Tiny
tiny.com
Holding company that buys profitable internet and consumer businesses and holds them long term.
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Andrew Wilkinson vs Brian Casel
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Andrew Wilkinson vs Brian Casel at a glance
Both Andrew Wilkinson and Brian Casel are bootstrapped and are serial makers. They overlap in Productized Services and SaaS Founders. Andrew is based in Victoria, Canada, Brian in Orange, United States. Andrew started in 2006 and Brian in 2008. Andrew Wilkinson has 4 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Brian Casel's 5. Brian has sold 2 products. On X, Andrew has about 392K followers and Brian about 12K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Andrew Wilkinson: Victoria, Canada
- Brian Casel: Orange, United States
- Started
- Andrew Wilkinson: 2006 (20 yrs indie)
- Brian Casel: 2008 (18 yrs indie)
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Andrew Wilkinson: Not public
- Brian Casel: Not public
- Products listed
- Andrew Wilkinson: 4
- Brian Casel: 5
- Product status
- Andrew Wilkinson: 4 active
- Brian Casel: 3 active · 2 acquired
- X followers
- Andrew Wilkinson: 392K
- Brian Casel: 12K
- Categories
- Andrew Wilkinson: Acquirers & Indie InvestorsProductized ServicesSaaS Founders
- Brian Casel: Productized ServicesSaaS FoundersAI BuildersEducators & Course Creators
- Style
- Andrew Wilkinson: bootstrappedserial maker
- Brian Casel: bootstrappedbuilds in publicexitedserial maker
- Courses & resources
- Andrew Wilkinson: 2
- Brian Casel: 5
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
MetaLab
metalab.com
Product design agency known for interface work for companies like Slack, Coinbase and Uber.
Dribbble
dribbble.com
Community where designers share work and get hired, owned by Tiny.
Letterboxd
letterboxd.com
Social platform for logging, rating and reviewing films; Tiny took a majority stake in 2023.
Builder Methods
buildermethods.com
Training, workshops and community for developers building software with AI.
Agent OS
buildermethods.com
Free open-source system for spec-driven development with AI coding agents.
Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage)
clarityflow.com
Coaching platform built around async video, audio and text conversations.
Productized content marketing and blog writing service.
Tech stack
No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.
No stack shared publicly.
Ruby on RailsCSS
How they build
- Buy wonderful businesses and let the existing teams run them.
- Prefer profitable, durable businesses with real moats over speculative bets.
- Hire great operators and design yourself out of day-to-day work.
- Give founders a fast, straightforward exit that protects their team and culture.
- Turn services into productized offers with clear scope and price.
- Self-fund and focus on revenue and profitability.
- Use customer interviews to find positioning.
- Build in public through podcasts, video and a newsletter.
Learn from Andrew and Brian
- [book] Never Enough: From Barista to Billionaire
- [newsletter] Andrew's Newsletter
- [community] Builder Methods Pro
- [newsletter] The Builder Briefing
- [podcast] The Panel
- [podcast] Bootstrapped Web
- [youtube] Brian Casel on YouTube
Andrew Wilkinson vs Brian Casel FAQ
Who makes more money, Andrew Wilkinson or Brian Casel?
Neither Andrew Wilkinson nor Brian Casel has publicly reported a revenue figure that IndieMakerList tracks, so it's not public.
Who has built more products, Andrew Wilkinson or Brian Casel?
Andrew Wilkinson has 4 products listed (including Tiny, MetaLab and Dribbble); Brian Casel has 5 products listed (including Builder Methods, Agent OS and Clarityflow (formerly ZipMessage)).
What tech stack do Andrew Wilkinson and Brian Casel use?
Andrew Wilkinson hasn't shared a stack. Brian Casel uses Ruby on Rails and CSS. They don't list any tools in common.
Where are Andrew Wilkinson and Brian Casel based?
Andrew Wilkinson: Victoria, Canada. Brian Casel: Orange, United States.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Andrew Wilkinson or Brian Casel?
Andrew Wilkinson started in 2006 (20 years indie); Brian Casel started in 2008 (18 years indie).
Are Andrew Wilkinson and Brian Casel bootstrapped?
Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Andrew Wilkinson's profile and Brian Casel's profile.
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