How Getting Screwed by Indeed Led to 7,500 Users and a Recruiter-Angering Feature3 September 2026·4 minsIndie-Hacker Business TechnologyIndeed laid off my pregnant wife, so I built a competitor. Here’s how we got to 7,500 users and why recruiters are about to be mad.
Built a Live AI Virtual Try-On for Retail. Does It Suck, or is it Genius?3 September 2026·4 minsIndie-Hacker Business TechnologyTried making an AI-powered virtual try-on for e-commerce. Here’s how it went (and why it was harder than it sounded).
I Spent Too Long on My Side Project. Was It Worth It?2 September 2026·3 minsIndie-Hacker Side-Project ProductivityOne redditor called their project an ‘opus.’ Here’s why that matters, and when to stop before you fall into the same trap.
I Made a Flight Simulator Where You're Just the Passenger (Because Why Not?)2 September 2026·4 minsIndie-Hacker Side Projects TechnologyA hilarious and oddly relaxing side project: a flight sim where all you can do is sit and wait for the ‘plane’ to land.
Emotional Isolation: The Real Boss Fight of Solo Projects1 September 2026·4 minsIndie-Hacker Business Mental-HealthTech is hard, but the emotional drain of building alone is what really gets you. Here’s why and what helped me survive.
How Successful App Creators Got Past the Hardest Part: Getting Started1 September 2026·5 minsIndie-Hacker App-Development Side-ProjectBreaking the inertia of your side project is brutal. Here’s how others actually did it—and how you can too.
Not Your Mom's Free App Blocker (Because It's My Mom's: I Built It, She Installed It, and Now She's Using Facebook Less!)1 September 2026·4 minsIndie-Hacker Tools ProductivityHow I accidentally turned my mom into the first beta tester for my app blocker.
How I Went From 1 to 4 Customers in Six Days: Lessons and Next Steps1 September 2026·4 minsIndie-Hacker Entrepreneurship Side-ProjectFour customers in six days sounds nice, but here’s the play-by-play of what actually mattered—and what probably didn’t.
Be Careful When Creating Gmail Accounts for Your Projects31 August 2026·4 minsIndie-Hacker Business TechnologyYour new app doesn’t need 12 Gmail accounts, and copying passwords into Notion will haunt you later. Here’s how to do it right.
Your AI-Generated SaaS is Probably a Waste of Time (But Let’s Check the Math)31 August 2026·5 minsIndie-Hacker Business TechnologyIs building an AI-powered SaaS actually worth it, or did you just waste 3 months on auto-generated fluff? Here’s how to know.