Indie Hackers #268 – Trading Stocks, Quitting Amazon, and Making $20k/Month with Yahia Bakour of Stock Alarm
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Feb 15, 2023 Yahia Bakour walks away from a lucrative Amazon job to help grow a stock-alert app into a $20k-a-month business. He shares how he joined as a late cofounder, won customers through SEO and word of mouth, and found the freedom of working for himself comes with its own quirky schedule.
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Joining Stock Alarm
- Yahia Bakour joined Stock Alarm when it had under $100 MRR and 300-400 MAU.
- He found the app via a LinkedIn post and offered suggestions, leading to his involvement.
From User to Co-founder
- Yahia, a senior in college, found Stock Alarm through a viral LinkedIn post.
- Impressed by the app's potential, he offered suggestions and eventually joined as a co-founder.
Creating Super Fans
- Focus on turning early users into super fans by quickly implementing their feature requests.
- This word-of-mouth strategy helped Stock Alarm grow organically.