Watched & Retold
A space where I retell the indie-hacker and tech stories I find on YouTube — in my own voice. From tech news to building solo, everything here is watched and written up firsthand.
15 posts so far
FeaturedEléonore Crespo saw Google running global financial planning on spreadsheets and knew the market was broken. Here's how Pigment competed with SAP and Oracle — and won.
OpenAI is eyeing major token price cuts to stay ahead of Anthropic — but with both companies bleeding billions and chasing IPOs, the math is brutal.
StoryPooja Bavishi turned a ginger and star anise ice cream base into Malai — a $2.8 million South Asian-flavored ice cream brand with four locations across the US.
StoryMike Stuart launched a concrete coating business in March and hit $60K in April alone. Here's how he did it — and what other entrepreneurs can learn from it.
EtcA 4-step framework for building a lean, passive-income AI business — using print-on-demand, custom AI workflows, and free platform traffic. No ads required.
StoryA retired triathlete, a weird prototype, and one legendary tennis player. Here's the full story of how On Running became a global powerhouse.
StoryMichelle Yeung left a quarter-million-dollar tech career to open a matcha cafe in NYC. Her story is a powerful reminder that income and fulfillment aren't the same thing.
StoryLindzi Shanks started XO Marshmallow with $200 and a Pinterest recipe. Ten years later, she's selling 3 million marshmallows a year. Here's exactly how she did it.
StoryYoung Zhao grew Opus Clip to 50 million users and a $215M valuation in under 3 years. Here's the exact playbook he used — from failed pivot to product-market fit.
Tech NewsAI, market saturation, and VC-backed freemium products have killed the 'build first, market later' model. Here's what actually works now.
StoryI tried to build a startup after watching The Social Network. Here's what actually happened — and why I'd do it all over again.
StoryBenji built over 45 apps before finally committing to one — and that focus took Snag from $0 to $30K MRR in under four months.
StoryKyle Fowler didn't chase trends. He built apps for his own hobbies — and now pulls in over $120,000 a month from two card-scanning apps.
StoryTechnical skill is the smallest part of the equation. Here's what the data actually says about indie hacking success — and what the winners do differently.
StoryDavid and his brother Daniel bootstrapped Shipper, an AI app builder, to $50K/month — with no VC money, no technical background, and no original idea.