Paperform
paperform.co
Online form builder for forms, payments, bookings, surveys and e-signatures with a doc-style editor.
$3.5M ARR
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Dean McPherson vs Louis Pereira
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Dean McPherson vs Louis Pereira at a glance
Both Dean McPherson and Louis Pereira are bootstrapped. They overlap in No-Code Makers and Productivity Tools. Dean is based in Sydney, Australia, Louis in Goa, India. Dean McPherson has 1 product listed on IndieMakerList vs Louis Pereira's 3. On revenue, Dean self-reports $3.5M ARR (as of 2023) and Louis $73K in first 2 months (as of 2023). On X, Dean has about 2.4K followers and Louis about 13K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Dean McPherson: Sydney, Australia
- Louis Pereira: Goa, India
- Started
- Dean McPherson: 2016 (10 yrs indie)
- Louis Pereira: —
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Dean McPherson: $3.5M ARRself-reported, as of 2023 · source for Dean McPherson's revenue
- Louis Pereira: $73K in first 2 monthsself-reported, as of 2023 · source for Louis Pereira's revenue
- Products listed
- Dean McPherson: 1
- Louis Pereira: 3
- Product status
- Dean McPherson: 1 active
- Louis Pereira: 3 active
- X followers
- Dean McPherson: 2.4K
- Louis Pereira: 13K
- Categories
- Dean McPherson: SaaS FoundersNo-Code MakersProductivity Tools
- Louis Pereira: AI BuildersNo-Code MakersProductivity Tools
- Style
- Dean McPherson: duobootstrapped
- Louis Pereira: solobootstrappedserial maker
- Courses & resources
- Dean McPherson: 2
- Louis Pereira: 1
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
AudioPen
audiopen.ai
AI voice notes app that converts rambling speech into clear, structured writing.
$73K in first 2 months
Read Something Great
readsomethinggreat.com
Curated feed of standout articles from around the internet.
Tiny Testimonial
tinytestimonial.com
Tool for collecting and displaying customer testimonials, with AI features.
Tech stack
No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.
No stack shared publicly.
BubbleOpenAI WhisperGPT-4
How they build
- Bootstrap and grow from customer revenue rather than investors.
- Use a lifetime deal to get early customers and feedback.
- Build the business around your family and life, not the other way round.
- Keep shipping small projects; a hit often follows many misses.
- Time-boxed builds like half-day hackathons force you to ship a usable first version.
- Test pricing early and raise it as demand proves out.
- Deep, sustained focus produces the best creative work.
Learn from Dean and Louis
- [newsletter] Dean McPherson on Substack
- [podcast] SaaS Club: How a developer bootstrapped Paperform
- [newsletter] louis.blog
Dean McPherson vs Louis Pereira FAQ
Who makes more money, Dean McPherson or Louis Pereira?
Dean McPherson self-reports $3.5M ARR (as of 2023) and Louis Pereira self-reports $73K in first 2 months (as of 2023). By these self-reported figures, Dean McPherson'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, Dean McPherson or Louis Pereira?
Dean McPherson has 1 product listed (Paperform); Louis Pereira has 3 products listed (AudioPen, Read Something Great and Tiny Testimonial).
What tech stack do Dean McPherson and Louis Pereira use?
Dean McPherson hasn't shared a stack. Louis Pereira uses Bubble, OpenAI Whisper and GPT-4. They don't list any tools in common.
Where are Dean McPherson and Louis Pereira based?
Dean McPherson: Sydney, Australia. Louis Pereira: Goa, India.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Dean McPherson or Louis Pereira?
Dean McPherson started in 2016 (10 years indie); Louis Pereira's start year isn't listed.
Are Dean McPherson and Louis Pereira bootstrapped?
Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Dean McPherson's profile and Louis Pereira's profile.
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