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Key Values
keyvalues.com
Job board that matches software engineers with companies and teams that share their values and culture.
~$300K–350K/yr
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Lynne Tye vs Mike Taber
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Solo founder of Key Values, the job board matching engineers with values-aligned teams
@lynnetye United States
MicroConf co-founder, Bluetick founder and author of The Single Founder Handbook
@SingleFounder United States
Lynne Tye vs Mike Taber at a glance
Both Lynne Tye and Mike Taber are bootstrapped solo founders. They overlap in Community Builders and SaaS Founders. Lynne is based in Seattle, United States, Mike in United States. Lynne started in 2017 and Mike in 2011. Lynne Tye has 1 product listed on IndieMakerList vs Mike Taber's 4. On revenue, Lynne self-reports ~$300K–350K/yr (as of 2019) and Mike Five-figure MRR (Bluetick) (as of 2023). On X, Lynne has about 4.8K followers and Mike about 6.3K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Lynne Tye: Seattle, United States
- Mike Taber: United States
- Started
- Lynne Tye: 2017 (9 yrs indie)
- Mike Taber: 2011 (15 yrs indie)
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Lynne Tye: ~$300K–350K/yrself-reported, as of 2019 · source for Lynne Tye's revenue
- Mike Taber: Five-figure MRR (Bluetick)self-reported, as of 2023 · source for Mike Taber's revenue
- Products listed
- Lynne Tye: 1
- Mike Taber: 4
- Product status
- Lynne Tye: 1 active
- Mike Taber: 3 active · 1 shut down
- X followers
- Lynne Tye: 4.8K
- Mike Taber: 6.3K
- Categories
- Lynne Tye: Community BuildersDirectory MakersSaaS Founders
- Mike Taber: SaaS FoundersCommunity BuildersEducators & Course Creators
- Style
- Lynne Tye: solobootstrappedbuilds in public
- Mike Taber: solobootstrapped
- Courses & resources
- Lynne Tye: 3
- Mike Taber: 4
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
Bluetick
bluetick.io
Automated warm and cold email follow-ups that stop when the recipient replies, increasingly sold to agencies.
Five-figure MRR
MicroConf
microconf.com
Conferences and community for bootstrapped and self-funded SaaS founders.
FounderCafe
foundercafe.com
Online community for self-funded entrepreneurs.
Earlier security and compliance auditing product; its domain was sold in 2022.
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 the thing you wished existed when you were the frustrated customer.
- You don't need venture capital to build a meaningful, profitable company.
- Solve the marketplace chicken-and-egg problem by doing unscalable work and giving value away first.
- Learn sales — aligning yourself with the customer is what grows a bootstrapped business.
- Design your business around the life you want, not the other way around.
- You can build a real software business without a co-founder.
- Share progress and setbacks openly to stay accountable.
- Bootstrapped founders benefit from a community of peers.
- Move upmarket to customers like agencies who get more value and are easier to support.
- Take burnout seriously and give yourself permission to recover.
Learn from Lynne and Mike
- [book] The Single Founder Handbook
- [podcast] Startups for the Rest of Us · Free
- [community] FounderCafe
- [community] MicroConf
Lynne Tye vs Mike Taber FAQ
Who makes more money, Lynne Tye or Mike Taber?
Lynne Tye self-reports ~$300K–350K/yr (as of 2019) and Mike Taber self-reports Five-figure MRR (Bluetick) (as of 2023). By these self-reported figures, Lynne Tye's 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, Lynne Tye or Mike Taber?
Lynne Tye has 1 product listed (Key Values); Mike Taber has 4 products listed (including Bluetick, MicroConf and FounderCafe).
Where are Lynne Tye and Mike Taber based?
Lynne Tye: Seattle, United States. Mike Taber: United States.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Lynne Tye or Mike Taber?
Lynne Tye started in 2017 (9 years indie); Mike Taber started in 2011 (15 years indie).
Are Lynne Tye and Mike Taber bootstrapped?
Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Lynne Tye's profile and Mike Taber's profile.
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