Featured Founders

Ex-Amazon software engineer who left in early 2019 to stay self-employed via a portfolio of small bets—info products, freelancing, and a community—culminating in a $3.6M sale of Small Bets to Gumroad in 2025.

Former SaaS sales executive who left after burnout in 2018 and built a lean, one-person content business (courses, newsletter, sponsorships) with no employees and minimal software spend.

German software developer who built Stagetimer, a browser-controlled countdown timer for events and productions, evolving a weekend MVP into a profitable indie SaaS with help from SEO, word of mouth, and niche fit.

French solo developer and creator known for rapid product launches, transparent marketing, and ShipFast, a Next.js boilerplate that accelerated his indie business revenue.

Pool-industry veteran turned publisher who launched Swim University in 2006 and grew it with SEO, YouTube, email, affiliates, and courses into a seven-figure media business.

Engineer-turned indie founder who shifted from VC-style teams to a lean, distribution-first studio model after multiple failures and a later 8-figure Tweet Hunter/Taplio exit. Now runs several products in parallel with social and newsletter-led growth.

Entrepreneur behind SoberNation’s treatment directory, agency operator, and Copyblogger partner who scaled directory-style properties and lead-gen into a multi-business portfolio.

Vietnamese software engineer turned full-time indie hacker. After seven years in corporate roles, Tony built TypingMind — a ChatGPT interface that reached $500K in revenue within its first year, entirely self-funded and built solo.