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Arvid Kahl vs Shane Parrish

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Arvid Kahl

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

@arvidkahl Canada

Shane Parrish

Founder of Farnam Street; author of Clear Thinking and The Great Mental Models

@ShaneParrish Canada

Arvid Kahl vs Shane Parrish at a glance

Both Arvid Kahl and Shane Parrish are bootstrapped. They overlap in Educators & Course Creators and Creators & Writers. Arvid is based in Canada, Shane in Ottawa, Canada. Arvid Kahl has 2 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Shane Parrish's 5. Arvid has sold 2 products. On X, Arvid has about 213K followers and Shane about 569K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Arvid Kahl: Canada; Shane Parrish: Ottawa, Canada
Started: Arvid Kahl: 2017 (9 yrs indie); Shane Parrish: —
Revenue (self-reported): Arvid Kahl: Not public; Shane Parrish: Not public
Products listed: Arvid Kahl: 2; Shane Parrish: 5
Product status: Arvid Kahl: 0 active · 2 acquired; Shane Parrish: 5 active
X followers: Arvid Kahl: 213K; Shane Parrish: 569K
Categories: Arvid Kahl: SaaS Founders Educators & Course Creators Creators & Writers AI Builders; Shane Parrish: Creators & Writers Educators & Course Creators
Style: Arvid Kahl: duobootstrappedbuilds in publicexited; Shane Parrish: bootstrapped
Courses & resources: Arvid Kahl: 5; Shane Parrish: 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.

Shane Parrish

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.

Shane Parrish

Master the best of what other people have already figured out.
Build a latticework of mental models from many disciplines.
Good decisions come from controlling your defaults, not from intelligence alone.
Earn trust by never selling editorial influence to sponsors.

Learn from Arvid and Shane

Arvid Kahl

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

Shane Parrish

[book] Clear Thinking
[book] The Great Mental Models (Volumes 1–4)
[newsletter] Brain Food
[podcast] The Knowledge Project

Arvid Kahl vs Shane Parrish FAQ

Who makes more money, Arvid Kahl or Shane Parrish?

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

Who has built more products, Arvid Kahl or Shane Parrish?

Arvid Kahl has 2 products listed (FeedbackPanda and Podscan); Shane Parrish has 5 products listed (including Farnam Street, Brain Food and FS Membership).