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Chris Coyier vs Daniel Vassallo

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Chris Coyier

Co-founder of CodePen, ShopTalk Show co-host, ran CSS-Tricks 2007-2022

@chriscoyier United States

Daniel Vassallo

Ex-Amazon engineer who popularized the small bets portfolio approach

@dvassallo United States

Chris Coyier vs Daniel Vassallo at a glance

Both Chris Coyier and Daniel Vassallo have sold at least one product. They overlap in Developer Tools, Creators & Writers, Educators & Course Creators and Community Builders. Chris is based in Bend, United States, Daniel in United States. Chris started in 2007 and Daniel in 2019. Chris Coyier has 2 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Daniel Vassallo's 4. Chris has sold 1 product and Daniel the same number. Daniel self-reports $210K profit in 9 months (info products) (as of 2020); Chris hasn't shared a revenue figure publicly. On X, Chris has about 230K followers and Daniel about 205K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Chris Coyier: Bend, United States; Daniel Vassallo: United States
Started: Chris Coyier: 2007 (19 yrs indie); Daniel Vassallo: 2019 (7 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Chris Coyier: Not public; Daniel Vassallo: $210K profit in 9 months (info products)self-reported, as of 2020 · source for Daniel Vassallo's revenue
Products listed: Chris Coyier: 2; Daniel Vassallo: 4
Product status: Chris Coyier: 1 active · 1 acquired; Daniel Vassallo: 3 active · 1 acquired
X followers: Chris Coyier: 230K; Daniel Vassallo: 205K
Categories: Chris Coyier: Developer Tools Creators & Writers Educators & Course Creators Community Builders; Daniel Vassallo: Educators & Course Creators Community Builders Creators & Writers Developer Tools
Style: Chris Coyier: exited; Daniel Vassallo: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicexited
Courses & resources: Chris Coyier: 2; 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.

Chris Coyier

No stack shared publicly.

Daniel Vassallo

No stack shared publicly.

How they build

Chris Coyier

Write the article you wish you had found when you searched for something.
Consistent publishing compounds into opportunities, connections and a career.
Keep tools simple while expanding what users can do.
Know when a bigger owner can take a project further than you can alone.

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 Chris and Daniel

Chris Coyier

[podcast] ShopTalk Show · Free
[book] Digging Into WordPress

Daniel Vassallo

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

Chris Coyier vs Daniel Vassallo FAQ

Who makes more money, Chris Coyier or Daniel Vassallo?

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

Who has built more products, Chris Coyier or Daniel Vassallo?

Chris Coyier has 2 products listed (CodePen and CSS-Tricks); Daniel Vassallo has 4 products listed (including Small Bets, Userbase and Single Server).