Indie Hacker Glossary
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A glossary of commonly used terms.
Note: For the full terminology database, please visit the original Notion database.
Common Terms
- Indie Hacker - Independent developer/maker
- Solopreneur - Solo founder running a one-person company
- Bootstrap - Self-funded startup (no outside investment)
- MRR - Monthly Recurring Revenue
- ARR - Annual Recurring Revenue
- PMF - Product Market Fit
- LTV - Lifetime Value (of a customer)
- CAC - Customer Acquisition Cost
- Churn Rate - Customer attrition rate
- SaaS - Software as a Service
- LTD - Lifetime Deal (one-time purchase for lifetime access)
- Going Global - Targeting international markets (出海)
- #buildinpublic - Publicly sharing the product development journey