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How a Solo Dev Built a SaaS That Replaced Google Analytics
In this episode of The Indie Hacker Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the story of a solo developer who built a privacy-focused web analytics tool that competes directly with Google Analytics. They break down how the founder identified a pain point around data privacy regulations like GDPR, built a lightweight alternative using pure JavaScript and server-side tracking, and grew it to 15,000 paying customers without venture capital. The conversation covers the specific technical and marketing decisions that made this possible, including how the solo dev leveraged the SEO power of open-source…
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