Builtbyindies
A community platform for independent makers to launch products weekly, share buildlogs, and get feedback from other founders building in public.
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About the startup
Builtbyindies is a platform where independent makers and solo founders can launch startups, document their progress through buildlogs, and connect with a global community of builders. The site organizes weekly product launch cycles where makers can showcase their work, collect feedback from peers, and build visibility. Members earn karma by helping others and contributing to the community while moving their projects from idea to launch.
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Laura BradleyAnother social network? |
Julieta ZalduendoI develop content and event strategies focused on Innovation and Technology to foster community building. I develop content and event strategies focused on Innovation and Technology to foster communi… |
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Founder stories from Social & Community startups
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The Indie Hackers $23k MRR write-up is not Hypefury's About pageA 25 September 2021 Indie Hackers article says Hypefury passed $23k MRR in two years; Samy Dindane is quoted on demos and monetization, while co-founder Yannick Veys's July 2021 AMA states about $22k MRR, 1,000-plus cust |
Lukas Hermann dated Stagetimer around $10k MRR; catalog €20K is not that interviewLukas Hermann's November 2023 Indie Hackers interview is titled bootstrapping to $10k MRR with two employees; in a November 2024 podcast he said he usually says $10,000 plus, a bit higher, with one-time payments muddying |
Hypefury began as a tweet asking who could schedule threadsSamy Dindane says Hypefury started from an August 2019 tweet about scheduling Twitter threads, then a days-long MVP and a closed beta, with later founder posts putting 90k ARR and $10K MRR on separate scoreboards from pa |
Steve Kamb replaced ebooks that were 95 percent of revenue with a four-day Academy launchSteve Kamb says he quit a day job before Nerd Fitness paid, closed a year a few bucks shy of $500,000, then did $140,000–$150,000 in four days when the Academy replaced ebooks. |
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