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Ben Katz vs Piotr Obidowski

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

Piotr Obidowski

Polish engineer-turned-indie hacker behind Visualizee.ai AI renders

@pobidowski Poland

Ben Katz vs Piotr Obidowski at a glance

Both Ben Katz and Piotr Obidowski are bootstrapped solo founders, build in public and are serial makers. They overlap in AI Builders and SaaS Founders. Ben is based in New York, United States, Piotr in Warsaw, Poland. Ben Katz has 4 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Piotr Obidowski's 6. On revenue, Ben self-reports $444 MRR (as of 2025) and Piotr $8.2K MRR (Visualizee.ai, verified) (as of 2026-10). On X, Ben has about 823 followers and Piotr about 1K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Ben Katz: New York, United States; Piotr Obidowski: Warsaw, Poland
Started: Ben Katz: —; Piotr Obidowski: 2023 (3 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Ben Katz: $444 MRRself-reported, as of 2025 · source for Ben Katz's revenue; Piotr Obidowski: $8.2K MRR (Visualizee.ai, verified)self-reported, as of 2026-10 · source for Piotr Obidowski's revenue
Products listed: Ben Katz: 4; Piotr Obidowski: 6
Product status: Ben Katz: 3 active · 1 shut down; Piotr Obidowski: 6 active
X followers: Ben Katz: 823; Piotr Obidowski: 1K
Categories: Ben Katz: AI Builders SaaS Founders Directory Makers Community Builders; Piotr Obidowski: AI Builders Design Tools SaaS Founders
Style: Ben Katz: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicserial maker; Piotr Obidowski: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicserial maker
Courses & resources: Ben Katz: —; Piotr Obidowski: —

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

Piotr Obidowski

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.

Piotr Obidowski

Pick a professional niche (architects) for an AI tool rather than a generic audience.
Fix usability before blaming marketing for slow growth.
Let an assistant write the prompt instead of making users learn prompting.
Spin out focused products for adjacent niches.
Share real revenue numbers in public.

Ben Katz vs Piotr Obidowski FAQ

Who makes more money, Ben Katz or Piotr Obidowski?

Ben Katz self-reports $444 MRR (as of 2025) and Piotr Obidowski self-reports $8.2K MRR (Visualizee.ai, verified) (as of 2026-10). By these self-reported figures, Piotr Obidowski's reported monthly revenue is higher. Figures are unaudited and may cover different periods or businesses, so treat them as rough indicators.

Who has built more products, Ben Katz or Piotr Obidowski?

Ben Katz has 4 products listed (including Watchdog, flightschools.fyi and Hackayork); Piotr Obidowski has 6 products listed (including Visualizee.ai, VizTunr and Morga.ai).