Failure Hunt is a place where successful entrepreneurs, creators, indie hackers, and professionals share their failures and how these experiences have helped them achieve new goals.
Levi Robertson attempted to launch a subscription-based development service, but struggled amid an economic downturn. After this failure and an unsuccessful form website venture, he pivoted to create DoubleZero, a self-hosted email service that became his successful full-time project.
Zaid attempted to create a video game called "Ninja Hustle, but encountered major execution problems due to his lack of technical skills. After this setback, he shifted focus and now he helps early-stage founders grow.
Li Zeng launched a startup featuring visual group cards that capture impressions and memories of special moments. However, it didn’t gain much attention from users. Li learned her lessons, asked the audience about their needs, and is now successfully running a design agency for early-stage founders.
After overcoming the failure of their B2C platform, Pedro Ladeira and his team pivoted Pingback to a B2B marketing tool, now serving over 100 clients and reaching break-even.
After several pivots, Elias and his co-founder grew GuineaPig to $10k MRR, but hit a ceiling during the economic downturn. He then transitioned to a solo growth agency and achieved $10k MRR in just 45 days.
Despite setbacks, Abishek taught himself coding, launched products, built a Twitter audience, and grew his venture to $600/month—all while holding a full-time job.
Sahil shares how he raised money, burned them and then built Gumroad from scratch to become a profitable company.
