Indie Hackers

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    Community of founders building profitable online businesses and sharing their revenue numbers transparently.

    SaaS & Online Business
    community
    intermediate
    free

    Overview

    Indie Hackers is a free community, owned by Stripe, where founders share the real stories and revenue numbers behind their online businesses. It is one of the best places to learn how bootstrapped SaaS, content and digital-product businesses actually get built and grown. You can read in-depth founder interviews, browse a product directory with public revenue figures, ask questions in the forum, and connect with other builders. Because so much is shared transparently, it is an unusually honest window into what online business really looks like.

    What's included

    • Community forum for founders
    • In-depth founder interviews
    • Product directory with public revenue numbers
    • Milestone and progress sharing
    • Local and online meetup groups

    Pros

    • Completely free
    • Radical transparency on real revenue
    • Supportive, builder-focused community
    • Great for bootstrappers and SaaS founders

    Cons

    • Can be a distraction / time sink
    • Advice quality varies
    • No structured curriculum

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    Quick info

    Earnings$1,000-$100,000+/month
    Difficultyintermediate
    Typecommunity
    Pricefree
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    Tags

    SaaS
    indie business
    startups
    bootstrapping
    transparency
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