Indie10k Blog
Notes on building, shipping, and growing to sustainable indie income.
- 9/13/2025
Your Startup Is Dying Because You Fix Too Many Bugs
Your Startup Is Dying Because You Fix Too Many Bugs
- 9/12/2025
AI Should Never Be the Boss of Indie Devs (and Sorry IH, I’m Not Building Another “Board”)
AI Should Never Be the Boss of Indie Devs (and Sorry IH, I’m Not Building Another “Board”)
- 9/12/2025
From Long-Term Dev to Indie Hacker: The Habits I Had to Break (and Build)
From Long-Term Dev to Indie Hacker: The Habits I Had to Break (and Build)
- 9/12/2025
Launch Fatigue: How to Stay Excited After Day 3
The first 48 hours of a launch feel electric. Then reality sets in. Here’s how to push through the slump and keep your project alive when the hype fades.
- 9/11/2025
Behind the Scenes: Indie10K's MVP v3 (TenK 6 System)
Behind the Scenes: Indie10K's MVP v3 (TenK 6 System)
- 9/11/2025
The Psychology of First Paying Users (Why $1 Feels Bigger Than $100)
Your first paying user isn’t just a transaction—it’s validation. Here’s why that first dollar is harder (and more important) than the next hundred.
- 9/11/2025
Why Indie10k Is Not a Game Changer for Indie Devs
Why Indie10k Is Not a Game Changer for Indie Devs
- 9/10/2025
How to Actually Rank for Competitive Keywords (a.k.a. The Old Words)
Ranking for entrenched keywords isn’t about hacks. It’s about showing up consistently, publishing, earning backlinks, and keeping content fresh. Here’s how indie hackers can play the long game.
- 9/10/2025
The Psychology of First Paying Users (Why $1 Feels Bigger Than $100)
The Psychology of First Paying Users (Why $1 Feels Bigger Than $100)