# Michael Lynch
Building since 2018. Not reviewed by Michael.
Page: https://mrrmaker.com/@michaellynch
Quit Google (2018), sold TinyPilot for $598k (2024), launched a book
In their words: "I'm Michael Lynch, software developer and blogger. I used to work as a software engineer at large companies, but now I create indie businesses and blog about the process." (mtlynch.io)

## Numbers
- Revenue: $627 /mo, Refactoring English (stated · Aug 2026)
- Total revenue so far: $11.8K, Refactoring English (stated · Feb 2026)
- Sold 1 product for $598K in total (sum of stated prices)
- Products: 11
- Building since: 2018

## Products
- Refactoring English (2026 →): running
- TinyPilot (2020 – 2024): sold, sold to an individual buyer for $598,000
- Is It Keto (2018 – 2024): sold, sold to an individual buyer

## Timeline
- Oct 2026: Launched Refactoring English [stated]
- Aug 2026: On TMPDIR podcast, episode 53 [stated]
- May 2025: On TMPDIR podcast: Effective Writing for Developers [stated]
- Mar 2025: Refactoring English: Three-week Kickstarter pre-sale for the book [stated]
- Apr 2024: Sold TinyPilot to an individual buyer ($598,000) [stated]
- Jan 2024: Sold Is It Keto to an individual buyer [stated]
- Jan 2022: On Software Misadventures podcast, episode 17 [stated]
- Oct 2021: On Running in Production podcast, episode 105 [stated]
- Feb 2021: On HexDevs podcast, episode 21 [stated]
- Jul 2020: TinyPilot: The Show HN post reached #1 on Hacker News [stated]
- 2020: Launched TinyPilot [stated]
- 2019: On PyTexas 2019, talk “Why Good Developers Write Bad Tests” [stated]
- 2019: On PyGotham 2019, talk “Why Good Developers Write Bad Tests” [stated]
- Feb 2018: Quit his job at Google to start his own software company [stated]
- 2018: Launched Is It Keto [stated]

## How sure
11 verified by someone other than Michael, 64 stated by Michael in public, 12 outdated. Read on 11 Oct 2026.

## Sources
- mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io
- About · mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io/about
- Projects · mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io/projects
- github.com: https://api.github.com/users/mtlynch
- github.com: https://api.github.com/users/mtlynch/repos
- My First Year as a Solo Developer · mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io/bootstrapped-founder-year-1/
- My Second Year as a Solo Developer · mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io/bootstrapped-founder-year-2/
- My Third Year as a Solo Developer · mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io/bootstrapped-founder-year-3/
- My Fourth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder · mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io/bootstrapped-founder-year-4/
- My Fifth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder · mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io/bootstrapped-founder-year-5/
- My Sixth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder · mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io/bootstrapped-founder-year-6/
- My Seventh Year as a Bootstrapped Founder · mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io/bootstrapped-founder-year-7/
- My Eighth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder · mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io/bootstrapped-founder-year-8/
- I Sold TinyPilot, My First Successful Business · mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io/i-sold-tinypilot/
- Lessons from my First Exit · mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io/lessons-from-my-first-exit/
- TinyPilot: Month 1 · mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io/retrospectives/2020/08/
- Refactoring English: Month 21 · mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io/retrospectives/2026/09/
- My $6k Advance as a Self-Published Technical Author · mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io/my-6k-advance/
- Want to Buy Is It Keto? · mtlynch.io, mtlynch.io: https://mtlynch.io/notes/buy-is-it-keto/
- Refactoring English, refactoringenglish.com: https://refactoringenglish.com/author/
- news.ycombinator.com: https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/23927380.json
- news.ycombinator.com: https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/49964837.json
- #21 Why Michael Lynch Quit Google to Work for Himself as a Solo Founder - DEV Community, dev.to: https://dev.to/hexdevs_podcast/21-why-michael-lynch-quit-google-to-work-for-himself-as-a-solo-founder
- Michael Lynch - On quitting google for indie hacking, bootstrapping to $450K+ ARR in public, writing personal retrospectives and more - #17, softwaremisadventures.com: https://softwaremisadventures.com/p/michael-lynch-on-quitting-google
- TinyPilotKVM Lets You Remote Control Your Server from Your Browser — Running in Production Podcast 105, runninginproduction.com: https://runninginproduction.com/podcast/105-tinypilotkvm-lets-you-remote-control-your-server-from-your-browser
- 🎙️ Michael Lynch: Effective Writing for Developers - TMPDIR Podcast - TMPDIR, community.tmpdir.org: https://community.tmpdir.org/t/michael-lynch-effective-writing-for-developers/1530
- 🎙️ Episode #53: Refactoring English: Writing and Self-Publishing with Michael Lynch - TMPDIR Podcast - TMPDIR, community.tmpdir.org: https://community.tmpdir.org/t/episode-53-refactoring-english-writing-and-self-publishing-with-michael-lynch/1736
- 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