23
14 Comments

From idea to ramen profitability in one year.

Hi community,

one year after launch I've finally written about starting Landen and growing it. In the blog post I cover my background, finding the idea, building the prototype, launching, positioning, going full-time and finally reaching ramen profitability.

Let me know what you think!

https://www.landen.co/blog/bootstrapping-from-idea-to-ramen-profitability-in-a-year

, Founder of Icon for Umso
Umso
on May 29, 2019
  1. 2

    Thanks for sharing this. And also making Landen. Today itself nocode.tech newsletter lauded about it. Seems like it's Landen everywhere. :)

    1. 2

      Yeah just saw that, so amazing!

  2. 2

    Great read. Thanks for sharing. Landen looks great.

  3. 2

    Thanks for sharing and for building Landen! It's a great service and super easy to use!

  4. 1

    Hey @Felixg,

    Love Landen - it is a great product!

    Wanted to try it for our google ads landing page (for competitor brand keywords) and hence wanted a table-like structure. I tried reaching out on your contact form yesterday but didn't receive a reply and wasn't sure if my message even reached you. Can you please advise :)?

    Thanks!

  5. 1

    Hi Felix. What is your promotion channel? How do you let people know about your app?

    1. 2

      At the start I posted on https://betapage.co/ then on producthunt.com then nothing for a long time. Then I tried paid ads which got me only 1 new customer, then produchunt again with the 2.0 launch. I also started the blog and regularly tweet but most customers come from word of mouth.

  6. 1

    Thanks for Sharing.. and I like this.. so true..."There's so much hype out there about overnight successes, startups making millions and "the next big thing" that I just wanted to share a more modest story."

  7. 1

    Awesome stuff Felix! I have enjoyed watching Landen continue to grow. Always impressive.

  8. 1

    Awesome post Felix, happy to be a paying customer! You have a great product and you're very responsive. Keep it going!

    1. 2

      Thanks JC, you're an amazing customer!

  9. 1

    This comment was deleted 7 years ago.

Trending on Indie Hackers
I wasted 6 months building a failed startup. Built TrendyRevenue to validate ideas in 10 seconds. User Avatar 29 comments Your files aren’t messy. They’re just stuck in the wrong system. User Avatar 27 comments Built a tool that finds which Reddit/HN threads are making ChatGPT recommend your competitors User Avatar 21 comments Cloud vs Cybersecurity Certifications | 2026 Path Makes More Sense User Avatar 18 comments Why Direction Matters More Than Motivation in Exam Preparation User Avatar 11 comments A Closer Look at Droven .io Artificial Intelligence User Avatar 8 comments