Ethan Voss codes in a converted loft above a Denver bike shop, surrounded by Post-its for his three simultaneous side projects. He's launched seven micro-SaaS tools in three years - from a no-code Zapier alternative to a niche analytics dashboard for pickleball leagues - though none have yet hit his 'ramen profitability' threshold. His most productive hours are 10pm-2am, fueled by cold brew and the #buildinpublic Twitter community. While he enjoys the freedom of freelancing, client deadlines often derail his product sprints, leaving half-finished MVPs in his GitHub graveyard. Lately he's been experimenting with a 'Tinder for micro-SaaS ideas' app that matches developers with complementary skills - if he can just stop tweaking the onboarding flow.
- Age: 28
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Occupation: Freelance developer with multiple micro-SaaS
- Income: $60k-$80k
- Education: Self-taught
Goals
- Build a $5k/month micro-SaaS within 12 months
- Transition from client work to full-time product revenue
- Speak at MicroConf within 2 years
Problems & frictions
- Analysis paralysis between too many project ideas
- Lack of structured accountability as a solopreneur
- Client work draining energy for product development
Values
- creative freedom
- rapid iteration
Interests
- indie hacking communities
- product hunt launches
Media habits
- Hacker News deep dives
- Indie Hackers podcast
- Twitter/X SaaS threads