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May 2026 · solo founder report
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in a single month — Marc Lou, one laptop, a pile of tiny products.
⚓ Ship fast or die
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Marc Lou

French indie hacker. Builds small SaaS products fast, ships them in public, and posts his revenue for the whole internet to see. No team, no funding, no roadmap theatre — just one founder turning ideas into paid URLs faster than most teams write a spec.

@marclou build → launch → repeat maker of ShipFast
💰 $87,507 in May 2026
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I made $87,507 in May 2026.
    To whoever bought PoopUp: Thank you ❤️

    The blue rows are the real, live products. Let's walk the empire →

    #1 · verified revenue
    The database of verified startup revenues.

    Connect Stripe read-only, earn an un-fakeable MRR badge, climb a public leaderboard. Show the numbers — or stop pretending.

    ⭐ $27K / mo trustmrr.com
    #2 · revenue analytics
    Which channels actually drive revenue?

    Analytics that tie every visitor to real sales — not vanity pageviews. Famous for its live 3D globe of paying customers.

    📈 $20K / mo datafa.st
    #3 · accountability, pirate-style
    Ship a startup in 30 days,
    or get kicked out forever.

    A ruthless build-in-public crew. Every commit puts your startup on the homepage. Miss the deadline and you walk the plank.

    🏴‍☠️ $20K / mo ship-or-die.com
    #4 · learn to ship
    Learn to code in weeks, not months.

    215 short lessons that take a total beginner to a shipped, paying SaaS — using AI the way founders actually do.

    👨‍💻 $8K / mo codefa.st
    #5 · the flagship
    Ship your startup in days, not weeks.

    The Next.js boilerplate — Stripe, auth, emails, SEO — all wired up. The product that turned Marc into an indie legend.

    ⚡ $7K / mo shipfa.st $528K in months
    #6 · webcam posture coach
    Stop sitting like a shrimp.

    Turns your laptop webcam into a posture coach that catches you slouching and nudges you back upright — privately, on-device.

    🦐 $1K / mo supershrimp.io
    #7 · link-in-bio for makers
    Showcase and grow your startups.

    One page for everything you build — products, revenue, build-in-public updates, and do-follow backlinks that actually rank.

    🥐 $715 / mo indiepa.ge
    #8 · stripe protection
    Don't let a dispute get you banned from Stripe.

    Catches angry customers before they chargeback — so your Stripe account (and your business) stays alive.

    🛡️ $248 / mo byedispute.com
    #9 · gamified habits
    Grow a garden by growing yourself.

    Complete real-life quests, earn flowers, and watch a digital garden bloom. 8,500+ people getting 1% better every day.

    🌱 $97 / mo habitsgarden.com
    #10 · longevity dashboard
    Your body's operating system.

    Track and lower your biological age across nutrition, exercise and sleep — one clear number, getting younger.

    🧬 $49 / mo bioa.ge
    #11 · personalized language PDFs
    Language workbooks made just for you.

    AI builds grammar and vocab exercises around your level and interests — across 23 languages. Print it or do it online.

    📚 $19 / mo workbookpdf.com
    #12 · conversion popups
    Turn visitors into customers 🤑

    No-code "wake-up call" popups that nudge people to buy. Built in 4 days on the ShipFast boilerplate — and someone bought it. ❤️

    💩 $18 / mo poopup.co
    12 products · 0 employees

    The empire, by MRR

    TOTAL  $87,507  / month · May 2026
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