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Arvid Kahl vs Josh W. Comeau

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Arvid Kahl

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

@arvidkahl Canada

Josh W. Comeau

Montreal developer-educator behind CSS for JavaScript Developers and The Joy of React

@JoshWComeau Canada

Arvid Kahl vs Josh W. Comeau at a glance

Both Arvid Kahl and Josh W. Comeau are bootstrapped. They overlap in Educators & Course Creators and Creators & Writers. Arvid is based in Canada, Josh in Montreal, Canada. Arvid Kahl has 2 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Josh W. Comeau's 3. Arvid has sold 2 products. On X, Arvid has about 213K followers and Josh about 122K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Arvid Kahl: Canada; Josh W. Comeau: Montreal, Canada
Started: Arvid Kahl: 2017 (9 yrs indie); Josh W. Comeau: —
Revenue (self-reported): Arvid Kahl: Not public; Josh W. Comeau: Not public
Products listed: Arvid Kahl: 2; Josh W. Comeau: 3
Product status: Arvid Kahl: 0 active · 2 acquired; Josh W. Comeau: 3 active
X followers: Arvid Kahl: 213K; Josh W. Comeau: 122K
Categories: Arvid Kahl: SaaS Founders Educators & Course Creators Creators & Writers AI Builders; Josh W. Comeau: Educators & Course Creators Creators & Writers
Style: Arvid Kahl: duobootstrappedbuilds in publicexited; Josh W. Comeau: solobootstrapped
Courses & resources: Arvid Kahl: 5; Josh W. Comeau: 4

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.

Josh W. Comeau

ReactNext.jsCSSMDX

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.

Josh W. Comeau

Build a mental model, not a list of memorized rules.
Interactive demos teach faster than static text.
Invest in craft; quality is the marketing.

Learn from Arvid and Josh

Arvid Kahl

[book] Zero to Sold
[book] The Embedded Entrepreneur
[course] Find Your Following
[podcast] The Bootstrapped Founder
[newsletter] The Bootstrapped Founder Newsletter

Josh W. Comeau

[course] CSS for JavaScript Developers · Paid
[course] The Joy of React · Paid
[course] Whimsical Animations · Paid
[newsletter] Josh W. Comeau's blog and newsletter · Free

Arvid Kahl vs Josh W. Comeau FAQ

Who makes more money, Arvid Kahl or Josh W. Comeau?

Neither Arvid Kahl nor Josh W. Comeau has publicly reported a revenue figure that IndieMakerList tracks, so it's not public.

Who has built more products, Arvid Kahl or Josh W. Comeau?

Arvid Kahl has 2 products listed (FeedbackPanda and Podscan); Josh W. Comeau has 3 products listed (CSS for JavaScript Developers, The Joy of React and Whimsical Animations).