Influenswer

Platform for influencers to get paid for answering questions from their followers.

Creator economySide projectQ&A

Status unknown^{Source [1]}^{Source [4]}^{Source [6]}Last verified Oct 2, 2026

About Influenswer

Influenswer describes itself as a platform that helps influencers get paid by answering questions from their followers.^{Source [4]}

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

What happened

Influenswer was one of five apps Damon Chen shipped in 2020; it let influencers charge followers for answers. He reported it generated $0. The site still loaded on 2026-10-02, but it is not listed in his current portfolio and its activity could not be established.^{Source [1]}^{Source [4]}^{Source [6]}

Timeline

2020-12Listed by Chen among the 2020 apps that generated $0.^{Source [1]}

Products and brands

Influenswer: Paid question and answer platform for influencers and their followers.^{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 unknownHowdy2020Status 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.
Influenswer: Get paid to answer your followers, Influenswer. 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.
Damon Chen | Build my own portfolio, damon.build (personal site). Accessed Oct 2, 2026.

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