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Jon Yongfook vs Nathan Barry

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Jon Yongfook

Solo founder who bootstrapped Bannerbear, an image and video automation API, to $81K MRR

@yongfook Singapore

Nathan Barry

Founder of Kit (ConvertKit), bootstrapped from a failing side project to $1M+ MRR

@nathanbarry United States

Jon Yongfook vs Nathan Barry at a glance

Both Jon Yongfook and Nathan Barry are bootstrapped and build in public. They overlap in SaaS Founders and Marketing & SEO Tools. Jon is based in Singapore, Nathan in Boise, United States. Jon started in 2018 and Nathan in 2012. Jon Yongfook has 2 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Nathan Barry's 1. On revenue, Jon self-reports $81K MRR (as of 2026) and Nathan $1.19M MRR (ConvertKit) (as of 2019). On X, Jon has about 173K followers and Nathan about 152K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Jon Yongfook: Singapore; Nathan Barry: Boise, United States
Started: Jon Yongfook: 2018 (8 yrs indie); Nathan Barry: 2012 (14 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Jon Yongfook: $81K MRRself-reported, as of 2026 · source for Jon Yongfook's revenue; Nathan Barry: $1.19M MRR (ConvertKit)self-reported, as of 2019 · source for Nathan Barry's revenue
Products listed: Jon Yongfook: 2; Nathan Barry: 1
Product status: Jon Yongfook: 2 active; Nathan Barry: 1 active
X followers: Jon Yongfook: 173K; Nathan Barry: 152K
Categories: Jon Yongfook: SaaS Founders Developer Tools Marketing & SEO Tools; Nathan Barry: SaaS Founders Marketing & SEO Tools Creators & Writers Educators & Course Creators
Style: Jon Yongfook: solobootstrappedbuilds in public; Nathan Barry: bootstrappedbuilds in public
Courses & resources: Jon Yongfook: 2; Nathan Barry: 4

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.

Jon Yongfook

Ruby on Rails

Nathan Barry

No stack shared publicly.

How they build

Jon Yongfook

Shipping is a muscle; launch often to stay in shape.
Focus on one product once it shows signs of life.
Sharpen positioning around the customer's real job, not your technology.
Bootstrap and grow at a sustainable pace, sharing numbers along the way.

Nathan Barry

Teach everything you know and work in public.
Pick a narrow niche first, then expand once you win it.
Direct sales and concierge onboarding can unlock early SaaS growth.
Stay independent so you answer only to customers.
Consistent creation compounds into authority over time.

Learn from Jon and Nathan

Jon Yongfook

[template] A Bootstrapped SaaS Journey to $10K MRR
[newsletter] 12 Startups in 12 Months

Nathan Barry

Jon Yongfook vs Nathan Barry FAQ

Who makes more money, Jon Yongfook or Nathan Barry?

Jon Yongfook self-reports $81K MRR (as of 2026) and Nathan Barry self-reports $1.19M MRR (ConvertKit) (as of 2019). By these self-reported figures, Nathan Barry's reported monthly revenue is higher. Figures are unaudited and may cover different periods or businesses, so treat them as rough indicators.