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Written by Nick Morgan
Technology Director and indie hacker. I build, scale, and sell startups while leading engineering organisations across the UK.
20 years
experience
200+
engineers led
Founded & exited
startups
€400M+
acquisition supported
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How I Sold a Micro SaaS for 15X ARR
The full breakdown of building HypeClip in 5 days and flipping it three months later. Revenue, negotiation, and the exact marketplace I used.
Read the full post →The $350/Month AWS Bill That Paid for Itself
Why I deliberately overspent on infrastructure for a side project, and how that decision directly led to a premium acquisition price.
From Zero to 100 Paying Users Without Ads
The playbook I use to grow every product: building in public, community seeding, and letting the product demo itself.
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