MentorCruise
mentorcruise.com
Marketplace for paid 1:1 mentorship with experts in engineering, product, AI, design and business.
~$24K/mo commissions
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Dominic Monn vs Mike Taber
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
MicroConf co-founder, Bluetick founder and author of The Single Founder Handbook
@SingleFounder United States
Dominic Monn vs Mike Taber at a glance
Both Dominic Monn and Mike Taber are bootstrapped. They overlap in Community Builders, Educators & Course Creators and SaaS Founders. Dominic is based in Zürich, Switzerland, Mike in United States. Dominic started in 2018 and Mike in 2005. Dominic Monn has 1 product listed on IndieMakerList vs Mike Taber's 4. On revenue, Dominic self-reports ~$24K/mo in commissions (as of 2023) and Mike ~$24K/mo (Bluetick + FounderCafe) (as of 2024). On X, Dominic has about 5.8K followers and Mike about 6.3K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Dominic Monn: Zürich, Switzerland
- Mike Taber: United States
- Started
- Dominic Monn: 2018 (8 yrs indie)
- Mike Taber: 2005 (21 yrs indie)
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Dominic Monn: ~$24K/mo in commissionsself-reported, as of 2023 · source for Dominic Monn's revenue
- Mike Taber: ~$24K/mo (Bluetick + FounderCafe)self-reported, as of 2024 · source for Mike Taber's revenue
- Products listed
- Dominic Monn: 1
- Mike Taber: 4
- Product status
- Dominic Monn: 1 active
- Mike Taber: 3 active · 1 shut down
- X followers
- Dominic Monn: 5.8K
- Mike Taber: 6.3K
- Categories
- Dominic Monn: Community BuildersEducators & Course CreatorsSaaS Founders
- Mike Taber: SaaS FoundersCommunity BuildersEducators & Course Creators
- Style
- Dominic Monn: bootstrappedserial maker
- Mike Taber: solobootstrapped
- Courses & resources
- Dominic Monn: —
- Mike Taber: 4
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
Bluetick
bluetick.io
Automated warm and cold email follow-ups that stop when the recipient replies, increasingly sold to agencies.
Five-figure MRR
MicroConf
microconf.com
Conferences and community for bootstrapped and self-funded SaaS founders.
FounderCafe
foundercafe.com
Private online community for self-funded software entrepreneurs, co-founded with Rob Walling.
Earlier security and compliance auditing product; its domain was sold in 2022.
Tech stack
No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.
No stack shared publicly.
No stack shared publicly.
How they build
- Metrics matter even for tiny projects.
- Bootstrap a marketplace by focusing on quality supply.
- Ship many side projects to find the one that sticks.
- You can build a real software business without a co-founder.
- Share progress and setbacks openly to stay accountable.
- Bootstrapped founders benefit from a community of peers.
- Move upmarket to customers like agencies who get more value and are easier to support.
- Take burnout seriously and give yourself permission to recover.
Learn from Dominic and Mike
No courses, books or communities listed.
- [book] The Single Founder Handbook
- [podcast] Startups for the Rest of Us · Free
- [community] FounderCafe
- [community] MicroConf
Dominic Monn vs Mike Taber FAQ
Who makes more money, Dominic Monn or Mike Taber?
Dominic Monn self-reports ~$24K/mo in commissions (as of 2023) and Mike Taber self-reports ~$24K/mo (Bluetick + FounderCafe) (as of 2024). Figures are unaudited and may cover different periods or businesses, so treat them as rough indicators.
Who has built more products, Dominic Monn or Mike Taber?
Dominic Monn has 1 product listed (MentorCruise); Mike Taber has 4 products listed (including Bluetick, MicroConf and FounderCafe).
Where are Dominic Monn and Mike Taber based?
Dominic Monn: Zürich, Switzerland. Mike Taber: United States.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Dominic Monn or Mike Taber?
Dominic Monn started in 2018 (8 years indie); Mike Taber started in 2005 (21 years indie).
Are Dominic Monn and Mike Taber bootstrapped?
Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Dominic Monn's profile and Mike Taber's profile.
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