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Damon Chen vs Simon Høiberg

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Damon Chen

Ex-Cisco engineer who built Testimonial.to and grew acquired PDF.ai into a top AI PDF tool

@damonchen United States

Simon Høiberg

Ex-LEGO engineer building a bootstrapped SaaS portfolio: FeedHive, Aidbase, LinkDrip

@SimonHoiberg Switzerland

Damon Chen vs Simon Høiberg at a glance

Both Damon Chen and Simon Høiberg are bootstrapped, build in public and are serial makers. They overlap in SaaS Founders, AI Builders and Marketing & SEO Tools. Damon is based in San Jose, United States, Simon in Switzerland. Damon started in 2020 and Simon in 2021. Damon Chen has 8 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Simon Høiberg's 5. Damon has sold 1 product. On revenue, Damon self-reports $1.3M ARR (Testimonial.to + PDF.ai) (as of 2024) and Simon $400K ARR (as of 2022). On X, Damon has about 99K followers and Simon about 164K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Damon Chen: San Jose, United States; Simon Høiberg: Switzerland
Started: Damon Chen: 2020 (6 yrs indie); Simon Høiberg: 2021 (5 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Damon Chen: $1.3M ARR (Testimonial.to + PDF.ai)self-reported, as of 2024 · source for Damon Chen's revenue; Simon Høiberg: $400K ARRself-reported, as of 2022 · source for Simon Høiberg's revenue
Products listed: Damon Chen: 8; Simon Høiberg: 5
Product status: Damon Chen: 7 active · 1 acquired; Simon Høiberg: 5 active
X followers: Damon Chen: 99K; Simon Høiberg: 164K
Categories: Damon Chen: SaaS Founders AI Builders Marketing & SEO Tools; Simon Høiberg: SaaS Founders AI Builders Marketing & SEO Tools
Style: Damon Chen: bootstrappedbuilds in publicexitedserial maker; Simon Høiberg: bootstrappedbuilds in publicserial maker
Courses & resources: Damon Chen: 1; Simon Høiberg: —

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.

Damon Chen

No stack shared publicly.

Simon Høiberg

No stack shared publicly.

How they build

Damon Chen

Start small and cheap, validate with early lifetime deals, then reinvest.
Buying a promising product can beat building from scratch.
Premium, memorable domains are a real growth lever.
Listen to support tickets; they reveal what to build next.

Simon Høiberg

Keep it dead simple; don't hire a team before you have traction.
Build a portfolio of products that share an audience.
Make your SaaS usable by AI agents, not just humans.
Bootstrap and stay profitable rather than raise money.

Learn from Damon and Simon

Damon Chen

[podcast] Behind the Craft: From Engineer to Indie Hacker Making $1.3M ARR

Simon Høiberg

No courses, books or communities listed.

Damon Chen vs Simon Høiberg FAQ

Who makes more money, Damon Chen or Simon Høiberg?

Damon Chen self-reports $1.3M ARR (Testimonial.to + PDF.ai) (as of 2024) and Simon Høiberg self-reports $400K ARR (as of 2022). By these self-reported figures, Damon Chen'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, Damon Chen or Simon Høiberg?

Damon Chen has 8 products listed (including Testimonial.to, PDF.ai and Chat.sh); Simon Høiberg has 5 products listed (including FeedHive, Aidbase and LinkDrip).