Marc Lou: 2 Years to Earn $1, 8 Months to 1K Followers — Real Indie Startup Timeline
marclou · x · 2026-10-30
Indie hacker Marc Lou (419K followers) shares his real timeline: 2 years to make his first $1 online, 8 months to reach 1,000 followers, and 3 months to grow a SaaS to $1k MRR — across 43 startups and 38.7K tweets. His point: growth takes time, and anyone promising otherwise is selling a get-rich-quick dream. Quoting Greg Isenberg's warning about widespread fake ARR numbers, the post is a reality check against inflated indie-hacker success stats.
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