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Arvid Kahl vs Maximilian Schwarzmüller

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Arvid Kahl

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

@arvidkahl Canada

Maximilian Schwarzmüller

Co-founder of Academind, bestselling coding instructor with 3.5M+ students

@maxedapps Germany

Arvid Kahl vs Maximilian Schwarzmüller at a glance

Arvid Kahl and Maximilian Schwarzmüller are both indie makers listed on IndieMakerList. They overlap in Educators & Course Creators, Creators & Writers and AI Builders. Arvid is based in Canada, Maximilian in Germany. Both started building independently in 2017. Arvid Kahl has 2 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Maximilian Schwarzmüller's 3. Arvid has sold 2 products. On X, Arvid has about 212K followers and Maximilian about 69K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Arvid Kahl: Canada; Maximilian Schwarzmüller: Germany
Started: Arvid Kahl: 2017 (9 yrs indie); Maximilian Schwarzmüller: 2017 (9 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Arvid Kahl: Not public; Maximilian Schwarzmüller: Not public
Products listed: Arvid Kahl: 2; Maximilian Schwarzmüller: 3
Product status: Arvid Kahl: 0 active · 2 acquired; Maximilian Schwarzmüller: 3 active
X followers: Arvid Kahl: 212K; Maximilian Schwarzmüller: 69K
Categories: Arvid Kahl: SaaS Founders Educators & Course Creators Creators & Writers AI Builders; Maximilian Schwarzmüller: Educators & Course Creators Creators & Writers AI Builders
Style: Arvid Kahl: duobootstrappedbuilds in publicexited; Maximilian Schwarzmüller: duo
Courses & resources: Arvid Kahl: 5; Maximilian Schwarzmüller: 9

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.

Maximilian Schwarzmüller

ReactNext.jsTailwindbetter-authPolarSQLiteDocker

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.

Maximilian Schwarzmüller

Combine modern AI tools with rock-solid fundamentals rather than replacing them.
Keep courses current with the technology developers use right now.
Use AI for specific, well-defined tasks instead of chasing agent hype.
Learn by building practical projects step by step.

Learn from Arvid and Maximilian

Arvid Kahl

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

Maximilian Schwarzmüller

[course] Academind All-Access Membership
[course] AI Enhanced Dev · $449
[course] Claude Code - The Practical Guide
[course] n8n for AI Workflows and AI Agents
[course] Angular - The Complete Guide
[course] Udemy courses
+3 more on Maximilian's profile

Arvid Kahl vs Maximilian Schwarzmüller FAQ

Who makes more money, Arvid Kahl or Maximilian Schwarzmüller?

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

Who has built more products, Arvid Kahl or Maximilian Schwarzmüller?

Arvid Kahl has 2 products listed (FeedbackPanda and Podscan); Maximilian Schwarzmüller has 3 products listed (Academind, AI Enhanced Dev and Business Headshots AI).

What tech stack do Arvid Kahl and Maximilian Schwarzmüller use?

Arvid Kahl hasn't shared a stack. Maximilian Schwarzmüller uses React, Next.js, Tailwind, better-auth, Polar and SQLite. They don't list any tools in common.