When it comes to bootstrapping and building software, there's rarely one right answer.
The Panel is a new podcast with a purpose: explore the nuance. We want to move past the easy answers, "drive-by advice," and Twitter gurus.
https://panelpodcast.com/
B2B SaaS founder @lepsta.com โข 12 years in Software Development โข 11 years in entrepreneurship โข 6 years working remotely โข Father & Husband.
Software Engineer interested in Ruby, Elixir, distributed systems and programming language internals.
Rails Luminary building GoRails.com, JumpstartRails.com, Hatchbox.io, RailsBytes.com, Remote Ruby Podcast and lots of open source projects.
Do things that scare you.
https://excid3.com
Friendly marketer, human, and entrepreneur. Itโs good to see you here. Everything changes โ donโt be afraid.
โจ Founder of @DoubleYourEcommerce.com - helping Shopify merchants grow their organic revenue with SEO and email
๐ Eugene, Oregon
Software, gifs, caring, silliness, curiosity.
Essays etc.: https://travisnorthcutt.com
Podcast: https://everythingisinterestingpod.com/
Keep showing up.
Iโm in northern Colorado. If you are too or are passing through, drop me a line!
Multidisciplinary Designer, Musician, Permaculturist | building @developerux.com | running @meticulous.com | chief stall mucker @sfumato.farm | MSTDN: @johnathayde@ruby.social https://www.johnathayde.com
Founder & CTO at Haven Headache & Migraine. Making stuff and helping people is my jam.
startups, humor, software, empathy, food, elixir, learning, whatever.
Building apps in #Ruby + #Rails, #ElixirLang + Phoenix LiveView. Loves building useful software.
From ๐ฌ๐ง, based in ๐ฏ๐ต.
๐ Founder of @DiversifyTech.com
๐ I wear many hats as a dev + founder
๐ฅ Mom to two girls
๐ง Neurodivergent
๐
โโ๏ธ Gen AI deinfluencer
โจ she/her
๐ https://buff.ly/41WjmcB
Co-founder @ qpoint.io
๐จโ๐ป Blog @ jonfriesen.ca
๐ Community Mod @ megamaker.co
Be kind and make cool things!
Building an automated video editor (getrecut.com)
Developer founder, Pilot โ๏ธ
Wrote @ daveceddia.com
3x dad, 6.2x runner, 10x plant killer, principal engineer, violinist.
I build everyoak.com, mailtimer.com, onetimefax.com
Weather data wrangler, Melbourne Australia. @bsky.app blocked my DMs because I'm Australian. Contact me on email at FIRST_NAME at theweatherchaser.com if you need to get in touch.
product, engineering, SaaS, remote work
Wfh dad x2, helping small business owners save thousands each year via AugustaPlanner.com
Other projects include:
mycpaconnect.com
justsendit.email
rails.market
susanssudoku.com
๐ Founder of Llama Life: app for ADHD Tasks & Routines www.llamalife.co
๐ง Late-diagnosed ADHD
๐ Co-host www.ADHDfounders.xyz
Dad of two - Founder of https://nusii.com - Bootstrapper - Ruby on Rails
SW-engineer who made https://customerping.ai, an AI that finds customers for your business while you do something else.
Now working on eliza.money, a social network designed for private stock investors.
I love "Matrix".
Designer
@fractional.design โ hire a design leader
@mailful.com โย email for your domains
rowera.com โย semantic CMS
https://inlรคgg.com โ Swedish social media platform
https://indlรฆg.com โ Danish social media platform
Ex ustwo, Bang & Olufsen, Hyper Island
Co-founder of Beyond Code. We're building essential tools for Laravel and PHP developers: Herd, Tinkerwell and Expose.
herd.laravel.com
tinkerwell.app
expose.dev
Building https://podscan.fm so that people and brands can track their mentions on podcasts.
I write, podcast & make videos in public. Calmly.
Bootstrapping: https://arvid.link/sold
Audience-First: https://arvid.link/embedded
Audience-Building: https:
Community builder. Indie founder. Unschooler. 5x Mother. AuDHD . She/her. ๐ฌ๐ง
โDonโt let the social networks have all the funโ
๐ Rosie.land: writing about community building
๐ช Founder & CEO @ministryoftesting.com
President, .NET Foundation
CTO. Consultant. Microsoft MVP.
I ๐ #dotnet #azure. I run Hampton Roads .NET, Hampton Roads Azure groups, and a little conference called RevolutionConf.
https://consultwithgriff.com/courses
๐Chesapeake, Virginia
Sign up for my newsletter ๐ http://sideprojectmvp.com for tips & tricks from someone who has built 120 side projects (https://iworkedon.com/@mubashariqbal).
Building @blueskydirectory.com & Stealth Project
๐ก - https://mubs.me
Creator, Writer
Creating:
๐ Wavepal โข friend CRM @wavepal.app
๐ฒ Flux โข Bluesky client app @fluxapp.blue
๐ SkyLink โข Bluesky ext. skylink.blue
Writing:
๐ Extra Focus โข ADHD book extrafocusbook.com
๐ฎ ADHD newsletter extrafocus.com
๐คซ Unannounced B2B SaaS founder
๐ BlogMaker.app founder
๐ podcasting https://bootstrapping-saas.transistor.fm
๐ค thinking at valsopi.com
๐พ bullish on AI
๐ฅณ here to make friends
๐ฃ๏ธ /mer-AHT/
๐จ๐ปโ๐ป Web Developer
๐ปโโ๏ธ Indie Maker @polarhabits.com
๐ชท Indie Maker @therapyspace.co
๐ ๏ธ Ex-Stripe Tinkerer
Staff Engineer. Ex-Shopify. Bootstrapper wannabe. Father of two.
Dad, founder of approximated.app, developer (usually #elixirlang). Friendly and sincere.
I mostly post about dev, things I'm working on, and stray thoughts about business/work/entrepreneurship.
Programmer by day, programmer by night.
Blog: https://push.cx Bootstrapping: https://recheck.dev
I run https://lobste.rs and stream office hours Mon+Thu: https://push.cx/stream
For people migrating, I was @pushcx on Twitter. I use he/him.
Bootstrapper, software developer, poker player.
Founded 2005: HelpSpot
Founded 2014: LaraJobs (@larajobs.com)
Founded 2025: Outro (@outro.fm)
CoHost: Mostly Technical Podcast (@mostlytechnical.com)
Artsy photos: https://www.instagram.com/ianlandsman/
Founder/CEO at @Ghost.org - Geographically restless.
Mostly posting about publishing, media, open source, JavaScript, Laravel, bootstrapping, SaaS, activitypub, and design.
geriatric millennial joshuawood.net/bsky
โฏ
software โข information โข systems โข dystopia โข hope
signal: joshuawood.17
Christian, husband, dad, co-founder of Honeybadger.io, fan of Ruby, creator of the faker gem, EV nut (1, 2, and 4-wheel), LSU football fan, and cycling enthusiast in the PNW.
๐ฎ Notion warlock at notionmastery.com
๐งฑ Product maker at weareokidoki.com
๐ค Latest at typeoneerror.com
๐จโ๐ Volunteer firefighter (Lt.)
๐จโ๐ป Hacker (rb/js/ios/php)
๐น Producer (soundcloud.com/hacynth)
๐ง DJ (mixcloud.com/hacynth)
Avatar by Vic Nguyen
only srs biz content over here ๐ web - dev - design - saas - edu biz - copywriting - sales - ethics - rants
if you're over 35, i probably taught you rails or javascript performance
personal account @amyhoy.bsky.social
Keyword, buzzword, half-truth, adjective, hey look at me! (founder of two unicorns: http://WPEngine.com, http://SmartBear.com).
Writing for 18 years at: https://longform.asmartbear.com
@honeybadger.io co-founder ๐งก
@joshuawood.net worksonified๐ด๏ธ
Blog: https://joshuawood.net โ๏ธ
Podcast: @founder.quest ๐๏ธ
Developer-first monitoring and observability. ๐
I donโt post here, follow me on X: x.com/adamwathan
I spend my days building @judoscale.com to help developers optimize their web hosting.
Follow me to hear about...
๐ Ruby on Rails
๐ Heroku & PaaS
๐ธ Independent SaaS
Also on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamlogic/
Dev+Founder+Dad -> Wafris, SendCheckIt, Knowatoa, ExpeditedWAF.
Mostly post about cybersecurity and AI SEO stuff.
Discover how your brand ranks in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini at knowatoa.com/bsky
Marketer turned bootstrapper. Learning Ruby and building internet businesses.
meetlars.com - your AI marketing strategist
apacagencies.com - discover top agencies in asia
craft.tattoo - turn tattoo ideas into designs
I also play drums and bake pizza.
I run a small software dev shop called Thunk.dev with some of my closest friends.
I live in Philly, grew up in Japan, and was raised by hiphop and the internet.
โค๏ธ Laravel
Family guy โข Software engineer / music producer โข Mostly building speakflow.com โข Prev. software @ Apple โ Los Angeles.
Posting about SaaS, coding (javascript/ruby on rails) and music
Founder CEO of @buffer.com. Building a long term, independent, profitable business with big ambitions, focused on value for customers and team.
https://joel.is
lvl 16 half-orc nerd. jazz lover. freak for synths.
education @vercel.com. education products at @badass.dev. building @egghead.io since 2013.
now ๐ https://joelhooks.com/now
PDX (Vancouver, WA)
- Helping SaaSโs track how AI's represent them with knowatoa.com
- Been programming for 25+ years
- Believes being a dev is a marketing/sales super power
Fullstack Dev โฏ JSโ CSS Node โฏ JavaScript30.com โฏ wesbos.com/courses โฏ ๐ฅ Tips โฏ Podcast @syntax.fm
Co-founder of Outseta.
www.outseta.com
Bootstrapping seotesting.com
Lucky enough to live in Bude, Cornwall
Notion educator
Productivity YouTuber (and on @nebula.tv)
JS developer (with many skill issues)
Improv guitarist
Rhythm game nerd
ย
Currently building flylighter.com, an advanced web clipper for Notion.
๐ง๐ปโ๐ป Web developer & designer
Building
โข ilo.so - all your stats in one place
โข pollkit.co - polls for email
Ghost Expert: danrowden.com/ghost-expert/
Developer Experience Engineer at loops.so
US-born indie maker in Japan
๐ฏ๐ต http://japan-dev.com
In Tokyo? Hit me up โ ๐
โจ dabbler ๐ collector ๐ฐ @maybe.co ๐ฑ synthfinance.com *๏ธโฃ revise.dev ๐งฐ toolstash.com โ @shpigford everywhere else
Founder and head honcho at punchpass.com Exploring all the mtb and ski lines in northern VT. Get outside. You'll feel better.
I'm writing a book: Kill the HiPPO: How small, bootstrapped software companies decide what feature to build next.
Follow along or be a beta reader at killthehippo.com
7-figure exit | wildfront.co โข wildfront.co/community โข churnzap.com โข brandedcharts.com โข cleanpix.co โข domainstorm.io โข viewexport.com โข legaltechtitan.com
๐ฉโ๐ป CEO & Co-Founder @Geocod.io
๐ Author of Deploy Empathy, a practical guide to interviewing customers (Updated and Expanded edition out now!)
Free time: bookworm, gymnast, being outside
she/her | ๐บ๐ธ in ๐ฉ๐ฐ
ranked #1 for "funny copywriter" (i killed all the others)
www.punchlinecopy.com
Rails developer, startup founder. Accidentally started 3 businesses.
https://www.bitmappeddesigns.com
https://www.simplefileupload.com
Writer, traveler, entrepreneur. Currently in Costa Rica.
Former projects acquired: Copyblogger, Rainmaker, StudioPress.
further.net
Building ambitious indie products. Co-founder typefully.com
๐ฅ Fractional DevRel for @Outseta.com
๐ฉโ๐ป Fractional CTO for Whee.no
๐บ http://youtube.com/QueenRaae/live
๐ https://airbnb.no/rooms/17871018
Ghostwriter and SEO writer for hire ๐ฐ
I write the High Signal newsletter
Follow me for bootstrapper news, interviews with founders and build in public updates
highsignal.io/newsletter/
petecodes.io
I can't read my DMs here
Founder of @postpone.app. Posting about tech, startups, sports, U.S. politics, and movies mostly.
Be curious, not judgmental.
๐ www.postpone.app
Working @metamonster.ai and Slackletter, Head of Growth at Scout
Work -> SEO, marketing, product
Free time -> Hiking, robotics, travel, food
๐ http://andrewaskins.com
๐๏ธ https://smalleffortspod.com
๐ฆ https://discoshrimp.lol
๐ https://slackletter.com/
Overthinker. Designer & co-founder:
๐ชถ @typefully.com 1.5M ARR
๐ mailbrew.com (sold)
๐ง lofi.cafe
Having fun sim-racing ๐
I directed a sci-fi short film once, maybe Iโll tell more stories in the future.
Having fun, doing stuff.
#buildinpublic #webdev #indieweb
๐ ryanhefner.com
๐๏ธ allplay.fm
๐ฌ webmentions.com
๐ฅ opengraphs.com
โฑ๏ธ commune.software
๐ starterpacks.net
Building https://openfreemap.org and http://maphub.net
Writing on http://blog.hyperknot.com
Loves paragliding
Father, outdoors, snowboarding, full stack dev ๐จ๐ฆ
Active: Status List (statuslist.app), Consulting (http://blue-giraffe.ca)
Podcast: https://searchingforsaas.com
About Me: https://natebosscher.com
Founder BoltAI.com. Sharing my solopreneurship journey.
๐ป Co-founder / Engineering at @userlist.com
๐๏ธ Co-host at slowandsteadypodcast.com
๐ ๏ธ Ruby, Rails, Ember.js, PostgreSQL
โค๏ธ Loves music, food, and cooking
๐ฅ Plays the drums
benediktdeicke.com
Building new stuff at Stripe.
Previously: Apple, Google, Thoughtworks, trading, founder.
Open source: websocketd, xstream, hamcrest, and othersโฆ
github.com/joewalnes
linkedin.com/in/joewalnes
x.com/joewalnes
Web evangelist at Apple ๏ฃฟ, founder CodeNewbie (acquired), developer, creator, chief baker of the Try Bakery (located in my kitchen โค๏ธ)
I work at https://panic.com
Find me at https://cabel.com
๐Portland, OR
Founder SignWell and Bidsketch. My personal blog: http://extendslogic.com
Bootstrapping indie startups after 3 exits โข deftlyapp.com โข usepoodle.com
Building independence and playing the great online game.
Writing about:
- Life as an indie founder
- Startups and growth ideas
- Biz templates and frameworks
- Lessons from history
Current:
- ateamoverseas.com
Previous:
- mercury.com
- definite.app
Genuinely desire success in those around you and do what you can to make it happen.
Founder of Flagrant a software design & development consultancy.
https://www.beflagrant.com
He/him
Freelancer. Founder @ Metrics Watch (sold in 2024). Dev. Community guy. Father, husband, music aficionado, (board & video) gamer, etc. #SaaS #Ruby #Linux #Godot
self-taught ruby dev turned startup founder
something something building something new
everything i post is satire
Founder of DNSimple, vendor of duct tape, purveyor of UDP packets. He/him. Mastodon: https://ruby.social/@aeden
๐ณ๐ฌ, computer dude, hip-hop lover. software eng at Stripe. previously at PlanetScale, GitHub, DigitalOcean, and IBM Watson.
Building pod.link โฆ Sr. Product Designer at linktr.ee โฆ Full of information. Some of itโs actually useful. โฆ he/him
Vibe bootstrapping a software holding co & a service holding co. Previously CTO for an 8-figure exit. Husband, dad, & โ๏ธ
CraftedWeb.to
i like to build things that help ppl. ex-citadel. ex-google.
Scaling SaaS for a living. Busy building Upvoty ($60k/mrr) & helping others scale to $10k/mrr. Want to learn how? Start for free: https://mikestrives.com/free
Went from CTO to solopreneur, and now building an empire one business at a time. Currently growing https://saaspegasus.com
You know, Django ๐ฆ Former Fellow, 6.x Steering Council and Security Team member. Maintainer of a package or two. Django Chat co-host ๐๏ธ
Not really here. Thereโs a bridged account from the fedi at https://bsky.app/profile/carlton.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy
