Have an LLC(zachholman.com)
45 points by mlex | 35 comments
Zach Holman blog post arguing that individuals building software projects should form an LLC, contrasting with the old heavyweight startup formation process.
#indie-hacking on Hacker News
16 stories tagged indie-hacking, newest first.
I run multiple $10K MRR companies on a $20/month tech stack(stevehanov.ca)
792 points by tradertef | 453 comments
Steve Hanov's blog post describing how he runs several $10K MRR bootstrapped software companies on a $20/month tech stack without funding.
Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)
415 points by david927 | 1221 comments
Monthly Ask HN thread for November 2025 where Hacker News users share the projects and ideas they are currently working on.
I took all my projects off the cloud, saving thousands of dollars(rameerez.com)
404 points by sebnun | 343 comments
Blog post by indie maker rameerez arguing against cloud hosting and describing moving his projects off the cloud to save thousands of dollars.
Bootstrapping a side project into a profitable seven-figure business(projectionlab.com)
896 points by jonkuipers | 243 comments
ProjectionLab blog post by Kyle Nolan on bootstrapping a personal finance planning side project to $1M ARR in four years without outside funding.
I created Perfect Wiki and reached $250k in annual revenue without investors(habr.com)
677 points by sochix | 384 comments
A Habr retrospective (translated) by Ilia Pirozhenko on building the Perfect Wiki product and reaching $250K annual revenue without outside investors.
My second year without a job(shilin.ca)
623 points by true_pk | 869 comments
Personal blog post reflecting on the author's second year after quitting their job, covering finances, divorce, and life without employment.
Lessons from my first exit(mtlynch.io)
348 points by saeedesmaili | 102 comments
Michael Lynch's blog post reflecting on lessons learned from selling his indie hardware business, TinyPilot, his first exit.
I've built my first successful side project, and I hate it(switowski.com)
1399 points by switowski | 395 comments
A blog post by Sebastian Witowski recounting how his 2020 side project earned over $15,000 but became a maintenance burden he grew to hate.
Go is my hammer, and everything is a nail(maragu.dev)
401 points by markusw | 622 comments
Blog post by solo developer Markus explaining why he uses Go as his single tool for all possible tasks in his one-person business.
One-man SaaS, 9 Years In(blog.healthchecks.io)
714 points by km | 159 comments
Healthchecks.io founder Pēteris Caune's 2024 status update on running his one-person SaaS business nine years after its July 2015 launch, covering revenue and operations.
I sold TinyPilot, my first successful business(mtlynch.io)
903 points by mtlynch | 280 comments
Michael Lynch's blog post announcing the sale of TinyPilot, his KVM-over-IP hardware business, and reflecting on building it.
I turned my open-source project into a full-time business(docs.emailengine.app)
552 points by andris9 | 208 comments
Blog post by Andris Reinman, author of Nodemailer, describing how he turned his open-source email project EmailEngine into a full-time business.
My sixth year as a bootstrapped founder(mtlynch.io)
962 points by mtlynch | 288 comments
Michael Lynch's annual retrospective on his sixth year as a bootstrapped solo founder, including his TinyPilot business.
My solopreneur story(news.tonydinh.com)
704 points by alexzeitler | 429 comments
Tony Dinh's newsletter post recounting his first two years as a full-time indie hacker, growing from zero to $45K per month in revenue.
It's okay to make something nobody wants(zhangluyao.com)
411 points by levi0214 | 171 comments
A personal blog essay by 张路遥 arguing it's fine to build products for your own excitement rather than for users, opening with a Rick Rubin quote.