Post Bridge
post-bridge.com
Social media scheduler for posting content to 20+ accounts across platforms from one dashboard.
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Jack Friks vs Justin Duke
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Founder of Buttondown, the bootstrapped newsletter platform he started at Stripe
@jmduke United States
Jack Friks vs Justin Duke at a glance
Both Jack Friks and Justin Duke are bootstrapped and build in public. They overlap in Marketing & SEO Tools, Creators & Writers and SaaS Founders. Jack is based in Canada, Justin in Richmond, United States. Jack Friks has 7 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Justin Duke's 2. On revenue, Jack self-reports $48.9K MRR (Post Bridge, verified) (as of 2026-10) and Justin ~$15K MRR (as of 2022-12). They share 1 tool in their stacks: Stripe. On X, Jack has about 176K followers and Justin about 5.6K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Jack Friks: Canada
- Justin Duke: Richmond, United States
- Started
- Jack Friks: —
- Justin Duke: 2016 (10 yrs indie)
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Jack Friks: $48.9K MRR (Post Bridge, verified)self-reported, as of 2026-10 · source for Jack Friks's revenue
- Justin Duke: ~$15K MRRself-reported, as of 2022-12 · source for Justin Duke's revenue
- Products listed
- Jack Friks: 7
- Justin Duke: 2
- Product status
- Jack Friks: 7 active
- Justin Duke: 1 active · 1 shut down
- X followers
- Jack Friks: 176K
- Justin Duke: 5.6K
- Categories
- Jack Friks: Mobile App MakersMarketing & SEO ToolsCreators & WritersSaaS Founders
- Justin Duke: SaaS FoundersMarketing & SEO ToolsCreators & Writers
- Style
- Jack Friks: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicserial maker
- Justin Duke: bootstrappedbuilds in public
- Courses & resources
- Jack Friks: 3
- Justin Duke: —
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
Lovelee
lovelee-app.com
Mobile app for couples.
Curiosity Quench
curiosityquench.com
App that helps people quit mindless scrolling.
Deep Work Depot
deepworkdepot.com
Deep work focus timer.
Buttondown
buttondown.com
Simple, developer-friendly email newsletter platform for writers and publishers.
~$15K MRR
Service that tracked changes people made to their social media profiles and bios.
Tech stack
1 shared tool, marked with ★: Stripe. See the indie maker tech stack.
Next.jsSupabase Stripe (shared)
DjangoPythonVueHerokuPostmark Stripe (shared)
How they build
- Keep shipping: results tend to come all at once after a long stretch of nothing.
- Track failures openly; a ~20% hit rate is normal.
- Grow consumer apps with organic short-form content.
- Pick boring, familiar technology so you can focus on the product.
- A side project can compound for years before it needs to become a full-time job.
- Stay profitable and self-funded rather than relying on outside capital.
- Publish openly about how the business is going, including annual reviews.
Learn from Jack and Justin
- [community] Ship or Die
- [course] Organic growth guide for B2C mobile apps
- [youtube] How I work: $40K/month solo app builder (Starter Story)
No courses, books or communities listed.
Jack Friks vs Justin Duke FAQ
Who makes more money, Jack Friks or Justin Duke?
Jack Friks self-reports $48.9K MRR (Post Bridge, verified) (as of 2026-10) and Justin Duke self-reports ~$15K MRR (as of 2022-12). By these self-reported figures, Jack Friks' 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, Jack Friks or Justin Duke?
Jack Friks has 7 products listed (including Post Bridge, Lovelee and Curiosity Quench); Justin Duke has 2 products listed (Buttondown and Spoonbill).
What tech stack do Jack Friks and Justin Duke use?
Jack Friks uses Next.js, Supabase and Stripe. Justin Duke uses Django, Python, Vue, Heroku, Postmark and Stripe. Tools they have in common: Stripe.
Where are Jack Friks and Justin Duke based?
Jack Friks: Canada. Justin Duke: Richmond, United States.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Jack Friks or Justin Duke?
Jack Friks' start year isn't listed; Justin Duke started in 2016 (10 years indie).
Are Jack Friks and Justin Duke bootstrapped?
Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Jack Friks's profile and Justin Duke's profile.
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