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Danny Postma

Dutch founder of HeadshotPro who sold AI copywriter Headlime for seven figures

@dannypostma187K followersAI BuildersSaaS FoundersDesign Tools

About Danny Postma

Danny Postma is a Dutch indie founder best known for spotting AI product opportunities early. Before the AI wave he built design resources such as Landingfolio, a gallery of landing page inspiration, and Inspireframe. In 2020 he got early access to GPT-3 and launched Headlime, an AI copywriting tool for marketers, which he sold to Conversion.ai (later Jasper) in March 2021 for a seven-figure sum only about eight months after launch.

When image models took off he moved into AI photography, experimenting with projects like ProfilePicture.ai and Deep Agency before focusing on HeadshotPro, an AI service that turns casual selfies into professional business headshots for individuals and teams. HeadshotPro, run through a Singapore-based company, says it has served nearly 200,000 customers and created close to 18 million headshots, and it is widely cited as one of the most successful bootstrapped AI products.

Postma runs his products under a small studio called Postcrafts and occasionally shares the process of building HeadshotPro on X. He is known for picking unglamorous, practical use cases, investing heavily in SEO and landing page conversion, and keeping a tiny team.

Products by Danny Postma

HeadshotPro logo

HeadshotPro

headshotpro.com

AI headshot generator that creates professional business portraits from selfies for individuals and teams.

Headlime logo

Headlime

headlime.com

acquired

GPT-3 powered marketing copywriting tool, acquired by Conversion.ai (Jasper) in a seven-figure deal.

Landingfolio logo

Landingfolio

landingfolio.com

Curated gallery of landing page designs and inspiration.

Inspireframe logo

Inspireframe

inspireframe.io

shutdown

Design inspiration resource for web designers.

Builds indie alternatives to:Mobbin

Exit story

Headlime logo

Headlime

→ Conversion.ai (later Jasper) · 2021

7 figures

Danny was running Headlime alone and was overwhelmed by support, feature work and marketing while funded competitors appeared every week. He preferred starting things to managing them, so he chose selling over raising money or bootstrapping against rivals.

by Danny Postma

Danny Postma's journey4 milestones · self-reported
  • First product
  • Exit
  • Launch / milestone
  1. 2020First product: Launched Headlime, one of the first GPT-3 copywriting tools
  2. 2021Exit: Sold Headlime to Jasper for seven figures
  3. 2023Launch: Launched HeadshotPro and an AI fashion model project covered…
  4. 2026Milestone: HeadshotPro passed roughly 197,000 customers and 17.9 million…

Timeline

  1. 2020 — Launched Headlime, one of the first GPT-3 copywriting tools.
  2. 2021 — Sold Headlime to Conversion.ai (now Jasper) for seven figures in March, about eight months after launch.
  3. 2023 — Launched HeadshotPro and an AI fashion model project covered by TechCrunch and Vice.
  4. 2026 — HeadshotPro passed roughly 197,000 customers and 17.9 million generated headshots.

How Danny builds

  • Jump on new technology early and wrap it in a simple, practical product.
  • Choose boring use cases with clear buyers over flashy demos.
  • Treat SEO and landing page conversion as core product work.
  • Stay small and profitable instead of raising money.

Learn from Danny Postma

Danny Postma FAQ

Who is Danny Postma?

Danny Postma is a Dutch indie founder who built and sold the AI copywriter Headlime and now runs the AI headshot company HeadshotPro.

Who bought Headlime?

Headlime was acquired by Conversion.ai, which later became Jasper, in March 2021 for a seven-figure sum.

What is HeadshotPro?

HeadshotPro is an AI service that turns casual selfies into professional business headshots, used by individuals and companies.

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