SaaS

2026
• 30 JulIndie hackers may be the first type of developer to go extinct as AI lowers the cost of execution 𝕏
• 26 JulBigAI is cannibalizing everything that used to be apps for indiehackers 𝕏
• 26 JulI cancelled all my SaaS subscriptions and vibecoded 100% of them myself 𝕏
• 21 JulAI raises everyone's app quality but customers now vibecode their own clones to skip paying 𝕏
• 14 JulAll you need to build a business is free open source software a VPS an AI API and R2/S3 𝕏
• 11 Jul2 hours after a German signs up to your site 𝕏
• 8 JunIndie hackers build fancy AI factories but have no money or traffic 𝕏
• 6 JunEveryone can now build apps with AI so now distribution is the real challenge 𝕏
• 22 MayMy daily laptop and iPhone setup for sites on a VPS with Claude Code 𝕏
• 10 MayCloudflare is now the cheapest email provider at $354/mo 𝕏
• 30 AprWinning my first big Stripe dispute in a decade with a vibe coded responder 𝕏
• 18 AprMy sites get 4 billion requests a year but I only pay $244/mo to host them on my own VPS 𝕏
• 6 AprMade an auto-dispute response system for Interior AI to see how easy it'd be 𝕏
• 6 MarPhotoai.com is a 40,870 line index.php making 105,000/mo revenue and 80,000/mo profit 𝕏
• 24 FebHow to build a bootstrapped startup without funding 𝕏
• 7 FebVisiting Brazil's biggest indie hacker meetup 𝕏
• 13 JanMoved all my sites LLM APIs now to xAI 𝕏
2025
• 29 SepGet a VPS at Hetzner already 𝕏
2024
• 9 DecBoth a16z and YC's request for startups for 2025 just came out 𝕏
• 22 NovMy minimal solo founder setup with 100% automation and 99% profit margins 𝕏
• 1 NovThe difference between free users and paying users is about 1,000x from my experience 𝕏
• 22 SepI hit a new $420,000/mo revenue record thanks to the Lex Fridman podcast 𝕏
• 24 AugThe web development industrial complex has lied to your face 𝕏
• 24 JulFinally met my hero Patrick Collison founder of Stripe 𝕏
• 14 JunGuy sells his $50k/mo business for $10m but it's just an acquihire 𝕏
• 7 JunIf you wanna get rich fastest make a premium product for Switzerland UAE US and Singapore 𝕏
• 27 MarWayfair used my AI interior design tool to build their own 𝕏
2023
• 13 NovHow I'd validate 30 startup ideas in 2023 with TikTok and Stripe preorders 𝕏
• 25 SepActionable marketing tactic to get tiktok videos about your app for $100-$300 𝕏
• 4 AugGood example is GoJEK a super app in Asia where you can do everything from ordering an Uber to massage and investing 𝕏
• 3 JulPhoto AI is almost 14,000 lines of raw PHP making $61,808 per month 𝕏
• 14 JunPhoto AI adds try on mode for AI clothing models 𝕏
• 29 AprEasiest hack to save lots of money is registering as a company 𝕏
• 11 MarIf I was just out of school I'd fly to Bangkok to bootstrap my startup for $240 a month 𝕏
• 10 FebMy new project Photo AI a photorealistic AI photo studio 𝕏
2022
• 7 NovSold $100,000 in AI-generated avatars with AvatarAI.me in 10 days 𝕏
• 4 OctHow I built Interiorai.com from scratch in 5 days 𝕏
• 26 SepDon't make the goddamn app build a functional mobile site instead 𝕏
• 14 JulMy First Million Podcast: Sam Parr + Shaan Puri asked me about bootstrapping, open startups and lifestyle inflation
2021
• 30 OctPov building an immigration-as-a-service startup 𝕏
• 20 JulYou only need 26 customers paying you $99/mo to make an average U.S. income 𝕏
• 12 AprPhotopea makes almost $1M/y built by Ukrainian indie maker with vanilla JS 𝕏
• 12 AprRemote OK is a single PHP file generating $101,101 this month 𝕏
2020
• 19 DecThis is the most exciting time in history to start a company online 𝕏
• 10 DecNormalization of non-deviance
• 21 SepRemoteOK.io is a single PHP file generating $65,651 this month 𝕏
2019
• 7 SepIn the future writing code will be like using a pro dslr and no code like a smartphone camera 𝕏
• 28 AugThe only real validation is people paying for your product
• 30 MayIt took 4 years to reach $1m annual revenue with Nomad List and Remote OK 𝕏
2018
• 27 DecOvernight success is the biggest myth: 10 years and 98% failed projects to make $100k/mo 𝕏
• 15 DecOdds of launching something successfully 𝕏
• 26 SepLaunched no more Google on product hunt 𝕏
• 27 JulBarriers of entry to building a startup have never been so low 𝕏
• 20 MarDon't quit your job until side project revenue surpasses it for 6 months 𝕏
• 26 FebI just passed $52,843 in monthly revenue 𝕏
2017
• 7 DecRemoteOK.io is a single PHP file generating $2,342.04 a day 𝕏
• 11 AugNomad List, Remote OK and MAKE generated $34,733 in revenue last month with $3,950 in expenses 𝕏
• 4 AugVC startups vs bootstrapped startups 𝕏
• 3 AugA new trend of fast food type web apps that are tiny single feature tools with no sign up and quick charging 𝕏
• 3 AprI battled a 20-ppl million-dollar VC-funded team building the same product for 2 years 𝕏
2016
• 12 DecMake your own Olark feedback form without Olark
• 22 SepBootstrapping side projects into profitable startups
• 15 JunHow to add shareable pictures to your website with some PhantomJS magic
• 5 JanMy 2015 revenue was $202,785 with one Linode server one MacBook no office no house hardly any expenses and $0 funding 𝕏
2015
• 23 DecHere's a crazy idea: automatically pause recurring subscription of users when you detect they aren't actually using your app
• 9 NovWordPress's success shows it doesn't matter how great the code is, it's about the user experience first and foremost 𝕏
• 2 AprHow I built Remote | OK and launched it to #1 on Product Hunt
2014
• 23 NovHow I hacked Slack into a community platform with Typeform
• 5 NovHow to successfully build a community around your startup
• 31 AugHow I built Nomad Jobs, a remote job board for 100% distributed startups
• 31 MayMy 3rd startup: Tubelytics, the real-time dashboard for YouTube publishers
• 24 MayOn self-funding startups
• 1 MarI'm Launching 12 Startups in 12 Months
2013
• 7 AugStripe launches beta in the Netherlands