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How a Solo Dev Hit 10K MRR With an API Product
In Episode 146 of The Indie Hacker Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a fresh angle on the solo developer journey: building a profitable API product. They dive into the story of a developer who reached $10,000 in monthly recurring revenue by selling API access to a niche data service. The episode breaks down the key decisions: choosing a boring but essential problem, pricing per request versus flat tiers, and the surprising marketing channel—developer documentation and integration guides. Lucas and Luna discuss the technical challenges, like handling rate limits and uptime, and the business…
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