# Aaron Francis
Building since 2023. Not reviewed by Aaron.
Page: https://mrrmaker.com/@aaronfrancis
Screencasting (2023); a SQLite course made $125,000 in 30 days (2024)
In their words: "I'm a software developer, content creator, and co-founder of Try Hard Studios" (aaronfrancis.com)

## Numbers
- Total revenue so far: over $100K, Screencasting (stated · Sep 2024)
- Products: 11
- Building since: 2023

## Products
- High Performance SQLite (2024 →): running
- Screencasting (2023 →): running
- Database School: dates not stated in any source
- faster.dev: dates not stated in any source
- Torchlight: dates not stated in any source
- The Music Makers: dates not stated in any source
- Framework Friends: dates not stated in any source
- acct229.com: dates not stated in any source

## Timeline
- Sep 2024: On The Nathan Barry Show, episode 44 [stated]
- Sep 2024: On Software Huddle, with Aaron Francis [stated]
- Aug 2024: Launched High Performance SQLite [stated]
- Aug 2024: On The Nathan Barry Show, episode 43 [stated]
- Jun 2024: On The Business of Laravel, interview with Matt Stauffer [stated]
- Jun 2024: Co-founded Try Hard Studios, a video studio [stated]
- Apr 2024: On The Bootstrapped Founder, episode 312 [stated]
- Oct 2023: On The Bootstrapped Founder, episode 258 [stated]
- Sep 2023: Launched Screencasting [stated]

## How sure
10 verified by someone other than Aaron, 51 stated by Aaron in public, 0 outdated. Read on 11 Oct 2026.

## Sources
- Aaron Francis, aaronfrancis.com: https://aaronfrancis.com
- Now - Aaron Francis, aaronfrancis.com: https://aaronfrancis.com/now
- github.com: https://api.github.com/users/aarondfrancis
- faster.dev, faster.dev: https://faster.dev
- The meta-harness for coding agents - Solo, soloterm.com: https://soloterm.com
- Changelog - Solo, soloterm.com: https://soloterm.com/changelog
- Screencasting, screencasting.com: https://screencasting.com
- Screencasting, screencasting.com: https://screencasting.com/products
- Torchlight - the API for Syntax Highlighting, torchlight.dev: https://torchlight.dev
- Mostly Technical, mostlytechnical.com: https://mostlytechnical.com
- The Bootstrapped Founder | 258: Aaron Francis — The Power of Sharing Expertise, tbf.fm: https://tbf.fm/episodes/258-aaron-francis-the-power-of-sharing-expertise
- The Bootstrapped Founder | 312: Aaron Francis — You're FIRED!, tbf.fm: https://tbf.fm/episodes/312-aaron-francis-youre-fired
- How Aaron Francis Turned a Layoff Into a Thriving Educational Empire | Aaron Francis, Co-founder of Try Hard Studios | Tighten, tighten.com: https://tighten.com/insights/bol-ep3-aaron-francis-try-hard-studios
- The Nathan Barry Show | Zero to $125,000 in 30 Days: My Exact Course Launch Strategy | 043, thenathanbarryshow.transistor.fm: https://thenathanbarryshow.transistor.fm/episodes/zero-to-125-000-in-30-days-my-exact-course-launch-strategy-043
- The Nathan Barry Show | How to Make $2,000,000 From Courses and Quit Your 9-To-5 | 044, thenathanbarryshow.transistor.fm: https://thenathanbarryshow.transistor.fm/episodes/how-to-make-2-000-000-from-courses-and-quit-your-9-to-5-044
- Teaching Databases, Writing PHP, and Independent Work with Aaron Francis, softwarehuddle.substack.com: https://softwarehuddle.substack.com/p/teaching-databases-writing-php-and
- Mastering Postgres Video Course By Aaron Francis, bennadel.com: https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4740-mastering-postgres-video-course-by-aaron-francis.htm
- Aaron Francis' course on creating screencasts is now available, freek.dev: https://freek.dev/2566-aaron-francis-course-on-creating-screencasts-is-now-available
- Database School - Podcast - Apple Podcasts, podcasts.apple.com: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/database-school/id1752196733
- Site checks on 2026-10-11, MRRMaker: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works#checks

Labels: "verified" means confirmed by someone other than the founder; "stated" means the founder said it in public. Method: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works