Indie hacker shares how Rakazobot hit $2,931 MRR in a month — and why he hates MRR posts
EdenEmarco177 · x · 2026-11-14
Elie, developer of Inbox Zero, explains his conflicted feelings about sharing MRR publicly — then does it anyway for his new product @rakazobot, which grew from near zero to $2,931 MRR between Oct 17 and Nov 13. He hates sharing because money is a vanity metric that breeds jealousy, but does it because it's good marketing, social proof, and authority-building. He also notes the strategic upside of hiding revenue: less competition. A useful real case study for indie makers.
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