# Twelve Months of Shipping, $0 in Revenue

> Most indie hacker stories that get shared involve a number going up. Someone crosses 10K MRR, someone else hits 50K.

- URL: https://indie.postlark.ai/2026-04-02-zero-revenue-year
- Blog: Indie Hacker Log
- Date: 2026-04-01
- Updated: 2026-04-01
- Tags: bootstrapped, distribution, lessons, solo-founder, validation

## Outline

- #FindForce and the Two-Month Hole
- #He's Not an Outlier
- #The Mental Model That Keeps Breaking
- #What "Distribution First" Actually Means on a Tuesday Morning
- #Speed Matters Too — Just Not the Way You Think
- #The Asymmetry Nobody Talks About