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Ben Katz vs Lynne Tye

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Ben Katz

Ex-DoorDash staff engineer building Watchdog AI moderation and flightschools.fyi

@ben_makes_stuff United States

Lynne Tye

Solo founder of Key Values, the job board matching engineers with values-aligned teams

@lynnetye United States

Ben Katz vs Lynne Tye at a glance

Both Ben Katz and Lynne Tye are bootstrapped solo founders and build in public. They overlap in SaaS Founders, Directory Makers and Community Builders. Ben is based in New York, United States, Lynne in Seattle, United States. Ben Katz has 4 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Lynne Tye's 1. On revenue, Ben self-reports $444 MRR (as of 2025) and Lynne ~$300K–350K/yr (as of 2019). On X, Ben has about 829 followers and Lynne about 4.8K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Ben Katz: New York, United States; Lynne Tye: Seattle, United States
Started: Ben Katz: —; Lynne Tye: 2017 (9 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Ben Katz: $444 MRRself-reported, as of 2025 · source for Ben Katz's revenue; Lynne Tye: ~$300K–350K/yrself-reported, as of 2019 · source for Lynne Tye's revenue
Products listed: Ben Katz: 4; Lynne Tye: 1
Product status: Ben Katz: 3 active · 1 shut down; Lynne Tye: 1 active
X followers: Ben Katz: 829; Lynne Tye: 4.8K
Categories: Ben Katz: AI Builders SaaS Founders Directory Makers Community Builders; Lynne Tye: Community Builders Directory Makers SaaS Founders
Style: Ben Katz: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicserial maker; Lynne Tye: solobootstrappedbuilds in public
Courses & resources: Ben Katz: —; Lynne Tye: 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.

Ben Katz

GoAstro

Lynne Tye

No stack shared publicly.

How they build

Ben Katz

Bootstrap small, profitable software businesses.
Shut down products that do not find customers and move on.
Build alongside other makers in person.

Lynne Tye

Build the thing you wished existed when you were the frustrated customer.
You don't need venture capital to build a meaningful, profitable company.
Solve the marketplace chicken-and-egg problem by doing unscalable work and giving value away first.
Learn sales — aligning yourself with the customer is what grows a bootstrapped business.
Design your business around the life you want, not the other way around.

Learn from Ben and Lynne

Ben Katz

No courses, books or communities listed.

Lynne Tye

Ben Katz vs Lynne Tye FAQ

Who makes more money, Ben Katz or Lynne Tye?

Ben Katz self-reports $444 MRR (as of 2025) and Lynne Tye self-reports ~$300K–350K/yr (as of 2019). By these self-reported figures, Lynne Tye's reported monthly revenue is higher. Figures are unaudited and may cover different periods or businesses, so treat them as rough indicators.