Indie10k Blog
Notes on building, shipping, and growing to sustainable indie income.
- 10/23/2025
From 0 to 16K Paying Users: A Deep Dive into a Pure PLG SaaS Growth Story
How a SaaS product grew from zero to 16,000 paying customers with no sales team — just product-led growth (PLG). What we can learn from the build-share approach.
- 10/22/2025
Indie10k: Momentum Beats Motivation
I used to wait for motivation. That spark, that burst of energy that made me want to ship something. But here’s what I’ve learned building Indie10k :...
- 10/21/2025
🧱 Build Story: Keep Going!
😩 The Pain Every indie dev starts with fire. New idea. Fresh repo. 48 tabs open. For a week or two — pure momentum. Then… it fades. You miss a day. Then two....
- 10/21/2025
Screenshot Post is a Growth Hack Trick!
Shipped something small but real today? Don’t overthink it — show the work. People love raw, visual progress more than polished launches. It feels alive. Take...
- 10/20/2025
🧱 Build Log: Changed the Indie10k Slogan to “Keep Going!”
Keep Going! It’s more than a slogan — it’s a mindset. For every indie dev who’s shipped something, only to stall at 23 users and no feedback, 5 DMs and no...
- 10/19/2025
Build Log: A Tiny Streak Bug in Calculating Streak! 🐞
Today I fixed a small but meaningful bug in Indie10k’s streak logic. The current behavior was: After 24 hours pass without a rep, your momentum pauses, and...
- 10/18/2025
How to Get Your First 100 Users (for a Chrome Extension)
Getting your first 100 users isn’t about growth hacks — it’s about learning how to find, talk to, and convert the right early adopters for your Chrome extension. Here’s a step-by-step traction framework built on real indie-hacker stories.
- 10/18/2025
How to Get Your First 100 SaaS Users
For SaaS founders: here’s a step-by-step playbook to land your first 100 users, built with real Indie Hackers case studies and copy-tested tactics.
- 10/18/2025
How to Get Your First 100 Users
Getting your first 100 users isn’t about growth hacks — it’s about learning how to find, talk to, and convert the right early adopters. Here’s a step-by-step traction framework that actually works.