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| Story | What it does there | When | Cost stated | Grade | Source |
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| Base44 | Second channel for the founder's public posts about users, costs and profit. formerly Twitter | B | TechCrunch, 18 June 2025: 6-month-old, solo-owned vibe coder Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash | ||
| Magnific | The founder posted AI tutorials for a year before launch; that audience and creators' before-and-after posts were the only marketing. called Twitter in the source | B | The Decoder, May 2024: Magnific AI co-founder predicts the rise of one-person unicorns propelled by AI after exit | ||
| HeadshotPro | Launch channel: the founder announced the product to his followers on 16 March 2023 and posted in public afterwards. formerly Twitter | since March 2023 | B | A public page outside the story's source list | |
| PDF.ai | Channel for the acquisition announcement, the relaunch and the founder's public revenue posts. formerly Twitter | since May 2023 | B | 5 Biz Fri newsletter, May 2023: PDF.AI, $23k in 6 days | |
| Jenni AI | Paid small influencers to post about the tool; one viral post in July 2022 brought the first large audience. formerly Twitter | B | Starter Story, 12 December 2024: How a 27-Year-Old Grew Jenni AI To $5M ARR in 2 Years | ||
| remove.bg | The founder announced the tool there on 17 December 2018; with Product Hunt the main customer channel. formerly Twitter | B | Trending Topics, 30 August 2019: Remove.bg: Dieses Wiener Startup entfernt mit AI die Hintergründe aus deinen Bildern | ||
| Polsia | Main channel: the founder ran the fundraising in public there in February 2026; the agents also post for each customer company from Polsia's account. formerly Twitter | B | GTMnow podcast, 1 June 2026: Inside the Company that Raised $30M at a $250M Valuation With 0 Employees | ||
| Jungle | The founder replied to a viral post asking for this tool and messaged everyone who engaged, which brought the first 100 users. | since January 2023 | B | Yuma Ueno's newsletter, 7 July 2026: The Guy Who Built the MVP in a 21-hour and Grew an AI Flashcard App to $100K/Month | |
| Laper | Beta users earned referral points for posts about Laper on X; the founder posts there to 46,306 followers. | B | AI Dev Cases, 3 September 2026: "I Didn't Write a Single Line of Code": A Former Screenwriter Built a 100,000-Line AI Screenwriting Tool With Claude Code Alone, Hitting $40K+ MRR in 8 Months | ||
| Wrestle AI | The founder publishes his growth figures and his playbook on his X account. | B | AI Dev Cases, 24 August 2026: A Non-Coder, 18 — How Wrestle AI Turned a No-Code Build Into $131,863 in Six Months | ||
| Chatbase | The launch channel: a demo posted to 16 followers spread widely and brought the first paying customers. called Twitter at the time | since February 2023 | C | Indie Hackers, 2023, interview by Channing Allen: How a college student reached $64,000/mo in 6 months by being an AI first mover | |
| Cal AI | Where the founders met their two partners and recruited most of the team; the founder's viral posts there also brought press coverage. | C | Latka interview with Zach Yadegari, May 2025: How Cal AI hit $35M ARR and 20,000 daily downloads in under a year | ||
| Photo AI | The founder's own posts to several hundred thousand followers were the launch channel and the main traffic source. called Twitter in the source | C | Indie Hackers, 2025: Photo AI by Pieter Levels, complete deep dive case study, $0 to $132K MRR | ||
| TypingMind | Launch and main sales channel: the founder posted the app and every update to his followers. formerly Twitter | since March 2023 | C | Indie Hackers, 2023: How a tool that improves the UI for ChatGPT reached $10k/mo only a few months after launch | |
| Interior AI | Launch channel: the founder posted a thread on how he built the site to his followers on 4 October 2022. formerly Twitter | since October 2022 | C | Pieter Levels on X, 4 October 2022: Here's how I built interiorai.com from scratch in 5 days | |
| Formula Bot | The founder replied first under posts by Excel influencers and Microsoft Excel accounts, with a link to the site. formerly Twitter | C | Starter Story, 21 March 2023: I Turned My Side Project into A $26K/Month SaaS Tool, interview with David Bressler | ||
| Tweet Hunter | Main sales channel: the founders' own accounts, the launch, and partner JK Molina's audience. formerly Twitter | C | Failory, 28 May 2022: Bootstrapping a Twitter-related SaaS to $41K/mo | ||
| AudioPen | Main channel: the founder built in public for his 10,000 followers, who became the first paying users. formerly Twitter | C | AI Makers newsletter, 16 May 2023: 500 paying customers in 1 month | ||
| Podsqueeze | Launch announcement to the founder's about 4,000 followers. formerly Twitter | C | SaaStrappers, 17 March 2024: From podcasting to a tool for podcasters, Tiago Ferreira | ||
| SiteGPT | Launch channel: one post to about 10,000 followers on 30 March 2023, then monthly public revenue updates. formerly Twitter | C | Starter Story, 8 October 2023: How my AI side project grew to $15K MRR in just a few months | ||
| Talknotes | Soft launch to the founder's followers on 14 August 2023: more than 4,000 visitors and 800 sign-ups. formerly Twitter | since August 2023 | C | Nico Jeannen's blog diary, 30 August 2023 onwards: TalkNotes, From $0 to $200,000 in 1 year | |
| NightCafe | The company account ran a weekly prompt contest, #ModifierMonday, in 2021, and the founder reposted results. formerly Twitter | C | Angus Russell on X: 16 August 2021, 12 October 2021, 3 September 2024, 22 October 2025 and 24 June 2026 | ||
| Postiz | From 2026 the main content channel: weekly videos and long articles that teach a result and mention Postiz. formerly Twitter | C | Nevo David on X, 7 September 2026: I make $2.2m ARR, and this is how I sell SaaS with ChatGPT Astra | ||
| Arcads | The founder posts about AI ads there; a customer's video that spread on it in March 2024 brought hundreds of sales. formerly Twitter | C | Founderpath, interview by Nathan Latka recorded 14 November 2025, published 10 December 2025: How Arcads Grew to $10M ARR in 20 Months With AI Video Ads and a Sales Team | ||
| Faceless.video | One paid thread by a known account on X brought the first sign-ups and revenue at launch. formerly Twitter | about US$200 for the first paid thread (US$250 by other accounts) | C | Gistly, 3 August 2025: Build a $1M No-Code SaaS: Faceless Video Success | |
| AutoShorts.ai | The founder posts his revenue figures there, which brings affiliates and influencers who then promote the product. formerly Twitter | C | X post by Eric Smith, 11 June 2025: the results of May 2025, revenue and MRR | ||
| DocsBot AI | The founder posts build-in-public updates there; one viral post about DocsBot in March 2023 brought the first customers. formerly Twitter | C | Aaron Edwards' blog, 2 April 2024: article on reaching $500K ARR after launching 8 products in 6 months | ||
| Magai | The founder posts regular build-in-public updates about the business there. formerly Twitter | C | Magai blog, Dustin W. Stout, 5 July 2023: Making $114,238 in 15 days: WTF Just Happened? | ||
| Headlime | The founder showed his progress and previews in public there; he names it a main acquisition channel. formerly Twitter | C | Failory, 18 January 2022: Building & Selling a SaaS for +$1M in 8 Months, interview with Danny Postma | ||
| Softgen | The founder's demo post of 12 July 2024 got about 100,000 views; the second founder posted the growth numbers there. formerly Twitter | C | Marko Kraemer on X, 12 July 2024: Softgen, our new autonomous AI developer | ||
| CoCo AI | Third outreach channel: direct messages to founders and marketers of online stores. formerly Twitter | C | Gojiberry blog, Romàn Czerny, 25 April 2025: I used this pitch deck to bootstrap my SaaS to $500K in annual recurring revenue in 9 months | ||
| My AskAI | Build-in-public posts and replies to large accounts brought early users in 2023. | C | NoCodeLife, 11 April 2023, interview by Kieran Ball: $0 to $6k MRR in 1.5 months with a no-code app | ||
| BoltAI | Main early channel: the founder showed the prototype and posted new features every week. | C | Daniel Nguyen's newsletter, 29 September 2024: Sep 2024: Interview on Indie Hackers | ||
| Revid.ai | The founder posts each launch and each revenue figure to his followers; he calls it his favorite marketing channel. | C | Tibo Louis-Lucas on X, 17 September 2026: tools I pay for to run my $1m MRR portfolio | ||
| CreativeClaw | The founder and the company account post product news and a demonstration for each new model. | C | Itay Dressler on X, 11 September 2026, and the company posts of the same day about first place on Unicorne | ||
| SEObot | The founder's account of about 117,000 followers announced the product and posts its results daily. | C | GetLatka interview page, interview date 15 May 2025: How MarsX.dev Reached $3.5M ARR Across 20 AI-Powered Tools in 2025 | ||
| LocalRank | The founder announced the launch there with a discount code; he says the post brought 20% of the launch revenue. | since March 2025 | C | Jacky Chou on X, 22 March 2026: YouTube converts 15x better than X, our LocalRank .so launch | |
| SoundBoost.ai | Company and founder accounts: product announcements and replies to customers who post their songs. | C | Berkan Cesur's X timeline, September 2021 to October 2026 | ||
| Glossa.live | Company account since September 2025 for product news and usage figures, and the founder's own account for revenue posts; both have few followers. formerly Twitter | since September 2025 | C | Glossa on X (@glossa_ai), posts of February to October 2026 | |
| Voicy | The founder posts Voicy's numbers and updates on X, where the product has its own account. | C | Kourosh Ghaffari on X, 30 September 2026: US$11,000 MRR, 2,000 paying users, Romeo | ||
| Superpower ChatGPT | The company account @spchatgpt posts feature updates and the founder's story. | C | Superpower ChatGPT on X (@spchatgpt), posts of 16 to 31 July 2026: version 8 and the founder's thread on his Indie Hackers story | ||
| Nichesss | The founder's posts on X brought the first sale and his access to GPT-3. | since December 2020 | C | Indie Hackers product page: Nichesss | |
| Coachvox AI | The founder's posts and collaborations with AI accounts on X brought customers. | C | Starter Story, 5 September 2023: We Built An AI Coach For Creators And Hit 6-Figures Revenue Pre-Launch | ||
| aiCarousels | Build-in-public posts during the ten-day challenge and later product updates. formerly Twitter | since May 2023 | C | Starter Story, 28 November 2023: I Accidentally Built A SaaS in 10 Days & Quit My 9-5, interview with Fernando Pessagno | |
| LLM Gateway | The company account announces each new model and endpoint. | C | LLM Gateway on X: profile and recent posts | ||
| ChatSEO | The co-founders and the company post SEO guides and launch videos on X that link to the free trial. | C | Nicholas Dulait (@NicholasDulait) on X: profile and posts from 3 to 14 October 2026 | ||
| ChatEDU | The founder announced an agent update for ChatEDU on X on 13 January 2025; the post had 463 views. | since January 2025 | C | Vasco Singh on X, 13 January 2025: AI agents are the most powerful tool a student can have today | |
| AI Toolbox | The product account @get_ai_toolbox and the co-founder's account post product tips and answer users. | C | AI Toolbox: About Infi Developments, the team behind AI Toolbox | ||
| Visualizee.ai | The founder posts Visualizee's numbers and lessons there in public, to about 1,041 followers. formerly Twitter | C | TrustMRR markdown profile: Visualizee.ai, revenue synced 14 October 2026 | ||
| Koe | The founder and the company post demos, new models and the July 2026 MRR milestone; the posts had 18 to 388 views. | C | Koe home page, read 14 October 2026 | ||
| The Influencer AI | The founder and the company account announce launches and new features on X. | C | The Influencer AI home page, October 2026 | ||
| AppAlchemy | Influencer posts on X, then called Twitter, brought customers after Reddit; his own account had about 100 followers. | C | Diego Roshardt on X, 14 June 2025: $17k MRR with no audience | ||
| FounderPal | The founders' accounts announce each free tool and product; the founder says it is not the main channel. | C | No Code Exits, 27 September 2024: How Dan Kulkov grew FounderPal to $100,000 revenue with free tools | ||
| Screenshot to Code | The founder announced the tool, revenue milestones, model updates and a 2024 sale offer in his posts. | since November 2023 | C | Abi Raja on X, 15 November 2023: the release post | |
| Vidon.ai | The founder's account; it posted almost daily video-marketing tips in early 2024 and had 43 followers in October 2026. | C | Alex Robinson on X: @alex_vidon_ai | ||
| traxy | The founder's posts on X bring trials; one post in August 2026 brought 20 times the usual daily sign-ups. | C | Ben Buaron on X, 29 August 2026: 20 times the daily sign-ups from one post | ||
| Supergrow | The founders posted progress and monthly revenue reports there, which drew customers, the deal platform and investors. | C | Deven Bhooshan's blog, 21 April 2025: From Zero to $230K ARR: The Indie Hacker's Playbook | ||
| Notis | The founder's posts comparing Notis with Notion AI. Twitter | C | Notis blog, 19 June 2025: The messaging-first wedge, what's actually working for Notis right now | ||
| SuperbulletAI | The founder posts announcements and demo videos of the product on X. | C | Froredion on X, profile | ||
| Dalea AI | The founder posted progress on X; he wrote that viral posts there brought visitors who rarely signed up. building in public | C | Bruno Kalil's posts on X, 22 February to 6 October 2026 | ||
| Adle | The chief executive posts advertising advice on X, sometimes about Adle, to about 250 followers. | C | TrustMRR: Adle, Stripe-verified revenue profile (data as of October 2026) | ||
| Sleek | The founder's posts of finished designs and the early-access post before the launch; he had about 8,000 followers. | C | Indie Hackers, 13 January 2026: Hitting $10k MRR in six weeks with an AI design tool, by James Fleischmann | ||
| Skillry | A marketing channel that the founder lists on TrustMRR. | C | TrustMRR markdown profile: Skillry, synced 15 October 2026 | ||
| Chat Thing | The founders posted demo videos and progress updates there, and the posts filled the waitlist. | C | Pixelhop blog, 12 June 2023, by Jozef Maxted: The story of Chat Thing, bootstrapping our first side project to £5000 MRR in under 3 months | ||
| EasyGen | The founder posted his monthly revenue updates on X, and newsletters such as Tiny Startups copied them to their readers. | C | Tiny Startups newsletter, 1 July 2024: issue 18, quoting Ruben Hassid's post on X of 30 June 2024 | ||
| AI2SQL | The founder promoted the product from the @heyAI2sql account, according to a third-party write-up. @heyAI2sql account | C | Linh BaDien, 11 September 2025: AI2SQL, From Idea to $100K ARR in One Year with a Solo Founder | ||
| AIDesigner | The founder's posts and feature demos, which a compiled page calls his main marketing channel. | C | MRR Story, May 2026: From $1K to $9.5K MRR in 30 Days: The Solo AI Tool Fixing Ugly 'Vibe-Coded' Apps |
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