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How a Solo Dev Hit 10K MRR With a Product That Sells Only on GitHub
In this episode of The Indie Hacker Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the story of Sarah Chen, a solo developer who built a developer tool called LintHub — a GitHub Action that automates code review rules — and grew it to over $10,000 MRR without spending a dime on marketing. They break down how she leveraged GitHub's own marketplace, open-source contributor goodwill, and a clever 'freemium for repos under 10 contributors' model to acquire users organically. No ads, no social media, no blog posts — just pure developer word-of-mouth on pull requests and issue threads. Lucas walks through the…
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