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Jim Wilson

@jimwilson
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

I enjoy exploring business tech finance marketing and educational ideas that solve real problems.

Most of my time goes into learning from founders and turning those lessons into better products. I am currently building a new app and look forward to sharing the journey on Indie Hackers.

Always interested in practical discussions that help people build useful businesses.

Articles

  • I spent 25 years studyingwildlife in the field. Then Irealized I was sitting on a businessnobody else could replicate.

Recent activity

  • Commented onGrowing a talent marketplace to $2.5M+/yr after two years of losses2026-08-05
  • Commented onI got tired of opening 15 AI websites every time I made a YouTube video, so I built one desktop app instead.2026-08-05
  • PostedCase Study: Why Ranking Keywords Is Not the Same as Growing a Business2026-07-25
  • PostedI spent 25 years studying wildlife in the field. Then I realized I was sitting on a business nobody else could replicate.2026-07-25
  • Commented on67K impressions in 2 days from a single Daily-Dev post — here's what happened2026-07-25
  • Commented onStop losing deals in the gap between "sounds good" and getting paid2026-07-25
  • Commented onBuilding Needly: a simpler way to test business ideas2026-07-24
  • Commented onAI search is sending me clients now, and it's mostly because of Reddit2026-07-24
  • Commented onHitting $15k/mo by purchasing defunct domains and building for pre-existing demand2026-07-24
  • Commented onLaunched Dealorio on BetaList today: AI that turns meeting notes into client proposals (Solo build, here where i am at)2026-07-23
  • Commented onFailing 6 times before hitting a 7-figure ARR in 10 months with no code2026-07-23
  • Commented onI Built an AI That Doesn't Just Detect Bugs—It Helps Developers Fix Them.2026-07-23
  • Commented onA client of mine got scammed by an employee who was never actually "remote"2026-07-21
  • PostedEveryone told her to expand beyond tutors. She said no — and it hit $8k MRR anyway2026-07-21
  • Commented onLink analytics tools hand you numbers. What marketers actually need is a verdict.2026-07-21
  • Commented onI built a focus app on a 6-inch phone in Ethiopia2026-07-21
  • Commented onI built an open-source Google Maps scraper to automate B2B lead gen (Free)2026-07-20
  • Commented onAfter five failed products, this founder quit his job and hit $7.5k/mo in 12 months2026-07-20
  • Commented onAlmost hired a developer pretending to be someone they’re not. Be careful2026-07-17
  • Commented onHitting $3.3k MRR in two months while working a full-time job2026-07-17

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