Startup founders & indie makers.
Updated October 2026
Makers
Pieter Levels
Nomads, Remote OK, Photo AI. Projects, revenue, experiments and public debates.
Alexander Isora
Unicorn Platform, the cash-and-stock exit, and lessons from selling software.
John Rush
Unicorn Platform, DevHunt, co-makers and building distribution.
Marc Lou
ShipFast, DataFast and TrustMRR. Public revenue, rapid launches and the security dispute.
Danny Postma
Headlime’s seven-figure exit, HeadshotPro, AI pivots and the business behind the portraits.
Dagobert Renouf
Logology, startup memes and LaunchDay. Five years of bootstrapping—and a sponsored wedding.
David Heinemeier Hansson
Rails, Basecamp and HEY. Cloud costs, company conflicts and a Le Mans class win.
Arvid Kahl
FeedbackPanda’s $55k MRR, Podscan’s $4k monthly gap, and the 2026 acquisition.
Rob Walling
HitTail’s 10× turnaround, Drip’s sale, and the difficult first version of TinySeed.
Nathan Barry
Kit’s $50m ARR, the Seva reversal, a $0.68 payout and a ghost-town investment.
Pat Walls
Starter Story’s $74k month, the HubSpot acquisition, and the business he neglected while building another.
Tony Dinh
TypingMind’s first million, a $128k forced sale, and $2k of ads that sold nothing.
Courtland Allen
A $750 first sponsor, six years at Stripe, and the unusual return to $0 MRR.
Justin Jackson
An $85k shop failure, a 50/50 partnership, and the long road to a SaaS salary.
Daniel Vassallo
A $511k job, a $400-MRR software bet, and the cash-versus-options anatomy of a $3.6m deal.
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