Who are the indie hackers to watch in 2023?
Who are you following in the indie hacking world? Share the founders who are building killer products and sharing exactly how they do it.
Let's learn from the best 😀
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Who are you following in the indie hacking world? Share the founders who are building killer products and sharing exactly how they do it.
Let's learn from the best 😀
I would say the Indie Hacker Hall of Fame, people most everyone know about, would be:
Pieter Levels (https://twitter.com/levelsio)
Danny Postma (https://twitter.com/DannyPostma)
Arvid Kahl (https://twitter.com/arvidkahl)
Jon Yongfook (twitter.com/yongfook)
Tony Dinh (https://twitter.com/tdinh_me)
Tibo (https://twitter.com/tibo_maker)
This article has a lot of other great people to learn from as well
https://www.indiehackers.com/post/25-indie-makers-to-watch-in-2022-6110e2672b
wondering about Arvid Kahl's courses. Does he have experience building startups than Feedback Panda? I'm just learning about these guys as I write this comment, basically.
Hey there, glad to meet you!
I've been building bootstrapped SaaS businesses since 2013, VERY unsuccessfully when I started, and much more successfully later. Since the exit of my most successful one, I've been building a media business around the idea that all advice is anecdotal and promising success is effectively lying. I'm allergic to snake oil — which makes giving ANY advice a challenging act.
I wrote my books from the perspective of a dev founder who spent a lot of time grinding through failing projects and then eventually found the right idea with the right partner at the right time. And now I celebrate anyone who tries and try to share with them useful experiences from my own path. I do a lot of mentoring and spend WAY too much time responding to my Twitter founder friends' questions ;)
Most of my work is free on the Bootstrapped Founder blog and in my Twitter feed. Would love to see you there!
A media business avoiding advice? How does that business model work?
Is it going to be like some of those services (I forget their names) that serve objective, unbiased news, or is it something else entirely?
Not avoiding advice, but avoiding promising guaranteed success. The "Get to $20k MRR in three months!!" kind of stuff. I still share advice, but always contextualize it in my experience.
It makes "sales" much harder, but I just can't handle dishonest marketing.
But will also love to see you here :D
The IH community is what made me jump into SERIOUS indie hacking. I didn't know of this community until just before I started FBP, and I would argue now that learning from Courtland and his podcast guests as well as the people contributing to IH was the reason I actually succeeded in the first place.
Danny has two a's in his Twitter handle :) https://twitter.com/DannyPostmaa *
You are right. https://twitter.com/dannypostmaa Fixed it. Thanks.
Those are some serious numbers. We all can build but it's hard getting the word out for little or no money.
Nice list. I'm wondering, is FeedbackPanda dead/gone? https://www.feedbackpanda.com/ ... or there is another domain?
Checked the buyers portfolio page, they don't list it.
https://www.sureswiftcapital.com/portfolio/
@arvidkahl do you know?
Found it https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/status/1650587050414841873
Yes it shut down.
That was painful to see, even as they had good reasons to shut down the business. There was a whole cascade of government decisions in China that destroyed their customer base, and they didn’t pivot to anything else.
What’s really sad is that I couldn’t snatch that domain after it expired.
The best ones to follow are the ones just a few steps ahead of you.
In my opinion, it's not a good idea to constantly watch and follow them as it can have negative effects on yourself. Here's why:
and much more..
Just my 2 cents - DON'T FOLLOW INDIEHACKER SCENE ON TWITTER
My personal experience taught me to stop following others and instead fully dedicate my time to my startup. This is because everyone is different and works in their own unique style.
Whenever I need to learn something, I visit Twitter or Indie Hackers (IH) to find solutions for specific problems. This approach helps clear my mind and allows me to better focus on my own tasks. Most importantly, it prevents me from having false hopes of achieving significant MRR within just one month of launching.
I think these are solid points, and I’ve definitely found it helpful to focus on my own journey. Thanks for sharing and best of luck =)
Well said! Highly agree.
in the other side:
here is how Lamborghini watch for Ferrari ... (the end you know)
"Ferrari-Lamborghini rivalry has been one of the most enduring and exciting stories in the automotive world for many decades. It all started with an insult when allegedly Ferruccio Lamborghini challenged Enzo Ferrari by claiming that his tractor has a better clutch than his Ferrari.
This comment didn’t sit well with Ferarri, so he replied to Lamborghini “let me make cars, you stick to making tractors” thinking he was a mere farmer and didn’t understand the craftsmanship or engineering behind creating a great sports car."
source: https://fastrackexperiences.com.au/news/lamborghini-vs-ferrari
Your response has hidden truth within itself. It's wise to follow fellow indie hackers if you are creating the same product, but better, just like the Lamborghini guy. What I mean is that by following many IHs, you can get lost in the wild. The internet is so noisy, and it's important not to digest everything you see in this wild world.
I’m surprised no one mentioned @csallen and Channing. With them now back to indie hacking this site, their joureny is going to be fun to keep an eye on
Everyone recommending people who found success nearly a decade ago.
Here are some people actually coming up now.
Twitter names since I can't post links:
@MrNick_Buzz
@_hunterhammonds
@BrettFromDJ
Thank you for the mention, Levi!
So many amazing people in the Indie Hacking community.
I recommend https://www.producthunt.com/@andrianv
Projects:
https://designmodo.com/
https://siter.io/
https://pulsetic.com/
https://static.app/
Pieter Levels and Danny Postma
Qayyum Rajan (https://twitter.com/qayyumrajan) is definitely someone to pay attention to!
A true bootstrapper, 5x founder with 3 successful exits. Finance guy who turned to development (usually it's other way around). Also SEO wizard.
His portfolio includes:
https://www.lancr.co/
https://www.topcheez.com/
https://www.esganalytics.io/
https://icomplyis.com/
I'd say @kronop for his general back-to-reality style
Always love @anthilemoon @arvidkahl!
Also @alexanderisora is building some cool stuff right now in AI
hey Lucy. yeah, we are making an AI landing page builder. the ultimate goal is to create an autonomous website builder, which builds and maintains the website for you.
Hey Alexander, checked out your Twitter and want to ask the best way to contact you! Regarding your indie prowess and a marketplace I have in concept focused around neurodiversity. Which I notice you intimately understand! So there’s cool synergy here would love to have a chat
hi Danny! i DMed you on twitter.
None of them are here replying.
Great comments, I have a follow up for newly minted Indie Hackers in 2022-2023: https://www.indiehackers.com/post/first-time-indie-hackers-in-2023-0ceb34a540
👋 Don't look any further, I'm nearby
plausible analytics, they reach 1mln ARR and have 4 employees overall.
I actually inspired by these people.
Thanks for the list!
really like easlo's journey
https://twitter.com/_overment
https://twitter.com/octocode
I'm launching 12 products this year: https://twitter.com/greg_rog
I watch for TypingMind and @AndrianV
I would say @danielnguyen
If you're into AI & SaaS I would highly suggest the following individuals
Thanks for the tips! Much needed for inspiration and keep learning :)
really like Jon Yongfook's journey
There are a lot of really nice people in the indiehackers community!
Great indie hacker inspo here. Bookmarked!
I'd say @tonydinh and @dearroy
Big fan of Pieter Levels and Daniel Vassalo!
Dagobert Renough is great too but he recently shut down his product.
I want to know for who is Pieter Levels watching 🙏😅 anybody know?
I'm back 😎
follow me also https://twitter.com/bootstraptor
🔥 https://architectai.ai
https://tailwind.ws
https://generator.ws
https://proven.ly
Nice list! Small plug but I'm also constantly sharing product updates and building in the AI API space as well - sharing my learnings there if anyone wants to follow! https://twitter.com/ColabDog
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