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Daniel Vassallo vs Paweł Huryn

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Daniel Vassallo avatar

Daniel Vassallo

Ex-Amazon engineer who popularized the small bets portfolio approach

@dvassallo United States
Paweł Huryn avatar

Paweł Huryn

Warsaw-based author of The Product Compass, a top AI and product management newsletter

@PawelHuryn Poland

Daniel Vassallo vs Paweł Huryn at a glance

Both Daniel Vassallo and Paweł Huryn are solo founders and build in public. They overlap in Educators & Course Creators and Creators & Writers. Daniel is based in United States, Paweł in Warsaw, Poland. Daniel started in 2019 and Paweł in 2021. Daniel Vassallo has 4 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Paweł Huryn's 1. Daniel has sold 1 product. On revenue, Daniel self-reports $210K profit in 9 months (info products) (as of 2020) and Paweł $126K ARR (as of 2024-11). On X, Daniel has about 205K followers and Paweł about 136K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in
Daniel Vassallo: United States
Paweł Huryn: Warsaw, Poland
Started
Daniel Vassallo: 2019 (7 yrs indie)
Paweł Huryn: 2021 (5 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported)
Daniel Vassallo: $210K profit in 9 months (info products)self-reported, as of 2020 · source for Daniel Vassallo's revenue
Paweł Huryn: $126K ARRself-reported, as of 2024-11 · source for Paweł Huryn's revenue
Products listed
Daniel Vassallo: 4
Paweł Huryn: 1
Product status
Daniel Vassallo: 3 active · 1 acquired
Paweł Huryn: 1 active
X followers
Daniel Vassallo: 205K
Paweł Huryn: 136K
Categories
Daniel Vassallo: Educators & Course CreatorsCommunity BuildersCreators & WritersDeveloper Tools
Paweł Huryn: Creators & WritersEducators & Course Creators
Style
Daniel Vassallo: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicexited
Paweł Huryn: solobuilds in public
Courses & resources
Daniel Vassallo: 3
Paweł Huryn: 4

Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.

Top products

Daniel Vassallo avatarDaniel Vassallo

Small Bets logo

Small Bets

smallbets.com

acquired

Community and expert-led classes for small-time entrepreneurs; sold to Gumroad in 2025.

Sold for $3.6M
Userbase logo

Userbase

userbase.com

Open-source, end-to-end encrypted backend for building secure web apps without a server.

TrustMRR ↗
Single Server logo

Single Server

singleserver.com

Wires up Cloudflare, Tailscale, Docker, Kamal and GitHub so every git push deploys all your projects to one server.

Full Send logo

Full Send

fullsend.game

Top-down 2D browser racing game with time trials, multiplayer races and a global leaderboard.

TrustMRR ↗

Paweł Huryn avatarPaweł Huryn

The Product Compass logo

The Product Compass

productcompass.pm

Paid Substack newsletter with AI and product management playbooks, templates and courses.

$126K ARR

Tech stack

No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.

Daniel Vassallo avatarDaniel Vassallo

No stack shared publicly.

Paweł Huryn avatarPaweł Huryn

No stack shared publicly.

How they build

Daniel Vassallo avatarDaniel 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.

Paweł Huryn avatarPaweł Huryn

  • Give actionable playbooks, not theory
  • Own your audience: newsletters outlast social reach
  • PMs should build with AI themselves

Learn from Daniel and Paweł

Daniel Vassallo avatarDaniel Vassallo

Paweł Huryn avatarPaweł Huryn

Daniel Vassallo vs Paweł Huryn FAQ

Who makes more money, Daniel Vassallo or Paweł Huryn?

Daniel Vassallo self-reports $210K profit in 9 months (info products) (as of 2020) and Paweł Huryn self-reports $126K ARR (as of 2024-11). By these self-reported figures, Daniel Vassallo'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, Daniel Vassallo or Paweł Huryn?

Daniel Vassallo has 4 products listed (including Small Bets, Userbase and Single Server); Paweł Huryn has 1 product listed (The Product Compass).

Where are Daniel Vassallo and Paweł Huryn based?

Daniel Vassallo: United States. Paweł Huryn: Warsaw, Poland.

Who has been an indie maker longer, Daniel Vassallo or Paweł Huryn?

Daniel Vassallo started in 2019 (7 years indie); Paweł Huryn started in 2021 (5 years indie).

Are Daniel Vassallo and Paweł Huryn bootstrapped?

Daniel Vassallo is listed as bootstrapped; Paweł Huryn isn't tagged as bootstrapped on IndieMakerList.

Full profiles

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