Solo Founder’s Digest - Issue #2

🚀 Curated insights for bootstrapped solo founders

Author

Mohit
March 26, 2025

🔦 Solopreneur Spotlight

Lukas Hermann and his wife Liz identified a common challenge in event management, remotely controlling presentation timers. Their online countdown timer allows users to create multiple timers and share them via a link or QR code, helping keep meetings and presentations on track. By focusing on this simple yet crucial problem, they turned Stagetimer.io into a niche tool generating $8,000 in monthly revenue.

🛠 Solo Founder Playbook

How to Validate Your SaaS Idea in 30 Days

Rob Walling shares a practical approach to quickly validating your SaaS idea by testing market interest and customer demand. Use landing pages to gauge engagement and direct conversations to assess willingness to pay. A combination of both approaches helps refine your idea and ensure there’s real demand before investing in development.

🧰 Resource Roundup

​Mike Strives (@mikestrives) recently shared a comprehensive list of subreddits ideal for product launches, providing a valuable resource for solo founders aiming to leverage Reddit's communities.

🏗️ Behind the Build

Silvestro (@zilvestro) recently shared challenges with fake signups and fraudulent payments for card testing in their SaaS platform, highlighting the need for strong security testing in indie products. Developers should stay vigilant, as these issues can lead to financial and operational setbacks. Check out the discussion for more insights.

This blog explores the growing opportunity in Chrome extension products, highlighting their low barrier to entry and potential for recurring revenue. It covers key factors like market demand, monetization strategies, and user acquisition to help solo founders tap into this space effectively.

📬 Closing Thoughts

That’s all for this week! If you enjoyed this, feel free to share it with fellow solopreneurs. Reply to this email with any feedback or suggestions.