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Justin Jackson vs Kevon Cheung
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Justin Jackson vs Kevon Cheung at a glance
Both Justin Jackson and Kevon Cheung are bootstrapped and build in public. They overlap in Creators & Writers, Educators & Course Creators and Community Builders. Justin is based in Vernon, Canada, Kevon in Hong Kong. Justin started in 2013 and Kevon in 2020. Justin Jackson has 5 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Kevon Cheung's 3. Justin has sold 1 product. On X, Justin has about 38K followers and Kevon about 25K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Justin Jackson: Vernon, Canada
- Kevon Cheung: Hong Kong
- Started
- Justin Jackson: 2013 (13 yrs indie)
- Kevon Cheung: 2020 (6 yrs indie)
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Justin Jackson: Not public
- Kevon Cheung: Not public
- Products listed
- Justin Jackson: 5
- Kevon Cheung: 3
- Product status
- Justin Jackson: 4 active · 1 acquired
- Kevon Cheung: 3 active
- X followers
- Justin Jackson: 38K
- Kevon Cheung: 25K
- Categories
- Justin Jackson: SaaS FoundersCreators & WritersEducators & Course CreatorsCommunity Builders
- Kevon Cheung: Educators & Course CreatorsCreators & WritersCommunity Builders
- Style
- Justin Jackson: duobootstrappedbuilds in publicexited
- Kevon Cheung: solobootstrappedbuilds in public
- Courses & resources
- Justin Jackson: 6
- Kevon Cheung: 5
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
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MegaMaker
megamaker.co
Community and resources for bootstrappers and indie makers, running since 2013.
Marketing for Developers
devmarketing.xyz
Book and course teaching programmers how to launch and market their products.
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Meeps
meeps.app
Platform for membership sites, built in collaboration with Josh Anderton.
Public Lab
publiclab.co
Education company, originally a build-in-public school for entrepreneurs, now building AI-powered learning products for children.
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Chatty Bestie
chattybestie.com
AI best-friend app that helps children aged 3-8 practise spoken English, with progress reports for parents.
AlphaStage
alphastage.org
Creative studio running project-based programmes such as 1-1 mentorship and Young Author Camps for Generation Alpha.
Tech stack
No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.
No stack shared publicly.
No stack shared publicly.
How they build
- 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.
- Share the real journey, not polished marketing stories.
- Build relationships first; audience growth follows.
- Make it easy for opportunities to find you by being visible online.
- Put family first and design work around it.
- Learning works best when shaped around a child's own interests.
Learn from Justin and Kevon
- [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
- [template] Building in Public Definitive Guide · Free
- [course] Build in Public Mastery
- [course] Easy Content Magic
- [book] Find Joy in Chaos
- [template] Our Parenting Playbook
Justin Jackson vs Kevon Cheung FAQ
Who makes more money, Justin Jackson or Kevon Cheung?
Neither Justin Jackson nor Kevon Cheung has publicly reported a revenue figure that IndieMakerList tracks, so it's not public.
Who has built more products, Justin Jackson or Kevon Cheung?
Justin Jackson has 5 products listed (including Transistor.fm, MegaMaker and Marketing for Developers); Kevon Cheung has 3 products listed (Public Lab, Chatty Bestie and AlphaStage).
Where are Justin Jackson and Kevon Cheung based?
Justin Jackson: Vernon, Canada. Kevon Cheung: Hong Kong.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Justin Jackson or Kevon Cheung?
Justin Jackson started in 2013 (13 years indie); Kevon Cheung started in 2020 (6 years indie).
Are Justin Jackson and Kevon Cheung bootstrapped?
Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Justin Jackson's profile and Kevon Cheung's profile.
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