Productivity He Built an App to Fix His Phone Addiction. It Made $26K in 30 Days Yoni Smolyar turned his own screen addiction into a product. The result? $26,000 in revenue within the first month
Legal Tritium: The Rust-Based Word Processor Built for Lawyers Rust-based word processor built to streamline legal drafting workflows
Customer Acquisition From Zero Sales to 100 Customers in 60 Days: How GojiberryAI Got the Pivot Right Pierre-Eliott pivoted his failed AI assistant into a successful lead generation SaaS
Customer Acquisition How a 15-Year-Old Built an $18K Startup from Reddit Complaints Om turned user complaints into revenue with a clever data scraper
Marketing How Perspective Hit €10M ARR by Fixing What Every Entrepreneur Gets Wrong About Funnels Beautiful doesn’t convert. Fast, mobile-first funnels with psychology do
Social Network Who Founded Twitch? The Surprising Backstory & Key Founders Behind the Streaming Giant Discover the fascinating origin story of Twitch, meet its visionary founders, and learn how a small startup transformed into a streaming empire This article is for Paid-members only
Design Services Canva Case Study: From $0 to $40B in 10 Years How Three Aussies Democratized Design and Built a SaaS Empire This article is for Paid-members only
Hospitality Airbnb Case Study: How Two Broke Roommates Built a $75B Empire How desperate roommates transformed air mattresses into hospitality industry disruption This article is for Paid-members only
AI Cluely: The AI Startup That Turned Getting Expelled Into a $5.3M Superpower How Roy Lee built a viral content empire, raised millions, and redefined what "cheating" means in the AI age
AI How Two Brothers Built Buildpad After Multiple Startup Failures Meet David Heikka from Sweden, who co-founded Buildpad with his brother Felix after learning the hard way what it takes to build products that actually work
Property How This Texas Landlord Built PropertyLenz to Solve Rental Property Inspections Meet Riley from Texas, a landlord-turned-entrepreneur who's building PropertyLenz to drag rental property inspections kicking and screaming into the 21st century
e-commerce From Gaming Teen to $2B Exit: The Kayak Story How Paul English turned terrible early mistakes into billion-dollar lessons This article is for Paid-members only
SaaS From Smartwatch Stats to $800 MRR: How Shervin Built AnyTracker From personal frustration to 200,000 downloads and steady growth
AI From Stock Market to AI Innovation: How Huzaifa Zahoor is Democratizing Financial Research with Meyka AI Australia founder turns ChatGPT idea into 3,000-user stock research tool
Case Study Groove: The Transparent Journey to $500K MRR How Alex Turnbull Built a $5M Help Desk Business Through Radical Transparency This article is for Paid-members only
Case Study JK Molina: The 4-Hour Workday Millionaire How One Founder Nearly Doubled His Revenue While Working 66% Less This article is for Paid-members only
Education Why LifterLMS Cracked the Code on WordPress Learning Management From agency work to $6M+ in premium add-ons: How one founder turned client problems into product gold
Productivity From Zero to $2M/Year: The InboxDone Story InboxDone grew from a simple newsletter test to $2M/year This article is for Paid-members only
AI From "Nonsense" to $1M ARR in 14 Days: The OpusClip Story of Finding Gold in the Wreckage From "nonsense" to $1M ARR: OpusClip's stunning 14-day pivot This article is for Paid-members only
Social Network From EdTech Dud to Teen Bop: The Accidental Genius of Musical.ly (and How it Became TikTok) Pivoted hard, nailed product-market fit, and scaled into TikTok gold This article is for Paid-members only
Entrepreneurship Justin Welsh: From Corporate Burnout to Solopreneur Sage Chased prestige, hit a wall, chose freedom over status instead This article is for Paid-members only
SaaS Photopea: The Free Photoshop Alternative Earning $3M a Year One dev, zero funding, a hobby project turned $3M business
Social Network KaneFilous: The New Social Network Ditching Algorithms, Ads, and Surveillance What if social media weren’t built around ads, noise, or spying?
Design Services Penpot: The Open Source Design Rebel Taking On Figma Penpot grew via open source, community feedback, funding, and self-hosting This article is for Paid-members only
AI Perplexity AI: The "Answer Engine" Challenging the Search Giants Cited answers, AI hype, and freemium fueled Perplexity's rapid growth This article is for Paid-members only
AI Sourcegraph: From "Code Search Sucks" to Enterprise Darling Developers solved code search pain, earned trust, scaled Sourcegraph to enterprise This article is for Paid-members only
Mental Health Llama Life: How Building a Calm Productivity Tool Started a Quiet Revolution Marie built Llama Life in public, finding community and feedback
AI Texting Their Way to $1.5K/Mo - receipt-ai.com Founders simplified receipt tracking using AI and simple SMS texting
Marketing Case Study: Cometly – Achieving $54K MRR in Launch Week Through Strategic Affiliate Partnership Co-marketing webinar and affiliate deal drove $54K launch week This article is for Paid-members only
AI From Startup Graveyard to $50k MRR: How JotBot Used Absurdly Long Domains and Viral Hacks to Win Absurd domains, viral videos fueled JotBot's rapid $50k MRR growth
Marketing Bannerbear: Built by One, Scaled with Automation How one developer used nocode marketing and an API-first mindset to grow a profitable SaaS This article is for Paid-members only
SaaS How Linear Rebuilt Issue Tracking by Breaking Every Rule of SaaS Startup replaces Jira with beauty, speed, and product-first focus This article is for Paid-members only
Physical KeepMyHomeIP: Staying “at home” when you’re halfway across the world From one digital nomad’s workaround to a worldwide remote work solution This article is for Members only
SaaS Case Study: Mailchimp - From Side Hustle to $12 Billion Powerhouse Mailchimp mastered SMB email. Acquired by Intuit. This article is for Paid-members only
AI From $250k ARR to Zero: Why Marblism Killed its Hit AI Product to Chase a Bigger Vision Ulric Musset pivoted Marblism to AI employees after misjudging their users This article is for Members only
SaaS Sketch: How Focus, Community, and Saying 'No' Built a Design Disruptor Bootstrapped success, funded by sales, later shifted to subscription model This article is for Paid-members only
e-commerce Flipkart: From ₹400,000 Startup to $35 Billion Giant Apartment start, local solutions, strategic growth, massive e-commerce success This article is for Paid-members only
Communcation Loom: Scaling Async Video with Speed and Simplicity How Loom rose, fell, and became essential for remote teams This article is for Paid-members only
Agency Monkeytaps: Quietly Dominating the Mobile App Market Small team, big payoff: Monkeytaps earns millions with minimal overhead This article is for Members only
SEO SEO Arcade: Turning Frustration into a SaaS Business Born from frustration, built for speed: SEO Arcade simplifies SEO This article is for Members only
Productivity Case Study: How Notion went From Struggling Tool to Workspace Powerhouse From near failure to billion-dollar workspace used by millions This article is for Paid-members only
SaaS Tailscale: Quietly Powering a Better Internet How a dev-first VPN solved a $10B problem—without marketing hype This article is for Paid-members only
Productivity Case Study: How SavvyCal Bootstrapped, Positioned, and Became Profitable Bootstrapped to over $1 million ARR by solving scheduling pain This article is for Paid-members only
SaaS Case Study: How Figma Outdesigned the Giants: A $20B Disruption Story Figma turned rivals' strengths into fatal weaknesses. Game over This article is for Paid-members only
Blogging Case Study: From Layoff to $20K/Month with The Wayward Home Laid off, broke, blogging from a boat—now earns $20K/month This article is for Paid-members only
e-commerce Case Study: How BrüMate Built a $1.1M/Month Drinkware Brand at 23 Case Study: Scaled from $0 to $1.1M/month using Facebook ads This article is for Paid-members only
SaaS Kushank Aggarwal's Journey to 1M Followers and $35K/Month in Revenue Kushank Aggarwal shares how he built a $35K/month indie business This article is for Members only
SaaS Testimonial: How One SaaS Made Collecting Customer Reviews Effortless Testimonial makes collecting and sharing customer reviews stupidly easy This article is for Members only
AI Lovable: The AI Full Stack Product Engineer That Hit $10M ARR in 2 Months with 15 People AI-generated apps in seconds? Lovable is making it happen, but can they sustain the hype? Let's break it down This article is for Members only
Hiring From Resume Template to $5M SaaS: How Jacob Built Rezi A viral Reddit post turned into a $5M AI resume SaaS This article is for Members only
AI From Zero to $40M ARR in Months: How Bolt.new Is Killing DevOps and Speedrunning SaaS What do you want to build? This article is for Members only
SaaS From Idea to $24K Exit in 30 Days: How Josh Pigford Speedran His SaaS Like a Video Game Optic wasn’t about scaling. It was about speedrunning SaaS exits. This article is for Members only
SaaS How Clay Scaled to $1.25B: The Power of Focus and Smart Onboarding Clay grew by focusing, listening, and making onboarding hands-on and personal This article is for Members only
Community How One Founder Turned a Simple Idea Into a $3M/Year Business Starter Story: From side project to $3M/year business through consistency and strategy
SaaS Building a 'Useless' Experiment That Made $50K MRR From a 'useless' API to $50K MRR with WordPress optimization This article is for Members only
e-commerce The StoryGraph: How Nadia Odunayo Built a Better Alternative to Goodreads "Because life's too short for a book you're not in the mood for."
e-commerce The Origin Story of Bookshop.org: A David vs. Goliath Tale for the Modern Age Empowering indie bookstores, one click at a time This article is for Members only
SaaS From Frustration to 25 Million Users: How Aytekin Tank Built Jotform Learn how Aytekin Tank built Jotform into a thriving SaaS success This article is for Members only
Property Towards a Better Future: How Matthew and Building Are Revolutionizing Real Estate Matthew's journey to Building, Inc is all about resilience, clever ideas, and using tech to sort out inefficiencies
SaaS Right Revenue: Revenue Management Software for Independent Hotels Transforming the revenue management landscape for independent hotels, Adrienne shares her visionary business solution
Consultancy Unlocking Potential: Here’s How Gemma Is Helping Leaders Deliver Growth Explore the inspiring journey of Gemma from Leading Edge, who embarked on her entrepreneurial path by focusing on unlocking leaders' remarkable capabilities
Recruitment Learn How Jemma Is Helping Candidates Find Workplaces That Value Diversity Diversity and Inclusion is not a trend or a phase. Research has found that diverse workplaces and teams are happier, more productive, and produce better results.
Consultancy Andy Kowalski: International and Accredited Qualified Coach of Excellence Andy empowers individuals and teams to achieve remarkable results, fostering personal growth and professional success
e-commerce The Biskery: Sharing Thanks and Goodness, One Delicious Biscuit at a Time The Biskery is a bakery based in Leeds (West Yorkshire) specialising in branded & personalised biscuits
Environmental Meet Katie of Without Waste NI, Championing Reuse for a Greener Tomorrow Katie is spearheading zero-waste retail, and advocating reuse for a greener future. 🌎
Mental Health AI Software for Streamlined Productivity: Jordan J. Mugenyi, Founder of MyndMap MyndMap strives to be a reliable ally for people dealing with ADHD who are looking for practical methods to better handle their daily responsibilities
Consultancy Sharon Murray: Build Your Brand With Everyone’s Favourite LinkedIn Expert Want to establish your brand on LinkedIn? Sharon Murray is here to assist you in seizing opportunities
Journalism Building the Future of Journalism: We Chat With Caoimhe Donnelly From Legitimate Legitimate offers a complimentary toolkit for journalists, aiding their work and combating disinformation and fake news
AI Lauren Wallett: Creative Anarchist, Pleasure Activist and Certified Coffee Addict "I don't see the point of holding back. I'm always bouncing. It's how I roll. Most recently it meant relocating to London. I didn't see that coming."
Environmental Stephanie McEvoy: Taking On the Environmental Challenges in the World of Farming Stephanie McEvoy's journey: Tackling environmental hurdles in the realm of farming, a story of resilience and innovation
Consultancy Cindy Fossouo: Meet the tech CEO in Silicon Valley Cindy Fossouo is CEO of Information Systems Builder currently based in San Francisco, arguably the startup capital of the world
Communcation Scott Wylie Is a Tech Founder on a Mission To Make Interactions More Human Scott Wylie's journey from a young entrepreneur washing cars to becoming a Shopify Partner, is a testament to determination and growth
Property Matt's Journey: From Creativity Enthusiast to Entrepreneurial Trailblazer at e-states.com Learn about Matthew Schneider and his journey from authorship to startup life. How he overcame obstacles, adapted to change, and motivated future founders to think big
Tech Stealth Mode Activated: Anonymous Alex Shares His Challenges and Victories Alex, a founder who wishes to remain anonymous, shares his challenges, and how he's proving sceptics wrong with resilience, strategic decisions, and familial support
e-commerce Marty's Entrepreneurial Journey: From Challenges to Triumphs Life decisions aren't always definitive, but rather, it's about how we handle what comes our way
Finance Tech and Trrue Grit: Alison's Resilient Journey Beyond Corporate Life Alison's journey, from corporate consulting to Trrue's impact-driven tech realm, embodies resilience, passion, and unwavering belief
Education The Main Mannix: Connecting Students with Opportunities Across the UK Mannix, founder of Jobs 4 Students, shares his journey, from ideation to resilience, in entrepreneurial pursuit
Consultancy Hiraya Branding: Paulina's Journey of Empowering Women in Business Paulina's triumphs over challenges, founding Hiraya Branding, a movement empowering women in business with resilience, vision, and determination
SaaS From Code to Community: Luca Restagno's Entrepreneurial Odyssey Luca Restagno's indie hacking odyssey: From coding to community, overcoming challenges, and life in the fast lane
Consultancy Navigating Waves of Creativity: Matthew Pye's 3rds Adventure "Clients would literally say 'I've been looking for something like this for years!'"
Environmental GoPlugable: Maebh and Andrine’s Journey to Disrupt the EV Charging Industry GoPlugable simplifies EV charging, fostering accessibility and sustainability amidst the UK's electric vehicle surge
Mental Health Sarah Gilbert: Empowering Children Through Little Sunflower Sarah's journey blossoms through pandemic hurdles, driven by belief, mentorship, and the nurturing of little sunflowers
SaaS Yin Wu: The Visionary Founder Behind Pulley Serial entrepreneurial Yin Wu: From brilliant spark to pioneering equity platform through resilience and adaptability
SaaS From Medicine to Tech: Falak's Journey to Launching Fazier Falak talks to us about leaving medicine, starting Fazier for indie makers and finding success through user-focus
Social Network Overcoming Doubters: Rachel Jaffe Builds App Adjacent Rachel overcame scepticism to build Adjacent, a pioneering locative app connecting people based on location
Consultancy Alex Samoilenko: How One Founder Harnessed Web3 and AI to Build an Empire Inspired by Web3 and AI, Alex of cgsteam.io navigated challenges, embraced innovation, and is forging a tech empire
Recruitment Nithursan M: The Inspiring Story Behind MoAIJobs, An AI Job Board Built in 2 Hours Can a 2-hour challenge spawn a thriving AI job board that overcomes obstacles through innovative strategies?
Design Services Nick's Journey: From Side Gig to Thriving UX Design Business Nick's journey from sharing experiences at a failed startup to building a thriving business highlights persistence, market understanding, and community engagement
Education GameClass: How Skyler is Revolutionising Education Through Video Games GameClass turns popular video games into educational tools, making learning fun and engaging for students and teachers
Mental Health The Mindful Revolution: How Daniela’s ‘jornee’ is Paving the Path to Emotional Wellness Tech founder's new app jornee, launching September 2024, helps people reconnect with themselves through journaling, and addressing mental health issues
SaaS Thomas's Founding Journey: From Distance to Connection with Lovedove Founder Thomas created Lovedove to help long-distance couples connect through virtual dating experiences
Finance Baking a Better Financial Future: Biscuit's Quest to Simplify Money Management Biscuit: A user-centric financial management platform born from necessity, aiming to simplify and automate personal finance tasks
SaaS Spencer's Journey: The Mind Behind Settide's Cutting-Edge Underwater Tools Settide combines photogrammetry with marine biology, overcoming challenges to provide essential tools for coral reef conservation and research
Finance Buried in Work: Adam's Mission to Simplify Estate Planning Buried in Work offers estate planning services, inspired by personal loss, targeting diverse users and overcoming end-of-life planning stigma
Consultancy The Prexi: Om's Vision for a Seamless Personal Services Ecosystem The Prexi simplifies bookings, empowers service professionals, and uses strategic PR and partnerships to drive growth
Physical Gecko Planters®: Roy's Green Revolution in Interior Design Inspired during New Zealand's 2021 COVID-19 lockdown, Roy and Christian created Gecko Planters® for indoor plant enthusiasts
Founder Stories Tidyread: A Founder’s Journey to Taming Information Overload Living with ADHD, Jared created Tidyread to reduce information overload with AI summaries, targeting entrepreneurs and managers
SaaS Transforming Data Management: Nikolas's Journey with Talonic Nikolas founded Talonic to revolutionise data management, targeting SMEs reliant on inefficient spreadsheets with AI-driven solutions
SaaS RivalRyze: Fred’s Vision for Community-Driven Competitions Fred founded RivalRyze to help communities gamify their passions. They target gamers, promote community challenges, and focus on user feedback
Sports Connecting Football Enthusiasts: Andrei's Journey with Kickoff Andrei launched Kickoff to unify football fans, players, and clubs, enhancing engagement and community through a dynamic app
Mental Health Empowering with MYNDIFY: Anggie's Vision for Personal Knowledge Management MYNDIFY: A digital "second brain" app helping busy women manage personal information, created by Anggie to reduce mental load.
Legal JuristAI: Transforming the Justice System with Technology JuristAI aims to democratise justice using AI, creating fairer legal systems with innovative tools for attorneys and founders
Health and Fitness Transforming Fitness with Gyfr: Axat and Axi's Journey to Affordable Personal Training Fitness enthusiasts Axat and Axi founded Gyfr to provide affordable, flexible personal training by connecting clients and trainers
Physical Shawn from Metrazi: Revolutionising Off-Grid Connections Inspired by Coachella 2022, Shawn created Flare to provide off-grid real-time location sharing and messaging for adventurers
Tech Found in Frustration: Joey's Tech Troubles Sparked a Startup Revolution Frustrated founder turns tech struggle into opportunity, creating a mobile platform to connect startup talent and revolutionise entrepreneurial matchmaking
Productivity Richard's Journey with ReadSonic: Blog Accessibility with Audio Content Blogger-turned-entrepreneur pivots ReadSonic from a niche blog tool to an accessibility solution, adapting vision to serve broader market needs
Founder Stories Awarebee: Revolutionising Salesforce DevOps with Konstantin's Vision Konstantin's Awarebee tackles Salesforce DevOps challenges, offering an affordable, user-friendly solution for developers and non-technical stakeholders alike
Founder Stories Cecilia's Journey with Talking Tree: Revolutionising Legal Support for SMBs Cecilia left Meta, founded Talking Tree, and created AI tools to reduce legal costs and challenges for SMBs
Founder Stories Coocoor: Simplifying Web Application Security with a Bootstrapped Approach Coocoor's founder developed a simple, affordable web security tool, bootstrapping growth to maintain product vision and control
Founder Stories Paper Boi News: Edgar's Journey to Reinvent Media Trust Edgar used ChatGPT to pursue his passion for unbiased news, launching Paper Boi News to counter media bias
Founder Stories Michael's Journey: Digital Ownership with ScoreDetect.com Michael founded ScoreDetect.com to address copyright issues with a cost-effective blockchain solution, prioritising accessibility, flexibility, and innovation
Founder Stories Breaking Barriers: The Story of Axevil and the Future of Venture Capital Axevil revolutionised venture capital by making it accessible, blending AI innovation with human expertise, and building investor trust
Founder Stories Atlantix: A Journey into the Future of Innovation Atlantix empowers innovators with AI-driven tools, bridging advanced technology and business solutions for scalable success.
Founder Stories Frustration to Automation: Templated.io is Streamlining Design for Businesses Templated.io automates repetitive design tasks, with SEO driving growth and customer feedback shaping its future
Founder Stories From Toy Project to Thriving Business: Caspar's Journey with Keep The Score Caspar transformed a simple idea into Keep The Score, evolving it from a hobby to a thriving business
Founder Stories edCode: Building a Gamified Coding Platform to Rival the Giants Andrew and Simon are building edCode, a gamified coding platform with AI tools, aiming for massive growth
Founder Stories Solopreneur to Bazaari: Ali's Journey to Building a Platform for Simplified E-Commerce Ali Zaid founded Bazaari to simplify e-commerce, empowering anyone to launch a store without technical hassle
Founder Stories Hailr: Pioneering Gamified Advertising for a Digital Age Hailr uses gamification to transform advertising, driving engagement through interactive experiences and customer-driven innovation during rapid growth
Founder Stories Yvon Chouinard and Patagonia: The Story of Purpose-Driven Business Yvon Chouinard built Patagonia by solving problems, staying true to environmental values, and redefining business with purpose-driven principles
Founder Stories Mixstro: Connecting Musicians and Redefining Collaboration Success Mixstro connects musicians to collaborate, network, and grow careers, filling gaps left by social media platforms
Founder Stories How Knowatoa Helps Businesses Win the AI Search Game Someone joked, ‘What would ChatGPT say about my company?’ We tried it, laughed, and then realised—this actually matters
