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Nathan Barry vs Rob Hallam

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Nathan Barry

Founder of Kit (ConvertKit), bootstrapped from a failing side project to $1M+ MRR

@nathanbarry United States

Rob Hallam

British nomad maker of SuperX, The Attention Playbook and Can I Vibecode It

@robj3d3 Vietnam

Nathan Barry vs Rob Hallam at a glance

Both Nathan Barry and Rob Hallam are bootstrapped and build in public. They overlap in SaaS Founders, Marketing & SEO Tools and Educators & Course Creators. Nathan is based in Boise, United States, Rob in Da Nang, Vietnam. Nathan Barry has 1 product listed on IndieMakerList vs Rob Hallam's 5. On revenue, Nathan self-reports $1.19M MRR (ConvertKit) (as of 2019) and Rob $22K MRR (SuperX, verified) (as of 2026-10). On X, Nathan has about 152K followers and Rob about 67K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Nathan Barry: Boise, United States; Rob Hallam: Da Nang, Vietnam
Started: Nathan Barry: 2012 (14 yrs indie); Rob Hallam: —
Revenue (self-reported): Nathan Barry: $1.19M MRR (ConvertKit)self-reported, as of 2019 · source for Nathan Barry's revenue; Rob Hallam: $22K MRR (SuperX, verified)self-reported, as of 2026-10 · source for Rob Hallam's revenue
Products listed: Nathan Barry: 1; Rob Hallam: 5
Product status: Nathan Barry: 1 active; Rob Hallam: 5 active
X followers: Nathan Barry: 152K; Rob Hallam: 67K
Categories: Nathan Barry: SaaS Founders Marketing & SEO Tools Creators & Writers Educators & Course Creators; Rob Hallam: Marketing & SEO Tools SaaS Founders Educators & Course Creators Digital Nomads
Style: Nathan Barry: bootstrappedbuilds in public; Rob Hallam: bootstrappedbuilds in publicserial maker
Courses & resources: Nathan Barry: 4; Rob Hallam: 2

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.

Nathan Barry

No stack shared publicly.

Rob Hallam

No stack shared publicly.

How they build

Nathan Barry

Teach everything you know and work in public.
Pick a narrow niche first, then expand once you win it.
Direct sales and concierge onboarding can unlock early SaaS growth.
Stay independent so you answer only to customers.
Consistent creation compounds into authority over time.

Rob Hallam

Build in public; most posts should not be sales pitches.
Reverse-engineer what already works on a platform.
Keep shipping after failures.

Learn from Nathan and Rob

Nathan Barry

Rob Hallam

[course] The Attention Playbook
[newsletter] My First Dollar

Nathan Barry vs Rob Hallam FAQ

Who makes more money, Nathan Barry or Rob Hallam?

Nathan Barry self-reports $1.19M MRR (ConvertKit) (as of 2019) and Rob Hallam self-reports $22K MRR (SuperX, verified) (as of 2026-10). By these self-reported figures, Nathan Barry'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, Nathan Barry or Rob Hallam?

Nathan Barry has 1 product listed (Kit (formerly ConvertKit)); Rob Hallam has 5 products listed (including SuperX, The Attention Playbook and Can I Vibecode It?).