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Maker Stacks

The exact AI tools used by top indie hackers, founders, and creators. Real stacks from real builders — sourced from interviews, podcasts, and public posts.

Pieter Levels

Indie Hacker

Solo Founder, NomadList & Photo AI

Builds profitable internet businesses solo. $3M+/year revenue with zero employees. Known for radical simplicity in tech choices.

Their stack (4 tools)

CursorClaudeVercelStripe
“Ship fast, keep it simple. AI lets one person do what a team of 20 used to do.”
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Marc Lou

Indie Hacker

Founder, ShipFast

Shipped 16+ products in 2 years. Makes $50K+/month across multiple products. Created ShipFast boilerplate used by thousands of indie devs.

Their stack (5 tools)

CursorVercelStripeResendPostHog
“Ship 1 product per week. Most will fail, but the ones that hit pay for all the misses.”
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Danny Postma

Indie Hacker

Founder, HeadshotPro

Built HeadshotPro to $300K+/month MRR solo from Bali. Previously sold Headlime for seven figures. AI photography pioneer.

Their stack (5 tools)

CursorVercelStripeSupabaseOpenAI API
“Find a boring problem everyone has. Use AI to solve it 10x cheaper. Then scale.”
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Andrej Karpathy

AI Researcher

Founder, Eureka Labs (ex-Tesla AI, ex-OpenAI)

One of the most influential AI educators. Former Director of AI at Tesla. Co-founded OpenAI. Now building AI-first education with Eureka Labs.

Their stack (4 tools)

ClaudeCursorGitHub CopilotOpenAI API
“Software 3.0: you write prompts in English, and the AI writes the code. This changes everything.”
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The 2026 Indie Hacker Stack

Indie Hacker

Community-verified stack (Reddit, Twitter, IH)

The most common AI tool combination discussed across r/SaaS, r/sideproject, IndieHackers, and Twitter X throughout 2026.

Their stack (5 tools)

BoltSupabaseVercelStripePostHog
“Bolt for prototyping, Supabase for backend, Vercel for hosting, Stripe for payments. This is the stack.”
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AI Content Creator Stack

Content Creator

Used by top AI influencers and creators

The tool combination used by AI-focused content creators with 100K+ followers across YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram.

Their stack (4 tools)

ChatGPTMidjourneyClaudeNotion
“ChatGPT drafts, Midjourney creates visuals, Claude refines, Notion organizes. The creator flywheel.”
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