The indie startup directory · est. 2026

The proof
before the story.

ProofStories is a directory of 837 indie startups with $9.2M verified MRR and an editorial team that tells you which ones are worth your attention.

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The moves that already worked.

Tactical, narrow playbooks written by founders who actually shipped. Filter by goal, time-budget, or stage.

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Monitor Reddit for posts that mention the problem your startup solves using F5 Bot. Jump into relevant threads with helpful comments or direct messages. Start conversations that lead to product feedback, user interviews, or booked demos.Ask ChatGPT

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Launching on Online Directories

Posting your startup in online directories puts your product in front of early adopters, investors, and the press who are actively looking for new ideas. It’s a fast, low-cost way to gain visibility, build social proof, and drive traffic to your site.

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Stories · Editorial

What founders actually did.

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StoryCV

How Resumey.Pro and StoryCV validated fast, turned a Product Hunt launch into 8,000+ customers and $1,000+ MRR, and scaled with directories, SEO, and AI traffic.

$1kMRR2025-08-11

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Last20

How Last 20 helps AI-assisted makers finish the final 20% of projects with a simple marketplace, fast Reddit validation, and a two-week MVP launch.

2025-08-18 · 239 reads

Marketplaces$15k MRR

Synscribe

How one founder turned SEO into the product itself. From indie hacking experiments to launching Synscribe with a money-back guarantee and high-intent discovery calls, this is a playbook for validating demand before building.

2025-09-16 · 924 reads

SaaS$1k MRR

AutoViral

Discover how the founders of AutoViral built a phone bot automation tool from scratch, scaled to $1,250 MRR in 2 months, and landed 50 paying customers using scrappy growth tactics across Reddit, Telegram, and X, all while staying lean, bootstrapped,