How He Sold an App for $8M from Internet Empires with Ish Verduzco

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How He Sold an App for $8M

53 minutes Posted Oct 7, 2025 at 2:00 pm.

Intro

Early failures before success

First startup: Pistach

No VC funding, focus on validation

Shipping one product per week

Success with Tweet Hunter

Inspiration wall for better tweets

Launching Taplio (LinkedIn tool)

Partnering with distribution Co-Founder

Why keep the team small?

Why not integrate Tweet Hunter and Taplio?

Reason for selling

Deal structure & struggle for independence

Could’ve achieved the same without selling

AI made building easier, distribution key

New challenge: 5 apps to $100K MRR

Accountability from public goal

Collaborating with co-makers

Managing without a team

Distribution over product building

Why no ads or sponsorships

Advice for non-technical founders

AI tools in indie hacking

Scaling multiple projects

A day in the life

Advice for starting fresh

Key takeaways on building and distribution

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Tibo discusses how he sold his startups for $8M, emphasizing his approach of shipping one product per week, avoiding VC funding, and focusing on validation. He reflects on his journey with Tweet Hunter and Taplio, and shares his current challenge of growing five apps to $100K in monthly revenue. He stresses that distribution is more important than building in today’s competitive market.

Where to Find Tibo

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tibo-the-maker/

https://x.com/tibo_maker?lang=en

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