Startup Founders Directory
Updated October 2026
Indie makers

Pieter Levels
followers 981.7KNomads, Remote OK, Photo AI. Projects, revenue, experiments and public debates.

Alexander Isora
followers 10.6KUnicorn Platform, the cash-and-stock exit, and lessons from selling software.

John Rush
followers 117.9KUnicorn Platform, DevHunt, co-makers and building distribution.

Marc Lou
followers 412.2KShipFast, DataFast and TrustMRR. Public revenue, rapid launches and the security dispute.

Danny Postma
followers 187.6KHeadlime’s seven-figure exit, HeadshotPro, AI pivots and the business behind the portraits.

Dagobert Renouf
followers 131KLogology, startup memes and LaunchDay. Five years of bootstrapping—and a sponsored wedding.

David Heinemeier Hansson
followers 927.6KRails, Basecamp and HEY. Cloud costs, company conflicts and a Le Mans class win.

Arvid Kahl
followers 210KFeedbackPanda’s $55k MRR, Podscan’s $4k monthly gap, and the 2026 acquisition.

Rob Walling
followers 37.2KHitTail’s 10× turnaround, Drip’s sale, and the difficult first version of TinySeed.

Nathan Barry
followers 151KKit’s $50m ARR, the Seva reversal, a $0.68 payout and a ghost-town investment.

Pat Walls
followers 142.9KStarter Story’s $74k month, the HubSpot acquisition, and the business he neglected while building another.

Tony Dinh
followers 205.3KTypingMind’s first million, a $128k forced sale, and $2k of ads that sold nothing.

Courtland Allen
followers 70.8KA $750 first sponsor, six years at Stripe, and the unusual return to $0 MRR.

Justin Jackson
followers 38.3KAn $85k shop failure, a 50/50 partnership, and the long road to a SaaS salary.

Daniel Vassallo
followers 205.6KA $511k job, a $400-MRR software bet, and the cash-versus-options anatomy of a $3.6m deal.
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