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Amy Hoy vs Takuya Matsuyama

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Amy Hoy

Co-founder of Noko (Freckle) and Stacking the Bricks, creator of 30x500 and Sales Safari

@amyhoy United States

Takuya Matsuyama

Osaka-based solo developer of Inkdrop and the Dev as Life YouTube channel

@craftzdog Japan

Amy Hoy vs Takuya Matsuyama at a glance

Both Amy Hoy and Takuya Matsuyama are bootstrapped and build in public. They overlap in SaaS Founders, Productivity Tools and Creators & Writers. Amy is based in Tucson, United States, Takuya in Osaka, Japan. Amy started in 2008 and Takuya in 2012. Amy Hoy has 3 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Takuya Matsuyama's 1. Takuya self-reports $10K+ MRR (as of 2022); Amy hasn't shared a revenue figure publicly. On X, Amy has about 23K followers and Takuya about 19K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Amy Hoy: Tucson, United States; Takuya Matsuyama: Osaka, Japan
Started: Amy Hoy: 2008 (18 yrs indie); Takuya Matsuyama: 2012 (14 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Amy Hoy: Not public; Takuya Matsuyama: $10K+ MRRself-reported, as of 2022 · source for Takuya Matsuyama's revenue
Products listed: Amy Hoy: 3; Takuya Matsuyama: 1
Product status: Amy Hoy: 3 active; Takuya Matsuyama: 1 active
X followers: Amy Hoy: 23K; Takuya Matsuyama: 19K
Categories: Amy Hoy: Educators & Course Creators SaaS Founders Productivity Tools Creators & Writers; Takuya Matsuyama: Productivity Tools Creators & Writers SaaS Founders
Style: Amy Hoy: duobootstrappedbuilds in public; Takuya Matsuyama: solobootstrappedbuilds in public
Courses & resources: Amy Hoy: 6; Takuya Matsuyama: 2

Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.

Tech stack

No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.

Amy Hoy

No stack shared publicly.

Takuya Matsuyama

JavaScriptElectronReact NativeNode.js

How they build

Amy Hoy

Start with the audience and their pain, not with your idea — research before you build.
Sales Safari: observe where people already complain online to find products worth making.
Ship one really good thing early instead of waiting for a complete product.
Pick a product that fits your life and constraints, such as no support staff.
Stack small wins (bricks) rather than betting everything on one big launch.

Takuya Matsuyama