Marc Lou's new book: how he made $3M from 36 startups, solo with 85% margins
marclou · x · 2026-09-09
Indie hacker Marc Lou has published his first book, a 3,116-word account of his 10-year journey: $3M in revenue from 36 startups, built solo with 85% margins and fully bootstrapped. The book covers seven years of failure, depression and negative thinking — things that don't go viral — and is free to download. He traces his restart to 2021, when a job after years of failure led him to discover levelsio's journey and try again with tiny startups.
Related event: Marc Lou's 10-Year Solo Journey: 36 Projects, ~$3.2M Revenue(10 posts)→
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