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Pat Walls vs Paweł Huryn
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Founder of Starter Story, the founder case-study brand acquired by HubSpot in 2026
@thepatwalls United States
Warsaw-based author of The Product Compass, a top AI and product management newsletter
@PawelHuryn Poland
Pat Walls vs Paweł Huryn at a glance
Both Pat Walls and Paweł Huryn build in public. They overlap in Creators & Writers and Educators & Course Creators. Pat is based in United States, Paweł in Warsaw, Poland. Pat started in 2017 and Paweł in 2021. Pat Walls has 2 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Paweł Huryn's 1. Pat has sold 1 product. On revenue, Pat self-reports $1M/yr (as of 2023) and Paweł $126K ARR (as of 2024-11). On X, Pat has about 143K followers and Paweł about 134K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Pat Walls: United States
- Paweł Huryn: Warsaw, Poland
- Started
- Pat Walls: 2017 (9 yrs indie)
- Paweł Huryn: 2021 (5 yrs indie)
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Pat Walls: $1M/yrself-reported, as of 2023 · source for Pat Walls's revenue
- Paweł Huryn: $126K ARRself-reported, as of 2024-11 · source for Paweł Huryn's revenue
- Products listed
- Pat Walls: 2
- Paweł Huryn: 1
- Product status
- Pat Walls: 1 active · 1 acquired
- Paweł Huryn: 1 active
- X followers
- Pat Walls: 143K
- Paweł Huryn: 134K
- Categories
- Pat Walls: Creators & WritersEducators & Course CreatorsDirectory Makers
- Paweł Huryn: Creators & WritersEducators & Course Creators
- Style
- Pat Walls: bootstrappedbuilds in publicexited
- Paweł Huryn: solobuilds in public
- Courses & resources
- Pat Walls: 4
- Paweł Huryn: 4
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
Starter Story Build
build.starterstory.com
Live online accelerator that teaches people to come up with an idea and ship an AI-built app with users and payments in days.
The Product Compass
productcompass.pm
Paid Substack newsletter with AI and product management playbooks, templates and courses.
$126K ARR
Tech stack
No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.
Ruby on Rails
No stack shared publicly.
How they build
- Distribution matters more than the product — find one channel that works, then find the next one as you grow.
- Consistent daily deep work over a long period beats bursts of hustle.
- Eventually you have to pick one idea and go all-in instead of juggling many projects.
- Be radically transparent about numbers — real revenue makes content stand out.
- Build a business to change your life, not to become your life; rest to stay in the game.
- Give actionable playbooks, not theory
- Own your audience: newsletters outlast social reach
- PMs should build with AI themselves
Learn from Pat and Paweł
- [youtube] Starter Story on YouTube
- [newsletter] Starter Story Newsletter
- [community] Starter Story Premium
- [course] Starter Story Build Accelerator · $395
- [newsletter] The Product Compass (premium) · Paid subscription
- [course] Continuous Product Discovery Masterclass · Included in premium
- [course] How to Craft a Killer PM Resume · Included in premium
- [course] AI PM Learning Program · Included in premium
Pat Walls vs Paweł Huryn FAQ
Who makes more money, Pat Walls or Paweł Huryn?
Pat Walls self-reports $1M/yr (as of 2023) and Paweł Huryn self-reports $126K ARR (as of 2024-11). By these self-reported figures, Pat Walls' 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, Pat Walls or Paweł Huryn?
Pat Walls has 2 products listed (Starter Story and Starter Story Build); Paweł Huryn has 1 product listed (The Product Compass).
What tech stack do Pat Walls and Paweł Huryn use?
Pat Walls uses Ruby on Rails. Paweł Huryn hasn't shared a stack. They don't list any tools in common.
Where are Pat Walls and Paweł Huryn based?
Pat Walls: United States. Paweł Huryn: Warsaw, Poland.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Pat Walls or Paweł Huryn?
Pat Walls started in 2017 (9 years indie); Paweł Huryn started in 2021 (5 years indie).
Are Pat Walls and Paweł Huryn bootstrapped?
Pat Walls is listed as bootstrapped; Paweł Huryn isn't tagged as bootstrapped on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Pat Walls's profile and Paweł Huryn's profile.
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