Analysis of 986 verified indie startups from TrustMRR. Median MRR is $445 with 81% profit margins. Here's what the data actually reveals.
Claude Code and Cursor solve different problems. One executes autonomously, the other assists in real-time. Here's which to use and when.
Cold email strategies that actually book meetings for solo founders in 2026. Intent-based targeting, personalization, and follow-up frameworks.
Dmytro Krasun failed repeatedly because his goals were too big. When he downsized his ambitions and focused on achievable steps, he built ScreenshotOne to $25K+ MRR. The counterintuitive lesson: small...
Every quarter, I spend one hour writing down what actually matters. One page. Six questions. This ritual has prevented more burnout than any productivity hack I've ever tried.
Dustin Stout had two failed products and depleted savings. Four years later, Magai hits $100K/month. Here's how no-code tools, building in public, and radical simplicity made it happen.
Aaron Sneed runs a defense-tech company alone with 15 AI agents saving 20 hours per week. Here's how he built "The Council" and whether this model makes sense for your startup.
Tim Bennetto spent two years stuck at $1.3K MRR with brutal churn. The feature he thought was special? Nobody used it. How killing his darling and focusing on agencies took Pallyy to $85K/month.
Cursor hit $2B ARR. Windsurf got acquired by Cognition. Claude Code is a terminal agent. Honest comparison after months of using all three on real projects, with pricing and workflow recommendations.
Maor Shlomo built Base44 alone, hit 250K users in 6 months, sold to Wix for $80M with zero funding, then reached $100M ARR. The solo founder playbook behind the fastest vibe coding exit.
