Indiebackers – Back indie projects and earn rewards
Hi Hackernews! My name is Sokrates and today I am launching indiebackers.dev I started working on Indiebackers once I realized that a lot of people (including myself) do all the heavy lifting, such as - A brand and logotype - Buy a domain - Make a landing page - Deploy a website - Coding if necessary All that jazz all to validate an idea? Existing platforms today focus primarily on launching. Indiebackers focus on the shaping of the idea until it's a MVP and ready to launch. Why would anyone want to become a early bird or adopter? What do indiehackers get from early birds and what do they…
Indiebackers – Back indie projects and earn rewards launched on January 16, 2024 with 70 votes, #817 of 4,437 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Indiebackers is a platform for indie developers to validate and shape project ideas into minimum viable products before launch. Rather than focusing on finished product launches, it helps creators tackle early-stage work like branding, domain setup, landing pages, and coding. Developers submit ideas to the community for feedback and upvotes, while early adopters gain rewards and perks for supporting projects they believe in, creating a mutually beneficial partnership during the development phase.
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Hi Hackernews! My name is Sokrates and today I am launching indiebackers.dev I started working on Indiebackers once I realized that a lot of people (including myself) do all the heavy lifting, such as - A brand and logotype - Buy a domain - Make a landing page - Deploy a website - Coding if necessary All that jazz…
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