Binh Nguyen

Just got the first paying customer. Much grateful! Another one is I paid to use my own product, LOL

@averycode I'm going back to Da Nang in August for summer holidays. Shame I cannot be there this time. BTW, good luck!

@binhn8 existing apps :)

At the @HackerResidency 👾🔥 The internet is insane, 8 months ago I started posting on x and now I’m living with indie hackers from around the world

@seraleev That's true. Is apple ads good Viktor? It seems expense with cost per download around $3

You don’t need 12 ad channels to succeed. Pick one. Master it. That’s enough to hit $100K/month. Add more channels after.

Day 8 of building apps to $10k MRR. ✅ Submitted a new version to the App Store with a fresh design. Been debating building multiple apps at once — sounds like more opportunity, but for me it kills focus, adds stress, and drains time/money. Especially it kill momentum. So: one app at a time. Fail fast, move on.

@tdinh_me @stripe 2 Vietnamese indie hackers on the list. Make us proud Tony.

Proudest achievement of my life. @stripe knows how to make their customer happy! 🥰 So sad I couldn't join this year!

@timoxkoehler @landonaritchie tks bro

@binhn8 @landonaritchie you need to have 1k followers to put a link in bio

I made $43,704 in April with a single app Heres what's the actual profit $43,704 - $11,061 (Apple Tax & VAT) - $16,245 (Tiktok Ads) - $4.023 (Meta Ads) - $100 (AI Cost) - $400 (AppsFlyer) - $400 (RevenueCat) - $20 (Supabase) = $11.275 Total Proft Thats a 25% profit margin

@timoxkoehler @landonaritchie Hi Timo, I'm new to tiktok hope you don't mind if I ask a question. How to put the link on tiktok video so people can download your app? I don't see that option for me. I'm using personal account so not sure if it is only available for business account.

@landonaritchie Tiktok Ads for sure

@robj3d3 what is your favourite gym in Da Nang, Rob?

Vietnam 🇻🇳 has what Cyprus 🇨🇾 didn’t: > Big gyms > Thriving community > Public coworking spaces I made the right move for me. Still love ya Cyprus 🫶

Prep-meal. Just chicken and rice. Broccoli will cook later. Cutting down to 12% body fat. A bit heavy now.

@andrewzacker good luck bro

I’m sitting in the airport and waiting for my 12-hour flight to Vietnam. This is going to be the most transformational trip of my life. In 30 days I’m either gonna have a successful SaaS or… There is no OR! As I’ll lock in with my co-founder and a bunch of successful founders in one villa to build some cool sh*t! Da Nang, I'm COMING!

@tibo_maker That's inspired story. Thank you for sharing. What is the thoughts process to choose which product to build and follow. How do you market it? Imaging if you ship 11 products in 4 months which make them is possible but marketing them is quite difficult.

lots of new faces here, so let me introduce myself again: 2015: built my first startup with my co-founder Tom - a kids app. 500,000 downloads. zero revenue - sold it and walked away 2017: raised €500K for a coding platform. signed a deal with Ubisoft. deal collapsed. company went bankrupt. €250K in personal debt. 2018: took a job as a CTO, kid #1 coming 2020: quit my job. planned to travel the world. COVID hit. stuck in France. 2021: partnered with Tom again. we shipped 11 products in 4 months. the first 10 failed. the 11th was Tweet Hunter. 2021: Tweet Hunter hit $100 MRR in 3 days. we knew we had something. 2022: crossed $1M ARR. won Product Hunt Maker of the Year. sold Tweet Hunter and Taplio to lempire for $8M. 2024: left lempire. started over with 5 new products. no VC. no investors. just revenue. 2025: Revid crossed $500k mrr and Outrank crossed $200k mrr 2026: crossed $1,000,000/month across the portfolio and still got called out for sharing free resources on my newsletter took me a bankruptcy and tons of failed products to find my way - turns out that was the path most of this was uncomfortable, but I just never stopped building that's about it - see you around on the timeline 👋

Day 5 of building apps to $1k MRR Trying a small experiment: redesigning my app screenshots. Keeping the original UI, but adding clearer text to see if it boosts conversion.

@robj3d3 my wrist is broken and could not get MRI scan in the UK. It may take weeks or months. If I'm sitting on the beach in Da Nang, I can take taxi to hospital, get it done in 1-2 hours and back to the beach to continue drinking beer. Ignorants keep saying about 3rd world, 1st world...

First worlders offended that developing nations exist.

@rsalimx so kool!

My iOS app just hit 10k mrr

I lost count so now back to day 1 Full-time job: $8K/month Apps: $30 MMR gym 4 times, swim 2, football 2 - per week 1 wife 2 kids Just keep going!

@acadictive Tks Ehsan, like wise!

@binhn8 love to have you in my network!!

I have 120 followers. Not many but it is ok

now down to 119

Tried to run Apple ads for a day or two. Found out I will lose money really quick. BTW, good learning about some Metrix though If paywall conversion rate low, probably already dead.

Thank you for sharing. Much appreciated it. What is your avg paywall converted rate. I'm exploring this and just see it is pretty hard to get positive return on ads and if Paywall conversion rate is not in range of 15-20% probably we are losing money (depend on product price as well)

I’m ready to share my formula. Let’s go 👇 • Design Bright icon and strong screenshots = higher install conversion. • Quality first I often enter existing niches, so my product has to be at least on par with the leaders. • Onboarding A well-thought-out onboarding + paywall can bring up to 75% of all payments. I use short video onboardings (4–5 steps). • Step-by-step UX Help users get results in as few steps as possible. • Transparency No hidden close buttons, aggressive paywalls, or price tricks. • No lifetime deals I fully dropped lifetime purchases. My goal is to grow subscriptions. • MRR growth Weekly + yearly subscriptions work best. Weekly = easy try. Yearly = best value. • Free trial I use a 3-day trial to reduce fear and increase paid conversion. • Retention Nothing fancy: listen to feedback and ship improvements regularly. • Brand Unique name for every app. Competitors often use my brand in their keywords. • ASO Title, subtitle, and keywords must be data-driven. I always put the main keyword + app name in the title. • Localization The easiest growth lever. Translate keywords, screenshots, and the app itself. • Pricing optimization Prices adjusted by purchasing power. Sales come from all over the world. • Use your own app This is the best way to improve UX and find new growth paths. • Marketing Pick one channel and master it. One channel is enough to grow. For me right now, it’s Google Ads. Add a second channel only after you hit a plateau. • Reinvest Put money back into the business. At the start, I reinvested 100%. Now it’s around 40% back into ads. Bookmark this and apply it to your apps.