Founder stories
$10K MRRin 1 year
3 milestones
Current revenue
Grew from $10K MRR June 2025 to $20K MRR October 2025.
Psychologie-Student wird zum "Web-Scraping-Guy" und erreicht $10K MRR
Founder
Adrian Horning
Solo-Gründer•Technical•USA
Commitment
Full-timeExperience
ExperiencedProduct
Echtzeit-Social-Media-Scraping-API.
Type
API / Entwickler-ToolIndustry
AI / MLModel
AbonnementMarketing Strategy
How Adrian acquired customers
Growth Channel
Twitter / X
Tech Stack
Tools used to build Scrape Creators
PythonAWSStripe
The Full Story
Ich war Psychologie-Student an der Uni. Eines Tages erfuhr ich von Uber und entschied mich für die Tech-Branche. Also zog ich nach San Francisco, besuchte einen Coding-Bootcamp, arbeitete für Lyft und lieferte Essen mit meinem Fahrrad.
Die Marke aufbauen
Ich baute meine 'Web Scraping Guy'-Marke auf Social Media auf und startete einen Kurs der in den ersten drei Tagen $20K machte.
Persönliche Kontaktaufnahme
Ich verließ mich auf Twitter DMs - persönliche Ansprache von potenziellen Kunden. Ein CTO wurde Zahlungskunde nachdem ich über das Scraping seiner Website tweetete.
- Zeit zu $10K MRR: 12 Monate
- Kursstart: $20K in 3 Tagen
- Strategie: Persönliche Marke + Twitter DMs
Key Takeaways
1
Baue ein Publikum um deine Expertise auf bevor du dein Produkt startest
2
Persönliche Marke ist wichtig - "The Web Scraping Guy" zu sein zog Kunden an
3
Twitter DMs und persönliche Ansprache können effektiver sein als bezahlte Werbung
4
Konzentriere dich auf eine Sache anstelle von mehreren Nebenprojekten
Originally published onIndie Hackers
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Milestone Journey
Adrian achieved 3 milestones on the path to $10K MRR
Erster Kunde
$50
14 days
January 2023
85% faster
vs avg 3 months+3 months to next milestone
$1K MRR
$1,000
3 months
April 2023
72% faster
vs avg 11 months+9 months to next milestone
$10K MRR
$10,000
1 year
January 2024
42% faster
vs avg 1 year1 year
Total journey time
3
Milestones achieved
Adrian's Path to $10K MRRPremium
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Scrape Creators make?
Scrape Creators reports $20K MRR as of October 2025. Grew from $10K MRR June 2025 to $20K MRR October 2025. Source: Adrian Horning YouTube.
What is Scrape Creators?
Echtzeit-Social-Media-Scraping-API. It operates in AI / ML.
How long did it take Scrape Creators to reach $10k mrr?
Adrian Horning took 1 year to reach $10k mrr with Scrape Creators.
Was Adrian Horning a solo founder?
Yes. Adrian Horning built Scrape Creators as a solo founder.
What marketing channel did Scrape Creators use to grow?
Scrape Creators grew primarily through Twitter / X.
What industry is Scrape Creators in?
Scrape Creators operates in AI / ML.
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