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Florin Pop vs Patrick McKenzie

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Florin Pop

Developer turned indie hacker on a public $1M revenue journey

@FlorinPop17 Romania

Patrick McKenzie

patio11: Bingo Card Creator, Appointment Reminder, Stripe Atlas and Bits about Money

@patio11 United States

Florin Pop vs Patrick McKenzie at a glance

Both Florin Pop and Patrick McKenzie are bootstrapped solo founders, build in public and have sold at least one product. They overlap in Creators & Writers, Educators & Course Creators and SaaS Founders. Florin is based in Romania, Patrick in Chicago, United States. Florin started in 2019 and Patrick in 2006. Florin Pop has 3 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Patrick McKenzie's 5. Florin has sold 1 product and Patrick 2. On revenue, Florin self-reports $445K lifetime across projects (as of 2026) and Patrick ~$275K/yr sales, ~$200K profit (excl. Appointment Reminder) (as of 2012). On X, Florin has about 203K followers and Patrick about 201K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Florin Pop: Romania; Patrick McKenzie: Chicago, United States
Started: Florin Pop: 2019 (7 yrs indie); Patrick McKenzie: 2006 (20 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Florin Pop: $445K lifetime across projectsself-reported, as of 2026 · source for Florin Pop's revenue; Patrick McKenzie: ~$275K/yr sales, ~$200K profit (excl. Appointment Reminder)self-reported, as of 2012 · source for Patrick McKenzie's revenue
Products listed: Florin Pop: 3; Patrick McKenzie: 5
Product status: Florin Pop: 2 active · 1 acquired; Patrick McKenzie: 2 active · 2 acquired · 1 shut down
X followers: Florin Pop: 203K; Patrick McKenzie: 201K
Categories: Florin Pop: Creators & Writers Educators & Course Creators SaaS Founders; Patrick McKenzie: SaaS Founders Creators & Writers Fintech & Payments Educators & Course Creators
Style: Florin Pop: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicexited; Patrick McKenzie: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicexited
Courses & resources: Florin Pop: 3; Patrick McKenzie: 5

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.

Florin Pop

No stack shared publicly.

Patrick McKenzie

Ruby on RailsTwilioStripe

How they build

Florin Pop

Share every revenue number publicly to build trust and accountability.
Leverage an existing audience to launch products quickly.
Ship scrappy launches straight from a tweet and validate with real sales.
Quantity of attempts eventually produces quality.

Patrick McKenzie

Charge more — most software businesses dramatically underprice.
SaaS is the best business model ever invented for software.
Being a better marketer than most engineers (and vice versa) is a superpower.
Write prolifically and in public; generous writing compounds into opportunity.
Keep a low personal burn rate so a small business can sustain you indefinitely.

Learn from Florin and Patrick

Florin Pop

Patrick McKenzie

[newsletter] Bits about Money
[podcast] Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie
[template] Salary Negotiation: Make More Money, Be More Valued
[course] Lifecycle Emails course
[template] Start here if you're new

Florin Pop vs Patrick McKenzie FAQ

Who makes more money, Florin Pop or Patrick McKenzie?

Florin Pop self-reports $445K lifetime across projects (as of 2026) and Patrick McKenzie self-reports ~$275K/yr sales, ~$200K profit (excl. Appointment Reminder) (as of 2012). Figures are unaudited and may cover different periods or businesses, so treat them as rough indicators.

Who has built more products, Florin Pop or Patrick McKenzie?

Florin Pop has 3 products listed (iCodeThis, Content Copilot and Indie Action); Patrick McKenzie has 5 products listed (including Bingo Card Creator, Appointment Reminder and Starfighter).