1. Project management
2. HR Management
3. Add your own payment gateways
4. Track and receive payment on invoices
5. Track team performance

Do you need such a software? If it's free for teams with 100 or less members.

Hey r/indiebiz,

I’ve been working on something I’m really excited about: a platform that takes a single product demo and transforms it into over 60 unique videos in just a few minutes.

Imagine having a steady stream of social media-ready content without spending endless hours editing or breaking the bank!

Here’s the deal: I built this tool for busy founders (like many of us) who need to ramp up their video marketing quickly and affordably.

It’s all about working smarter, not harder ;)

With a single demo, you can create 100s of engaging content that helps boost your online presence and drive traffic, all on autopilot!

It's called UGC Farm and I would love to know your honest opinion on it!

Cheers,
Arthur

In the past, every time I started a new indie project, I felt frustrated by having to create a website from scratch and integrate it with Stripe repeatedly. That recurring challenge inspired me to build Creala—a one-stop solution that simplifies the process so creators can focus on what matters most: their craft and growth.

Creala is a no‑code website builder designed for indie creators and entrepreneurs to quickly launch their online presence without any technical hassle. Build a marketing site in minutes, showcase and sell digital products globally while receiving local payments, and take advantage of our intuitive editor and built‑in analytics to optimize your business—all in one platform. As a founder-led startup currently in beta, we’re eager to hear your feedback and continuously improve the experience for the creators.

Hey everyone!

If you’re marketing on Reddit, you know how tough it is to find the right posts to engage with. That’s why I built Subreddit Signals—a tool that scans Reddit 24/7 and alerts you when there’s a post where your product or expertise would be a perfect fit.

✅ Get notified about high-value conversations in your niche
✅ See lead scores based on engagement potential & relevance
✅ Get AI-generated comment suggestions to sound natural

No more endless scrolling or guessing which posts to comment on. Subreddit Signals finds the opportunities for you.

It’s $19.99/month to track 3 subreddits, and we offer a 7-day free trial so you can see it in action. If you’re interested but unsure, DM me, and I’ll set you up discount.

Would love to hear your thoughts. Let me know if you think I should add any features you’d want to see?

Hey everyone! 👋

I’m Michał, an indie SaaS founder. In January 2025, after years of struggle, breaks, and almost giving up, my wife and I finally launched PDFBolt - HTML to PDF API.

Why this was tough? 🤔

I started this project in 2020, thinking it would be a quick side project. But I completely underestimated how hard it is to build and launch a product while working full-time and trying to maintain a normal life. I had multiple breaks (some lasting months), and at one point, I nearly abandoned it completely. But my wife, who transitioned into IT, encouraged me to pick it back up - and we finished it together.

What I learned the hard way:

• Building is easier than getting users - marketing is a whole new challenge.
• SEO and other efforts take time – there’s no instant success.
• Working solo is HARD – having my wife as my co-founder made a huge difference.
• Don’t burn out – I ignored this at first, but it's essential.

It’s been a long journey, and we still don’t know if this will take off.But we’ve learned a lot and are already happy with the process itself.

I'd love to hear from others. If you’ve launched something independently, what worked (or didn’t) for you? Any tips on growth and finding early users?

If anyone’s curious, you can check it out here: pdfbolt.com

https://wheelstrategyoptions.com/options

• The product: A screener for people trying to find profitable trades when trying to use the wheel strategy
• Product analysis / comparison against competition: Other existing platforms have a high fee. We intend to implement enhanced features at a lower price point. Currently product is free because we are experimenting and exploring unmet needs
• Don't need additional funding right now. Need more traffic to get meaningful intelligence and work on stickiness of the product
• Currently finding users on Reddit, X, threads - seems to be bringing in steady traffic but not at the rate which we would like. Conversion for now (since product is free during PMF stages) is essentially users setting and saving alerts so we know they found the service useful in a recurring sense
• We are a trio with 2 of the co-founders really good at tech and the three of us do use wheel strategy to make a decent amount of money. We built this for ourselves and feel its helpful for a lot. The amount of money one can make with 1 trade is worth 3 years subscription fee (whenever we make it paid).

Just need the product to be find by the traders who use the wheel strategy and can benefit from the screener functionality. Any feedback, tips, ideas are welcome!

I just added a simple yet useful feature to HeyEcho, a tool I built for content creation. You can now easily copy the raw markdown of your generated blog posts with a single click. ✨ This means no more formatting issues when copying from the rich editor—just click, copy, and paste directly into any blogging platform that supports markdown.

It’s a small update, but it makes the whole process a lot smoother. Let me know what you think!

Just hit $1.5K MRR and wanted to share some happiness.

I do not know how to code yet managed to build a functioning web app that people are paying for (autofeed.ai if anyone wants to check out).

Like, real human beings spend their hard earn money on shit I built, and I didn't write a single line of code. There could not be possibly a bigger revolution in computer science than what's happening now.

Inb4 hardcore coders bashing AI - adapt or you'll fall behind. Yes, it's not perfect, yes it hallucinates, yes you still need to understand basics BUT it's getting so much better, so quickly, it's almost scary.

I feel like in a 1-2 years the only thing that is going to matter will be distribution, because writing software will become commodity that everyone can do.

Just go and build. Almost all markets are saturated these days but there has never been a better (easier) time to build.

Hey everyone!

I made a browser extension that enhances your workflow when dealing with images online. With just a right-click on any image, you can:
✅ Upscale to improve resolution
✅ Remove background instantly
✅ Compress for smaller file sizes

No need to download and re-upload images to different tools—this does it all in one step.

It's an extension of our existing service at PicassoPix.com, and we're working on adding more features to make image editing even more accessible.

To use the tool, you'll need our All-Access Plan, which includes 500 edits or 41 upscales (8x) for $9.99/month. We don’t offer a free trial to prevent abuse, but if you'd like to test it out, DM me, and I'll add some credits to your account.

Would love to hear your feedback and feature suggestions!
Check it out here: Chrome Web Store

I have build a mini-SaaS hoping to help non-tech users (those not using OpenAI or alike) to score their CV, get instant review, recommendations and improve eventually to pass the ATS etc.

I've been solving my own problem and decided to find a solution for it. A consistent framework, which I have called CV Scoring Framework (CVSF).

If you are interested to give it a try: https://cv4job.com. Feeback is welcome!

The best habit tracker to actually achieve your goals! 🚀

We all have goals—getting in shape, reading more, learning a new skill. But let’s be real: sticking to new habits is HARD.

At first, we’re motivated, but after a few days, life gets in the way. We forget, procrastinate, and before we know it, our goals are abandoned. Sound familiar?

Here’s what changed everything for me:

✅ Small habits build big results

• Instead of overwhelming myself, I started with just 5 minutes a day—a short workout, one page of reading, or writing a single sentence.
• Tiny steps felt easy, and over time, they became part of my routine.

✅ Organizing daily tasks = Less stress

• I wrote down exactly what I needed to do each day instead of leaving it vague.
• Tracking progress made my goals feel more achievable and motivating.

✅ Consistency beats motivation

• I realized that motivation fades, but habits stay.
• Setting up daily reminders made sure I didn’t rely on willpower alone.

I actually built Keepin Habit to help with this, and it changed the way I approach my goals. It organizes your daily tasks, keeps you accountable, and makes sticking to habits easier.

App store : https://apps.apple.com/us/app/keepin-habit-habit-tracker/id6741189404

Play store : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keepin.habit

Try it for just 7 days—your life might be different before you even realize it. 🚀

👉 What’s one small habit that helped you stay consistent? Would love to hear your thoughts!

I have built more than 30 apps, launched 9 SaaS, made a few bucks, and failed a lot of times. Here are SEVEN FEATURES that you need when launching your MVP:

• Headline

• CTA

• Payment Link

• Clear Offer

• Simple Analytics

• Landing Page

• Custom Domain Name

If you need help building MVP with the right features, write me a message.

My inbox used to give me nightmares—hundreds of emails, all mixed up. Here's how I wrangled it:

1. Set up filters: I use Gmail filters to organize my emails automatically into folders. No more chaos.

2. Delete ruthlessly: If I haven’t read an email in a week, it’s getting deleted. Unsubscribe from emails, instantly. helps me unsubscribe from unwanted lists.

3. Batch process emails: Instead of checking email all day, I set specific times to go through them. Boomerang helps me schedule follow-ups.

How do you keep your inbox from becoming a nightmare?

I've built New Knife Day (https://new.knife.day), a platform where knife enthusiasts can:

Share and showcase their knife collections Write and vote on knife reviews Create community-curated "best of" lists Earn points and win weekly knife-related prizes Compare knife specs and steel types Why: Wanted to create a single dedicated space for knife collectors to share knowledge and manage collections, rather than being scattered across various forums.

Features Live Now: - Collection management & sharing - Community review system - Points-based rewards - Weekly prize drawings - Steel comparison database

Looking For: - Beta testers & feedback - Bug reports - Feature suggestions

Take a look at let me know what you think!

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Hi everyone, CareerDolphin is a platform powered by AI that lets you cut out the stress and mental strain of creating resumes and cover letters, and creates them for you in seconds by just describing yourself and professional experience.

Unlike traditional online resume and cover letter creators, no ticking of boxes, no entering of all your previous professional experiences one by one, no stressing over what to write in the summary section, no thinking about what skills are right to include in the resume for a job or having to think hard about how to write tailored cover letters, All you just have to do to generate a resume is to describe yourself and your professional experiences, or by providing your current resume if you have one, you could also tailor the resume to a job by providing the job title and description of the job you are applying to, and viola!, your ATS-friendly professional resume is ready, and the same applies to cover letters, and then you can also customize it by choosing from the beautiful templates and patterns to make your resume look more appealing

Now you can apply to many different positions with different and tailored resumes and cover letters and faster

And that's not all, you can also boost your interviewing confidence by taking the professional mock interviews which can also be tailored to any position and level and get professional reviews on each of your responses instantly

Additionally, if you are not sure if your resume is a fit for the job you are applying to, you can get instant professional resume reviews, in which it will go through every section in your resume and give you professional reviews on how tailored it is to the job you are applying to and give you suggestions on how to improve it.

Professional resumes, cover letters, mock interviews, and resume reviews, all in one platform. Still don't believe how it makes applying to jobs easier? you can try it out for free

Hello everyone!

I recently launched QuickQuill, a text expander that helps businesses and professionals save time by turning repetitive phrases into shortcuts. Whether it’s responding to customer emails, handling support tickets, or sending sales pitches, QuickQuill makes it easy to store and reuse common snippets anywhere.

Why I Built It

A friend in customer support forgot their work laptop one day and realized they didn’t have access to their saved text snippets. That got me thinking businesses rely on consistent messaging, so why isn’t there a simple, cloud-based way to manage and share commonly used text?

Looking for Feedback from Small Business Owners

I just launched and am still looking for my first customers. If your business involves a lot of repetitive communication, I’d love for you to check it out and share your thoughts!

I’m also planning to add a Teams feature, so teams can share and manage snippets together for faster and more consistent responses. Would that be useful for your business?

I’d love to hear your feedback what features would make this a must-have for you or how can it be improved? Thanks in advance! 😊

When I started my business, I knew I needed a professional logo, but I didn’t realize how expensive it would be. Hiring a designer for a custom logo could cost me $2000 or more, not to mention the back-and-forth revisions.

Then, I found MagicShot’s Logo Generator tool, and it changed everything.

How MagicShot Helped Me Save Big

With MagicShot’s AI-powered Logo Generator, I was able to create a unique, high-quality logo in just minutes. Here’s how it saved me money:

• No need to hire a designer
• No long waiting times for revisions
• Instant results that fit my brand perfectly

The Best Part? It’s Fast and Affordable!

Instead of spending thousands, I now have a professional logo at a fraction of the cost—and in no time at all. If you're looking to save money and time, MagicShot's AI Logo Generator is the way to go!

Are you ready to create your own logo with AI? Try it now! ✨

As a business owner, I always struggled with high product photography costs. Hiring a professional photographer and graphic designer used to cost me around $4000 per project—not to mention the time spent on edits and revisions. But then I discovered MagicShot’s AI Product Photography Tool, and everything changed.

With just a few clicks, this AI-powered tool transformed my plain product images into stunning, high-quality visuals—without the need for expensive photoshoots or editing software. It automatically removes backgrounds, enhances lighting, and even generates lifestyle mockups, making my products look professional and market-ready in minutes.

What used to take days (and thousands of dollars) now takes seconds at a fraction of the cost. If you’re running an e-commerce store or need eye-catching product images, MagicShot is a game-changer.

Why spend more when AI can do it better and faster? Try it out and save big on your next product shoot! 🚀

Most creators don't want to deal with tax offices. But is using Merchant of Record services like Gumroad, Paddle, or Lemon Squeezy really the holy grail? Is it worth higher fees and churn in return for less headaches for a founder? You will be surprised once you dig a bit deeper.

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute tax or legal advice. Neither me nor Easytools accepts any liability for decisions made based on this information.

Selling digital products globally

Once you get the feeling of selling products to a global audience, there's nothing that beats this. You wake up to sales from Brazil, US, Canada, France and more — it's the best proof that what you create gives people value. This is all great up until you realize there's taxes to be paid worldwide. As we explain in detail in our Guide, those are to be paid to the countries your customers are in, and this is not an easy task.

The solution?

For many, using a Merchant of Record (MoR) like Gumroad, Paddle or Lemon Squeezy seems like a perfect solution. However, it's mostly clever marketing, and the model has significant drawbacks.

In reality, small creators don't need to pay taxes until they reach certain revenue thresholds in each country. Ironically, when using MoRs, you end up paying ALL applicable taxes because the MoRs themselves exceed these thresholds – meaning you're paying taxes you wouldn't have had to pay if you sold directly. More on this below.

What is a Merchant of Record?

A Merchant of Record (MoR) is the legal entity responsible for processing customer payments and taking on associated financial and legal obligations. This includes managing sales tax collection, payment processing, compliance, refunds, and customer payment disputes.

In short — a Merchant of Record (MoR) sells your products on their behalf, and they are the ones who have the direct relationship with the customer. On the invoice, you'll see the MoR's company details, not yours. Legally, customers are buying from them, not from you. This is why the MoR is responsible for handling all taxes, invoices, and related administrative requirements.

This sounds great, right? Well, let’s unpack it a bit more.

Merchant of Record platform risk

You have to understand that you give full control over your money to the MoR. Money paid for your products first goes to them, and then to you, usually after some delay — OR you have to pay extra for an instant withdrawal (as with Gumroad). This means you're not in direct control of your revenue stream.

In fact, the platform risk is bigger than you expect.

At the time of writing this article, one of the first and once-largest MoRs is falling apart. Digital River appears to have been insolvent for months, withholding creators' revenue for at least 3 months. And this isn't an isolated incident.

Guess what other MoR is doing? (link to image)

An opportunity indeed! But be prepared, because the model is exactly the same, so you might “be covered” many times in the future. In fact, Paddle had similar issues – once they stopped paying us and many other merchants for months. Despite countless emails, I received only automated-sounding responses without any real explanation or resolution. I eventually got my money, but only after deciding to leave the platform entirely.

Another case is Flurly, a marketplace that acted as a Merchant of Record for sellers on their platform. Due to a single merchant's misbehavior, Stripe shut down the entire platform and issued a $425,000 fine.

Merchant of Record bears full responsibility for all transactions on their platform. If their screening fails to catch prohibited activity — or if just one seller breaks the rules — every creator using the platform faces potential consequences.

This is the part of Flurly farewell message to their users:

The most relevant reason that we’re shutting down is the merchant of record model is too risky for both sellers and the merchant of record operator. Sellers bare the risk of platform shutdown as seen in the example of Flurly and Stripe. Furthermore, it became increasingly clear that the merchant of record model primarily appeals to small scale sellers or businesses with questionable or high risk business models. The recent changes in Stripe’s risk behavior has caused us to experience issues with keeping Stripe accounts live.

While researching backlinks to platforms like Gumroad, I discovered numerous products being sold that violate various jurisdictions' laws. These listings are readily discoverable through Google. Given MoRs' legal responsibility for all transactions, this widespread presence of prohibited items creates significant risk for all platform users.

This illustrates critical risk of the MoR model – your business can be impacted by the actions of other sellers using the same platform. For most of the businesses, this means imminent death or at least serious trouble.

Paddle and Lemon Squeezy — not for creators?

These risks have led to important consequences for creators and digital products sold through MoRs. It's telling that both Paddle and Lemon Squeezy market their services primarily for 'Software companies' and 'SaaS'.

This makes perfect sense – screening SaaS businesses is much more straightforward than monitoring infoproducts, where scams are easier to execute and merchants frequently launch new products. To properly manage their risk, MoRs must verify not just the company behind each product, but also thoroughly review the content of every single product on their platform.

Do you think they do? I doubt.

I know though, that they don’t really like infoproducts. My personal experience with selling infoproducts through MoRs has been:

• Multiple infoproducts were rejected from platforms outright
• When products were accepted, the review process dragged on for months
• One long-standing account where I'd successfully sold courses for years was blocked

This real-world experience demonstrates how MoRs often treat creator content as high-risk (rightfully so), even when there's a proven track record of legitimate sales.And here's another hidden risk: using an MoR means you could be impacted by laws that would never affect you in your own legal system – issues completely beyond your control or influence. Of course, this can happen with Stripe too. But at least then you're a direct party to the relationship and can exercise your rights.

Gumroad case — you might as well not be covered

Many creators selling through Gumroad were shocked when the platform announced that they were only becoming a Merchant of Record in January 2025 - after years of operating. Creators had been convinced that Gumroad was handling all their sales and taxes, when this wasn't actually the case (at least not fully). This revelation has serious implications: any creator who sold through Gumroad before 2025 might have unknown tax obligations they haven't accounted for.

When I requested that popular MoRs demonstrate their tax compliance procedures and explain exactly how they handle their tax liabilities, I received zero response. Try asking them yourself. I suspect in many cases they simply outsource to a tax office, lack established representation in various countries, and pay limited attention to what's actually being sold on their platform.

The real issue is not whether MoRs operate as they should – it's simply the fact that they take on legal responsibility. If you want to outsource this responsibility, sure, that's what MoRs offer. But here's the catch: this same model attracts dishonest sellers looking to dodge responsibility, which makes the risk even greater for legitimate creators who are responsible for everyone.

MoR can take +30% of what you earn but you know this, right?

Let’s talk about the costs. It’s understandable that MoR is charging you more, as they have to establish this robust system for fraud protection, scammers, establishing legal representatives in each country, filling to different tax system etc. But is it really something you want to pay for? Is this robust legal machine something that’s fitted to creator or founder, who is relatively small (even if this means millions in revenue?).The first non-obvious fact about MoR is that they will pay ALL available taxes for you, not only the ones you have to pay otherwise, when acting on your own. As we discussed in the Guide, there are thresholds that make you not have to pay taxes nor register in various jurisdictions. E.g. you need to annually sell more than $500k only to state California to ever worry about taxes there.Do you think it’s the same for Merchant of Record?

Here's the shocking reality that no one talks about: Because MoRs serve thousands of sellers under one account, they've already exceeded tax thresholds everywhere. This means they must charge tax on your very first dollar of sales! Your customers could end up paying up to 27% more for your products – when you might not have needed to charge tax at all if selling directly. This hidden cost is absolutely insane, yet it's rarely discussed.

Think MoRs only charge their advertised rate like 5% + 50¢ per transaction? That's just the beginning! Let's break down the real costs:Base Fees:

• Initial platform fee (e.g., Gumroad's 10% flat fee)
• Payment processing (2.9% + 30¢)

Hidden Charges:

• Non-US card fee (+1.5% with Lemon Squeezy, Polar, or Gumroad)
• International payout fees (+2.5% + $2.50 with Lemon Squeezy)
• PayPal payout fee (+1.5% with Gumroad)

This all adds up to 8-14% in fees alone – and we haven't even talked about taxes yet! Then add another 20% in taxes that you might not even need to charge if selling directly. A few notes about these fees:

• MoRs likely get volume discounts on payment processing but still charge you full rate
• Each platform has their own mix of hidden fees
• The real cost is often buried in multiple fee layers

This can give a whopping 30% that you give up or more. And don’t be blinded that the tax is transparent. It’s not — it’s making your products more expensive so it means lower conversions. Meanwhile, on Lemon Squeezy pricing page:

Sales driven by fear 😈

Why are most founders and creators on X terrified about taking any path other than MoR? Because they've been subjected to aggressive marketing that plays on their fears. Some companies have taken their marketing to concerning extremes – like Paddle with their 'Tax agony index,' where the message is crystal clear: Hand it all off to Paddle or accept pain or go to jail. This fear-based marketing has effectively brainwashed many into believing MoR is their only safe option.

Meanwhile, I've never heard a single story of a creator or founder being imprisoned – or even bothered by tax authorities – for not paying VAT in some remote country. While large corporations need to maintain compliance, even they often don't fully meet every requirement. Look at the evidence: many companies have sold for hundreds of millions without having perfect tax compliance. Only recently have companies like Framer and other well-funded startups, who've earned millions for years, started implementing proper tax compliance procedures. This isn't to encourage non-compliance, but to put the fear-mongering in perspective: the reality simply doesn't match the doomsday scenarios painted by MoR marketing.

MoR locks you in their platform. This all stems directly from the core MoR model we discussed – they sell under their name and use their own payment processor account (like Stripe). The legal implication is clear: the customers are technically 'theirs.' While you might be able to prove the business relationship to VCs or investors (though I've had deals discounted because of this), try proving it to authorities, especially in a different legal system. The legal reality of not truly 'owning' your customer relationships creates real business risks.

Here's a hidden GDPR pitfall: In Europe, you need explicit consent to send emails to customers. When using an MoR, these consents are legally granted to the MoR (the seller of record), not to you. This means your customer email list becomes legally unusable if you leave the platform – you can't take those marketing permissions with you. Your carefully built customer relationships are effectively trapped with the MoR.

This is just one example of the legal complications. Most MoRs operate under US law while often failing to fully comply with European regulations. Another clear example: some like Gumroad allow post-purchase invoice editing, which is in general not allowed in the EU. The real problems surface when you try to leave an MoR. Beyond just email consents, they legally own all customer data – including credit card details and subscription information. Migrating away from an MoR usually means losing a substantial portion of your clients and revenue, as you can't simply transfer these payment relationships to another platform. Your business is effectively held hostage by the platform.

MoR churn is real, CUX fails where it matters mostCustomer confusion becomes a bigger problem with MoRs, since their name – not yours – appears on all invoices and bank statements. This makes it harder for customers to connect payments with your service, leading to unnecessary cancellations.

But the problems run deeper. Companies like Gumroad and Paddle have largely replaced their front-line support with AI and chatbots. When customers need help, they're met with generic, hard-to-navigate help websites that only increase their frustration. Even basic requests become ordeals – I personally gave up trying to get Lemon Squeezy's support to help with invoice corrections after multiple unanswered messages. The impact is threefold:

1. Customers can't easily recognize what they're paying for
2. Support issues go unresolved or take excessive time
3. Simple administrative tasks become major headaches

The sales process is where customer trust is built, and it simply cannot be outsourced to bots. You won't see it directly, but customers who struggle with refunds and billing will silently disappear – never returning to buy from you again!

If anyone claims otherwise, it's pure sarcasm. But this also perfectly illustrates how little control you have over a process where your brand and trust are absolutely crucial.

Is there an alternative?

I can't stay fully objective here, as at Easytools we've built services that help you earn while building your company's value. But if I were just selling these services, I wouldn't advertise against MoR – quite the opposite, since we take an additional 5% from creators in our publishing model.

So why would I want to cut my revenue?

My main goal is to educate you and make you aware of both sides of the coin. I've been swimming in this pond for over 20 years and sold products to over half a million customers. I've used most solutions available on the market, yet I decided to devote years to building an alternative that would be truly creator-friendly, being one myself. I feel MoR is just not the answer to all problems – in fact, it often creates more.

On Easytools we default to the model where you are responsible for your products and this is a good thing! We believe this helps us focus on serving creators who sell ethically and don't want to overpay for services. For most businesses what we offer should be the best solution.

It's based on:

• Your own Stripe account, where you build history and that you connect to Easytools
• No specific approval process, Easytools just works like a layer on top of Stripe
• In terms of taxes, Easytools gives you the right tools like threshold monitoring
• We will also issue invoices compliant to EU and global law, in different languages
• But we also have very unique features no other solutions offer, such as disabling countries with immediate tax liability or ones where you're close to reaching thresholds
• Also, we offer great network of trusted companies who can help you with registration, filing and remitting if needed, therefore taking away all the headache, the right way

Just go ahead and see how it works — there's no risk and no platform lock-in, as we operate on your Stripe account. All customers, subscriptions, invoices and contact details are yours. This means no contract nor obligations, you can switch anytime, to hundreds of solutions built on Stripe, including its native Checkout.

‍Try it yourself, create and setup Easytools account within minutes

Conclusions

Like I said, as a founder of Easytools I can’t be fully objective, but there’s many more SaaS founders and creators who came to the same conclusions and support my case. For example, I recommend reading and listening to:

• Global Sales Tax Compliance and Remittance
• Nobody in SaaS Wants To Talk About This
• Super Fun Sales Tax (Part Deux)
• This would kill our company immediately

Using a Merchant of Record (MoR) seems like an easy solution for handling global sales and taxes, but the convenience comes at a steep cost. While MoRs handle tax compliance and payments, they create significant problems:

• You lose control over customer relationships and data
• Fees stack up through hidden charges
• Customers pay unnecessary taxes due to MoRs' global thresholds
• Support is often automated and inadequate
• Platform lock-in makes it hard to leave without losing customers
• Legal risks increase due to shared platform liability
• Customer confusion increases due to MoR branding on statements
• You lose direct ownership of customer consents and relationships

MoRs make sense in specific cases: very small creators just starting out, companies needing special licenses, or large organizations requiring full compliance.

For most creators, using your own Stripe account and proper tools gives you better control, lower costs, and helps build real business value without the downsides of the MoR model. This is exactly how Easytools works, and I encourage you to check it out.

I hope this will help you make better decisions for your business. Ultimately, I think we should take responsibility for our business and build value — I hope this article proves useful to you!

After struggling to sell my previous SaaS due to poor reach, I realized growing on LinkedIn is crucial - but crafting good posts was taking 20-30 mins each. So I built 2pr.io with my co-founder to solve this pain:

• Generate engaging posts in 1 minute
• Find what content worked for others in your space
• Keep your natural tone (we hate generic AI content too)
• Safe to use (no extensions that could ban your account)

Especially helpful if you're:

• Just starting to build audience on LinkedIn
• Learning content marketing
• Building personal brand from scratch

Since we're just two people (I handle all user support myself), every feedback directly shapes what we build next.

would love if you try it here: https://app.2pr.io/

I started building a library to enable creation of ML models from natural language: https://github.com/plexe-ai/smolmodels

Please let me know if anyone has thoughts or feedback!

I have built more than 30 apps, launched 9 SaaS, made a few bucks, and failed a lot of times. Here are SEVEN FEATURES that you don't need when launching your MVP:

• Dark mode

• Localizations

• OG Image

• Documentation

• Legal Documents

• PWA

• SSR

If you need help building MVP with the right features, write me a message.

Team communication tools enable seamless collaboration through instant messaging, video calls, and file sharing. They help teams stay organized, streamline workflows, and improve productivity. With centralized communication, employees can easily access information and coordinate tasks efficiently.

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Hey everyone! A little while ago, I shared that LectureKit got acquired (super exciting!), and I wanted to follow up with how the actual transfer process looked.

Honestly, I had no idea what happens after you sell a SaaS project—but now I do. Turns out, it was way easier than I thought, so I figured I’d share the steps in case it helps anyone else thinking of selling.

Here’s what the handoff looked like:

Code & Documentation:

I pushed the code into a new GitHub repo owned by the dev working for the buyer. That’s it. Simple and clean.

Database (MongoDB):

I invited him to my MongoDB project, gave him admin access, and he transferred the DB to his own account. Once that was done, I removed his access from my project.

Domain Name:

I used NameCheap, and they have a super straightforward domain transfer option. Literally a few clicks.

AWS (S3 Buckets & CloudFront):

This was the trickiest part.

The buyer gave me temporary IAM access to their AWS account.

I created the necessary roles, set up policies on both origin and destination buckets.

Wrote a quick script to copy all the content from my S3 buckets to theirs and applied the right policies for S3 and CloudFront.

Emails:

Exported all user emails to a CSV file and sent it over for them to upload into their email provider (Resend).

Payments (Paddle):

Just gave them access to my Paddle account for this project.

That’s pretty much it! Honestly, it was smoother than I expected. If anyone’s thinking of selling a SaaS project and has questions, feel free to ask

I'll be happy to help :)

And now… onto the next adventure 🚀 (Working on 2 more projects)

I started writing a new publication called indieniche last year in April, today i feel so proud of the feat i have achieved so far with the publication, Because of my experience and what i have faced as a founder, I created a place to find founder's stories, tools and growth hacks from founders that have built in the past. I have had the chance to talk to 1k+ founders remotely, share 50+ stories, and made some new awesome friends from countries around the world. It has been a wonderful one. One thing that keeps me going is getting comments from indieniche readers that they found my publication valuable and that it has helped them build their next idea. 

I have grown the page and its for free, if you are looking for your next idea, come check out indieniche, We also have a mini community you can join r/indieniche 

looking forward to your thoughts and happy to answer any questions 

Hey everyone!

I’ve been working on a side project called Roomalyze, an interior renovation planner that helps you transform your interior with ease. I focused on making the design planning as simple as possible.

My fiancée and I are in the process of moving, and I quickly got overwhelmed by the flood of fancy images created by AI generators. I had no idea how to actually bring our vision to life or what the costs would be.

Here's how it works:

1. Upload an image of your room
2. Describe your renovation ideas (colors, style, etc.)
3. Get an instant plan with actionable tasks, color schemes, cost estimates and more
4. Export your plan as a PDF

It’s designed to save time, reduce guesswork, and make renovation planning much simpler. It’s still a work in progress, but I’d love any feedback or ideas for improvement!

Check it out and let me know what you think!
roomalyze.com

What drives young entrepreneurs to start a business at such a young age?

I’ve always been fascinated by what pushes young entrepreneurs to take the leap into business so early. For some, it's finding a gap in the market; for others, it's passion-driven.

For example, Aditya started Knowasiak because he saw a lack of a focused platform where entrepreneurs could collaborate and grow. SkuixStudios came from a passion for music and wanting to give Phonk and Wave artists a place to shine. Cognac Metaverse was born from the vision of creating a fully immersive, photorealistic virtual world.

What was your motivation for starting a business?

(If you're interested, I’ve been featuring young founders' stories over at StarterSky—it's inspiring to see what people are creating and building.)

A few months ago, I bought a $120 "smart" toaster. Thought I was getting a deal. Three days later, my friend sent me a link of the same toaster but $50 cheaper I felt violated.

Turns out, this happens to everyone. My friend overpaid $200 for a camera lens. My sister bought a dress for full price, even though she had the sale price open in another tab.

So I snapped. Instead of accepting my toaster tax, I spent 4 months rage-coding a Chrome extension.

It’s called Savr, and it does one thing:
Instantly compares prices while you shop**.**
No copy-pasting, no opening 15 tabs. Just click the extension, and boom cheaper options pop up right there.

Why I’m hyped about this:
Beta users saved an average of $17 per purchase.
Stupid simple: Install → Shop → Click Savr → Find out if you’re getting ripped off.

But I need your help:
1 Would YOU use this? Be brutally honest.
2 How would you pitch this to e-commerce sites? (Still fighting for API access… it’s a nightmare.)
3 Any growth hacks for Chrome extensions? Paid ads give me hives.

Launching in 2 weeks. Join the waitlist if you want to test it (or just mock my toaster trauma).

You can read more about it at https://www.faststartup.dev/blog/get-first-paying-user-saas

I have two kids, which story to read before bed is starting to be a struggle: Kids are curious by nature, they're always excited by new stuff.

So Why not read a unique bed story every night ?

I'm in an extended sick leave for a broken bone, I've slowly built Younikorn, the tool that takes a user instructions and build a amazing story around that.

It a also has a very beautiful and kids friendly book reader. Especially designed for kids.

Try this out, I'm enabling no sign up requirement for Reddit folks : Signup for a FREE account to get more credits !

Find it here ; https://younikorn.app/?ref=r