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Arvid Kahl vs Florin Pop

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Arvid Kahl

Sold FeedbackPanda, wrote Zero to Sold, built Podscan in public (acquired 2026)

@arvidkahl Canada

Florin Pop

Developer turned indie hacker on a public $1M revenue journey

@FlorinPop17 Romania

Arvid Kahl vs Florin Pop at a glance

Both Arvid Kahl and Florin Pop are bootstrapped, build in public and have sold at least one product. They overlap in SaaS Founders, Educators & Course Creators and Creators & Writers. Arvid is based in Canada, Florin in Romania. Arvid started in 2017 and Florin in 2019. Arvid Kahl has 2 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Florin Pop's 3. Arvid has sold 2 products and Florin 1. Florin self-reports $445K lifetime across projects (as of 2026); Arvid hasn't shared a revenue figure publicly. On X, Arvid has about 212K followers and Florin about 203K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Arvid Kahl: Canada; Florin Pop: Romania
Started: Arvid Kahl: 2017 (9 yrs indie); Florin Pop: 2019 (7 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Arvid Kahl: Not public; Florin Pop: $445K lifetime across projectsself-reported, as of 2026 · source for Florin Pop's revenue
Products listed: Arvid Kahl: 2; Florin Pop: 3
Product status: Arvid Kahl: 0 active · 2 acquired; Florin Pop: 2 active · 1 acquired
X followers: Arvid Kahl: 212K; Florin Pop: 203K
Categories: Arvid Kahl: SaaS Founders Educators & Course Creators Creators & Writers AI Builders; Florin Pop: Creators & Writers Educators & Course Creators SaaS Founders
Style: Arvid Kahl: duobootstrappedbuilds in publicexited; Florin Pop: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicexited
Courses & resources: Arvid Kahl: 5; Florin Pop: 3

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.

Arvid Kahl

No stack shared publicly.

Florin Pop

No stack shared publicly.

How they build

Arvid Kahl

Embed yourself in a community first, then find the problem worth solving there.
Build in public, including the numbers and the setbacks.
Aim for a calm, sustainable business rather than growth at all costs.
Lift others up: kindness and generosity compound over time.
Know your expenses as well as your revenue, especially with costly AI infrastructure.

Florin Pop