Founder stories
Sergiu Chiriac ~€5K/month October 2024. M&A offer April 2025 but appears still independent.
A curated collection of directories focused on AI tools, helping AI products get discovered.
Sergiuの顧客獲得方法
AI Directoriesの開発に使用したツール
Sergiu created a meta-directory listing AI tool directories, reaching $10K revenue by helping AI startups get discovered.
AI Directories started as a simple idea: help AI tools get discovered by listing all the directories where they could submit.
With the AI boom, hundreds of directories popped up to list AI tools. But founders were overwhelmed - which directories matter? Which are worth the submission fee? I created a directory of directories to solve this.
I shared my progress on Twitter, which helped build an audience before the product was even finished. The indie hacker community on Twitter became my first customers.
By June 2024, I hit $10K in total revenue. The business model was simple - charge a one-time fee for premium listings and featured placements.
Now I'm running multiple micro-SaaS products, each contributing to a growing MRR.
Meta-products (directories of directories) can be valuable
The AI boom created opportunities for supporting tools
Building in public on Twitter accelerates early growth
One successful product can fund a portfolio approach
Sergiuのジャーニーにインスパイアされましたか? ビジネスアイデアを生成する AIとリアルなファウンダーデータを使ってマーケティング分野で。
Sergiuは$10K MRRへの道のりで3つのマイルストーンを達成しました
$99
$5,000
$10,000
このマイルストーンの背景にあるジャーニー、意思決定、そしてコンテキスト
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