Indie dev's Stalkr hits $116 MRR while still unprofitable, shares early lessons
marclou · x · 2026-09-05
Indie developer marclou shared early numbers for Stalkr, a tool that monitors brand mentions on X: $116 MRR, though it's his first unprofitable SaaS due to free trial costs — fetching X posts is expensive. Fixes include cutting the free trial from 100 to 10 mentions and better noise-filtering, plus lessons in positioning and copywriting.
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