8

The Job Search for Independents Just Got AI-Powered

3 days ago

from Build In Public Newsletter in indiehacker

The 2 AM job hunt is officially over thanks to Indy AI 🚀

14

You Probably Can!

a week ago

from Val Sopi in indiehacker

"I can't do this!" —— that's what my mind was telling me. I was running on the beach when that thought popped up in my head. It was pitch perfect...

16

Migrating a ZFS pool from RAIDZ1 to RAIDZ2

2 weeks ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

p img { display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } I recently upgraded my home TrueNAS server and migrated 18 TB of data from a...

20

Goals are deceptive

2 weeks ago

from Val Sopi in indiehacker

I was walking on the beach. Hadn't walked on a beach in a while. Was loving it. The sea breeze. The waveless sea surface in the morning. After a...

20

We preach 'focus' while context-switching between 6 AI tools

3 weeks ago

from Build In Public Newsletter in indiehacker

The desktop app that turns AI chaos into productivity superpowers. No more context switching. No more AI sprawl.

23

Educational Products: Month 9

4 weeks ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

Highlights I look for ways to limit the number of half-complete tasks I’m juggling. I brainstorm ways to talk with more of my early readers. I have...

22

From Data Chaos to AI Clarity: The fileAI Story

4 weeks ago

from Build In Public Newsletter in indiehacker

Featured: Exclusive interview with Christian Schneider, CEO of fileAI which aims to be the Stripe for unstructured data

26

goHardDrive Leaked Personal Data for Thousands of Customers

a month ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

I recently returned a product to goHardDrive, a merchant that specializes in selling used hard drives. During the return process, I discovered that...

22

What is a B2B SaaS? How these software companies make money

a month ago

from High Signal in indiehacker

B2B SaaS is a software business which sells to business customers instead of ordinary consumers. SaaS is delivered over the internet so users do not...

26

Vibe Coding Showcase: 12 Incredible Projects Built by Everyday People

a month ago

from Build In Public Newsletter in indiehacker

From retail managers to fund accountants, how vibe coders are shipping real products using tools like Bolt, Cursor, v0 and Lovable etc.

29

My First Impressions of Gleam

a month ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

I’m looking for a new programming language to learn this year, and Gleam looks like the most fun. It’s an Elixir-like language that supports static...

35

After 6m web apps, Bubble's ready to dominate the mobile landscape 📲

a month ago

from Build In Public Newsletter in indiehacker

Featured: Exclusive interview with Emmanuel (CEO of Bubble) on the 10-year journey and why he's excited about the public beta launch of native mobile...

25

A Simple Example of Calling an Elixir Library from Gleam

2 months ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

I’ve been experimenting a bit with Gleam and Elixir lately as part of my search for a new programming language. One of Gleam’s flagship features is...

23

How a rage post with 1M+ views on Reddit became an AI-powered real estate startup

2 months ago

from Build In Public Newsletter in indiehacker

Featured: Exclusive interview with CEO of Zown who is turning hidden real estate fees into buyer cash

24

Which New Language Should I Learn for Web Development?

2 months ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

One of my goals for the year is to learn a new programming language. It’s been a while since I learned a new language, and I feel like a lot of the...

27

How Marc Lou makes millions from great marketing

3 months ago

from High Signal in indiehacker

Marc Lou has made millions of dollars by doing marketing extremely well. Most of his revenue has come from his NextJS boilerplate, ShipFast. As...

20

My $6k Advance as a Self-Published Technical Author

3 months ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

I just received $5,947 in advance sales for my first technical book, even though it’s only 25% complete, and I’m self-publishing it. The book is...

35

The Tool That's Making Mobile Developers' Lives 10x Easier

3 months ago

from Build In Public Newsletter in indiehacker

Just hunted Boxo AI on Product Hunt which offers a key missing puzzle piece for mobile app developers

44

Don't Marry Your Podcasting Platform: Host Your Own Podcast Feed

3 months ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

Suppose you host your podcast on a platform like Libsyn or Podbean. What happens if you decide to switch podcast platforms? You already gave everyone...

45

Four years of running a SaaS in a competitive market

4 months ago

from Max Rozen in indiehacker

Looking back on the last four years, what worked, what didn't.

39

My Book's Pre-Sale Just Barely Succeeded

4 months ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

For the past few months, I’ve been working on a book called Refactoring English: Effective Writing for Software Developers. I didn’t want to spend a...

45

Messy is Perfect

4 months ago

from Val Sopi in indiehacker

I always think that I’ll be happy when everything is running smoothly. When X visitors are flowing in, conversions are steady, the app works...

44

No Longer My Favorite Git Commit

4 months ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

Six years ago, David Thompson wrote a popular blog post called “My favourite Git commit” celebrating a whimsically detailed commit message his...

43

Making $3m a year from a politics newsletter

4 months ago

from High Signal in indiehacker

Ike Saul is the founder of Tangle, an independent political newsletter that aims to tell you the news from both sides of the political spectrum.

40

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Creators Building In Public

4 months ago

from Build In Public Newsletter in indiehacker

Plus my new AI tool and the latest AI + Video tool I helped hunt on Product Hunt

43

Educational Products: Month 5

4 months ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

Highlights I launched my first Kickstarter project and found Kickstarter surprisingly painless. I’m kind of on track to reach my Kickstarter goal, but...

46

What if Pinterest and Shopify had a baby?

5 months ago

from Build In Public Newsletter in indiehacker

Just hunted Depict — a new AI tool that turns boring Shopify grids into stunning visual stories without a single line of code.

48

Never Pay the First Bill by Marshall Allen

5 months ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

I enjoy finding ways to exercise my rights as a consumer and push back against corporate abuse, so this was right up my alley. The book was...

52

Making money from podcasts

5 months ago

from High Signal in indiehacker

Justin is the co-founder of Transistor FM, a very successful podcast hosting SaaS. He is very open about how his life has improved

52

My Zig Configuration for VS Code

5 months ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

I finally found a solution that makes VS Code work consistently with Zig, so I’m sharing my setup in the hope that it saves someone else a...

73

Beehiiv vs ConvertKit - the best newsletter software for 2025

6 months ago

from High Signal in indiehacker

Beehiiv vs ConvertKit is a fierce clash of two newsletter software companies. I'll go over differences on pricing, features and lots more.

67

OnlineOrNot Diaries 24

6 months ago

from Max Rozen in indiehacker

Looking over last year, and a first incident for 2025.

73

How to Resolve Local Hostnames in OPNSense

6 months ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

My router runs OPNSense Business. I like having an open-source router, but I have a few gripes with it. My biggest issue is that, by default, OPNsense...

85

Living the digital nomad dream in Bangkok

7 months ago

from High Signal in indiehacker

Jesse Schoberg has an enviable life as a founder working from Thailand. He enjoys a great lifestyle at a fraction of the price back in the US. I...

82

if got, want: A Simple Way to Write Better Go Tests

7 months ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

There’s an excellent Go testing pattern that too few people know. I can teach it to you in 30 seconds. Instead of writing Go tests like this: // The...

56

The IndieHackers podcast has ended - the 10 best episodes

7 months ago

from High Signal in indiehacker

The IndieHackers podcast, which celebrated founders who hadn't raised venture capital, has now ended

75

The Case for Open Borders by John Washington

7 months ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

If you’re a liberal who’s interested in becoming a radical progressive, this is a good book for you. If you’re anyone else, you’re probably not the...

110

OnlineOrNot Diaries 23

7 months ago

from Max Rozen in indiehacker

Working with big systems all day can slow you down.

50

Building the Bluesky Directory - an interview with Mubs

8 months ago

from High Signal in indiehacker

Lots of people moved to Bluesky in November 2024 and a prolific maker, Mubs, has made directory of Bluesky tools and starter packs.

92

Paternity Leave: Month 4

8 months ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

Highlights I found ways to procrastinate writing my book. I had fun fuzz testing open-source projects. I picked out components for a new high-end...

94

Late promotion update

8 months ago

from Tony Dinh's Newsletter in indiehacker

Hi everyone!

86

Run a Simple Go Web Service on NixOS

8 months ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

I have a few toy utility apps that I run 24/7 on cloud infrastructure. One example is PicoShare, a simple web app that makes it easy for me to share...

93

What I learned bootstrapping 8+ software products

8 months ago

from Dominik Sobe's Thoughts ツ in indiehacker

88

OnlineOrNot Diaries 22

8 months ago

from Max Rozen in indiehacker

Feels like I've already said everything I had to say

112

Nov 2024: My first million!

8 months ago

from Tony Dinh's Newsletter in indiehacker

$1M in annual revenue, B2B sales, SOC 2, resellers, grow team, and other updates in November 2024.

51

Is PHP dead? No!

8 months ago

from High Signal in indiehacker

PHP is a backend programming language for making websites. A lot of developers have a love/hate relationship with PHP

99

Paternity Leave: Month 3

8 months ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

Highlights I’m finding it easier to balance my time as a new father. I moped about two of my blog posts doing poorly, and then they did well. I...

53

Running a paid community from a tiny Scottish island

9 months ago

from High Signal in indiehacker

Millie is runing a paid online community for generalists from a tiny Scottish island. Her group, Generalist World, has 500 paid members

110

Metal detector for hidden revenue 💰👀🔎

9 months ago

from Build In Public Newsletter in indiehacker

Meet Lasso, an AI-driven sales prospecting tool that'll help you find the B2B prospects your sales team is overlooking.

94

An Unsuccessful Experiment with Nemotron

9 months ago

from mtlynch.io in indiehacker

A few weeks ago, NVIDIA released Nemotron, a large language model that they derived from Meta’s Llama 3.1 70B. NVIDIA claimed at release that Nemotron...