No marketing means $0 MRR: good-enough product plus great marketing beats excellence
ThePeterMick · x · 2026-10-18
A concise take for indie hackers: an excellent product with no marketing can still earn $0 MRR, while a merely good-enough product backed by excellent marketing can reach $10K MRR — distribution, not polish, is often the decisive variable for solo founders.
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