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Solo Founders Using Twitter / X
48 solo founders who succeeded with Twitter / X
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48
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1 year
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Twitter / X (48)
Pieter Levels
How I turned a spreadsheet into a $2M+/year business as a solo founder
In 2013, I sold all my possessions, packed a backpack and a laptop, and flew to Thailand to begin my digital nomad life. I was once a lost musician ea...
$10K MRR in 1 year·Solo
SaaSTravel🌍 Remote
Tony Dinh
How I made $22K in 7 days with a ChatGPT UI tool
On March 1st 2023, OpenAI announced the ChatGPT API. Right on that day, I came up with the idea to create a new UI to solve my own pain points with th...
$10K MRR in 7 days·Solo
SaaSAI / ML🇻🇳 VN
ML
Marc Lou
From Paris waiter to $250K in 5 months selling a code boilerplate
My journey took me from being a Paris waiter to an $80,000/month solopreneur over seven years of persistence. After 17 failed projects, I found succes...
$100K ARR in 5 months·Solo
Info ProductDeveloper Tools🇫🇷 FR
DP
Danny Postma
How I made $100K in 2 weeks with an AI headshot tool
After selling my previous AI company Headlime for seven figures, I took time off in 2021. I was growing increasingly bored when an idea struck me: why...
$100K ARR in 14 days·Solo
SaaSAI / ML🇳🇱 NL
Jon Yongfook
BannerbearMy 2-year journey to $10K MRR as a solo founder
When I quit my job in January 2019, I had a 2-year runway. For almost 1 year I made no money and burned through my savings. That's because I was doing...
$10K MRR in 2 years·Solo
API / Developer ToolDeveloper Tools🇯🇵 JP
Damon Chen
Building a $10K MRR testimonial tool by building in public
I built Testimonial.to after experiencing the pain of collecting and displaying customer testimonials for my previous projects. Every founder knows so...
$10K MRR in 1 year·Solo
SaaSMarketing🇺🇸 US
AJ Ladwal
How I built Carrd to $1M+ ARR as a solo founder
Carrd started as a side project in 2016. I wanted to create the simplest possible way to build one-page websites. The Concept After years of bui...
$10K MRR in 1 year·Solo
SaaSDeveloper Tools🇺🇸 US
Sahil Lavingia
From weekend project to $10M+ in creator payouts
I built the first version of Gumroad in a weekend while working at Pinterest. The idea was simple: let anyone sell anything with just a link. The W...
$10K MRR in 2 months·Solo
MarketplaceE-commerce🇺🇸 US
Ben Tossell
From Product Hunt employee to building and selling Makerpad
After leaving Product Hunt, I wanted to teach people how to build without code - the skills I had learned myself. The Launch I launched Makerpad...
$1K MRR in 1 month·Solo
Info ProductDeveloper Tools🇺🇸 US
Monica Lent
From free newsletter to $50K+ in course sales
I started Blogging for Devs as a free newsletter teaching developers how to grow their blogs. It evolved into a paid community and course. Building...
$1K MRR in 2 months·Solo
Info ProductEducation🇺🇸 US
Joel Gascoigne
From landing page to paying customer in 4 days
I validated Buffer with a landing page before writing any code. Within 4 days of tweeting about it, I had my first paying customer. The Validation...
$100K ARR in 9 months·Solo
SaaSMarketing🇬🇧 GB
Justin Welsh
From SVP panic attack to $5M/year solo with 89% profit margin
I was SVP of Sales when I had a panic attack from burnout. I quit to build a solo business. Now I make $5M/year with 89% profit margin and zero ads....
$100K ARR in 4 years·Solo
Info ProductEducation🇺🇸 US
ME
Mustafa Ergisi
Data Analyst Builds AI2SQL to $1K MRR in 15 Months
Mustafa Ergisi, a former data analyst from Istanbul, was frustrated spending countless hours optimizing SQL queries manually. With a background in mac...
$1K MRR in 1 year·Solo
SaaSAI / ML🇺🇸 US
Erwin Lengkeek
Built Browser Extension in 1 Week, Made $30K/Year Building in Public
Erwin had two failed projects before Tailscan. He gave himself a week to build something and showcase it on Twitter. Viral Demo His demo got 70,...
First Customer in 21 days·Solo
Chrome ExtensionDeveloper Tools🇺🇸 US
Lenny Rachitsky
Ex-Airbnb PM Launches Newsletter, $360K ARR in Year One
Lenny Rachitsky launched his newsletter about a year before going paid. When he introduced paid subscriptions, he had 15,000 free subscribers. Pric...
$100K ARR in 2 years·Solo
Info ProductContent Creation🇺🇸 US
Sahil Bloom
Private Equity Analyst Builds 800K Newsletter During COVID, $70K/Month
Sahil Bloom was working at a private equity firm when March 2020 hit. Instead of 70+ hour weeks, he was suddenly at home. COVID Opportunity He h...
$10K MRR in 2 years·Solo
Info ProductContent Creation🇺🇸 US
Kieran Drew
Dentist Becomes Copywriter, $142K Course Launch While Working 50-60 Hours/Week
Kieran Drew was a dentist working 50-60 hours per week when he decided to build an online business. Premium Pricing He launched High Impact Writ...
$100K ARR in 6 months·Solo
Info ProductEducation🇺🇸 US
Yasser Elsaid
College Student Reaches $64K MRR in 6 Months with AI Chatbot Platform
Just a few months ago I was in my 4th year of college, interning at FAANG companies like Meta and Tesla. Then I placed my side hustle in front of the...
$100K ARR in 4 months·Solo
SaaSAI / ML🇺🇸 US
Adrian Horning
Psychology Major Becomes "Web Scraping Guy", Hits $10K MRR
I was a psychology major in college. One day I learned about Uber and decided I wanted to be in tech. So I moved to San Francisco, attended a coding b...
$10K MRR in 1 year·Solo
API / Developer ToolAI / ML🇺🇸 US
Bhanu Teja
24-Year-Old From India Reaches $10K MRR in 1 Month with AI Chatbot
I had around 10,000 Twitter followers and frequently mentioned I would be launching a new AI product soon. I didn't have high expectations. Multi-P...
$10K MRR in 1 month·Solo
SaaSAI / ML🇺🇸 US
Dustin W. Stout
From Zero to $20K MRR in 163 Days with All-in-One AI Tool
After following the BuildInPublic journey of many indie makers, I decided this was the approach I was going to take. Slow and Steady I didn't w...
$10K MRR in 5 months·Solo
SaaSAI / ML🇺🇸 US
Daniel Vassallo
How I quit my $500K Amazon job and built $1M in revenue through small bets
Left Amazon with 150 Twitter followers. Three years later, $1M in cumulative revenue from info products and community.
$100K ARR in 1 year·Solo
Info ProductEducation🇺🇸 US
Jay Clouse
How a newsletter grew into a $500K/year creator business in 3 years
Started with a blog nobody read. Rebranded to Creator Science and built to $500K/year through newsletter, podcast, and community.
$100K ARR in 3 years·Solo
Info ProductEducation🇺🇸 US
Rosie Sherry
How a community expert built her second $10K/month business teaching what she knows
After building Ministry of Testing to $1.2M, Rosie started Rosieland to teach community building. Reached $10K/month in 2.5 years.
$10K MRR in 2 years·Solo
Info ProductEducation🇬🇧 GB
Steph Smith
Doing Content Right
Trends Content Lead Launches Course, $40K in First Month
Steph leveraged her experience leading content at The Hustle to launch Doing Content Right, earning $40K in the first month.
$10K MRR in 1 month·Solo
Info ProductEducation🌍 Remote
LR
Luca Restagno
Software Engineer Turned Solopreneur Shares First Year Journey to $1.5K MRR
Luca documented his solopreneur journey publicly on Twitter, reaching $1.5K MRR in his first year while working a day job.
$1K MRR in 1 year·Solo
SaaSProductivity🇮🇹 IT
MD
Morflax Developer
3D Device Mockup Builder Generates $7K in First Month With Viral Tweet
Morflax launched with a viral tweet about the 3D mockup builder and generated $7K revenue in the first month.
$1K MRR in 1 month·Solo
SaaSDesignUnknown
Pieter Levels
Pieter Levels Builds Photo AI to $150K/Month in Under 2 Years
After Nomad List, Pieter built Photo AI using PHP/jQuery to $150K/month - 87% profit margin, 100% bootstrapped.
$100K ARR in 1 year·Solo
SaaSAI / ML🌍 Remote
Jon Yongfook
Jon Yongfook Bootstrapped Bannerbear to $10K MRR After 12 Failed Startups
After 12 startups in 12 months challenge, Jon found his calling in automated image generation and bootstrapped Bannerbear to $50K+ MRR.
$10K MRR in 1 year·Solo
API / Developer ToolDesign🇯🇵 JP
Justin Moore
From $5M in Sponsorships to Teaching Creators How to Land Deals
Justin Moore made over $5M in sponsorships himself before building Creator Wizard to help other creators do the same.
$10K MRR in 3 years·Solo
Info ProductContent Creation🇺🇸 US
Zeno Rocha
From Hospital Bed to $250K: How a Dark Theme Became a Design Business
Zeno Rocha created the Dracula color theme in 2013 while in a hospital, to cope with bad lighting conditions. Seven years and 3 million downloads later, he launched a paid version — and made $5K in 72 hours.
$100K ARR in 1 year·Solo
OtherDesignBrazil → USA
Guillermo Rauch
V0: How Vercel's CEO Built an AI UI Generator Used by 3M+ Developers
Guillermo Rauch, a self-taught developer who never finished high school, built Next.js and Vercel. Then he used AI to make his own platform accessible to 100M+ potential users.
$10K MRR in 1 year·Solo
SaaSDeveloper Tools🇺🇸 US
Brett Williams
DesignJoy: How Brett Williams Built a $1.5M/Year Design Agency of One — Zero Employees, $95/Month in Tools
Brett Williams had been designing since 2009. In 2017 he launched DesignJoy — a subscription design service. A viral tweet in 2020 doubled his MRR overnight. By 2022, he broke $1.5M ARR as a true agency of one.
$100K ARR in 4 years·Solo
Agency / ServiceDesign🇺🇸 US
Greg Isenberg
Late Checkout: How Greg Isenberg Built an 8-Figure Holding Company with $0 Outside Capital
After two acquisitions (5by by StumbleUpon, Islands by WeWork) and advisory roles at TikTok and Reddit, Greg Isenberg launched Late Checkout. In three years, it hit 8 figures with zero outside capital.
$100K ARR in 2 years·Solo
Agency / ServiceMarketing🇨🇦 CA
Jack Butcher
Visualize Value: How Jack Butcher Went from a Honda Factory to $180K/Month Through Daily Visual Posts
Jack Butcher assembled cars at a Honda factory, talked his way into design school, spent 8 years at agencies, then burned out running his own. In January 2019, he started posting simple visuals on Twitter. Within 18 months: $180K/month.
$100K ARR in 1 year·Solo
Info ProductEducation🇺🇸 US
Dan Koe
Dan Koe: 6 Failed Businesses, Then $3.3M/Year from Writing 2 Hours Per Day
Dan Koe tried fitness YouTube, dropshipping, a Facebook ads agency, and two e-commerce brands — all failed. Then he started writing on Twitter. Within 4 years: $3.3M/year and 3.4M followers.
$100K ARR in 4 years·Solo
Info ProductEducation🇺🇸 US
JR Farr
How JR Farr Built a Merchant of Record for Indie Developers — Then Got Acquired by Stripe
JR Farr built Lemon Squeezy in public on Twitter, targeting indie hackers who needed simpler alternatives to Stripe for selling digital products. Stripe acquired it in 2024.
$100K ARR in 1 year·Solo
SaaSDeveloper Tools🇺🇸 US
Jack Friks
how jack friks built post bridge to $11k mrr by undercutting bloated schedulers
Tired of paying for overpriced social schedulers, Jack Friks shipped his own simple tool in about a month and built it in public to roughly $11k MRR.
$100K ARR in 7 months·Solo
SaaSMarketingOshawa, Ontario, Canada
Hirvesh Munogee
how habit pixel hit $1k mrr in 8 months as a solo app
Hirvesh Munogee built a gamified habit tracker, launched it quietly in May 2025, and reached $1K MRR by January 2026 through purchasing power parity pricing, localization, and seasonal timing.
$1K MRR in 8 months·Solo
Mobile AppHealth & WellnessMauritius
Ramish
how ramish reached $32k in his first full year selling framer templates
A designer in Dubai left client work, committed to one model, and turned consistent Framer template launches into $32,908 across 2025 despite a $49 month.
$1K MRR in 1 year·Solo
Info ProductDesignDubai, UAE
Matt McGarry
how matt mcgarry turned a newsletter into a 7-figure education business
Matt McGarry launched Newsletter Operator in January 2023 with a tweet and a 1,300-follower audience. Within a year and a half it grew past 25,000 subscribers and supported a 7-figure business built on courses and an agency.
$100K ARR in 1 year·Solo
Info ProductContent Creation🇺🇸 US
Juanjo Valiño
how juanjo valiño turned a repeated-code problem into a $15k month with wrapfast
After shipping 15+ iOS apps, Juanjo bundled the boring repeated code into a SwiftUI boilerplate called WrapFast, made $750 on day one, and rode a Black Friday surge to his first $15k month.
$10K MRR in 9 months·Solo
OtherDeveloper ToolsGalicia, Spain
Katt Risen
how katt risen grew a no-code newsletter to 11,400 subscribers and sold it for $35k
A non-technical generalist from Belgium turned a viral build-in-public tweet into a two-year newsletter that earned about $33k and exited for $35k.
$1K MRR in 9 months·Solo
Info ProductContent Creation🇧🇪 BE
Gil Hildebrand
how Gil Hildebrand bootstrapped Subscribr to $10k MRR in 100 days
After an unprofitable VC-backed crypto startup, Gil Hildebrand picked a calmer market, presold 50 lifetime deals to a 1,000-person email list, and reached $10k MRR within 100 days of launching Subscribr.
$100K ARR in 3 months·Solo
SaaSContent Creation🇺🇸 US
Josh Pigford
how josh pigford turned down millions, then sold baremetrics for $4m
Josh Pigford built Baremetrics in days to scratch his own itch, grew it past $1.5M ARR, walked away from a deal that collapsed at the finish line, then sold a year later for $4 million in cash.
$100K ARR in 5 months·Solo
SaaSDeveloper Tools🇺🇸 US
Reilly Chase
how reilly chase landed hostifi's first 11 customers in three weeks
With an IT background but no SaaS experience, Reilly Chase built a UniFi hosting tool, launched it with a single tweet, and found his first 11 paying customers in three weeks by going where Ubiquiti users actually hung out.
$100K ARR in 1 year·Solo
SaaSDeveloper Tools🇺🇸 US
Dominik Sobe
how dominik sobe turned notion into a $3k mrr help center business
A self-taught Austrian developer needed a help center for his app, hated every option, and built one on top of Notion instead. HelpKit hit $3K MRR and 130+ customers within roughly a year.
$10K MRR in 3 years·Solo
SaaSProductivity🌍 Remote
Dru Riley
how Dru Riley took Trends.vc from zero to $20k MRR in under a year
Dru Riley quit a big-data job with savings and a vague plan, burned through three years of side projects, then turned weekly research reports into a one-person newsletter that hit roughly $20k MRR within a year of launch.
$100K ARR in 6 months·Solo
Info ProductMarketing🌍 Remote
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