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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 Thomas Sanlis
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Solo founder of Key Values, the job board matching engineers with values-aligned teams
@lynnetye United States
Lynne Tye vs Thomas Sanlis at a glance
Both Lynne Tye and Thomas Sanlis are bootstrapped and build in public. They overlap in Community Builders, Directory Makers and SaaS Founders. Lynne is based in Seattle, United States, Thomas in France. Lynne started in 2017 and Thomas in 2018. Lynne Tye has 1 product listed on IndieMakerList vs Thomas Sanlis' 3. On revenue, Lynne self-reports ~$300K–350K/yr (as of 2019) and Thomas $134K in 2025. On X, Lynne has about 4.8K followers and Thomas about 24K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Lynne Tye: Seattle, United States
- Thomas Sanlis: France
- Started
- Lynne Tye: 2017 (9 yrs indie)
- Thomas Sanlis: 2018 (8 yrs indie)
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Lynne Tye: ~$300K–350K/yrself-reported, as of 2019 · source for Lynne Tye's revenue
- Thomas Sanlis: $134K in 2025self-reported, as of 2025 · source for Thomas Sanlis's revenue
- Products listed
- Lynne Tye: 1
- Thomas Sanlis: 3
- Product status
- Lynne Tye: 1 active
- Thomas Sanlis: 3 active
- X followers
- Lynne Tye: 4.8K
- Thomas Sanlis: 24K
- Categories
- Lynne Tye: Community BuildersDirectory MakersSaaS Founders
- Thomas Sanlis: Directory MakersCommunity BuildersSaaS Founders
- Style
- Lynne Tye: solobootstrappedbuilds in public
- Thomas Sanlis: bootstrappedbuilds in public
- Courses & resources
- Lynne Tye: 3
- Thomas Sanlis: 1
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
Uneed
uneed.best
Curated launch platform and directory where makers launch and showcase new tech products.
Uneed Residency
uneed.best
Paid residency program for makers run under the Uneed brand.
Writizzy
writizzy.com
Europe-hosted newsletter and blogging platform for independent writers, co-founded with Hugo Lassiège.
Tech stack
No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.
No stack shared publicly.
Nuxt.js
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.
- Curate hard: rejecting low-quality submissions protects a launch platform's value.
- Programmatic SEO can compound traffic for directory-style products.
- Bias toward doing over overthinking, while knowing your market deeply before building.
- Delegate so the founder can focus on the bigger picture.
Learn from Lynne and Thomas
Lynne Tye vs Thomas Sanlis FAQ
Who makes more money, Lynne Tye or Thomas Sanlis?
Lynne Tye self-reports ~$300K–350K/yr (as of 2019) and Thomas Sanlis self-reports $134K in 2025. 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 Thomas Sanlis?
Lynne Tye has 1 product listed (Key Values); Thomas Sanlis has 3 products listed (Uneed, Uneed Residency and Writizzy).
What tech stack do Lynne Tye and Thomas Sanlis use?
Lynne Tye hasn't shared a stack. Thomas Sanlis uses Nuxt.js. They don't list any tools in common.
Where are Lynne Tye and Thomas Sanlis based?
Lynne Tye: Seattle, United States. Thomas Sanlis: France.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Lynne Tye or Thomas Sanlis?
Lynne Tye started in 2017 (9 years indie); Thomas Sanlis started in 2018 (8 years indie).
Are Lynne Tye and Thomas Sanlis 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 Thomas Sanlis's profile.
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