# Marc Lou
Building since 2016. Not reviewed by Marc.
Page: https://mrrmaker.com/@marclou
Building since 2016, sold 3 apps in 2023, made $3M by 2026
In their words: "I've built 36 startups solo." (marclou.com)

## Numbers
- Revenue: $142.3K last 30 days, all products (stated · Oct 2026)
- Total revenue so far: almost $400K, TrustMRR (stated · Sep 2026)
- Sold 3 products for $49.3K in total (sum of stated prices)
- Products: 33
- Building since: 2016

## Products
- Ship or Die (2026 →): running
- TrustMRR (2025 →): running
- CodeFast (2024 →): running
- DataFast (2024 →): running
- Indie Page (2024 →): running
- ShipFast (2023 →): running
- MakeLanding (2023): sold, sold to an undisclosed buyer for $35,000
- Habits Garden (2022 – 2023): sold, sold to an undisclosed buyer for $10,000
- GameWidget (2020 – 2023): sold, sold to an undisclosed buyer for $4,300
- VirallyBot (2018): shut down
- Unicorne: dates not stated in any source
- Gamify List: dates not stated in any source
- Pesticide: dates not stated in any source
- Hero Fit: dates not stated in any source
- Fake It Till You Make It: dates not stated in any source
- Visualize Habit: dates not stated in any source
- Buddy Crush: dates not stated in any source
- Books Calculator: dates not stated in any source
- Naval 25: dates not stated in any source

## Timeline
- Jun 2026: Launched Ship or Die [stated]
- Oct 2025: Launched TrustMRR [stated]
- Dec 2024: Launched CodeFast [stated]
- Oct 2024: Launched DataFast [stated]
- Jun 2024: On Podcast guest: Noah Kagan Presents, "He runs 9 businesses (with 0 employees)" [stated]
- Nov 2023: Sold MakeLanding to an undisclosed buyer ($35,000) [stated]
- Oct 2023: Sold Habits Garden to an undisclosed buyer ($10,000) [stated]
- Sep 2023: Launched ShipFast [stated]
- Mar 2023: Sold GameWidget to an undisclosed buyer ($4,300) [stated]
- 2023: Launched MakeLanding [stated]
- Nov 2021: Left a job in Nov 2021 and returned to building in public [stated]
- 2020: Launched GameWidget [stated]
- 2018: Launched VirallyBot [stated]

## How sure
7 verified by someone other than Marc, 169 stated by Marc in public, 15 outdated. Read on 10 Oct 2026.

## Sources
- marclou.com: https://marclou.com/
- news.ycombinator.com: https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/user/marclou.json
- github.com: https://api.github.com/users/marclou
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/my-solopreneur-story-0-to-65k-month-in-2-years
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/i-ve-made-3m-with-my-36-startups
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/i-made-1-032-000-in-2025
- datafa.st: https://datafa.st/
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/i-made-usd-1m-as-a-solopreneur
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/how-to-build-micro-startups-fast
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/how-to-launch-a-startup-on-product-hunt
- He runs 9 businesses (with 0 employees), noahkagan.libsyn.com: https://noahkagan.libsyn.com/rss
- codefa.st: https://codefa.st/
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/how-i-would-learn-to-code-in-2024-if-i-could-start-over
- shipfa.st: https://shipfa.st/
- news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37333976
- news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39024935
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/i-made-250000-usd-selling-javascript
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/i-grew-a-saas-to-1m
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/i-vibe-coded-330k-in-9-months
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/31-principles-of-a-viral-product
- ship-or-die.com: https://www.ship-or-die.com/
- mrrmaker.com: https://www.ship-or-die.com/
- news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39427687
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/ditch-your-subscription
- mrrmaker.com: https://indiepa.ge/
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/i-outsmarted-myself-to-be-productive
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/how-to-prevent-stripe-disputes
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/usd6000-of-profit-in-48-hours
- news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30865578
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/how-to-sell-your-micro-startup
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/design-text-paragraphs-to-sell-your-micro-saas
- news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40387854
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/design-beautiful-headlines-to-sell-your-micro-saas
- news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32148482
- news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33148657
- news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29359966
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/ditch-your-free-plan
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/how-to-validate-a-startup-idea
- newsletter.marclou.com: https://newsletter.marclou.com/p/my-first-dollar-online
- news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38709127

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