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⚡ Founder & 🌊 Surfer bootstrapping SaaS. ✍️ Notion ➯ Help Center @HelpkitHQ 💰 Reddit ➯ Customers https://t.co/3kdqfXzlsK🔋 Battery ➯ Alerts https://t.co/cX8QhAoG55

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SF @ 4pm and all the bootstrapped founders are in the gym! 💪 In 2026 that’s how you make friends. jack friks Marc Lou Marc Köhlbrugge

SF @ 4pm and all the bootstrapped founders are in the gym! 💪 In 2026 that’s how you make friends. jack friks Marc Lou Marc Köhlbrugge

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Four years ago I was walking through 🇵🇹 Ericeira with $200 in my account, a $100 MRR SaaS, and no clue what I was doing. My parents were nudging me to get a “real” job. Instead, I bought myself one more year to figure it out and everything changed. I was about to graduate from my Bachelor’s. I had no job lined up, and time was running out. I studied Economics but taught myself how to code on the side. I immediately knew I’m not meant to work for someone and that I want to do my own thing. So I did what any desperate student might do: I enrolled in a Master’s. Not for the degree but as an excuse to delay getting a job and go all-in on building something profitable. During that year, while most of my classmates were partying or traveling, I split my time: 30% on uni, 70% on trying to bootstrap a business. I barely saw anyone. Full focus. No parties, declined dozens of invitations Was it healthy? Definitely not. But I’m glad I shut out the world and just built. If you are in your 20ies you should do the same. Even in your 30ies what is one year of sacrifice worth to you? Perhaps a completely different live who knows. Most ideas failed. But eventually, one stuck: A Notion-powered help center SaaS I built Help Kit – Turn Notion into a Help or Doc site It started making enough to support me post-uni. And that was all I needed to double down and keep going. I’ve never had a “real” job in my life. And I’m incredibly grateful it all worked out. Definitely made sacrifices but I’d do it all over again. Now I’m back walking through Ericeira again and I’m in a much better place than I ever imagined. I’m nowhere near rich yet but life could be way worse. I get to build internet products and live fully location independent wherever I want. Curious what will happen next time I’ll walk here again.

Four years ago I was walking through 🇵🇹 Ericeira with $200 in my account, a $100 MRR SaaS, and no clue what I was doing. My parents were nudging me to get a “real” job. Instead, I bought myself one more year to figure it out and everything changed. I was about to graduate from my Bachelor’s. I had no job lined up, and time was running out. I studied Economics but taught myself how to code on the side. I immediately knew I’m not meant to work for someone and that I want to do my own thing. So I did what any desperate student might do: I enrolled in a Master’s. Not for the degree but as an excuse to delay getting a job and go all-in on building something profitable. During that year, while most of my classmates were partying or traveling, I split my time: 30% on uni, 70% on trying to bootstrap a business. I barely saw anyone. Full focus. No parties, declined dozens of invitations Was it healthy? Definitely not. But I’m glad I shut out the world and just built. If you are in your 20ies you should do the same. Even in your 30ies what is one year of sacrifice worth to you? Perhaps a completely different live who knows. Most ideas failed. But eventually, one stuck: A Notion-powered help center SaaS I built Help Kit – Turn Notion into a Help or Doc site It started making enough to support me post-uni. And that was all I needed to double down and keep going. I’ve never had a “real” job in my life. And I’m incredibly grateful it all worked out. Definitely made sacrifices but I’d do it all over again. Now I’m back walking through Ericeira again and I’m in a much better place than I ever imagined. I’m nowhere near rich yet but life could be way worse. I get to build internet products and live fully location independent wherever I want. Curious what will happen next time I’ll walk here again.

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I think 🇺🇸 SF changed me (?) I know this sounds cheesy AF and it is, haha! The past two weeks here were absolutely incredible. Very thankful for all the new friendships. I thought I share some thoughts with ya'll.
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I think 🇺🇸 SF changed me (?) I know this sounds cheesy AF and it is, haha! The past two weeks here were absolutely incredible. Very thankful for all the new friendships. I thought I share some thoughts with ya'll.

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My new SaaS is finally live! 🚀 Redreach helps you find and engage with 📝 highly relevant Reddit posts for your business that already rank high in Google search results. Carefully mention your product on Reddit → Get more customers 💰 Let me explain how it works 👇
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My new SaaS is finally live! 🚀 Redreach helps you find and engage with 📝 highly relevant Reddit posts for your business that already rank high in Google search results. Carefully mention your product on Reddit → Get more customers 💰 Let me explain how it works 👇

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188,188 views • 1 year ago

Got interviewed by Stripe. We talk about: – why I charge from day one, – why I only build things I personally need, – and how a stranger in Bali once recommended my own product back to me without knowing I built it. Also got into the real stuff: burnout, loneliness as a solo founder, and what building from a different country every few months actually looks like. Full interview ↓
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Got interviewed by Stripe. We talk about: – why I charge from day one, – why I only build things I personally need, – and how a stranger in Bali once recommended my own product back to me without knowing I built it. Also got into the real stuff: burnout, loneliness as a solo founder, and what building from a different country every few months actually looks like. Full interview ↓

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12,132 views • 1 month ago

my toxic trait is draining my Macbook’s battery juice as much as I can before recharging it luckily I now have Juicy to help with that
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my toxic trait is draining my Macbook’s battery juice as much as I can before recharging it luckily I now have Juicy to help with that

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39,172 views • 6 months ago

I risked my life and climbed a tree in San Francisco to discuss something that is close to my heart.
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I risked my life and climbed a tree in San Francisco to discuss something that is close to my heart.

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10,710 views • 1 month ago

I made a Mac app that makes ignoring your battery impossible 🔋👀 🥤 Juicy allows you to set attention-grabbing battery alerts at whatever percentage you want. 20%, 15%, 3%, hell even 1% if you're feeling risky. → Link: The full background story 👇
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I made a Mac app that makes ignoring your battery impossible 🔋👀 🥤 Juicy allows you to set attention-grabbing battery alerts at whatever percentage you want. 20%, 15%, 3%, hell even 1% if you're feeling risky. → Link: The full background story 👇

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19,468 views • 7 months ago

🚀 Launching Redreach Outbound: A browser extension that sends personalized cold Reddit DMs on auto-pilot. 💬 Target subreddits, post commenters and more 📫 Built-in CRM tracks all responses ✅ Runs safely in your browser Let me explain why Reddit DMs and how it works 👇
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🚀 Launching Redreach Outbound: A browser extension that sends personalized cold Reddit DMs on auto-pilot. 💬 Target subreddits, post commenters and more 📫 Built-in CRM tracks all responses ✅ Runs safely in your browser Let me explain why Reddit DMs and how it works 👇

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18,180 views • 7 months ago

🔥 Guys, I think I COOKED something special... Introducing HelpKit for Mobile Apps! 📲 You can now embed a native help center directly in your consumer app that actually feels like it belongs there. 🔴 Live on Product Hunt today (Link below) 📱 React Native SDK (Swift coming soon) 📝 Ready-made mobile app FAQ template ⚡ Edit in Notion → Sync → No app update needed 📉 60-80% fewer support tickets Perfect for consumer app founders ready to automate support so you can get back to building and growing. If you have a second would love your support on Product Hunt! 🚀 Link in first comment 👇
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🔥 Guys, I think I COOKED something special... Introducing HelpKit for Mobile Apps! 📲 You can now embed a native help center directly in your consumer app that actually feels like it belongs there. 🔴 Live on Product Hunt today (Link below) 📱 React Native SDK (Swift coming soon) 📝 Ready-made mobile app FAQ template ⚡ Edit in Notion → Sync → No app update needed 📉 60-80% fewer support tickets Perfect for consumer app founders ready to automate support so you can get back to building and growing. If you have a second would love your support on Product Hunt! 🚀 Link in first comment 👇

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10,406 views • 10 months ago

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