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Josh Pigford vs Marc Köhlbrugge

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Josh Pigford avatar

Josh Pigford

Serial dabbler who built and sold Baremetrics for $4M, now shipping AI products

@Shpigford
Marc Köhlbrugge avatar

Marc Köhlbrugge

Serial maker behind BetaList, WIP and Startup Jobs, shipping online for 20+ years

@marckohlbrugge Portugal

Josh Pigford vs Marc Köhlbrugge at a glance

Both Josh Pigford and Marc Köhlbrugge build in public, have sold at least one product and are serial makers. They overlap in SaaS Founders, AI Builders and Community Builders. Josh started in 2013 and Marc in 2010. Josh Pigford has 8 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Marc Köhlbrugge's 14. Josh has sold 1 product and Marc 3. They share 1 tool in their stacks: Ruby on Rails. On X, Josh has about 76K followers and Marc about 89K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in
Josh Pigford: —
Marc Köhlbrugge: Portugal
Started
Josh Pigford: 2013 (13 yrs indie)
Marc Köhlbrugge: 2010 (16 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported)
Josh Pigford: Not public
Marc Köhlbrugge: Not public
Products listed
Josh Pigford: 8
Marc Köhlbrugge: 14
Product status
Josh Pigford: 6 active · 1 acquired · 1 shut down
Marc Köhlbrugge: 11 active · 3 acquired
X followers
Josh Pigford: 76K
Marc Köhlbrugge: 89K
Categories
Josh Pigford: SaaS FoundersAnalytics & DataAI BuildersCommunity Builders
Marc Köhlbrugge: Directory MakersCommunity BuildersAI BuildersSaaS Founders
Style
Josh Pigford: builds in publicexitedserial maker
Marc Köhlbrugge: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicexitedserial maker
Courses & resources
Josh Pigford: 3
Marc Köhlbrugge: 4

Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.

Top products

Josh Pigford avatarJosh Pigford

Baremetrics logo

Baremetrics

baremetrics.com

acquired

Subscription analytics and revenue metrics for Stripe and other billing platforms, famous for its open startup dashboard.

Sold for $4M
Maybe logo

Maybe

github.com

shutdown

Personal finance and net-worth app that was open-sourced as a self-hostable project after the original company wound down.

Knockoff logo

Knockoff

knockoff.co

Brand protection software for Shopify stores that finds copycat listings, builds evidence and files takedowns.

G

Granite

granite.co

AI document vault that reads, files and lets you search your important paperwork in plain English.

See all 8 products by Josh Pigford →

Marc Köhlbrugge avatarMarc Köhlbrugge

BetaList logo

BetaList

betalist.com

Startup discovery platform where early-stage startups get their first users and early adopters find new products.

WIP logo

WIP

wip.co

Social network and accountability community for makers who log daily progress and ship together.

Room AI logo

Room AI

roomai.com

Generates interior design ideas for your rooms with AI.

See all 14 products by Marc Köhlbrugge →

Tech stack

1 shared tool, marked with ★: Ruby on Rails. See the indie maker tech stack.

Josh Pigford avatarJosh Pigford

Ruby on Rails (shared)

Marc Köhlbrugge avatarMarc Köhlbrugge

Ruby on Rails (shared)HotwireTailwind CSSPostgreSQLKamalDigitalOceanAmazon SES

How they build

Josh Pigford avatarJosh Pigford

  • Be open about your numbers — transparency builds trust and an audience.
  • The early, anything-goes phase of building is where the creative energy lives.
  • Ship a first version fast; Baremetrics' MVP took about a week.
  • If a product doesn't work as a company, open-sourcing it can give it a second life.

Marc Köhlbrugge avatarMarc Köhlbrugge

  • Ship often — many small launches teach you more than one big plan.
  • Build in public and let a community keep you accountable.
  • Great domain names are an underrated asset for small products.
  • Keep a simple, boring default stack so you can focus on shipping.
  • Help founders get their first users early, before launch day.

Learn from Josh and Marc

Josh Pigford avatarJosh Pigford

Marc Köhlbrugge avatarMarc Köhlbrugge

Josh Pigford vs Marc Köhlbrugge FAQ

Who makes more money, Josh Pigford or Marc Köhlbrugge?

Neither Josh Pigford nor Marc Köhlbrugge has publicly reported a revenue figure that IndieMakerList tracks, so it's not public.

Who has built more products, Josh Pigford or Marc Köhlbrugge?

Josh Pigford has 8 products listed (including Baremetrics, Maybe and Knockoff); Marc Köhlbrugge has 14 products listed (including BetaList, WIP and Startup Jobs).

What tech stack do Josh Pigford and Marc Köhlbrugge use?

Josh Pigford uses Ruby on Rails. Marc Köhlbrugge uses Ruby on Rails, Hotwire, Tailwind CSS, PostgreSQL, Kamal and DigitalOcean. Tools they have in common: Ruby on Rails.

Where are Josh Pigford and Marc Köhlbrugge based?

Josh Pigford: not listed. Marc Köhlbrugge: Portugal.

Who has been an indie maker longer, Josh Pigford or Marc Köhlbrugge?

Josh Pigford started in 2013 (13 years indie); Marc Köhlbrugge started in 2010 (16 years indie).

Are Josh Pigford and Marc Köhlbrugge bootstrapped?

Marc Köhlbrugge is listed as bootstrapped; Josh Pigford isn't tagged as bootstrapped on IndieMakerList.

Full profiles

Read the full story, timeline and links on Josh Pigford's profile and Marc Köhlbrugge's profile.

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