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Justin Jackson vs Kevin Powell

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Justin Jackson

Co-founder and CEO of Transistor.fm, the bootstrapped 'calm company' for podcast hosting

@mijustin Canada

Kevin Powell

Canadian CSS educator with 1,000+ YouTube videos and The Cascade course platform

@KevinJPowell Canada

Justin Jackson vs Kevin Powell at a glance

Justin Jackson and Kevin Powell are both indie makers listed on IndieMakerList. They overlap in Creators & Writers and Educators & Course Creators. Justin is based in Vernon, Canada, Kevin in Halifax, Canada. Justin started in 2013 and Kevin in 2016. Justin Jackson has 5 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Kevin Powell's 3. Justin has sold 1 product. On X, Justin has about 38K followers and Kevin about 55K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Justin Jackson: Vernon, Canada; Kevin Powell: Halifax, Canada
Started: Justin Jackson: 2013 (13 yrs indie); Kevin Powell: 2016 (10 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Justin Jackson: Not public; Kevin Powell: Not public
Products listed: Justin Jackson: 5; Kevin Powell: 3
Product status: Justin Jackson: 4 active · 1 acquired; Kevin Powell: 3 active
X followers: Justin Jackson: 38K; Kevin Powell: 55K
Categories: Justin Jackson: SaaS Founders Creators & Writers Educators & Course Creators Community Builders; Kevin Powell: Educators & Course Creators Creators & Writers
Style: Justin Jackson: duobootstrappedbuilds in publicexited; Kevin Powell: —
Courses & resources: Justin Jackson: 6; Kevin Powell: 9

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.

Justin Jackson

No stack shared publicly.

Kevin Powell

HTMLCSSAstroNetlify

How they build

Justin Jackson

Build a calm company: profitable, purposeful and good to customers and team.
Sometimes say no to big customers whose demands would pull you away from your core users.
Market to a big enough audience — tiny niches can cap a product's potential.
Share the journey openly; transparency builds trust and an audience.
Great customer support is a growth engine, not a cost center.

Kevin Powell

CSS is logical and learnable once you understand how it actually works.
Focus deeply on one subject rather than covering everything.
Teach in public to keep learning and pushing your own understanding.
Offer a generous free path and premium courses for those who want depth.

Learn from Justin and Kevin

Justin Jackson

[podcast] Build Your SaaS
[course] Marketing for Developers
[book] Jolt: surprising marketing tactics for product people
[community] MegaMaker
[podcast] Build & Launch
[newsletter] Justin Jackson's newsletter

Kevin Powell

[course] CSS Demystified · $199
[course] Thoughtful Design Systems
[course] HTML & CSS for Absolute Beginners · Free
[course] The Cascade learning paths · Free
[course] Conquering Responsive Layouts · Free
[course] CSS Fundamentals and Professional CSS (Frontend Masters)
+3 more on Kevin's profile

Justin Jackson vs Kevin Powell FAQ

Who makes more money, Justin Jackson or Kevin Powell?

Neither Justin Jackson nor Kevin Powell has publicly reported a revenue figure that IndieMakerList tracks, so it's not public.

Who has built more products, Justin Jackson or Kevin Powell?

Justin Jackson has 5 products listed (including Transistor.fm, MegaMaker and Marketing for Developers); Kevin Powell has 3 products listed (The Cascade, CSS Demystified and Kevin Powell YouTube channel).