Howdy

Map-based profile directory where users dropped a pin to show their profile and discover people.

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Status unknown^{Source [1]}^{Source [4]}Last verified Oct 2, 2026

About Howdy

Howdy invited users to drop a pin on a world map to show their profile and discover interesting people around the globe, according to an October 2020 archived copy of its site.^{Source [4]}

Damon Chen listed Howdy among the five apps he shipped in 2020 and said it generated $0. It is one of the four projects that preceded Testimonial.^{Source [1]}^{Source [5]}

What happened

Howdy was one of five apps Damon Chen shipped in 2020; it let users add a profile as a pin on a world map. He reported it generated $0. On 2026-10-02 the howdy.so domain redirected to an unrelated person's website, so the product is no longer operating under that domain.^{Source [1]}^{Source [4]}

Timeline

2020-12Listed by Chen among the 2020 apps that generated $0.^{Source [1]}
2020-09Site live at howdy.so (earliest Internet Archive capture).^{Source [4]}

Products and brands

Howdy: Drop a pin to show your profile and discover interesting people around the world.^{Source [4]}

How it makes money: Side project with no meaningful revenue: the founder reported it generated $0 in 2020.^{Source [1]}

Leadership

Damon Chen

Founder^{Source [1]}

Since 2020

People on Founded, and where they went next

1 person on record, connected to 5 other companies.

Person	Here	Also built
Damon Chen	Founder2020	PDF.ai2023 to nowActiveTestimonial2020 to nowActiveBacklogs2020Status unknownInfluenswer2020Status unknownIndieLog2020Status unknown

Sources

I shipped all these apps in 2020 (post by Damon Chen), X, 2020-12-31. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
One year of indie hacking, I've learned a lot!, Testimonial blog (Damon Chen), 2021-05-02. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Damon Chen: From Engineer to Indie Hacker Making $1,300,000 ARR, Creator Economy (Peter Yang), 2023-11-29. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Howdy: Add Your Profile In One pin (archived 2020-10-29), Internet Archive Wayback Machine, 2020-10-29. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
How to turn a failed product into a successful SaaS: Testimonial, The Successful Projects, 2024-03-01. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.

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