He sold TweetHunter for $8M, then spent hours helping his competitor grow
tibo_maker · x · 2026-11-05
On Smart Bear Live E12, guest tibomaker — who co-founded and sold TweetHunter and Taplio for $8M — is building a direct competitor to Post Bridge, yet still spent hours helping Post Bridge's founder grow his product. The episode explores the indie hacker mindset of helping rivals in a non-zero-sum creator tools market.
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