Marc Lou

TrustMRR just crossed 1,000 verified startups listed for sale!

I just added insights to startup pages on TrustMRR. I scrape the website to extract the HTML, ask an LLM to parse it, and extract interesting data like B2B/B2C, total number of users, pricing, etc. Soon, these data will be editable in the dashboard. Hopefully, that increases the chance your startup ranks on Google (better backlink!)

Building a complete startup acquisition marketplace: Startup listing Seller/Buyer chat LOI & APA flow () Escrow NEW: Seller and buyer can now set up the legal documents required for a startup acquisition. The next step is Escrow for safe asset transfer. I have a call with them tonight to hopefully become an Escrow Partner!

TrustMRR now earns more revenue than my 3 main startups. - DataFast was built in 14 months - CodeFast was built in 9 months - ShipFast was built in 7 days - TrustMRR was built in 1 day Entrepreneurship ≠ linear

Listing a startup on TrustMRR = Marketing

I remember when I was stuck with MongoDB, and 100M analytics events in the entire database made everything super slow, even with indexes. Now DataFast processes ~150M events per month, and my new database TinyBird loads analytics in seconds. I hate changing my tech stack, but boy, I'm happy with this one.

If you want to sell a startup on TrustMRR... You can now add a public message for buyers (why are you selling?) I highly recommend doing this because it's one of the top 3 questions buyers ask.

Inspired by Airbnb, I added a review system to TrustMRR 1. User leaves a review (KYC required) 2. Review is visible to other users 3. Increase trust

My indie hacker journey: 2016: $0 2017: $0 2018: $9k 2019: $31k 2020: $18k 2021: $15k 2022: $10k 2023: $263k 2024: $1.2M 2025: $1M Don't give up.

2025 Usage Bill: $3,220 That's 1/3 of a SWE salary. I ship 3x faster with AI. This is the greatest time to be alive.

I’m running these 3 businesses: - LinkTree for entrepreneurs - Google Analytics for businesses - A marketplace for startups I’ve seen thousands of businesses. One thing I realized is there are millions ways to make money online. You don’t need a trendy idea You don’t need AI in your biz name You don’t need a fancy landing page Solve a problem at least 1,000 ppl have. Don’t quit until you’ve tried everything to reach them all. Repeat for 10 problems. That’s it.

> 123,003 clicks > 41 DR backlink Perks of listing a startup for free on TrustMRR

I think people underestimate the power of building and marketing under your own name. Nobody tags Google Analytics when sharing a visitor chart. Yet every day, users tag my little SaaS when they share screenshots Build under your name. It’s harder because you’re on the front line, but that’s how word of mouth really starts.

I made this app by only typing English btw. Writing code has become a commodity. What's truly valuable is ideation, design, and marketing. The only way to learn is to put in the reps.

2025 as an entrepreneur: Earned $885K with my startups Launched 3 new startups Built a $780K SaaS Made $147K in the stock market Got 107K followers on 𝕏 Read 10 books Traveled to 9 countries Exercised for 340+ days Gained 4kg of muscles Walked 4.2M steps Top 1% sleep score on WHOOP Reached 57.4 mg/kg/min VO₂ max Reached <18 yo biological age Drank 0L of alcohol Spent 365 days with my wife I hope 2026 unfolds like 2025: peace of mind, discipline, more startups. Happy New Year

I built a full startup marketplace: Sellers: - Chat with buyers - Manage your listings - Verify with government ID Buyers: - Chat with sellers - Discover startups - Verify with government ID If you've listed your startup for sale on TrustMRR, here's how to see all the offers you've received: 1. Go to the /login page 2. Claim your startup(s) 3. View offers in the Chat tab If you're buying startups on TrustMRR, visit the /login page to view and manage all your offers. Buyers and sellers with verified government IDs will receive a boost (more visibility for sellers, less chance of hitting the spam filter for buyers). The missing piece is Escrow (or a similar service) to facilitate asset transfer. I’m not familiar with this, so suggestions are welcome!

This is 7d chess marketing on Taplio by @GuillaumeMbh

Startup revenue by founder’s 𝕏 follower count: - 0 - 1K followers: $864 - 1K - 10K followers: $5,268 - 10K - 100K followers: $100,373 - 100K - 1M followers: $750,337