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AI engineering education for web developers, with free guides, an email course, agent skills and a paid cohort.
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Matt Pocock vs Peter Steinberger
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
TypeScript and AI engineering educator behind Total TypeScript and AI Hero
@mattpocockuk United Kingdom
PSPDFKit founder turned creator of OpenClaw, the open-source personal AI agent
@steipete United States
Matt Pocock vs Peter Steinberger at a glance
Matt Pocock and Peter Steinberger are both indie makers listed on IndieMakerList. They overlap in AI Builders, Developer Tools and Open Source Makers. Matt is based in Oxford, United Kingdom, Peter in San Francisco, United States. Matt started in 2022 and Peter in 2011. Matt Pocock has 6 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Peter Steinberger's 5. Peter has sold 1 product. They share 1 tool in their stacks: TypeScript. On X, Matt has about 368K followers and Peter about 601K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Matt Pocock: Oxford, United Kingdom
- Peter Steinberger: San Francisco, United States
- Started
- Matt Pocock: 2022 (4 yrs indie)
- Peter Steinberger: 2011 (15 yrs indie)
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Matt Pocock: Not public
- Peter Steinberger: Not public
- Products listed
- Matt Pocock: 6
- Peter Steinberger: 5
- Product status
- Matt Pocock: 6 active
- Peter Steinberger: 4 active · 1 acquired
- X followers
- Matt Pocock: 368K
- Peter Steinberger: 601K
- Categories
- Matt Pocock: Educators & Course CreatorsAI BuildersDeveloper ToolsOpen Source Makers
- Peter Steinberger: AI BuildersDeveloper ToolsOpen Source MakersMac & Desktop App Makers
- Style
- Matt Pocock: —
- Peter Steinberger: bootstrappedbuilds in publicexitedserial maker
- Courses & resources
- Matt Pocock: 7
- Peter Steinberger: 1
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
Total TypeScript
totaltypescript.com
Exercise-driven professional TypeScript training covering generics, type transformations and advanced library patterns.
ts-reset
github.com
Open-source library that tightens TypeScript's built-in typings, such as making JSON.parse return unknown.
Evalite
evalite.dev
Vitest-based framework for evaluating AI applications in TypeScript with a local UI for outputs and traces.
OpenClaw
openclaw.ai
Open-source, self-hosted personal AI agent that works through chat apps and acts on your computer.
Document and PDF SDK for mobile, web and server, now operating as Nutrient.
CodexBar
codex.bar
macOS menu bar app showing usage limits for OpenAI Codex and Claude Code.
summarize
summarize.sh
CLI and Chrome extension that summarizes URLs, YouTube videos, podcasts and files.
Tech stack
1 shared tool, marked with ★: TypeScript. See the indie maker tech stack.
TypeScript (shared)XStateVitest
SwiftObjective-C TypeScript (shared)CodexClaude Code
How they build
- Let learners struggle with a concrete problem before showing the solution.
- Faster code generation makes good software design more valuable, not less.
- Build in thin vertical slices with tight feedback loops like types, tests and reviews.
- Prefer deep modules with simple interfaces so both humans and agents can reason about the code.
- Give away high-quality free material and sell the deeper training.
- Build what excites you and release it as open source.
- Purpose comes from creating things, not from chasing a new location.
- Let AI agents do the heavy lifting and ship many small tools fast.
- Changing how people use software matters more to him than building a big company.
Learn from Matt and Peter
- [course] Total TypeScript
- [book] Total TypeScript: Essentials · Free
- [book] Total TypeScript (No Starch Press print edition) · $59.99
- [course] AI Coding for Real Engineers
- [newsletter] AI Hero free email course · Free
- [template] AI Hero agent skills · Free
- +1 more on Matt's profile
- [newsletter] steipete.me newsletter
Matt Pocock vs Peter Steinberger FAQ
Who makes more money, Matt Pocock or Peter Steinberger?
Neither Matt Pocock nor Peter Steinberger has publicly reported a revenue figure that IndieMakerList tracks, so it's not public.
Who has built more products, Matt Pocock or Peter Steinberger?
Matt Pocock has 6 products listed (including AI Hero, Total TypeScript and ts-reset); Peter Steinberger has 5 products listed (including OpenClaw, PSPDFKit (Nutrient) and CodexBar).
What tech stack do Matt Pocock and Peter Steinberger use?
Matt Pocock uses TypeScript, XState and Vitest. Peter Steinberger uses Swift, Objective-C, TypeScript, Codex and Claude Code. Tools they have in common: TypeScript.
Where are Matt Pocock and Peter Steinberger based?
Matt Pocock: Oxford, United Kingdom. Peter Steinberger: San Francisco, United States.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Matt Pocock or Peter Steinberger?
Matt Pocock started in 2022 (4 years indie); Peter Steinberger started in 2011 (15 years indie).
Are Matt Pocock and Peter Steinberger bootstrapped?
Peter Steinberger is listed as bootstrapped; Matt Pocock isn't tagged as bootstrapped on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Matt Pocock's profile and Peter Steinberger's profile.
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