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          I can build a product in a week. Then i freeze for a month.

              Kalai_Builds
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          A stranger used my product today and didn't sign up. I'm counting it as progress.

              ramaz
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          From Delivery Rider to Building My First AI System — Here's My Story

              ufor
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          I went back through 90 days of my inbox and DMs. What I found made me uncomfortable

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          PainBase: Stop Looking for Startup Ideas. Start Looking for Pain

              tommycsx3
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          Hitting $35k MRR after struggling to make money online for four years

          Jack Friks spent three years failing before he learned to code and found an opportunity. Now, his SaaS is at $35k MRR. Here's the story.

              IndieJames
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          From physical product to $10k/mo app

          Umberto Mezzadra built an audience around a physical product. Then, he built an app. Now, the app is bringing in $10k MRR. Here's how.

              IndieJames
            36 upvotes 21 comments

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          From freelancer to 7-figure-ARR productized service

          Amin Memon pivoted his freelancing work into a productized service bringing in a 7-figure ARR. Here's how.

              IndieJames
            78 upvotes 53 comments

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          Hitting $16k MRR after years of failed products

          Nic Polotnianko built a tool, quit his job, and grew it to $15k MRR. Here's how.

              IndieJames
            95 upvotes 60 comments

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          Diversifying to break a $1.6M/yr plateau

          Katie Keith built a $1.6M/yr plugin portfolio, then plateaued. Now, she's diversifying to reignite growth. Here's the story.

              IndieJames
            63 upvotes 31 comments

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          Growing an open-source product to $1.3M ARR in two years

          After multiple failed products, Nevo David built an open-source product and grew it to $1.3M ARR in two years. Here's how.

              IndieJames
            112 upvotes 87 comments

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          The Startup Index: Stop researching tools. Start building.

              charlie0281
            20 upvotes 25 comments

          I thought building AI agents would be the hardest part. I was wrong

              an_engineer_log
            44 upvotes 133 comments

          The Build Board 🪧

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              Dev.us.kg A free community forum for developers and story tellers 1

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              Devlix Marketplace for developers to host, share & sell tools 2

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          What an AI agent leak actually looks like — and what my scanner can (and can't) catchBuilding in public. Solo, local-zero, validate before

              SamLee123
            3 upvotes 12 comments

          I can build a product in a week. Then i freeze for a month.

              Kalai_Builds
            15 upvotes 59 comments

          A stranger used my product today and didn't sign up. I'm counting it as progress.

              ramaz
            8 upvotes 26 comments

          From Delivery Rider to Building My First AI System — Here's My Story

              ufor
            1 upvote 10 comments

          I went back through 90 days of my inbox and DMs. What I found made me uncomfortable

              FounderFlow_57
            3 upvotes 10 comments

          Ditch ChatGPT. Use the most productive AI assistant ever made. From Indie Hackers.

          PainBase: Stop Looking for Startup Ideas. Start Looking for Pain

              tommycsx3
            64 upvotes 83 comments

          We built a job board covering startups and SMBs, has 500+ jobs across 3 cities — honest feedback welcome

              ramitkoul
            6 upvotes 15 comments

          Featured

          Hitting $35k MRR after struggling to make money online for four years

          Jack Friks spent three years failing before he learned to code and found an opportunity. Now, his SaaS is at $35k MRR. Here's the story.

              IndieJames
            33 upvotes 32 comments

          Featured

          From physical product to $10k/mo app

          Umberto Mezzadra built an audience around a physical product. Then, he built an app. Now, the app is bringing in $10k MRR. Here's how.

              IndieJames
            36 upvotes 21 comments

          Featured

          From freelancer to 7-figure-ARR productized service

          Amin Memon pivoted his freelancing work into a productized service bringing in a 7-figure ARR. Here's how.

              IndieJames
            78 upvotes 53 comments

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          Hitting $16k MRR after years of failed products

          Nic Polotnianko built a tool, quit his job, and grew it to $15k MRR. Here's how.

              IndieJames
            95 upvotes 60 comments

          Featured

          Diversifying to break a $1.6M/yr plateau

          Katie Keith built a $1.6M/yr plugin portfolio, then plateaued. Now, she's diversifying to reignite growth. Here's the story.

              IndieJames
            63 upvotes 31 comments

          Featured

          Growing an open-source product to $1.3M ARR in two years

          After multiple failed products, Nevo David built an open-source product and grew it to $1.3M ARR in two years. Here's how.

              IndieJames
            112 upvotes 87 comments

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