Indie Hackers
Notes from a one-person company
The solo SaaS isn't a stunt anymore. A look at what running one actually requires in 2026, beyond the obvious tooling.
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Funding
Why a growing class of indie hackers is refusing VC
Turning down funding from name-brand firms is becoming a real cohort in 2026. The math, taste, and exit logic that drove it.
Founders
ChatSlide bets the future of slides is speed-of-thought
A look at how ChatSlide is collapsing the gap between idea and finished deck, and why translation and charts are the parts that actually matter.
Product
The case for boring tech in 2026
Postgres, Django, a single Linux box. The most under-rated startup stack in 2026 looks suspiciously like the one from 2014.
SaaS
The economics of $20/mo SaaS in the AI era
The $20/month price point used to be a sweet spot. Token costs, churn dynamics, and a category-wide squeeze have turned it into a trap.
AI Startups
Enception is rebuilding Reddit marketing on top of LLMs
Reddit is the most hostile surface in marketing. Enception.ai is betting that authenticity, not volume, is the lever AI finally makes scalable.
Product
Why pricing pages got worse in 2025
The dominant pricing page format in 2025 looked nothing like 2018. A diagnosis of how the genre lost its way — and what to copy from the holdouts.
Build in Public
Build-in-public metrics that actually matter
MRR screenshots are a lagging indicator and a bad incentive. The metrics indie hackers should be sharing instead.
Indie Hackers
The first $1k month is quieter than you think
The founder myth says crossing $1k MRR is a parade. In practice it's a Sunday afternoon and a customer you don't recognize.