobe Stock contributor workflow.From one topic to ready-to-upload i

I built a task app for women with ADHD where the to-do list changes based on your period. Here's what I learned.

I repositioned EZLogs around the MCP angle, here is the thinking

Building in Public

I built an AI that ruthlessly roasts your competitors based on their 1-star reviews.

I built a small tool that turns real estate listing photos into ready-to-post social content

From zero to $10k/mo app portfolio in a year IH+ Subscribers Only

Building a $4k/mo portfolio after an undiversified marketing strategy tanked his $800k business IH+ Subscribers Only

Valta: I'm 17, building from Lagos — just shipped hard spending limits for AI agents

258 users in 2 days(Now 285) with zero ads — here's exactly how we did it (and the real problem we're solving)

I got tired of paywalls on basic business math. So I built Calcrux.

I got tired of pasting client documents into ChatGPT and hoping for the best

I posted daily on Reddit for 3 months. Zero customers. Here's what I missed.

I spent more time setting up cold email than actually selling. Here is what fixed it.

My last product failed and the code was the best part

I Built an AI That Doesn't Give Advice. Here's What I Learned

myeasterntype: My website is live

Hitting $16k MRR after years of failed products

Pterocos now supports PHP - the first server-side language in a browser-based editor (no install, no account)

I spent months shipping updates no one knew about. Here’s how I fixed it.

☂️ Launching Umbrella: Making AI Search Advanced, Accessible, and Actually Private

Diversifying to break a $1.6M/yr plateau

Growing an open-source product to $1.3M ARR in two years IH+ Subscribers Only

Theo Browne on how he's bringing in over $1M/yr as a creator and founder IH+ Subscribers Only

Building a product in 48 hours and hitting $30k MRR as a non-technical founder IH+ Subscribers Only

Gaining an $11M ARR foothold by taking on an outdated incumbent IH+ Subscribers Only

Growing an open-source product to $1.3M ARR in two years

Theo Browne on how he's bringing in over $1M/yr as a creator and founder

Building a product in 48 hours and hitting $30k MRR as a non-technical founder

Gaining an $11M ARR foothold by taking on an outdated incumbent

From zero to $10k/mo app portfolio in a year

Building a $4k/mo portfolio after an undiversified marketing strategy tanked his $800k business

Growing an open-source product to $1.3M ARR in two years

Theo Browne on how he's bringing in over $1M/yr as a creator and founder

Building a product in 48 hours and hitting $30k MRR as a non-technical founder

Gaining an $11M ARR foothold by taking on an outdated incumbent