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Rob Walling vs Tyler Tringas

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Rob Walling

Drip founder, MicroConf and TinySeed co-founder, host of Startups for the Rest of Us

@robwalling United States

Tyler Tringas

Coined micro-SaaS, sold Storemapper, then founded Calm Company Fund for bootstrappers

@tylertringas United States

Rob Walling vs Tyler Tringas at a glance

Both Rob Walling and Tyler Tringas are bootstrapped and have sold at least one product. They overlap in SaaS Founders, Educators & Course Creators and Acquirers & Indie Investors. Rob is based in Minneapolis, United States, Tyler in New York, United States. Rob Walling has 3 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Tyler Tringas' 3. Rob has sold 1 product and Tyler the same number. Tyler self-reports ~$40K MRR (Storemapper at sale) (as of 2017); Rob hasn't shared a revenue figure publicly. On X, Rob has about 41K followers and Tyler about 31K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in: Rob Walling: Minneapolis, United States; Tyler Tringas: New York, United States
Started: Rob Walling: —; Tyler Tringas: 2012 (14 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported): Rob Walling: Not public; Tyler Tringas: ~$40K MRR (Storemapper at sale)self-reported, as of 2017 · source for Tyler Tringas's revenue
Products listed: Rob Walling: 3; Tyler Tringas: 3
Product status: Rob Walling: 2 active · 1 acquired; Tyler Tringas: 2 active · 1 acquired
X followers: Rob Walling: 41K; Tyler Tringas: 31K
Categories: Rob Walling: SaaS Founders Educators & Course Creators Acquirers & Indie Investors Community Builders; Tyler Tringas: SaaS Founders Acquirers & Indie Investors Educators & Course Creators
Style: Rob Walling: bootstrappedexitedserial maker; Tyler Tringas: solobootstrappedbuilds in publicexited
Courses & resources: Rob Walling: 4; Tyler Tringas: 4

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.

Rob Walling

No stack shared publicly.

Tyler Tringas

No stack shared publicly.

How they build

Rob Walling

Start small: begin with tiny products before attempting a big SaaS (the stair-step approach).
You do not need venture capital to build a meaningful, life-changing SaaS.
Focus relentlessly on one product and one marketing channel that works.
Pick B2B niches where customers pay for a painful problem.
Optimize for freedom, relationships and purpose, not just valuation.

Tyler Tringas

Micro-SaaS: a tiny, focused software business run by one person can be a great life.
Startups and sustainable small businesses are different games — pick deliberately.
Prepare your business to be sellable long before you want to sell it.
Founders deserve funding options that don't force a venture-scale growth path.
Calm companies grow sustainably and profitably with lean teams.

Learn from Rob and Tyler

Rob Walling

Tyler Tringas

[book] The Micro-SaaS Ebook · Free
[template] Selling My Bootstrapped SaaS Business
[template] We need a new default funding model for tech companies
[podcast] Tyler Tringas — Investing in Bootstrapped SaaS (The Bootstrapped Founder #304)

Rob Walling vs Tyler Tringas FAQ

Who makes more money, Rob Walling or Tyler Tringas?

Tyler Tringas self-reports ~$40K MRR (Storemapper at sale) (as of 2017). Rob Walling's revenue is not public, so a direct comparison isn't possible.

Who has built more products, Rob Walling or Tyler Tringas?

Rob Walling has 3 products listed (TinySeed, MicroConf and Drip); Tyler Tringas has 3 products listed (Storemapper, Calm Company Fund (formerly Earnest Capital) and BK UP).