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Brad Traversy vs Daniel Vassallo

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Brad Traversy

Web dev educator behind Traversy Media, plus a public lab of indie dev tools

@traversymedia United States

Daniel Vassallo

Ex-Amazon engineer who popularized the small bets portfolio approach

@dvassallo United States

Brad Traversy vs Daniel Vassallo at a glance

Brad Traversy and Daniel Vassallo are both indie makers listed on IndieMakerList. They overlap in Educators & Course Creators, Creators & Writers and Developer Tools. Both are based in United States. Brad started in 2011 and Daniel in 2019. Brad Traversy has 7 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Daniel Vassallo's 4. Daniel has sold 1 product. Daniel self-reports $210K profit in 9 months (info products) (as of 2020); Brad hasn't shared a revenue figure publicly. On X, Brad has about 361K followers and Daniel about 205K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Brad Traversy: United States; Daniel Vassallo: United States
Started: Brad Traversy: 2011 (15 yrs indie); Daniel Vassallo: 2019 (7 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Brad Traversy: Not public; Daniel Vassallo: $210K profit in 9 months (info products)self-reported, as of 2020 · source for Daniel Vassallo's revenue
Products listed: Brad Traversy: 7; Daniel Vassallo: 4
Product status: Brad Traversy: 7 active; Daniel Vassallo: 3 active · 1 acquired
X followers: Brad Traversy: 361K; Daniel Vassallo: 205K
Categories: Brad Traversy: Educators & Course Creators Creators & Writers Developer Tools; Daniel Vassallo: Educators & Course Creators Community Builders Creators & Writers Developer Tools
Style: Brad Traversy: serial maker; Daniel Vassallo: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicexited
Courses & resources: Brad Traversy: 8; Daniel Vassallo: 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.

Brad Traversy

JavaScriptReactNext.jsNode.jsAstroTailwindPrismaPostgres

Daniel Vassallo

No stack shared publicly.

How they build

Brad Traversy

Teach through complete, practical projects rather than disconnected snippets.
Explain the decisions in plain language, without gatekeeping.
Give a lot away free on YouTube and offer structured paid courses for depth.
Build in public and treat side projects as an open, experimental lab.

Daniel Vassallo

Place many small bets instead of one big bet; outcomes are hard to predict.
Keep things simple and avoid leaving your fate to a single employer or product.
Build an audience by sharing what you know openly.
Optimize for independence and optionality over prestige.

Learn from Brad and Daniel

Brad Traversy

[youtube] Traversy Media on YouTube
[course] Traversy Media All-Access Membership · $19/mo or $99/yr
[course] Coding With AI
[course] Modern JavaScript 2.0 · $25
[course] Modern HTML & CSS 2.0 · $25
[course] Modern React From The Beginning · $25
+2 more on Brad's profile

Daniel Vassallo

[book] The Good Parts of AWS
[course] Everyone Can Build a Twitter Audience
[community] Small Bets

Brad Traversy vs Daniel Vassallo FAQ

Who makes more money, Brad Traversy or Daniel Vassallo?

Daniel Vassallo self-reports $210K profit in 9 months (info products) (as of 2020). Brad Traversy's revenue is not public, so a direct comparison isn't possible.

Who has built more products, Brad Traversy or Daniel Vassallo?

Brad Traversy has 7 products listed (including Traversy Media, DevSheets and WebUtils); Daniel Vassallo has 4 products listed (including Small Bets, Userbase and Single Server).

What tech stack do Brad Traversy and Daniel Vassallo use?

Brad Traversy uses JavaScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Astro and Tailwind. Daniel Vassallo hasn't shared a stack. They don't list any tools in common.