Ultimate Brain
thomasjfrank.com
All-in-one second brain template for Notion combining tasks, notes, projects and goals.
$760K in 2022
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Thomas Frank vs Tiago Forte
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Productivity YouTuber behind Ultimate Brain, Notion tutorials and the Flylighter clipper
@TomFrankly United States
Creator of Building a Second Brain and the PARA Method; founder of Forte Labs
@fortelabs United States
Thomas Frank vs Tiago Forte at a glance
Both Thomas Frank and Tiago Forte are bootstrapped. They overlap in Creators & Writers, Productivity Tools and Educators & Course Creators. Thomas is based in Des Moines, United States, Tiago in Long Beach, United States. Thomas Frank has 5 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Tiago Forte's 5. Thomas self-reports $1M in Notion template sales (2022); Tiago hasn't shared a revenue figure publicly. On X, Thomas has about 145K followers and Tiago about 159K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Thomas Frank: Des Moines, United States
- Tiago Forte: Long Beach, United States
- Started
- Thomas Frank: 2010 (16 yrs indie)
- Tiago Forte: —
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Thomas Frank: $1M in Notion template sales (2022)self-reported, as of 2022 · source for Thomas Frank's revenue
- Tiago Forte: Not public
- Products listed
- Thomas Frank: 5
- Tiago Forte: 5
- Product status
- Thomas Frank: 5 active
- Tiago Forte: 5 active
- X followers
- Thomas Frank: 145K
- Tiago Forte: 159K
- Categories
- Thomas Frank: Creators & WritersProductivity ToolsEducators & Course CreatorsBrowser Extension Makers
- Tiago Forte: Educators & Course CreatorsProductivity ToolsCreators & Writers
- Style
- Thomas Frank: bootstrappedbuilds in public
- Tiago Forte: bootstrapped
- Courses & resources
- Thomas Frank: 5
- Tiago Forte: 5
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
Creator's Companion
thomasjfrank.com
Notion template for planning, producing and tracking YouTube and content projects.
Flylighter
flylighter.com
Fast web clipper that captures articles, highlights, notes and YouTube timestamps into Notion databases.
College Info Geek
collegeinfogeek.com
Long-running site helping students study efficiently and prepare for their careers.
Building a Second Brain
buildingasecondbrain.com
Course and book teaching a system for capturing and organising digital notes to support creative work.
BASB Foundation
buildingasecondbrain.com
Self-paced version of the Building a Second Brain course.
The PARA Method
fortelabs.com
Book and guide to organising files and notes into Projects, Areas, Resources and Archives.
Pillars of Productivity
fortelabs.com
Self-paced productivity course from Forte Labs.
Tech stack
No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.
NotionLemon SqueezyCirclePipedreamJavaScript
No stack shared publicly.
How they build
- Aim to get slightly better at a skill with every new project.
- Create things of value and also show up in the community around them.
- A smaller, focused audience can earn more than a huge general one.
- Treat Notion as a toolkit for building your own productivity systems.
- Give away genuinely useful free education alongside paid products.
- Capture ideas outside your head so your mind is free to create.
- Organise information by actionability, not by topic.
- Turn notes into finished work you can share.
- Review your life every year to steer the next one.
Learn from Thomas and Tiago
- [youtube] Thomas Frank
- [course] Notion Fundamentals · Free
- [book] 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades · Free (digital)
- [podcast] The Inforium
- [template] Free Notion templates · Free
- [book] Building a Second Brain
- [book] The PARA Method
- [book] Life in Perspective
- [course] BASB Foundation
- [newsletter] Forte Labs weekly email
Thomas Frank vs Tiago Forte FAQ
Who makes more money, Thomas Frank or Tiago Forte?
Thomas Frank self-reports $1M in Notion template sales (2022). Tiago Forte's revenue is not public, so a direct comparison isn't possible.
Who has built more products, Thomas Frank or Tiago Forte?
Thomas Frank has 5 products listed (including Ultimate Brain, Creator's Companion and Flylighter); Tiago Forte has 5 products listed (including Building a Second Brain, BASB Foundation and The PARA Method).
What tech stack do Thomas Frank and Tiago Forte use?
Thomas Frank uses Notion, Lemon Squeezy, Circle, Pipedream and JavaScript. Tiago Forte hasn't shared a stack. They don't list any tools in common.
Where are Thomas Frank and Tiago Forte based?
Thomas Frank: Des Moines, United States. Tiago Forte: Long Beach, United States.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Thomas Frank or Tiago Forte?
Thomas Frank started in 2010 (16 years indie); Tiago Forte's start year isn't listed.
Are Thomas Frank and Tiago Forte bootstrapped?
Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Thomas Frank's profile and Tiago Forte's profile.
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