Marc Lou

Solo founder of ShipFast, CodeFast, DataFast and TrustMRR^{Source [1]}^{Source [5]}

Indie hackingSaaSBuilding in publicDeveloper tools

Unclaimed profileLast verified Oct 2, 2026

About

Marc Lou is a solo founder, known on X as @marclou (formerly @marc_louvion), who builds and sells small software products and courses on his own. His Indie Page lists 36 products and says he is based in Bali.^{Source [1]}^{Source [3]}^{Source [4]}

His first SaaS, VirallyBot, reached $4K in monthly revenue before COVID-19 ended it. He has said that in 2021 he had no income, then moved to Bali after being inspired by Pieter Levels and began shipping many small products in public.^{Source [1]}^{Source [2]}

ShipFast, a Next.js boilerplate launched in 2023, became his largest product, followed by the CodeFast course, DataFast analytics and TrustMRR, a verified-revenue database and startup marketplace. He has also sold small products, including MakeLanding for $35,000 in 2023.^{Source [5]}^{Source [6]}^{Source [7]}

His revenue is shown on TrustMRR, which pulls figures from Stripe via API: 19 startups and $3,200,579 in total revenue as of 2 October 2026. TrustMRR is owned by Lou, so this verification runs on his own platform.^{Source [5]}^{Source [8]}

He was named Maker of the Year in Product Hunt's 2023 Golden Kitty Awards. In October 2024 publicly reported security bugs in ShipFast drew criticism, and he apologized.^{Source [9]}^{Source [4]}^{Source [10]}

Career

2018 to 2020

2023 to now

2023

2023 to now

2023 to now

2024 to now

2024 to now

2025 to now

Company	Years	Role	Status
TrustMRR Runs TrustMRR, the verified startup revenue database and marketplace he started in late 2025.^{Source [11]}^{Source [8]} Built it around payment-provider API connections rather than screenshots.^{Source [8]} It is his top revenue source on TrustMRR data, with $48,361 in the 30 days to 2 October 2026 (verified on his own platform).^{Source [11]} Suggest a correction to TrustMRR	2025 to now	Founder and owner^{Source [11]}^{Source [8]}	Active
CodeFast Created CodeFast, a coding course for entrepreneurs, in 2024.^{Source [12]}^{Source [13]} $832,066 in all-time Stripe revenue on TrustMRR as of 2 October 2026.^{Source [12]} Suggest a correction to CodeFast	2024 to now	Founder^{Source [12]}	Active
DataFast Built DataFast, revenue-first web analytics, in 2024.^{Source [14]} $257,469 in Stripe revenue over the 12 months to 2 October 2026 on TrustMRR.^{Source [14]} Added a cookieless version in 2026.^{Source [5]} Suggest a correction to DataFast	2024 to now	Founder^{Source [14]}	Active
ByeDispute Built ByeDispute, a Stripe chargeback prevention tool, in late 2023.^{Source [15]}^{Source [16]} A small product: about $12,000 in combined all-time revenue across two Stripe accounts on TrustMRR.^{Source [17]}^{Source [15]} Suggest a correction to ByeDispute	2023 to now	Founder^{Source [15]}	Active
MakeLanding Built an AI landing page generator in 2023 and sold it as MakeLanding that November for $35,000.^{Source [18]}^{Source [7]} Called it his third acquisition of 2023.^{Source [7]} Suggest a correction to MakeLanding	2023	Founder^{Source [18]}^{Source [7]}	Acquired
ShipFast Created ShipFast, a Next.js boilerplate, in 2023; it became his best-selling product.^{Source [2]}^{Source [6]} $1,271,497 in all-time Stripe revenue on TrustMRR as of 2 October 2026, though only $1,494 in the latest 30 days.^{Source [6]} Apologized in October 2024 after security bugs in the boilerplate were posted publicly.^{Source [4]}^{Source [10]} Suggest a correction to ShipFast	2023 to now	Founder^{Source [6]}^{Source [2]}	Active
Indie Page Runs Indie Page, a portfolio page product for solo founders, launched in 2023.^{Source [19]}^{Source [20]} About $60,000 in combined all-time Stripe revenue across two versions on TrustMRR.^{Source [21]}^{Source [19]} Suggest a correction to Indie Page	2023 to now	Founder^{Source [19]}	Active
VirallyBot Founded VirallyBot in 2018, the SaaS that earned his first online revenue before COVID-19 ended it.^{Source [22]}^{Source [1]} Says it peaked at $4K MRR; TrustMRR shows $67,843 in all-time Stripe revenue.^{Source [1]}^{Source [22]} Suggest a correction to VirallyBot	2018 to 2020	Founder^{Source [22]}^{Source [1]}	Shut down

Milestones

2026-10TrustMRR showed 19 of his startups with $3,200,579 in total verified revenue.^{Source [5]}
2025-10Started TrustMRR.^{Source [11]}
2024-10Apologized after ShipFast security bugs were posted publicly.^{Source [4]}^{Source [10]}
2024-08Launched CodeFast.^{Source [12]}
2024-07Launched DataFast.^{Source [14]}
2024-01Named Product Hunt Maker of the Year for 2023.^{Source [9]}^{Source [2]}
2023-11Sold MakeLanding for $35,000, his third sale of 2023.^{Source [7]}^{Source [18]}
2023Sold a habit tracker for $10,000, per Lou.^{Source [18]}
2023Launched ShipFast.^{Source [6]}^{Source [2]}
2021Moved to Bali and began shipping products in public.^{Source [2]}
2018-11Founded VirallyBot, his first SaaS.^{Source [22]}

Boards, investments and other roles

Organization	Role	Years
Marc Lou newsletterMedia	Author^{Source [1]}

Honors

Product Hunt Golden Kitty Award, Maker of the Year 2023^{Source [9]}

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Marc Lou | Indie Page, marclou.com. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
How Marc Lou, PH's maker of the year, makes $50k+ every month with multiple products!, Indie Hackers, 2024-01-25. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Marc Lou (@marclou) X profile (read via api.fxtwitter.com/marclou), X. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Security bugs engulf ShipFast, a popular indie hacker's product, in drama, Indie Hackers, 2024-10-23. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Marc Lou (@marclou) - 19 startups · $3,200,579 revenue, TrustMRR. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
ShipFast verified revenue profile, TrustMRR. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
I just sold my startup MakeLanding for $35,000 (read via api.fxtwitter.com), X, 2023-11-22. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
TrustMRR llms.txt, TrustMRR. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
And the award goes to (2023 Golden Kitty Awards winners), Product Hunt. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Marc Lou issues an apology for ShipFast bugs, Indie Hackers, 2024-10-25. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
TrustMRR verified revenue profile, TrustMRR. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
CodeFast verified revenue profile, TrustMRR. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
CodeFast | Learn to code in weeks, not months., CodeFast. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
DataFast verified revenue profile, TrustMRR. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
ByeDispute (earlier Stripe account) verified revenue profile, TrustMRR. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Stripe Chargeback Protection | ByeDispute, ByeDispute. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
ByeDispute verified revenue profile, TrustMRR. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
I sold my AI tool for $35,000, Indie Hackers, 2023-11-29. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Indie Page (old) verified revenue profile, TrustMRR. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Showcase All Your Startups on a Single Page | Indie Page, Indie Page. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
IndiePage verified revenue profile, TrustMRR. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
VirallyBot verified revenue profile, TrustMRR. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.

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