The MOST important part of your startup is... #solopreneur #startup #saas
🔗 All my startups — https://www.marclou.com
⚡️ Ship your startup in days, not weeks — https://shipfa.st/
💡 Newsletter for solopreneurs (14K readers) — https://marclou.beehiiv.com/
📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/marclouvion/
💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/marclouvion/
🐦 Twitter — https://twitter.com/marc_louvion
I get customers for FREE with this website
I had 0 audience and 0 skills...
But I managed to bring 25,000+ visitors to my apps (SaaS, AI tools & habit trackers) and get customers with this simple launch strategy.
🔗 All my startups — https://www.marclou.com
⚡️ Ship your startup in days, not weeks — https://shipfa.st/
💡 Newsletter for solopreneurs (14K readers) — https://marclou.beehiiv.com/
📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/marclouvion/
💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/marclouvion/
🐦 Twitter — https://twitter.com/marc_louvion
00:00 - My 1st customer
00:35 - How I got 25,000 visitors
01:30 - Hacker News 101
01:56 - Do this (5 tips)
05:15 - Don't do that (3 mistakes)
I made $143,280 in April 2024 — SaaS update, Japan, DDoS
I spent 3 weeks in South Korea and Japan with my wife. I also built features for my micro SaaS & products.
The new ShipFast Leaderboard: https://shipfa.st/leaderboard
🔗 All my startups — https://www.marclou.com
⚡️ Ship your startup in days, not weeks — https://shipfa.st/
💡 Newsletter for solopreneurs (20K readers) — https://marclou.beehiiv.com/
📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/marclouvion/
💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/marclouvion/
🐦 Twitter — https://twitter.com/marc_louvion
00:00 - Traveling to Japan
00:55 - VLOG
01:14 - ShipFast Leaderboard update
02:05 - VLOG
02:38 - PoopUps are clickable (SaaS update)
03:27 - VLOG
03:48 - DDoS on AWS
05:08 - VLOG
05:29 - Revenue from 9 income streams
07:59 - VLOG
08:19 - Deep Work book review
09:14 - VLOG
09:45 - YouTube 0 to 45K
11:23 - VLOG
3 lessons from 900 days of coding startups
After being fired in November 2021 (software engineer), I built websites every day for 900 days.
I struggled and wanted to give up multiple times, but luck found me somehow.
After building 23 tiny internet businesses (micro SaaS, AI tools, trackers) I'm financially independent ($121K/month). And I still code daily 😁 Here are my 3 productivity hacks.
🔗 All my startups — https://www.marclou.com
⚡️ Ship your startup in days, not weeks — https://shipfa.st/
💡 Newsletter for solopreneurs (20K readers) — https://marclou.beehiiv.com/
📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/marclouvion/
💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/marclouvion/
🐦 Twitter — https://twitter.com/marc_louvion
00:00 - How I got lucky
00:36 - Why 99% fail
01:25 - 1/ Ship small
02:07 - 2/ Compete
02:48 - 3/ Quit early
03:25 - Just start today
The EASY way to set recurring payments (Stripe subscriptions)
🧑💻 ALL the code: https://github.com/marclou/stripe-sub
Stripe subscriptions are a pain (API, webhook, lifecycle...).
But there's an easy way. And it requires a few dozen lines of code!
We'll build a monthly/yearly pricing table for a SaaS, and let customers subscribe and handle their subscriptions. The tech stack:
- React
- Tailwind
- NextJS (API endpoint for the webhook)
- Stripe Payment Link
- Stripe Customer Portal
🔗 All my startups — https://www.marclou.com
⚡️ Ship your startup in days, not weeks — https://shipfa.st/
💡 Newsletter for solopreneurs (20K readers) — https://marclou.beehiiv.com/
📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/marclouvion/
💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/marclouvion/
🐦 Twitter — https://twitter.com/marc_louvion
00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Subscription 101
01:35 - Accepting payments
05:34 - Grant/revoke access
13:33 - Manage subscriptions
15:10 - Production setup
15:39 - Pre-signup checkout
16:01 - Thoughts on subscriptions...
How I get customers for $0 with Product Hunt
I launched 20+ startups on Product Hunt.
At first, no one would notice... But I kept repeating and learning.
In 2 years, I drove 100,000+ visitors to my websites thanks to Product Hunt. I earned 14 product badges and got the Maker of the Year 2023 Award.
Here's how to use Product Hunt to grow your SaaS, AI tool, or any digital product.
PS: The course to make fun launch videos: https://launchvir.al/
🔗 All my startups — https://www.marclou.com
⚡️ Ship your startup in days, not weeks — https://shipfa.st/
💡 Newsletter for solopreneurs (20K readers) — https://marclou.beehiiv.com/
📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/marclouvion/
💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/marclouvion/
🐦 Twitter — https://twitter.com/marc_louvion
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Product Hunt 101
01:59 - Inbound upvotes
04:38 - Outbound upvotes
07:26 - When to launch?
08:01 - Is it time to launch?
08:32 - If there's 1 thing to remember
I made $131,520 in May 2024 — New SaaS, Bali, workout routine
I'm bringing you to Bali where I live.
I'll show you my new SaaS, updates I made on my digital products, my workout routine, and a little bit of everything. I make it look easy, but it's not always the case, hence the last part of the video.
Hope you enjoy it!
🔗 All my startups — https://www.marclou.com
⚡️ Ship your startup in days, not weeks — https://shipfa.st/
💡 Blog for solo entrepreneurs (20K readers) — https://marclou.beehiiv.com/
📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/marclouvion/
💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/marclouvion/
🐦 Twitter — https://twitter.com/marc_louvion
00:00 - VLOG
00:14 - Bought shipfast.com
01:08 - VLOG
01:25 - IndiePage new feature
02:21 - VLOG
02:39 - New SaaS Launch!
04:46 - VLOG
05:08 - My Korean-in-laws
06:15 - VLOG
06:25 - It's finally here...
08:28 - VLOG
08:50 - Workout routine
11:23 - VLOG
11:35 - Revenue update
13:05 - VLOG
13:29 - My brain is fried
pls don't shout at me for not wearing a shirt, i never wear shirts 🥲
I launched my 24th startup (SaaS)
I was frustrated with the feedback collection SaaS... So I built mine.
Introducing Insighto — A free (and super-duper-simple) tool to collect customer feedback and ship features your users (really) want.
In this video, I'll share everything from getting the idea, building fast, and launching a micro startup.
The SaaS: https://insigh.to/
🔗 All my startups — https://www.marclou.com
⚡️ Ship your startup in days, not weeks — https://shipfa.st/
💡 Blog for solo entrepreneurs (20K readers) — https://marclou.beehiiv.com/
📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/marclouvion/
💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/marclouvion/
🐦 Twitter — https://twitter.com/marc_louvion
00:00 - My startup got an award!
00:38 - How I find (good) startup ideas
03:10 - Product demo
04:19 - SIMPLE tech stack
06:51 - Launch day (7,000 visitors)
09:42 - Results
11:22 - Outro
I SOLD my AI startup for $65,000 (I made it in 48h)
I made an AI startup in 48 hours and sold it for $65,000 just 3 months later. Enough savings for at least one year. You only need to win once 😄
🔗 My projects: https://jeannen.com/apps
🚀 Facebook Ads for SaaS: https://makerads.guide
💡 Free Newsletter to learn marketing: https://jeannen.beehiiv.com
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/nico_jeannen
👔 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nico-jeannen
Acquire's Website to sell your startup: https://acquire.com
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:23 - Finding the idea
01:36 - Making the Prototype
04:10 - Making the Landing page copy
05:45 - Launching on Twitter
08:11 - Launching on ProductHunt
10:42 - After the launch
11:54 - The sale
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Screen Recording: https://screen.studio/@5WvNJ
Camera: iPhone Pro Max 15
Microphone: Rode VideoMic Go 2
Light: Aputure Mc Pro
What this packaged salad can teach you about entrepreneurship
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