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Maya Reyes
building linkfold · solo
hi, i'm maya. shipping every day until $10k MRR.
2.4k
followers
147
ships
68
streak
MRRlast 90d
$4,280↑ 24%
+$700 this weekon track →
beta · opencloses fri
Looking for 20 beta testers
2 weeks of access · weekly call · honest feedback only.
🎉 milestonejust now
We just hit 1,000 users.
thank you to every single one of you. wild.
🎉46🚀86🔥43👏107💙58
linkfoldv1.0 · live
nextjspostgresstripe
📞 customer callsthis week
5 calls. 3 patterns.
- 01everyone wants Slack import.
- 02pricing is fine. trust is not.
- 03onboarding loses people at step 3.
avg call · 28 min5 / 5 booked
waitlistlast 13d
612+354 this week
signups / day↑ 5.4× since launch
👥 looking foropen
Technical co-founder
Jordan Park · Toronto
$200k ARR · solo · ready to scale
ML/infra strong. equal equity. async-first. let's build the next 5 yrs together.
pythonawsdistributed sys
Cancelled three other tools the day I signed up. Genuinely.
Ben Whittaker
PM · Loop · paid customer
💬 feedback inbox3 unread
- @maya love it. one ask: keyboard shortcuts.2m ago · feature
- @theo would pay double for an API.14m ago · pricing
- @nia export to csv?
👥 community2.4k members
Solo SaaS
for the ones building alone, together.
🌱 bootstrap updatemonth 18
$0 raised. $4.2k MRR.
no investors. no runway pressure. just users paying for value.
18
months
$0
raised
profit
since m12
💰 bountyopen
Build a Notion → Slack sync
2 days work · prefer TS · open source bonus
$850
+4
top comment · #ship-day2h
Ren O. · OP
don't optimize for a market that doesn't exist yet. ship the smallest thing, talk to 5 people, repeat.
312· reply· share
this. saved my last 3 launches.
Maya Reyes
building linkfold · solo
hi, i'm maya. shipping every day until $10k MRR.
2.4k
followers
147
ships
68
streak
MRRlast 90d
$4,280↑ 24%
+$700 this weekon track →
beta · opencloses fri
Looking for 20 beta testers
2 weeks of access · weekly call · honest feedback only.
🎉 milestonejust now
We just hit 1,000 users.
thank you to every single one of you. wild.
🎉46🚀86🔥43👏107💙58
linkfoldv1.0 · live
nextjspostgresstripe
📞 customer callsthis week
5 calls. 3 patterns.
- 01everyone wants Slack import.
- 02pricing is fine. trust is not.
- 03onboarding loses people at step 3.
avg call · 28 min5 / 5 booked
waitlistlast 13d
612+354 this week
signups / day↑ 5.4× since launch
👥 looking foropen
Technical co-founder
Jordan Park · Toronto
$200k ARR · solo · ready to scale
ML/infra strong. equal equity. async-first. let's build the next 5 yrs together.
pythonawsdistributed sys
Cancelled three other tools the day I signed up. Genuinely.
Ben Whittaker
PM · Loop · paid customer
💬 feedback inbox3 unread
- @maya love it. one ask: keyboard shortcuts.2m ago · feature
- @theo would pay double for an API.14m ago · pricing
- @nia export to csv?
👥 community2.4k members
Solo SaaS
for the ones building alone, together.
🌱 bootstrap updatemonth 18
$0 raised. $4.2k MRR.
no investors. no runway pressure. just users paying for value.
18
months
$0
raised
profit
since m12
💰 bountyopen
Build a Notion → Slack sync
2 days work · prefer TS · open source bonus
$850+4
top comment · #ship-day2h
Ren O. · OP
don't optimize for a market that doesn't exist yet. ship the smallest thing, talk to 5 people, repeat.
312· reply· share
this. saved my last 3 launches.
Aria Solano· @aria · 2h
unpopular opinion: deleting features is the most underrated growth lever there is.
128421.2k48k
do you actually struggle to track usage analytics across 5+ tools, or is that just me?
318 builders responded · signal > noise
📰 pressthis morning
Featured #2 on Hacker News
“a refreshing take on indie SaaS” — 487 upvotes, 124 comments
news.ycombinator.com
Show HN: I built linkfold in 90 days while working full-time
1245648712k
💼 hiringrole 1 of 1
First engineer
full-stack · TS · async · early equity · ship something every day.
remote$140-180k0.5-1.5%
42 applied · 3 finalists
🏆 top buildersthis week
- 1
Maya R.12 ships
- 2
Luca B.9 ships
- 3
Theo K.8 ships
⭐ open sourcegithub.com/iris/usable
1,240stars+520 this wk
42 forks18 contrib7 open PR
📨 newsletter · issue 24just sent
How we hit 10k MRR in 11 months
3,481
sent
62%
open
14%
click
virtual meetup
Ship Day · May 14
12 builders · live demos · open Q&A
live now324 watching
Theo K.
refactoring auth — pair with me
auth.ts
12export async function signIn(
13 email: string
14) {
15 const user = await db.find(
● 1:24:08
idea → a lightweight calendar for solo founders that auto-schedules deep work blocks based on your energy patterns.
would you use this?
214 yes· 38 maybe · 12 no
Sana W.
voice note · 2 min ago
0:140:42
early access offer
First 100 · 50% off forever
a thank-you to the people who showed up before we did.
62/ 100 claimed
CODE: BUILDER50week in revieww17 · 2026
3
ships
+$420
MRR
+87
users
biggest unlock: stopped doing demo calls, built a 3-min loom instead.
milestone unlocked🎯
First $1k MRR
from idea to revenue in 94 days.
$0 → $1,000+247 cheering
weeklyw17
DAU
1,284+8%
Trial
312+12%
Paid
47+3
Churn
1.8%−0.4
ship streak68 days
last 14 weekslessmore
l
linkfold
one link for everything you ship.
NEWv1.0open beta
#1 of the day
next: dark mode or shortcuts?
dark mode63%
shortcuts28%
both9%
428 votes · 2d left
tried Stripe Connect. failed twice. here's the fix →
× webhook_secret_mismatch
at server.ts:47
→ rotated key, all good
86 · saved by 142
activitynow
Iris L. hit $5k MRRmilestone
Nia O. opened a threadthread
Aria Solano· @aria · 2h
unpopular opinion: deleting features is the most underrated growth lever there is.
128421.2k48k
do you actually struggle to track usage analytics across 5+ tools, or is that just me?
318 builders responded · signal > noise
📰 pressthis morning
Featured #2 on Hacker News
“a refreshing take on indie SaaS” — 487 upvotes, 124 comments
news.ycombinator.com
Show HN: I built linkfold in 90 days while working full-time
1245648712k
💼 hiringrole 1 of 1
First engineer
full-stack · TS · async · early equity · ship something every day.
remote$140-180k0.5-1.5%
42 applied · 3 finalists
🏆 top buildersthis week
- 1
- 2
- 3
⭐ open sourcegithub.com/iris/usable
1,240stars+520 this wk
42 forks18 contrib7 open PR
📨 newsletter · issue 24just sent
How we hit 10k MRR in 11 months
3,481
sent
62%
open
14%
click
virtual meetup
Ship Day · May 14
12 builders · live demos · open Q&A
live now324 watching
Theo K.
refactoring auth — pair with me
auth.ts
12export async function signIn(
13 email: string
14) {
15 const user = await db.find(
● 1:24:08
idea → a lightweight calendar for solo founders that auto-schedules deep work blocks based on your energy patterns.
would you use this?
214 yes· 38 maybe · 12 no
Sana W.
voice note · 2 min ago
0:140:42
early access offer
First 100 · 50% off forever
a thank-you to the people who showed up before we did.
62/ 100 claimed
CODE: BUILDER50week in revieww17 · 2026
3
ships
+$420
MRR
+87
users
biggest unlock: stopped doing demo calls, built a 3-min loom instead.
milestone unlocked🎯
First $1k MRR
from idea to revenue in 94 days.
$0 → $1,000+247 cheering
weeklyw17
DAU
1,284+8%
Trial
312+12%
Paid
47+3
Churn
1.8%−0.4
ship streak68 days
last 14 weekslessmore
l
linkfold
one link for everything you ship.
NEWv1.0open beta
#1 of the day
next: dark mode or shortcuts?
dark mode63%
shortcuts28%
both9%
428 votes · 2d left
tried Stripe Connect. failed twice. here's the fix →
× webhook_secret_mismatch
at server.ts:47
→ rotated key, all good
86 · saved by 142
activitynow
todaylog
- 09:42deployed v0.4.2 to prod
- 10:18fixed pagination off-by-one
- 11:03wrote tests for the auth flow
- 12:30lunch + thinking about pricing
- 14:55shipped onboarding tooltip
days shipped
248/ 365
68% of the year
changelogapr 30
- v0.4Stripe webhooks, finally.
- v0.3dashboard redesign
- v0.2onboarding v2
noteapr 28
Ship today. Polish tomorrow. The polish never lands without the ship.
— from the notebook
last shipapr 30
3h 12m
idea → branch → tests → merge → deploy. five steps, one afternoon.
10m
1h 24m
32m
18m
48m
today3 / 5
- land the auth refactor
- ship pricing page
- DM 5 beta users
- fix the export bug
- write changelog
git · maina3f2c1
$ git commit -m
"feat: add stripe webhooks"
+ if (event.type === 'invoice.paid')
− // todo: handle webhooks
+128 / −423 files
this quarterQ2
$10k MRR by june.
$4.2k / $10k42%
readingthis week
- 01How we got our first 1,000 usersLuca B.
- 02Pricing for indie SaaS, an essayAnu R.
- 03Boring software, loud usersPriya M.
pivotmonth 9
b2b sales analytics
↓
just one good chart, for indies
smaller market. clearer pain. signups doubled in 14 days.
todaylog
- 09:42deployed v0.4.2 to prod
- 10:18fixed pagination off-by-one
- 11:03wrote tests for the auth flow
- 12:30lunch + thinking about pricing
- 14:55shipped onboarding tooltip
days shipped
248/ 365
68% of the year
changelogapr 30
- v0.4Stripe webhooks, finally.
- v0.3dashboard redesign
- v0.2onboarding v2
noteapr 28
Ship today. Polish tomorrow. The polish never lands without the ship.
— from the notebook
last shipapr 30
3h 12m
idea → branch → tests → merge → deploy. five steps, one afternoon.
10m
1h 24m
32m
18m
48m
today3 / 5
- land the auth refactor
- ship pricing page
- DM 5 beta users
- fix the export bug
- write changelog
git · maina3f2c1
$ git commit -m
"feat: add stripe webhooks"
+ if (event.type === 'invoice.paid')
− // todo: handle webhooks
+128 / −423 files
this quarterQ2
$10k MRR by june.
$4.2k / $10k42%
readingthis week
- 01How we got our first 1,000 usersLuca B.
- 02Pricing for indie SaaS, an essayAnu R.
- 03Boring software, loud usersPriya M.
pivotmonth 9
b2b sales analytics
↓
just one good chart, for indies
smaller market. clearer pain. signups doubled in 14 days.
thread · #pricing12 replies
Priya M. started
how do you price v1 — flat or usage-based?
start flat. usage when you have data.
+1 — kept ours flat for 6mo, helped a lot
Show your work. The quiet path is overrated.
— from the notebook
today
deep work · headphones on
🎧
Tim Hecker — Ravedeath, 1972
ambient · loop on
public roadmapQ2
- Stripe webhooksshipped
- Public APIin progress
- Mobile appnext
- Self-hostlater
AMAfri 3pm UTC
Ask me anything about going from 0 → 1k users.
open · drop a Q42 questions in
writingthis week
1,247 words
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t
w
t
f
s
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my stack2026
Next.jsPostgresStripeTailwindVercelRedis
boring, fast, ships every day.
quick checkhow was today?
7-day avg · good
daily ship habit24 / 28
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
6/7
6/7
6/7
6/7
last 4 weeks86%
v1 launchcountdown
14
days
08
hrs
42
min
may 14 · 09:00 UTC
DMnow
this is the most useful thing i've seen all week.
appreciate that. let me know if anything breaks.
thread · #pricing12 replies
Priya M. started
how do you price v1 — flat or usage-based?
start flat. usage when you have data.
+1 — kept ours flat for 6mo, helped a lot
Show your work. The quiet path is overrated.
— from the notebook
today
deep work · headphones on
🎧
Tim Hecker — Ravedeath, 1972
ambient · loop on
public roadmapQ2
- Stripe webhooksshipped
- Public APIin progress
- Mobile appnext
- Self-hostlater
AMAfri 3pm UTC
Ask me anything about going from 0 → 1k users.
open · drop a Q42 questions in
writingthis week
1,247 words
m
t
w
t
f
s
s
my stack2026
Next.jsPostgresStripeTailwindVercelRedis
boring, fast, ships every day.
quick checkhow was today?
7-day avg · good
daily ship habit24 / 28
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
6/7
6/7
6/7
6/7
last 4 weeks86%
v1 launchcountdown
14
days
08
hrs
42
min
may 14 · 09:00 UTC
DMnow
this is the most useful thing i've seen all week.
appreciate that. let me know if anything breaks.
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