SaaS Pegasus
saaspegasus.com
Django boilerplate with auth, subscriptions, teams, AI and front-end tooling for launching SaaS apps quickly.
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Cory Zue vs Marc Lou
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Cory Zue vs Marc Lou at a glance
Both Cory Zue and Marc Lou are bootstrapped solo founders, build in public, have sold at least one product and are serial makers. They overlap in Boilerplate & Starter Kit Makers, SaaS Founders and Educators & Course Creators. Cory is based in Cape Town, South Africa, Marc in Bali, Indonesia. Cory Zue has 5 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Marc Lou's 10. Cory has sold 1 product and Marc the same number. Marc self-reports $98K/mo (July 2026); Cory hasn't shared a revenue figure publicly. They share 2 tools in their stacks: Stripe and React. On X, Cory has about 7K followers and Marc about 407K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Cory Zue: Cape Town, South Africa
- Marc Lou: Bali, Indonesia
- Started
- Cory Zue: 2019 (7 yrs indie)
- Marc Lou: —
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Cory Zue: Not public
- Marc Lou: $98K/mo (July 2026)self-reported, as of 2026-07 · source for Marc Lou's revenue
- Products listed
- Cory Zue: 5
- Marc Lou: 10
- Product status
- Cory Zue: 4 active · 1 acquired
- Marc Lou: 8 active · 1 acquired · 1 shut down
- X followers
- Cory Zue: 7K
- Marc Lou: 407K
- Categories
- Cory Zue: Boilerplate & Starter Kit MakersSaaS FoundersDeveloper ToolsEducators & Course Creators
- Marc Lou: SaaS FoundersBoilerplate & Starter Kit MakersAnalytics & DataEducators & Course Creators
- Style
- Cory Zue: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicexitedserial maker
- Marc Lou: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicexitedserial maker
- Courses & resources
- Cory Zue: 2
- Marc Lou: 6
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
Place Card Me
placecardme.com
Web app for designing and printing place cards for weddings and events.
Scriv
scriv.ai
Private AI chatbot trained on your own content, with a Slack integration.
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Chat Stats
chatstats.co
Small tool that turns chat exports into stats and insights.
TrustMRR
trustmrr.com
Database of Stripe-verified startup revenues that doubles as a marketplace for buying and selling startups.
$44K/moTrustMRR ↗
DataFast
datafa.st
Revenue-first web analytics that shows which traffic sources bring paying customers.
$31K/moTrustMRR ↗
CodeFast
codefa.st
Course that teaches founders to code and ship their own web apps in weeks.
$7K/moTrustMRR ↗
ShipFast
shipfa.st
Next.js boilerplate with auth, payments, emails and SEO to launch a SaaS in days.
$1.3M+ lifetimeTrustMRR ↗
Tech stack
2 shared tools, marked with ★: Stripe, React. See the indie maker tech stack.
How they build
- Selling a higher-priced developer product beats chasing many tiny payments.
- Run a few small, profitable businesses instead of one big bet.
- Write honest public retrospectives to stay accountable.
- Ship tiny products fast and let the market decide which ones deserve more time.
- Build in public and share every revenue number, including failures.
- Use a reusable codebase so each new launch takes days, not months.
- Marketing and storytelling matter as much as code; make launches fun and memorable.
Learn from Cory and Marc
- [newsletter] Cory Zue's blog and retrospectives
- [podcast] Indie Hackers #147 with Cory Zue
- [course] CodeFast
- [template] ShipFast
- [book] Marc Lou's book
- [newsletter] Marc Lou newsletter
- [community] Ship or Die
- [youtube] Marc Lou on YouTube
Cory Zue vs Marc Lou FAQ
Who makes more money, Cory Zue or Marc Lou?
Marc Lou self-reports $98K/mo (July 2026). Cory Zue's revenue is not public, so a direct comparison isn't possible.
Who has built more products, Cory Zue or Marc Lou?
Cory Zue has 5 products listed (including SaaS Pegasus, Place Card Me and Scriv); Marc Lou has 10 products listed (including TrustMRR, DataFast and CodeFast).
What tech stack do Cory Zue and Marc Lou use?
Cory Zue uses Python, Django, Stripe, HTMX and React. Marc Lou uses Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, MongoDB, Stripe and Vercel. Tools they have in common: Stripe and React.
Where are Cory Zue and Marc Lou based?
Cory Zue: Cape Town, South Africa. Marc Lou: Bali, Indonesia.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Cory Zue or Marc Lou?
Cory Zue started in 2019 (7 years indie); Marc Lou's start year isn't listed.
Are Cory Zue and Marc Lou bootstrapped?
Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Cory Zue's profile and Marc Lou's profile.
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