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Andrew Wilkinson vs Ilias Ism

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Andrew Wilkinson avatar

Andrew Wilkinson

Co-founder of Tiny and MetaLab, buying and holding wonderful internet businesses

@awilkinson Canada
Ilias Ism avatar

Ilias Ism

SEO-first serial maker behind GenPPT, LinkDR, AI SEO Tracker and MagicSpace

@illyism

Andrew Wilkinson vs Ilias Ism at a glance

Both Andrew Wilkinson and Ilias Ism are bootstrapped and are serial makers. They overlap in Productized Services and SaaS Founders. Andrew Wilkinson has 5 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Ilias Ism's 10. Ilias has sold 1 product. Ilias self-reports $7.7K MRR (GenPPT, verified) (as of 2026-10); Andrew hasn't shared a revenue figure publicly. On X, Andrew has about 392K followers and Ilias about 31K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in
Andrew Wilkinson: Victoria, Canada
Ilias Ism: —
Started
Andrew Wilkinson: 2006 (20 yrs indie)
Ilias Ism: —
Revenue (self-reported)
Andrew Wilkinson: Not public
Ilias Ism: $7.7K MRR (GenPPT, verified)self-reported, as of 2026-10 · source for Ilias Ism's revenue
Products listed
Andrew Wilkinson: 5
Ilias Ism: 10
Product status
Andrew Wilkinson: 5 active
Ilias Ism: 9 active · 1 acquired
X followers
Andrew Wilkinson: 392K
Ilias Ism: 31K
Categories
Andrew Wilkinson: Acquirers & Indie InvestorsProductized ServicesSaaS Founders
Ilias Ism: AI BuildersMarketing & SEO ToolsSaaS FoundersProductized Services
Style
Andrew Wilkinson: bootstrappedserial maker
Ilias Ism: bootstrappedbuilds in publicexitedserial maker
Courses & resources
Andrew Wilkinson: 2
Ilias Ism: 1

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

Top products

Andrew Wilkinson avatarAndrew Wilkinson

Tiny logo

Tiny

tiny.com

Holding company that buys profitable internet and consumer businesses and holds them long term.

MetaLab logo

MetaLab

metalab.com

Product design agency known for interface work for companies like Slack, Coinbase and Uber.

Dribbble logo

Dribbble

dribbble.com

Community where designers share work and get hired, owned by Tiny.

Letterboxd logo

Letterboxd

letterboxd.com

Social platform for logging, rating and reviewing films; Tiny took a majority stake in 2023.

See all 5 products by Andrew Wilkinson →

Ilias Ism avatarIlias Ism

GenPPT logo

GenPPT

genppt.com

AI presentation maker that turns prompts, PDFs and notes into slide decks.

$7.7K MRRTrustMRR ↗
LinkDR logo

LinkDR

linkdr.com

Backlink-building service and outreach software that finds link prospects and earns links for you.

AI SEO Tracker logo

AI SEO Tracker

aiseotracker.com

Tracks whether AI assistants like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Gemini cite your site.

MagicSpace SEO logo

MagicSpace SEO

magicspace.agency

SEO agency for software companies and technical products.

See all 10 products by Ilias Ism →

Tech stack

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

Andrew Wilkinson avatarAndrew Wilkinson

No stack shared publicly.

Ilias Ism avatarIlias Ism

No stack shared publicly.

How they build

Andrew Wilkinson avatarAndrew Wilkinson

  • 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.

Ilias Ism avatarIlias Ism

  • Distribution and SEO matter more than features.
  • Track every traffic source; one listicle placement can make your best month.
  • Optimize content so AI search engines cite you, not just Google.
  • Run many small products and cross-promote them.

Learn from Andrew and Ilias

Andrew Wilkinson avatarAndrew Wilkinson

Ilias Ism avatarIlias Ism

Andrew Wilkinson vs Ilias Ism FAQ

Who makes more money, Andrew Wilkinson or Ilias Ism?

Ilias Ism self-reports $7.7K MRR (GenPPT, verified) (as of 2026-10). Andrew Wilkinson's revenue is not public, so a direct comparison isn't possible.

Who has built more products, Andrew Wilkinson or Ilias Ism?

Andrew Wilkinson has 5 products listed (including Tiny, MetaLab and Dribbble); Ilias Ism has 10 products listed (including GenPPT, LinkDR and AI SEO Tracker).

Where are Andrew Wilkinson and Ilias Ism based?

Andrew Wilkinson: Victoria, Canada. Ilias Ism: not listed.

Who has been an indie maker longer, Andrew Wilkinson or Ilias Ism?

Andrew Wilkinson started in 2006 (20 years indie); Ilias Ism's start year isn't listed.

Are Andrew Wilkinson and Ilias Ism bootstrapped?

Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.

Full profiles

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