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Damon Chen vs Yasser Elsaid

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

Yasser Elsaid

Solo founder who bootstrapped Chatbase from a student project to $10M ARR

@yasser_elsaid_

Damon Chen vs Yasser Elsaid at a glance

Both Damon Chen and Yasser Elsaid are bootstrapped and build in public. They overlap in SaaS Founders and AI Builders. Damon started in 2020 and Yasser in 2023. Damon Chen has 8 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Yasser Elsaid's 1. Damon has sold 1 product. On revenue, Damon self-reports $1.3M ARR (Testimonial.to + PDF.ai) (as of 2024) and Yasser $864K MRR (verified) (as of 2026-07). On X, Damon has about 99K followers and Yasser about 61K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Damon Chen: San Jose, United States; Yasser Elsaid: —
Started: Damon Chen: 2020 (6 yrs indie); Yasser Elsaid: 2023 (3 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; Yasser Elsaid: $864K MRR (verified)self-reported, as of 2026-07 · source for Yasser Elsaid's revenue
Products listed: Damon Chen: 8; Yasser Elsaid: 1
Product status: Damon Chen: 7 active · 1 acquired; Yasser Elsaid: 1 active
X followers: Damon Chen: 99K; Yasser Elsaid: 61K
Categories: Damon Chen: SaaS Founders AI Builders Marketing & SEO Tools; Yasser Elsaid: AI Builders SaaS Founders
Style: Damon Chen: bootstrappedbuilds in publicexitedserial maker; Yasser Elsaid: bootstrappedbuilds in public
Courses & resources: Damon Chen: 1; Yasser Elsaid: —

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.

Yasser Elsaid

SupabaseOpenAIStripe

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.

Yasser Elsaid

Be an early mover when a new technology is underestimated.
Ship fast and grow organically by building in public.
Staying solo can beat having the wrong co-founder.

Learn from Damon and Yasser

Damon Chen

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

Yasser Elsaid

No courses, books or communities listed.

Damon Chen vs Yasser Elsaid FAQ

Who makes more money, Damon Chen or Yasser Elsaid?

Damon Chen self-reports $1.3M ARR (Testimonial.to + PDF.ai) (as of 2024) and Yasser Elsaid self-reports $864K MRR (verified) (as of 2026-07). By these self-reported figures, Yasser Elsaid's reported monthly revenue is higher. Figures are unaudited and may cover different periods or businesses, so treat them as rough indicators.