[course]
CodeFast
Learn to code and ship web apps fast, aimed at entrepreneurs.
by Marc Lou
525 resources · 181 makers
Courses, books & resources by indie makers
A curated library of 133 courses, 89 books and 303 newsletters, podcasts, YouTube channels, communities and templates, all created by indie makers. Every resource links to the maker behind it, so you can learn from people with real products and real revenue. Updated for 2026.
🎓 Courses by indie makers
Paid and free courses on building, launching and growing indie products. 133 listed.
[course]Free
Wizard Zines questions
Free question-and-answer flashcard sets on topics like TLS certificates, CORS and event loops.
by Julia Evans
[course]
Test-Driven Laravel
Course on building Laravel apps using test-driven development.
by Adam Wathan
[course]
Lifecycle Emails course
Video course on lifecycle email marketing for SaaS businesses.
[course]
Coding for Marketers
Companion guide for marketers getting started with terminals and coding agents.
by Corey Haines
[course]Free
Notion Fundamentals
Free beginner course on how Notion pages, blocks and databases work.
by Thomas Frank
[course]$150
The 2 Hour Writer
Course on writing for two hours a day to build an audience and sell your own products.
by Dan Koe
[course]$19/mo or $99/yr
Traversy Media All-Access Membership
Full course library of 400+ hours with Discord access.
[course]
Coding With AI
16-hour intermediate course on going from planning to production with AI coding tools.
[course]$25
Modern JavaScript 2.0
37-hour course on the JavaScript language, browser APIs and projects.
[course]$25
Modern HTML & CSS 2.0
24-hour course on building responsive sites from the ground up.
[course]$25
Modern React From The Beginning
25-hour project course on building modern React applications.
[course]$25
50 Projects in 50 Days
Mini projects in HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
[course]
Organic growth guide for B2C mobile apps
Jack's guide to growing consumer apps with organic short-form content.
by Jack Friks
[course]
Practical Programmatic
Programmatic SEO course with real-world examples, created by Ian and later sold.
by Ian Nuttall
[course]
Total TypeScript
Flagship self-paced TypeScript curriculum built around hands-on exercises, including Pro Essentials and advanced workshops.
by Matt Pocock
[course]
AI Coding for Real Engineers
Two-week cohort on using AI coding agents for planning, feedback loops, AFK agents and human review on production-style work.
by Matt Pocock
[course]$395
Starter Story Build Accelerator
Cohort-based program for shipping an AI-built app, with a private Slack community and lifetime course access.
by Pat Walls
[course]$49
Alpine UI Components
Lifetime access to premium Alpine components, integrations and walkthrough screencasts.
by Caleb Porzio
[course]Free / sponsors
Livewire Screencasts
Video lessons on building apps with Livewire.
by Caleb Porzio
[course]
Everyone Can Build a Twitter Audience
Video course on growing an audience on Twitter/X from scratch.
[course]Paid
Part-Time YouTuber Academy
Self-paced program for growing a YouTube channel part-time.
by Ali Abdaal
[course]$200
The LinkedIn Operating System
Grow on LinkedIn with a daily content and engagement system.
by Justin Welsh
[course]$200
The Content Operating System
Build a weekly content system that feeds a newsletter and social channels.
by Justin Welsh
[course]Free
JavaScript30
Build 30 things in 30 days with vanilla JavaScript.
by Wes Bos
[course]Paid
Beginner JavaScript
Fundamentals-first course for learning modern JavaScript.
by Wes Bos
[course]Paid
React For Beginners
Premium introduction to building apps with React.
by Wes Bos
[course]Paid
Fullstack Advanced React and GraphQL
Build a full-stack app with React, GraphQL and Node.
by Wes Bos
[course]Paid
Learn Node
Build a full app with Node.js, Express and MongoDB.
by Wes Bos
[course]Paid
ES6 for Everyone
Modern JavaScript features explained.
by Wes Bos
[course]Paid
Master Gatsby
Building sites with Gatsby, React and GraphQL.
by Wes Bos
[course]Free
CSS Grid
Free course on CSS Grid layout.
by Wes Bos
[course]Free
What The Flexbox?!
Free course on Flexbox.
by Wes Bos
[course]Free
Command Line Power User
Free course on Zsh and terminal workflows.
by Wes Bos
[course]
Academind All-Access Membership
Access to the full Academind catalogue, including all future courses.
[course]$449
AI Enhanced Dev
Two-week cohort on research, planning, standards and multi-agent workflows for AI-assisted web development.
[course]
Claude Code - The Practical Guide
Practical course on using Claude Code as a terminal coding agent.
[course]
n8n for AI Workflows and AI Agents
Building AI automations and agents with n8n.
[course]
Angular - The Complete Guide
Comprehensive Angular course with multiple real projects.
[course]
Udemy courses
Bestselling Udemy catalogue covering Angular, React, Vue, Node.js and more.
[course]
Marketing for Developers
Book and course for programmers who want to learn to launch and promote a product.
[course]$199
CSS Demystified
Flagship course on the logic behind layouts, positioning and maintainable CSS, with a community and challenges.
by Kevin Powell
[course]
Thoughtful Design Systems
Upcoming course on planning and building design systems at scale.
by Kevin Powell
[course]Free
HTML & CSS for Absolute Beginners
Beginner course with no assumed knowledge.
by Kevin Powell
[course]Free
The Cascade learning paths
Curated paths on Flexbox, Grid, positioning and more, one concept at a time.
by Kevin Powell
[course]Free
Conquering Responsive Layouts
Course on building responsive layouts with modern CSS.
by Kevin Powell
[course]
CSS Fundamentals and Professional CSS (Frontend Masters)
Workshops on CSS foundations and building and deploying a fully responsive site.
by Kevin Powell
[course]
Power-Up Podcasting
Course on planning, launching and growing a podcast.
by Pat Flynn
[course]
Productize Yourself
Brett's playbook for launching and running a one-person subscription service.
[course]
The Complete JavaScript Course
71+ hours of JavaScript fundamentals, architecture and six projects; 1M+ students.
[course]
Build Websites With HTML & CSS
38+ hour course on HTML, CSS and web design built around the Omnifood project; 450K+ students.
[course]
The Ultimate React Course
React, Next.js, Supabase and Tailwind CSS across 10 real-world projects.
[course]
The Complete Node.js Bootcamp
Node.js, Express and MongoDB back-end course built around the Natours project.
[course]
Advanced CSS and Sass
Flexbox, Grid, animations and CSS architecture across three projects.
[course]
Web Dev Crash Course
12-hour crash course building a full-stack app with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React and Supabase.
[course]Free
Level Up Tutorials library
Archive of 800+ web development video tutorials, now free.
[course]
Creator Science courses
Courses on memberships, podcasting and newsletters for creators.
by Jay Clouse
[course]Free
100 Days of SwiftUI
Free structured course that teaches SwiftUI app development in daily lessons.
by Paul Hudson
[course]
100 Days of Swift
Free daily course covering Swift and UIKit app development.
by Paul Hudson
[course]
Find Your Following
Course on building an audience on Twitter/X as a founder.
by Arvid Kahl
[course]
Build in Public Mastery
Cohort-based course on Maven about showing your work to build a brand and superfans.
by Kevon Cheung
[course]
Easy Content Magic
Short self-paced course on creating content consistently, sold via Gumroad.
by Kevon Cheung
[course]Free
The Fundamentals of Value
Starting course on how value actually works.
by Jack Butcher
[course]Free
How to Visualize Value
Turning ideas into clear visuals without being a trained designer.
by Jack Butcher
[course]Free
The Permissionless Apprentice
Earning clients and opportunities by doing the work in public first.
by Jack Butcher
[course]Free
Build Once, Sell Twice
Packaging what you know into products instead of trading hours.
by Jack Butcher
[course]Free
Make Service Great Again
Why great service remains leverage in the AI era.
by Jack Butcher
[course]Free
Context is Capital
Using AI as leverage to compound your output.
by Jack Butcher
[course]Included in premium
Continuous Product Discovery Masterclass
Video course on discovery practices, included with premium.
by Paweł Huryn
[course]Included in premium
How to Craft a Killer PM Resume
Video course on PM resumes, included with premium.
by Paweł Huryn
[course]Included in premium
AI PM Learning Program
Program on becoming an AI product manager, included with premium.
by Paweł Huryn
[course]Subscription (monthly, yearly or lifetime)
Laracasts
Full library of Laravel, PHP and JavaScript video courses with learning paths and interactive exams.
by Jeffrey Way
[course]Free
Leveraging AI for Laravel Development
Sponsored, free-to-watch Laracasts series in which Way covers AI workflows in PhpStorm and coding agents.
by Jeffrey Way
[course]
50 Projects coding course
Learn web development by building 50+ small, fun projects.
by Florin Pop
[course]
30x500 Academy
The flagship course on Sales Safari research and selling products instead of your time.
by Amy Hoy
[course]
Sales Safari 101
Standalone introduction to the Sales Safari research technique.
by Amy Hoy
[course]Free
Ship in Six
Free course to help you ship a side project in six weeks.
by Amy Hoy
[course]
No-Code MVP
Online program teaching founders to validate ideas and build MVPs with no-code tools.
[course]Paid
Epic React
Comprehensive React workshops with hands-on exercises.
[course]Paid
Epic Web
Full-stack web development workshops.
[course]Paid
Testing JavaScript
Learn to test JavaScript and React apps with confidence.
[course]Paid
Epic AI
Building AI-powered apps and Model Context Protocol servers.
[course]Paid
Epic Product Engineer
Workshops on becoming a product-minded engineer.
[course]
Design+Code courses
Video courses on UI design, SwiftUI, React, Figma and designing with AI tools.
by Meng To
[course]
CodeSpring
Live classes and tools for building AI micro-SaaS products without a technical background.
[course]
Ness Labs Academy
Online courses on thinking, learning and productivity for creators and researchers.
[course]
Fireship PRO
Paid library of project-based courses on React, Next.js, SvelteKit, Supabase, Flutter, TypeScript and more, which since 2026 also includes ui.dev courses.
by Jeff Delaney
[course]
How to Dominate Twitter/X
His reply, meme and personal-post strategy for growing on X; reportedly made about $8K on day one.
[course]Free
SEO for Devs
Free SEO course for developers.
by Monica Lent
[course]Paid
Mastering Postgres
In-depth video course on PostgreSQL, from schema design to indexing and advanced queries.
[course]Paid
High Performance SQLite
Video course on running SQLite in production.
[course]Paid
Screencasting
On-demand course teaching how to record and edit polished screencasts quickly.
[course]Paid
Namaste JavaScript (course)
Structured deep dive into how JavaScript works under the hood.
by Akshay Saini
[course]Paid
Namaste React
Build production-style React apps from scratch.
by Akshay Saini
[course]Paid
Namaste Node.js
Deep dive into Node.js internals and backend development.
by Akshay Saini
[course]Paid
Namaste Frontend System Design
Frontend architecture and system design for senior interviews.
by Akshay Saini
[course]Paid
Namaste DSA
Data structures and algorithms from scratch with many practice problems.
by Akshay Saini
[course]Paid
Namaste AI
LLMs, RAG and AI agents from scratch.
by Akshay Saini
[course]Paid
Web Dev Cohort
Live, mentor-led cohort on full-stack web development.
[course]Paid
GenAI with JavaScript Cohort
Cohort on building generative AI applications with JavaScript.
[course]Paid
System Design Cohort
Cohort on designing scalable systems.
[course]Paid
Udemy bootcamps
Self-paced Udemy courses on web development, Python, Docker, DSA and AI.
[course]
Takeoff AI coding courses
Courses on Cursor, Claude Code and building full-stack apps with AI.
[course]
Serverless Laravel
49-lesson course on deploying and scaling Laravel with Laravel Vapor on AWS, covering setup, storage, networking, security and costs.
by Jack Ellis
[course]
SingleStore for Laravel
Video course with code examples on switching a Laravel application's database to SingleStore.
by Jack Ellis
[course]
Notion Mastery
Comprehensive Notion training with Solo and Tiny Teams options.
by Marie Poulin
[course]Paid
Kotlin Coroutines workshop
Three-day corporate workshop on coroutines.
[course]Paid
Advanced Compose
Cohort-style course on advanced Jetpack Compose.
[course]R$ 2,700 (pre-launch; up to 12 installments)
curso.dev
Comprehensive programming and career course with lifetime access; 260+ lessons and growing.
[course]$99/mo
Ship 30 for 30
Cohort writing challenge with live sessions, bundled into AI Writing Skool.
by Nicolas Cole
[course]
Premium Ghostwriting Academy
Ghostwriting business program co-run with Dickie Bush.
by Nicolas Cole
[course]
Internet Pipes
Learn to find signals and ideas in the internet's public data.
by Steph Smith
[course]Free
Advanced NLP with spaCy
Free interactive online course in four chapters, available in seven languages.
by Ines Montani
[course]
Learn UI Design
Video course on visual interface design with 50+ lessons, 36+ hours of video, homework and a feedback community.
by Erik Kennedy
[course]
Learn UX Design
37-lesson video course on interaction design, patterns, research, usability testing and communicating design.
by Erik Kennedy
[course]
Landing Page Academy
24-lesson course on writing and designing high-converting landing pages.
by Erik Kennedy
[course]$10/mo, $27/quarter or $95/yr
midu.dev academy (all courses)
20+ courses on JavaScript, CSS, Python, Docker, GitHub Actions, MCP and AI for developers.
[course]Free
Curso de Astro y Headless CMS
Free sample course on building sites with Astro and a headless CMS.
[course]Included in subscription
Python desde Cero
Seven-hour beginner Python course.
[course]
Vibecoding 101 Guide
Free beginner guide to vibe coding on Maven.
by Riley Brown
[course]$99
Zero To Paid
Video course on customer acquisition for software builders: finding buyers, landing pages, presales, cold outreach and social selling.
by Kyle Gawley
[course]Paid
CSS for JavaScript Developers
Self-paced, interactive CSS course for developers who know JavaScript.
[course]Paid
The Joy of React
Interactive React course with exercises and projects.
[course]Paid
Whimsical Animations
Learn to craft playful animations and micro-interactions.
[course]$99/mo
Ship 30 for 30 / AI Writing Skool
30 days of writing, 11 live sessions and a community of writers; bundled into the AI Writing Skool membership.
by Dickie Bush
[course]
Premium Ghostwriting Academy
Program co-run with Nicolas Cole on starting and scaling a ghostwriting business.
by Dickie Bush
[course]$125/mo
DataExpert.io Data & AI Engineering programs
Cohort boot camps and an all-access subscription for working engineers.
by Zach Wilson
[course]
Hit the Front Page of Hacker News
Video course on writing blog posts that do well on Hacker News and Reddit.
[course]
The Beginner's Guide to React Testing
Guide to getting started with testing React apps, choosing tools and writing different types of tests.
by Max Rozen
[course]Free
AI Literacy Essentials: Working Responsibly with AI
Free Udemy course giving a short workplace baseline for using AI responsibly.
by Tristan Roth
[course]Paid
Konvert7 AI engineering training
Custom workshops and hands-on AI engineering training for teams.
[course]
AdsForMakers coaching
Hands-on 1:1 sessions that teach you to run your own Google and Meta ad campaigns.
[course]Free
PocketBase Documentation
Official guides for using PocketBase as a standalone backend or as a Go/JS framework.
📕 Books by indie makers
Books written by bootstrapped founders about the businesses they built. 89 listed.
[book]
Marc Lou's book
His book on finding ideas, launching fast and getting profitable.
by Marc Lou
[book]$29.99–$69.99
MAKE: The Indie Startup Manual
Continuously updated ebook on going from idea to launch, growth, monetization, automation and exit without funding.
[book]
The Secret Rules of the Terminal
Zine on the hidden conventions of shells, terminal emulators and command-line programs.
by Julia Evans
[book]
How Git Works
Zine explaining Git's internals and mental model, with a companion cheat sheet.
by Julia Evans
[book]
How DNS Works
Illustrated explanation of DNS records, resolvers and debugging.
by Julia Evans
[book]$38
Bite Size zine pack
Bite Size Command Line, Linux, Bash and Networking bundled together.
by Julia Evans
[book]
HTTP: Learn your browser's language!
Zine on HTTP requests, responses, headers and caching.
by Julia Evans
[book]$29.95
Your Linux Toolbox
No Starch Press box set of seven early Linux zines.
by Julia Evans
[book]Free
So you want to be a wizard
Free zine on how to keep learning and get better at programming.
by Julia Evans
[book]$99–$149
Refactoring UI
Practical design tactics for developers, with video tutorials, component gallery and color palettes.
by Adam Wathan
[book]
Refactoring to Collections
Book on replacing loops with collection pipelines in PHP.
by Adam Wathan
[book]Pay what you want
Unfuck Your Sales
Practical book on cold email and B2B sales from the Sales.co playbook.
[book]
A Skill Called Luck
On increasing your luck surface area as an entrepreneur.
[book]Free (digital)
10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades
Study-skills book for students; free digital edition, with paid print and audiobook editions.
by Thomas Frank
[book]
The Art of Focus
Self-published book on reclaiming attention, reinventing yourself and doing meaningful creative work; available in print, digital and audio.
by Dan Koe
[book]Free PDF
Purpose & Profit
Short book on building a one-person business around your interests; free PDF with a paperback on Amazon.
by Dan Koe
[book]$24
My Indie Book
Stories and notes about building a one-person startup without funding, from $0 to $83K/month.
by Tony Dinh
[book]
Domain Book
His guide to finding and acquiring great domain names.
[book]Free
Total TypeScript: Essentials
Sixteen-chapter TypeScript book, free to read online.
by Matt Pocock
[book]$59.99
Total TypeScript (No Starch Press print edition)
Print and ebook edition of Total TypeScript Essentials.
by Matt Pocock
[book]
Authority
How to build an audience and earn a living by self-publishing and teaching what you know.
by Nathan Barry
[book]
The App Design Handbook
Guide to designing iPhone and iPad apps.
by Nathan Barry
[book]
Designing Web Applications
Practical guide to designing usable web applications.
by Nathan Barry
[book]
The Minimalist Entrepreneur
How great founders do more with less: start with community, build manually, sell first and stay profitable.
[book]Free
The Micro-SaaS Ebook
Free seven-chapter guide to building a one-person SaaS business, from idea to retention.
[book]
The Single Founder Handbook
327-page guide to building a business as a solo founder, sold as an ebook in PDF, EPUB and MOBI.
by Mike Taber
[book]
The Good Parts of AWS
Opinionated guide to the AWS services worth using, co-written with Josh Pschorr.
[book]Paid
Feel-Good Productivity
Bestselling book on using positive emotions to get more done with less stress.
by Ali Abdaal
[book]
Anything You Want
40 short lessons for a new kind of entrepreneur, drawn from building and selling CD Baby.
by Derek Sivers
[book]
Hell Yeah or No
Short essays on what's worth doing and how to decide.
by Derek Sivers
[book]
Your Music and People
Creative and considerate ways for musicians and creators to reach an audience.
by Derek Sivers
[book]
How to Live
27 conflicting answers on how to live, which he calls his masterpiece.
by Derek Sivers
[book]
Useful Not True
On choosing beliefs for their usefulness rather than their truth.
by Derek Sivers
[book]
Jolt: surprising marketing tactics for product people
Short book of unconventional marketing tactics.
[book]Free
The Agency Valuation Handbook
Guide to how buyers value agencies, free for newsletter subscribers.
by Karl Hughes
[book]
Will It Fly?
How to test and validate a business idea before investing heavily in it.
by Pat Flynn
[book]
Superfans
How to turn an audience into loyal, highly engaged fans.
by Pat Flynn
[book]
Lean Learning
How to achieve more by learning less and acting on what matters.
by Pat Flynn
[book]
The Software Engineer's Guidebook
Guide to growing from software engineer to staff and principal levels at tech companies.
[book]
Building Mobile Apps at Scale
Book on the engineering challenges of large mobile apps, drawing on experience at Uber.
[book]
The Tech Resume Inside Out
Resume guide for engineers combining advice from hiring managers and recruiters.
[book]
Spelunky (Boss Fight Books)
Yu's own account of designing and developing Spelunky, mixed with lessons on game design and finishing projects.
by Derek Yu
[book]
Everything But The Code
Book on the business side of indie apps: ideas, launch strategy and growth after release.
by Paul Hudson
[book]
Pro Swift
Advanced Swift techniques for experienced developers.
by Paul Hudson
[book]
SwiftUI by Example
Large free reference of SwiftUI solutions and code samples.
by Paul Hudson
[book]
Zero to Sold
How to start, run and sell a bootstrapped business, based on the FeedbackPanda journey.
by Arvid Kahl
[book]
The Embedded Entrepreneur
An audience-first approach to finding problems worth solving inside communities.
by Arvid Kahl
[book]
Find Joy in Chaos
2022 book on building an online presence and community so that opportunities come to you.
by Kevon Cheung
[book]
Never Enough: From Barista to Billionaire
Memoir on building MetaLab and Tiny, including the expensive mistakes along the way.
[book]Paid
Laravel Testing Decoded
Early book on testing Laravel applications.
by Jeffrey Way
[book]
Just F*cking Ship
Amy's 21 principles for beating procrastination and finally shipping.
by Amy Hoy
[book]
The Tiny MBA
Short business lessons for starting tiny without an MBA or investors.
by Amy Hoy
[book]
The Mom Test
How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.
[book]
Write Useful Books
A modern approach to designing and refining recommendable nonfiction.
[book]
The Workshop Survival Guide
How to design and run educational workshops that work every time.
[book]
100 Rules to Live By
Riley's personal philosophy distilled into 100 short rules.
by Dru Riley
[book]
Design+Code: From Sketch to Xcode
His 2014 book on iOS design and prototyping with Sketch and Xcode that launched the platform.
by Meng To
[book]
The SaaS Playbook
How to build a profitable SaaS business without venture capital.
by Rob Walling
[book]
Start Small, Stay Small
A developer's guide to launching a startup on a shoestring.
by Rob Walling
[book]
Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
Guide to experimental thinking and living with uncertainty instead of linear goal-setting.
[book]$43 (Basic)
The UI Audit
Concise manual for auditing and optimizing a web application's UI, written for founders.
by Jane Portman
[book]
This Is Personal
Book on personalized email marketing and sending the right message at the right time.
by Brennan Dunn
[book]
Double Your Freelancing Rate
Brennan's first product, a guide to pricing freelance work.
by Brennan Dunn
[book]
Hello Web App
Learn to build your first web app with Python and Django, aimed at designers and non-programmers.
by Tracy Osborn
[book]
Hello Web App: Intermediate Concepts
Follow-up covering more advanced Django topics such as payments with Stripe.
by Tracy Osborn
[book]
Hello Web Design
Design fundamentals and shortcuts for developers, marketers and other non-designers.
by Tracy Osborn
[book]$99–$149
Refactoring UI
Design tactics for developers, with screencasts, a component gallery and color palettes.
[book]
Digging Into WordPress
Self-published guide to customizing WordPress themes, co-written with Jeff Starr.
by Chris Coyier
[book]
The Java Web Scraping Handbook
A practical guide to scraping the web with Java.
by Kevin Sahin
[book]
The Coding Career Handbook
Field guide to growing from junior to senior developer, with principles, strategies and tactics.
[book]
MRR.guide
Guide to winning a SaaS's first 100 paying customers using zero-budget marketing tactics.
[book]Paid
Effective Kotlin
Best practices for writing idiomatic, safe and readable Kotlin.
[book]Paid
Kotlin Coroutines
Deep dive into coroutines, flows and structured concurrency.
[book]Paid
Advanced Kotlin
Generics, delegation, reflection, DSLs and other advanced features.
[book]Paid
Functional Kotlin
Functional programming techniques in Kotlin, including Arrow.
[book]Paid
Kotlin Essentials
Kotlin fundamentals for developers coming from other languages.
[book]$9.99
The Art & Business of Online Writing
How to capture attention, build an audience and monetize your writing online.
by Nicolas Cole
[book]$9.99
The Art & Business of Ghostwriting
Guide to making a living writing for other people.
by Nicolas Cole
[book]
Doing Content Right
How to create content that is worth reading and actually spreads.
by Steph Smith
[book]
Deploy Empathy
A practical guide to interviewing customers, with scripts, templates and analysis methods.
[book]
Refactoring English
Effective writing for software developers: design docs, tutorials, blog posts and email.
[book]
useEffect By Example
Ebook on React's useEffect covering data fetching, race conditions, the dependency array and memoization.
by Max Rozen
[book]
Start Strong
Checklist for judging whether a SaaS idea is worth pursuing before spending time and money on it.
by Farez Rahman
[book]
Canopy Harvest
Woody's science fiction novel.
by Woody Hayday
[book]
How to Build Developer Ecosystems
A practical framework for developer-led growth, from zero to a working developer ecosystem.
[book]
Digital Nomad Life: Ultimate Guide
Alex's guide to living and working as a digital nomad.
[book]
500k Agency
Playbook on building and scaling a solo developer agency toward $500K a year, covering sales and marketing for developers.
by Paul Xue
[book]
Membuat Aplikasi Kasir & POS
Indonesian-language book on Parsinta about building a cashier and point-of-sale app with stock and profit tracking.
[book]
Company of One
Why staying small is the next big thing for business.
by Paul Jarvis
🫂 Communities by indie makers
Communities started and run by indie makers. 33 listed.
[community]
Ship or Die
30-day accountability program to ship a startup.
by Marc Lou
[community]+$25
@levelsio chat on Telegram
Private chat with thousands of indie makers, sold as an add-on to MAKE.
[community]$299
Tinkerer Club
Lifetime-access club on self-hosting, home automation and local AI, with direct access to Kitze.
by Kitze
[community]$99/month
TMAKER Founder Room
Small private Slack for bootstrapped founders with monthly group AMAs with Tibo.
[community]
Ship or Die
Jack's founder community.
by Jack Friks
[community]
WIP
Paid community of makers who share daily progress and keep each other accountable.
[community]
Starter Story Premium
Paid membership with unlimited case studies, idea and case-study databases.
by Pat Walls
[community]
FounderCafe
Online community for self-funded entrepreneurs.
by Mike Taber
[community]
MicroConf
Conferences and community for bootstrapped SaaS founders, co-founded with Rob Walling.
by Mike Taber
[community]
Small Bets
Library of expert-led classes for entrepreneurs (closed to new members as of 2026).
[community]
MegaMaker
Community for bootstrappers and makers.
[community]From $99/quarter
Indie Masterminds
Founder community with courses and accountability sessions, free tier plus passes from $99 per quarter.
[community]$199
Initial Commit
Community for builders shipping with AI, run by Josh.
by Josh Pigford
[community]
Builder Methods Pro
Paid membership with live workshops, courses, build kits and a community for AI-assisted builders.
by Brian Casel
[community]
TIGSource forums
Indie game development forum and devlog community he runs.
by Derek Yu
[community]
Achievers
Networking group for entrepreneurs with meetups in cities around the world.
[community]Free
SEO Backlinks (Facebook group)
Free Brazilian SEO group for swapping backlinks, guest posts and partnerships.
[community]Free
Commit365
Daily-commit accountability group for builders.
by Jason Leow
[community]Free
Laracasts Forum
Long-running community forum for Laravel and PHP questions.
by Jeffrey Way
[community]
Trends Pro
Paid membership with full reports, daily standups and masterminds for solo founders.
by Dru Riley
[community]
MicroConf
Events, masterminds and resources for SaaS founders.
by Rob Walling
[community]
Ness Labs community
Private community for curious knowledge workers, including access to courses and workshops.
[community]
Blogging for Devs Community
Paid community for developers growing their blogs through feedback and collaboration.
by Monica Lent
[community]$65/mo or $45/mo billed annually
Ship Your Directory Pro
Community with weekly live streams, an SEO course, directory ideas database, playbook, site reviews and a 12-week accountability challenge.
by Frey Chu
[community]Free
AI MVP Builders
Free community with a step-by-step course, templates and prompts for shipping MVPs with AI coding tools.
[community]
Build in Public VN
Vietnamese community for indie hackers and makers.
by Goon Nguyen
[community]Free
TabNews
Community for programmers and tech professionals.
[community]
Indie Hackers Community
Free forum and groups for founders to share progress, ask for feedback and support each other.
[community]
Indie Hackers Community
Free founder forum for sharing progress, feedback and support.
[community]
Creator Climb
Community and resource library for online course creators.
[community]Free
Etsy ile Gelir (Telegram)
Volunteer-run Turkish community where Etsy sellers and beginners share ideas and help each other.
by Kerem Başalı
[community]Paid
E-İhracat Yolu
E-export event for Turkish online sellers.
by Kerem Başalı
[community]
Ministry of Testing
Community, conferences and learning resources for software testing professionals.
by Rosie Sherry
🎙️ Podcasts by indie makers
Podcasts hosted by indie makers, plus interviews where they tell their story. 79 listed.
[podcast]
Lex Fridman Podcast #440
Long-form interview on programming, viral AI startups and digital nomad life.
[podcast]
Full Stack Radio
Podcast for developers about building great software products.
by Adam Wathan
[podcast]
Kitze — Juggling Projects, ADHD, and the Indie Hacker Lifestyle (The Bootstrapped Founder)
Interview on building Sizzy and Benji and working with ADHD.
by Kitze
[podcast]
Behind the Craft: Bootstrapping 5 AI Products to $1M+/Month
Peter Yang's interview on how Revid, Outrank and his other products grew.
[podcast]
Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie
Weekly conversations about technology, finance and systems thinking, with full transcripts.
[podcast]
Claude Code for B2B Marketers (Exit Five)
Interview walking through how he uses Claude Code and marketing skills.
by Corey Haines
[podcast]
The Inforium
Long-form conversations on productivity and personal development, formerly the College Info Geek Podcast.
by Thomas Frank
[podcast]
Lenny's Podcast
Long-form interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts.
[podcast]
How BetaList is helping startups get their first users (Mixergy)
Interview with Andrew Warner about the early growth of BetaList.
[podcast]
Behind the Craft: From Engineer to Indie Hacker Making $1.3M ARR
Peter Yang's interview on growing Testimonial.to and PDF.ai.
by Damon Chen
[podcast]
Tyler Tringas — Investing in Bootstrapped SaaS (The Bootstrapped Founder #304)
Interview about Calm Company Fund and funding sustainable businesses.
[podcast]Free
No Plans To Merge
Casual developer podcast co-hosted with Daniel Coulbourne.
by Caleb Porzio
[podcast]Free
Startups for the Rest of Us
Long-running podcast on bootstrapping, which Mike co-hosted for its first 448 episodes.
by Mike Taber
[podcast]
Launched #86: Swipe the cat – Adam Lyttle
Interview with Charlie Chapman on going from a failed agency and mowing lawns to a $70K/month app business.
by Adam Lyttle
[podcast]Free
The Art of Product
Podcast he co-hosted with Ben Orenstein for over 200 episodes about building and growing their software businesses.
[podcast]Free
Syntax
Tasty treats for web developers, co-hosted with Scott Tolinski.
by Wes Bos
[podcast]
Code & Curiosity
Personal insights and opinions on programming and becoming a developer.
[podcast]
Build Your SaaS
Justin and Jon's open, behind-the-scenes podcast about building Transistor as a bootstrapped company.
[podcast]
Build & Launch
His earlier podcast about building and launching a small project every week.
[podcast]
Kevin Powell podcast
Episodes on CSS architecture, new CSS features and the front-end industry, often with guests.
by Kevin Powell
[podcast]
Retained Trust
Weekly interviews with digital service business owners on building, scaling and selling agencies.
by Karl Hughes
[podcast]
Smart Passive Income Podcast
Long-running show on building online businesses, with 80M+ downloads.
by Pat Flynn
[podcast]
A $4M Exit with Josh Pigford (Startups for the Rest of Us)
Podcast episode on how the Baremetrics sale came together.
by Josh Pigford
[podcast]
The Open-Source Transformation of Maybe (The Bootstrapped Founder)
Interview on shutting down Maybe and relaunching it as open source.
by Josh Pigford
[podcast]
The Panel
Podcast with Justin Jackson and founder friends about software, bootstrapping and founder life.
by Brian Casel
[podcast]
Bootstrapped Web
Long-running podcast with Jordan Gal about bootstrapping software businesses.
by Brian Casel
[podcast]
The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast
Long-form conversations about software engineering, teams and the industry.
[podcast]
The Startup Ideas Podcast
Twice-weekly show with free startup ideas and founder breakdowns.
[podcast]Free
Syntax
Web development podcast with Wes Bos, with full episodes, Hasty Treats and potlucks.
[podcast]Free
Phases
Podcast about parenting.
[podcast]
Indie Hackers #086 — How to Build a Life You Love by Quitting Everything Else
Her story of learning to code and bootstrapping Key Values as a solo founder.
by Lynne Tye
[podcast]
Indie Hack or Venture Back (Software Engineering Daily)
On choosing to build a small, profitable business instead of raising venture capital.
by Lynne Tye
[podcast]
Creator Science podcast
Interviews with top creators about the systems behind their work, formerly Creative Elements.
by Jay Clouse
[podcast]
The Bootstrapped Founder
Weekly podcast on bootstrapping, audience building and the Podscan journey.
by Arvid Kahl
[podcast]
How I Sold 64,000 Pounds of Onions Online — Side Hustle Show #424
Interview on how VidaliaOnions.com works.
by Peter Askew
[podcast]
Peter Askew — Domain Expertise (The Bootstrapped Founder #202)
Conversation with Arvid Kahl on monetizing and buying domains.
by Peter Askew
[podcast]
SaaS Club: Ruben Gamez of Bidsketch
Interview on growing Bidsketch.
by Ruben Gamez
[podcast]Free
supastarter and Indie Hacking with Jonathan Wilke (CodingCat.dev)
Interview on building a boilerplate business.
[podcast]
Indie Hackers #216: The Hardcore Year Approach to $10K/Month
Courtland Allen interviews Andrey about moving to Bali on a small runway and his Hardcore Year.
[podcast]
Stacking the Bricks podcast
Conversations with Alex Hillman about bootstrapping and product research.
by Amy Hoy
[podcast]
Solos
Podcast about building solo, bootstrapped businesses, with guest indie makers.
[podcast]
Indie Makers (French)
Earlier French-language podcast about indie making.
[podcast]
Bitcoin for Millennials
Podcast and YouTube show about Bitcoin, money and technology for a younger generation.
[podcast]
Dru's Notes
Short daily episodes, each based on one of Riley's essays about a mental model or habit.
by Dru Riley
[podcast]
SaaS Club: How a developer bootstrapped Paperform
Interview on Paperform's early growth and AppSumo launch.
[podcast]
Startups for the Rest of Us
Weekly podcast for bootstrapped and mostly-bootstrapped SaaS founders, 800+ episodes.
by Rob Walling
[podcast]
The Bootstrapped Founder #240: An Indie Hacker's Business Evolution
Interview with Arvid Kahl on his path from Headlime to HeadshotPro.
by Danny Postma
[podcast]
a16z Podcast: Beyond Avatars
Discussion of how AI is reshaping online identity and photography.
by Danny Postma
[podcast]
Yo! Danny Postma
Interview on building AI products and life after an exit.
by Danny Postma
[podcast]Free
UI Breakfast
Conversations about UI/UX design, SaaS products and marketing.
by Jane Portman
[podcast]Free
Better Done Than Perfect
Userlist's podcast on SaaS marketing and growth.
by Jane Portman
[podcast]
The Next Wave
Conversations on AI, business and technology with Nathan Lands.
by Matt Wolfe
[podcast]
LaunchDay Podcast
Interviews with indie founders about their products and journeys.
[podcast]
The Bootstrapped Founder #212
Interview on the emotional journey of building Logology.
[podcast]Free
How Frey Chu Built Directory Sites (Niche Pursuits Podcast)
Interview on his directory strategy and monetization.
by Frey Chu
[podcast]
Accidental Tech Podcast
Weekly tech podcast co-hosted with Casey Liss and John Siracusa.
by Marco Arment
[podcast]
Under the Radar
Podcast about independent iOS app development, co-hosted with David Smith.
by Marco Arment
[podcast]
Accidental Tech Podcast
Weekly tech podcast with Marco Arment and John Siracusa.
by Casey Liss
[podcast]
Analog(ue)
Relay show with Myke Hurley about the human side of technology.
by Casey Liss
[podcast]
Mostly Technical
Weekly podcast with Aaron Francis about Laravel, software businesses and tangents.
by Ian Landsman
[podcast]
Bootstrapped
Retired podcast on startups, bootstrapping and SaaS with 100+ episodes from 2013 to 2018.
by Ian Landsman
[podcast]Free
Launched by RevenueCat
Interview podcast with indie app developers and creators about launching and growing their products, also published on YouTube.
[podcast]Free
ShopTalk Show
Weekly podcast about front-end web design and development, co-hosted with Dave Rupert, with 500+ episodes.
by Chris Coyier
[podcast]Free
Latent Space
Interviews and essays on AI engineering.
[podcast]
Core Intuition
Podcast with Manton Reece about indie software development for Apple platforms, which ran for more than 16 years.
[podcast]
Stacktrace
Podcast with John Sundell about Apple platform development and news.
[podcast]
Ben Tossell of Makerpad (Indie Hackers Podcast)
Interview about building Makerpad and teaching no-code.
by Ben Tossell
[podcast]
Indie Hackers Podcast
Long-form conversations with indie founders about how they turned side projects into profitable businesses.
[podcast]
Shit You Don't Learn in School
Podcast on practical life skills, travel, health and side projects.
by Steph Smith
[podcast]Free
Framework Friends
Podcast co-hosted with Aaron Francis about building frameworks and developer tools, including Bullet Train's move to open source.
[podcast]
Developing Perspective
Short podcast on being an indie app developer, revived in 2026.
by David Smith
[podcast]
Under the Radar (with Marco Arment)
Ten-year podcast about independent iOS app development.
by David Smith
[podcast]
Indie Hackers #147 with Cory Zue
Interview about leaving a CTO job and growing Place Card Me and Pegasus.
by Cory Zue
[podcast]
Software Social
Podcast she co-hosted about building and running small software businesses.
[podcast]Free
Slow & Steady
Podcast with Benedicte Raae about the realities of building and launching products as independent software engineers.
[podcast]
Indie Hackers Podcast
Co-hosted conversations with indie founders turning side projects into profitable businesses.
[podcast]
The Creator's Adventure
Interview show with creators and entrepreneurs about building knowledge businesses.
[podcast]
Indie Hackers #024 with Moritz Dausinger
Interview about bootstrapping Docparser and Mailparser.
[podcast]
Above Board (Fathom Analytics podcast)
Paul and Jack Ellis on building and running a bootstrapped SaaS.
by Paul Jarvis
▶️ YouTube by indie makers
YouTube channels where makers build, launch and explain in public. 57 listed.
[youtube]
He Makes $3M/Year From Tiny AI Tools (The Koerner Office)
Podcast interview on building a portfolio of tiny AI tools.
by John Rush
[youtube]
The Online Directory Blueprint (Greg Isenberg)
How to build a $200k side hustle with online directories.
by John Rush
[youtube]
How I Run A 0-Employee Business With AI Agents (The Next Wave)
Running a business with AI agents instead of employees.
by John Rush
[youtube]
Marc Lou on YouTube
Videos on building and launching startups solo.
by Marc Lou
[youtube]
Tailwind Labs on YouTube
Tutorials and screencasts on Tailwind CSS and UI development.
by Adam Wathan
[youtube]
Kitze on YouTube
Dev vlogs, product building, tech reviews and productivity videos.
by Kitze
[youtube]
Tired of Webdev
His YouTube channel focused on web development.
by Kitze
[youtube]
Conversion Factory on YouTube
Videos on SaaS marketing, conversion and AI marketing workflows.
by Corey Haines
[youtube]
Thomas Frank
Main channel on productivity, habits, learning and personal finance.
by Thomas Frank
[youtube]Free
Dan Koe on YouTube
Long-form videos on self-education, focus, writing and one-person businesses.
by Dan Koe
[youtube]
Traversy Media on YouTube
Free web development tutorials, crash courses and career discussions.
[youtube]
Lenny's Podcast on YouTube
Video versions of podcast episodes and clips.
[youtube]
How I work: $40K/month solo app builder (Starter Story)
Interview on his daily routine and build process.
by Jack Friks
[youtube]Free
Ian Nuttall on YouTube
Videos on AI coding and SEO experiments.
by Ian Nuttall
[youtube]
Matt Pocock on YouTube
Videos on TypeScript and AI-assisted engineering.
by Matt Pocock
[youtube]
Starter Story on YouTube
Founder interviews breaking down how people built profitable businesses, with 800K+ subscribers.
by Pat Walls
[youtube]
Easlo on YouTube
Videos on Notion setups and minimalist productivity.
by Easlo
[youtube]
Adam Lyttle on YouTube
Videos on building, launching and monetizing a portfolio of simple iOS apps.
by Adam Lyttle
[youtube]Free
Ali Abdaal on YouTube
Videos on productivity, business, books and creator life.
by Ali Abdaal
[youtube]
Maximilian Schwarzmüller on YouTube
Videos on web development, AI tools and the developer industry.
[youtube]
Academind on YouTube
Academind's channel of free coding tutorials.
[youtube]
Kevin Powell on YouTube
Over 1,000 videos, almost all dedicated to CSS.
by Kevin Powell
[youtube]
Deep Pocket Monster
Pokémon collecting channel hosted by Pat Flynn.
by Pat Flynn
[youtube]
Brian Casel on YouTube
Videos of real builds and AI-assisted development workflows.
by Brian Casel
[youtube]
Greg Isenberg on YouTube
Video episodes of the podcast and tutorials on AI-native startups.
[youtube]Free
Syntax on YouTube
Video versions of Syntax episodes plus web development tutorials.
[youtube]Free
Eduardo Borges on YouTube
Portuguese-language channel on online business, building SaaS quickly and digital nomad life.
[youtube]
Jay Clouse on YouTube
Behind-the-scenes videos and creator interviews.
by Jay Clouse
[youtube]
Sketch Together
YouTube series teaching interface design and design tools.
[youtube]
Jonathan Blow on YouTube
Archived streams and talks on programming, the Jai language, compiler design and game development.
[youtube]
j_blow on Twitch
Live programming streams, including work on Jai and Thekla's games.
[youtube]
Florin Pop on YouTube
Videos documenting his $1M indie hacker journey, income reports and launches.
by Florin Pop
[youtube]
Rob Fitzpatrick on YouTube
Short videos answering Mom Test and self-publishing questions.
[youtube]Free
Kent C. Dodds on YouTube
Free videos and live streams on React, testing and web development.
[youtube]Free
Dev as Life
Videos on coding workflows, terminal and Vim setups, and running a solo SaaS.
[youtube]Free
Learn Copywriting in 76 Minutes – Harry Dry
Long-form interview walking through his copywriting rules with examples.
by Harry Dry
[youtube]Free
Fireship on YouTube
High-intensity code tutorials, 100 Seconds of Code and the Code Report tech news.
by Jeff Delaney
[youtube]
Matt Wolfe on YouTube
Weekly AI news roundups, tool reviews and tutorials.
by Matt Wolfe
[youtube]Free
Frey Chu on YouTube
Directory builds, niche research and monetization breakdowns.
by Frey Chu
[youtube]
Jonas Tyroller on YouTube
Devlogs and deep-dive videos on game design, prototyping, idea validation and indie game business.
[youtube]Free
Aaron Francis on YouTube
Videos on Laravel, PHP, databases and web development.
[youtube]Free
Namaste JavaScript
Free YouTube series on JavaScript internals and interview concepts.
by Akshay Saini
[youtube]Free
Morning Maker Show
YouTube show and podcast for indie makers about shipping profitable products.
by Dan Mindru
[youtube]
Steve Schoger on YouTube
Videos where he redesigns real interfaces step by step.
[youtube]Free
Chai aur Code
Hindi-language channel on programming and tech.
[youtube]Free
Launched on YouTube
Video editions of Launched interviews and live conference episodes.
[youtube]
Mckay Wrigley on YouTube
Tutorials and live builds with AI coding agents.
[youtube]
Alexander Isora on YouTube
Videos about making SaaS, UI, marketing, launching and growth.
[youtube]
Jesse Hanley on YouTube
Videos from Jesse Hanley on building and running Bento.
by Jesse Hanley
[youtube]
Marie Poulin on YouTube
Videos on life, business and workflow design with Notion.
by Marie Poulin
[youtube]Free
Filipe Deschamps on YouTube
Programming videos in Portuguese.
[youtube]Free
midudev on YouTube
Free Spanish-language programming tutorials and live stream recordings.
[youtube]
Riley Brown on YouTube
Vibe coding tutorials, including a full beginner course, and AI agent builds.
by Riley Brown
[youtube]
Chris Raroque on YouTube
Videos on building and marketing indie productivity apps, his stack and AI-assisted development.
[youtube]
Max Blade
YouTube channel about shipping products and AI.
by Max Blade
[youtube]
Cosmic Films
YouTube channel showcasing short horror films.
by Danny Takacs
[youtube]
Creepy Calendar
Horror-themed YouTube channel.
by Danny Takacs
🧱 Templates & boilerplates by indie makers
Starter kits, boilerplates and templates sold by makers who use them. 42 listed.
[template]
ShipFast
Next.js SaaS boilerplate used by thousands of makers.
by Marc Lou
[template]$199
Zero To Shipped
Web + mobile SaaS boilerplate built with Next.js, Expo, Better Auth, tRPC, Prisma and Tailwind.
by Kitze
[template]
Salary Negotiation: Make More Money, Be More Valued
His classic, widely shared guide to negotiating compensation.
[template]
Start here if you're new
Brief biography and reading guide to the Kalzumeus archives.
[template]Free
Marketing Skills for AI Agents
Free, MIT-licensed agent skills for CRO, copywriting, SEO, analytics and growth.
by Corey Haines
[template]Free
Free Notion templates
Free templates including Ultimate Tasks, notes and habit trackers.
by Thomas Frank
[template]
Tweet Photo got acquired
Behind-the-scenes post on building and selling a small side project.
[template]Free
AI Hero agent skills
Free installable skills such as grill-me, to-spec and tdd for running a structured AI coding workflow.
by Matt Pocock
[template]
Selling My Bootstrapped SaaS Business
Long-form guide to preparing for and negotiating the sale of a small SaaS company.
[template]
We need a new default funding model for tech companies
The essay laying out the thesis behind Earnest Capital and the Shared Earnings Agreement.
[template]$149 per project / $299 unlimited / $799 team
Flux UI
Livewire component library sold as a one-time license.
by Caleb Porzio
[template]
Notion Second Brain
Flagship Notion productivity system.
by Easlo
[template]
Book notes
His detailed notes and ratings on hundreds of non-fiction books.
by Derek Sivers
[template]
A Bootstrapped SaaS Journey to $10K MRR
Detailed write-up of Bannerbear's path from zero to $10K MRR over about two years.
by Jon Yongfook
[template]
Ideabrowser
Searchable database of startup ideas with free daily idea and paid tiers.
[template]
Make Games essays
Free collection of essays on game development, including widely shared advice on actually finishing a game.
by Derek Yu
[template]
How I stopped procrastinating, learned to code, and launched my first product
Her essay on the path from PhD dropout to developer to founder.
by Lynne Tye
[template]$297
CreatorHQ
Complete Notion operating system for creators.
by Jay Clouse
[template]
Build a Side Business (with domain names)
His free starting guide to buying and developing neat domain names.
by Peter Askew
[template]Free
Building in Public Definitive Guide
Free long-form guide to building in public, read by about 50,000 entrepreneurs.
by Kevon Cheung
[template]
Our Parenting Playbook
Kevon's shared playbook of principles for intentional parenting.
by Kevon Cheung
[template]$349 Pro / $649 Teams one-time
Makerkit
B2B SaaS starter kit with lifetime updates and unlimited projects.
[template]Paid
Lists Kit
Directory boilerplate in plain HTML/CSS/JS.
by Jason Leow
[template]Paid
Jason's Plugins for Carrd
Add-ons to make Carrd sites do more.
by Jason Leow
[template]$299 / $799 / $1,499 one-time
supastarter
Production-ready SaaS boilerplate; Solo, Startup and Agency licenses.
[template]Paid
Shipped.club
Next.js SaaS boilerplate with auth, billing and UI.
[template]Free
Astroship
Free Astro + Tailwind starter template.
by Surjith S M
[template]Free
Stablo
Free Next.js + Sanity blog template.
by Surjith S M
[template]$0–$49
Web3Templates premium templates
Premium Astro and Next.js website templates.
by Surjith S M
[template]Free
Copywriting examples
Free collection of copywriting case studies and short lessons.
by Harry Dry
[template]Free
17 tips for great copywriting
His most-shared long-form guide to writing clearer, more concrete copy.
by Harry Dry
[template]Free
Page UI
Free landing page component library for React.
by Dan Mindru
[template]Paid
Shipixen
Next.js boilerplate generator with MDX blog and Shadcn UI.
by Dan Mindru
[template]Free
Learn In Public essay
The short essay that popularised learning in public among developers.
[template]Free (MIT)
Bullet Train starter repository
Open source Rails SaaS starter with authentication, teams, roles, billing and a REST API.
[template]Free
public-apis (GitHub)
The open source list powering publicapis.dev; a useful reference for building a GitHub-backed directory.
by Marcel Cruz
[template]$99 (often discounted)
Claude Fast Code Kit
AI development framework for Claude Code with specialized agents and skills.
[template]$198 (often discounted)
Claude Fast Complete Kit
Code Kit plus Growth Kit for sales, marketing and research.
[template]$39 one-time
SEO Boost Pro
500 SEO tool credits plus all 19 skill files.
[template]$147 one-time (Team $497)
Efferd Pro
All Pro shadcn blocks with lifetime updates and commercial license.
[template]Free
Efferd free blocks
Free hero and other blocks installable via the shadcn CLI.
[template]
Macintosh Design Guidelines
Free guides on layout, toolbar, sidebar and inspector design for native Mac apps.
by Mario Guzmán
More resources for indie makers
Frequently asked questions
What are the best courses for indie makers?
The most useful courses are the ones taught by makers who built profitable products themselves. This page lists 133 courses and 89 books from 181 indie makers, each linked to the maker's profile so you can check their track record first.
Are there free resources for learning to build a bootstrapped business?
Yes. Most of the 228 podcasts, YouTube channels and newsletters listed here are free. Paid items show their price on the card.
What should I read before launching my first product?
Start with a book or course on finding and validating an idea, then a practical launch guide. When you are ready to ship, use our list of launch platforms to plan where to post your product.
Where can indie makers find a community?
Communities like Indie Hackers, WIP, MicroConf and the r/SideProject and r/SaaS subreddits are popular with indie makers. See our full list of the best indie maker communities for 2026.
How do I get my course or book listed here?
Resources are attached to maker profiles. Submit your maker profile with your products and learning resources, and they will appear on this page once reviewed.