Dan LeveilleProduct Marketing, DeviantArt
What are the best products created entirely by a team of one?
As a developer who enjoys working alone, it's always inspiring to see awesome products created entirely by a team of one. What are some products you use or know of?
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- Mohammed RafyAll things Community Β· WrittenAs per your question, this was built by just one developer and this product was profitable from very first day.
- Joshua DanceEngineer, Product, athlete, indie hacker Β· WrittenIndie Hackers is built by one guy, but it is also a collection of other great products made by independent makers, often 1 person.
- This game was created by one developer over a period of about 4 years. It's grossed over an estimated $20 mil USD since its release last year.Dan LeveilleProduct Marketing, DeviantArt Β· WrittenI was going to recommend this too. Was blown away when I realized that everything was created by one developer -- programming, graphics, music, everything! Insane!
- Built by @ajlkn, this is an amazing tool to build landing and marketing pages, portfolios, and simple websites, without having to code.Ryan HooverFounder of Product Hunt & Weekend Fund Β· WrittenI recently used Carrd to create a single page website. It took 10 minutes to create and customize, much better for this use case than Squarespace and other large companies. I'm impressed it was built by one guy: @ajlkn.
- 2Join ItMitch ColleranFounder at Join It Β· WrittenMitch Colleran made this productA simple SaaS solution for medium-sized nonprofits to manage their members. Currently, only a single full-time employee (yours truly! ππ½ ). I started this journey back in September 2016 -- and choosing to bootstrap the company on my own has been my best professional decision to-date. :)
- Rohan Vijay made this productSuper easy to use tool I built for myself which I never knew would be used by so many others :)
- 2Plenty of FishMarcus Frind bootstrapped PoF and ran the company on his own for several years. He sold it for $575 million.
- Philip ManavopoulosFounder, Doorbell.io Β· WrittenPhilip Manavopoulos made this productDoorbell is also a 1 person team, I've been working on it for the past 3.5-4 years :)
- 1Dev booksShantanu RaghavProduct Guy @Mobiefit Β· WrittenThis guy curated all best developer books by crawling stackoverflow with tags and categories. I am really amazed, how such a simple project is helpful for so many people. He has also put up a post on medium to used affiliate marketing on Amazon to get few bucks out of it.
- 1AntholoJames WelchCEO @ innovationcompany.co.uk Β· WrittenJames Welch made this productDisclosure - It's by me! But this is an app that helps you to visually bookmark articles and web pages with a great tagging system.
- Wolfram N. MΓΌllerFounder of PressKitHero Β· WrittenWolfram N. MΓΌller made this productA tool that helps startups do their own PR. I like it, because it pays my rent :)
- Taylor CraneFounder @ Clubs Poker Β· WrittenTaylor Crane made this productDisclaimer: I'm biased, I built Hyperlax :D I too feel inspired by teams of one. Not every product/business can be built by a team of one, but when it's possible, it's great!
- JesperBylundFounder, BlankPage.io Β· WrittenJesperBylund made this productBuilt by me (@jesperbylund) alone over the last two years. I help authors stay motivated and writing, to get more people to finish their dream novel. :)
- 1mini.cssAngelos ChalarisWeb developer Β· WrittenAngelos Chalaris made this productI built mini.css and I worked alone on it. A couple of people contributed a few extras and ideas on the Github repo, but still I developed the whole thing pretty much on my own.
- Jeff BoweniOS/Web Developer Β· WrittenβI run Overcast with no other employees, no VC funding, and a sustainable work-life balance (hopefully) so I can spend enough time with my family.β β Marco Arment from https://overcast.fm/contact