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Damon Chen vs Tony Dinh

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

Tony Dinh

Vietnamese indie hacker behind TypingMind, DevUtils, and exits Black Magic and Xnapper

@tdinh_me

Damon Chen vs Tony Dinh at a glance

Both Damon Chen and Tony Dinh are bootstrapped, build in public, have sold at least one product and are serial makers. They overlap in SaaS Founders and AI Builders. Both started building independently in 2020. Damon Chen has 8 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Tony Dinh's 6. Damon has sold 1 product and Tony 2. On revenue, Damon self-reports $1.3M ARR (Testimonial.to + PDF.ai) (as of 2024) and Tony $142K/mo (TypingMind + DevUtils) (as of 2026). On X, Damon has about 99K followers and Tony about 205K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Damon Chen: San Jose, United States; Tony Dinh: —
Started: Damon Chen: 2020 (6 yrs indie); Tony Dinh: 2020 (6 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; Tony Dinh: $142K/mo (TypingMind + DevUtils)self-reported, as of 2026 · source for Tony Dinh's revenue
Products listed: Damon Chen: 8; Tony Dinh: 6
Product status: Damon Chen: 7 active · 1 acquired; Tony Dinh: 4 active · 2 acquired
X followers: Damon Chen: 99K; Tony Dinh: 205K
Categories: Damon Chen: SaaS Founders AI Builders Marketing & SEO Tools; Tony Dinh: AI Builders SaaS Founders Mac & Desktop App Makers Browser Extension Makers
Style: Damon Chen: bootstrappedbuilds in publicexitedserial maker; Tony Dinh: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicexitedserial maker
Courses & resources: Damon Chen: 1; Tony Dinh: 2

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.

Tony Dinh

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.

Tony Dinh

Build software you personally want to use.
Decouple income from hours by selling products instead of time.
Run several small products so one shock does not wipe you out.
Share numbers and lessons openly to build an audience while you build.

Learn from Damon and Tony

Damon Chen

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

Tony Dinh

[book] My Indie Book · $24
[newsletter] Tony Dinh's Newsletter

Damon Chen vs Tony Dinh FAQ

Who makes more money, Damon Chen or Tony Dinh?

Damon Chen self-reports $1.3M ARR (Testimonial.to + PDF.ai) (as of 2024) and Tony Dinh self-reports $142K/mo (TypingMind + DevUtils) (as of 2026). By these self-reported figures, Tony Dinh'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 Tony Dinh?

Damon Chen has 8 products listed (including Testimonial.to, PDF.ai and Chat.sh); Tony Dinh has 6 products listed (including TypingMind, DevUtils and Black Magic).